The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-16

territory below that line. But he had heard Wit
mortneaiion and deep regret, the remark from men
Der Of this House, and he understood the same had
fallen also from member Of the other house, 'ha'
| the United States ought again % tender 10 Gfea'
Britain the offer of the line Of ago. lie hoped we
never would. He said, England has the right 70
return, (she might be mistaken, we might be
mistoken,) but England has the right TO con
Glade that we will accept the line OF 49O, II
offered by her. And when an eminent wing
| in the other branch of this Congress, Mr..
WEssrER,l had declared that England might
expect the United States never 10 give them one foot
below ago, but fight rather than do II; he Mr.. j.
hoped that when that part Of his speech reached
Great Britain, they would believe there it was not a
war party alone, bat the whole people that would
sustain Mr.. Polk in that position. And he believed
If this Congress passes away, and new Congress
is elected before the settlement Of this question, she
never could settle upon the parallel Of ago He did
not say that new Congress would be instructed
formally, specially, particularly but he believed the
public mind was onward on this question: that, as
our tide Is better understood the people would not
DC disposed TO give up as much as they now were
lime would do what time has done heretofore, and
our title would grow stronger and stronger IN the
estimation ofour people. England had right to
believe, Ifshe in good faith tenders compromise at
49o that the President will accept Of II. Mr.
did not know whether he would or not He could
only judge Of him by his public acts but he could
only say, when n compromise is offered from one
private ndiyida 10 another and rejected, that indI.
yidual has a right TO expect if he turns round and
makes the same offer it viii DC received by the
first party. We had made 49o our uLtimalLm by
the withdrawal Of our proposition on that line after
il was reeetsdi and il England did not believe that
we will never settle on better for her than 49O
neither would she "be persuaded, though one rose
from the dead"
Mr.. POLLOCK objected To the bill with its pres
ent provisions gong beyond lis syowed object IN
It's titls, viz. temporary for the protection
Of the rights Of our settlers during the continuance
Of the Joint occupation. IL not only contemplated
this but at the expiration Of this period, II sumed
a permanent character. He was originally an Ore
gon man. but he considered that the passage Of this
bill without alteration, would be in direct violation
Of the convention Of 1927. He was disposed to 20
far as Great Britain had gone, by her law Of 1921
for the protection Of her citizens, which, II not by
express provision by fair construction, excepted
from It's operation American citizens. II the amend
ment Of Mr.. VRroS were adopted, the serious OBJ
jeetions 10 the bill wi be removed the recon-
mendatlons oil the President would be carried out
would be afforded TO American citizens
and the faith Of the United States would be pre-.
served In this form il would receive his vote.
Mr.. CHAPMAN, Of Alabama, obtained the
floor,
And, on motion, the committee rose,
And the House adjourned.