Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-01-21
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CONGRESSIONAL IN / ELL:
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Il 1t can hardly be sail thai The afEci6pd
aIhas yetdispersed. 0n1ibe coat trary, his
Sin the estimation ofsmany salieiiEg ant
.abiackeniug land becoming more highly
4 charged. Il am told, today, thai the dl'
plomalic corps, or at least respectable
portion Of il, deem war as very probable
If a war should arise. and not for Oregon
alone, but for the purpose Of checking the
progress of free institutions, il is more
than probable that Russia and France
will also take hand in hostility to US
Indeed, il would seem that we shall have
OUT bands full of ishlinS-quile enough
to satisfy the most clamorous war man to
| his hearts content.
Should Mr. Aliens Joint Resolution,
annuling the Treaty.. pass both Houses,
as is pnssiblc, many suppose thar wafavll'
take place at the eud of the year But
We shall soon have some,iuteIlieence from
sipaIe our fears. y
AIR. Buwiir introduced bill for eslab.
fishing territorial Government over Or
eeon.
The Oregon ndlice bill was taken up in
Committee Of the Whole.
hlr. Gless of Maryland, made speech,
asserting the isht Of the U. S. 10 all Or
egcn. sGrea, Britain wanted TO go TO
war withsps.s she would do it whether we
gave 1hesHotice or not. Unless The qges-
lion shotid be settled by treaty, there
might he war. He did not believe that
Great Britain would offer ani scompro,
mise that we could accept, nor would she
accep, any lha, we would offer. He had
larely offeres her eoth2romise which, in
the judgement of the whole.World, would
be pronounced liberal on opr part. 1t
was amazing to one unseaaainted with
her history that she did moi accept the
49lh. If the contest should come, il,
would no, be for Oregon, but war would
be waged against American progress
The rejection ofour offer by The British
Minister was rash Rnd inpolilic, and over
ii he believed humanity would have cause
to weep z
Mr.. Levin, of Pa. follow ed, and spoke
niIh his characr erislic enthusiasm, strong
ly supporting the claim Of ,he Uuiied
Sta'esto the whole ofsOregon. Mr.L.
claimed Oregon not only from The lltlc de-
rived from discovery. occupation, and pur-
chase from Spain. bul also from our own
national claims, founded on contisuity,
aud upon our own naional desily as a
nation. fSR
JASuARY 10.
The Senate did uoi sill today. if the
House. Mr.. H9lines, of S. c.. reported a
till from the Committee vn Naval Affairs,
to provide for the promotion aud appoinr.
lnent o.! officers to the Revenue Marine.
Ak. Mcdowell, offered resolution in.
stucling the Naval Committee 10 make
inquiries into the number of ships and
steamers, of the mercantile marine, over
200 hundred IONS. and the pracucability
Of converting them into,a maratime ma
liiia. -
Mr.sBur,, from the Conmittee on. Mil
itary Affairs reported a bill providing for
tho millteryIefentes OF She. country:
"A 1lsaseE Hing itok 10 -fHc grsar issue,
now SO much apprehended by some. and
talked Of by all. ls7E1. q
The Oregon notice was again discussed
in COMMITTEE. aud Mr.. Hunter, Of Va.
made "a most excellent speech, reple,e
with eloquence and forcibe argument.
against the policy OF giving the notice -
lie had saIi6ed himself that our title TO
Oregon was good. No ono would be
willing TO sacrifice fool of il south OF
40. Many were unwlllingto give up any
portion of il. north OF 49,, all having The
same object in vie he question Vas
how il could be obtained. He (Mr H.)
thought it could not be Obtained by giving
| the notice. Mr.. H'advsc1 thai " should
let the mailer rest; that we should 60 on
and settle Oregon; that we should appro
pirate thousands and hundruds of thou
sand, Of dollars to The promotion of the
colnnizalluu Of Oregon. by this means,
we hold secure, ultimately, and before long
lhe whole Of Oregon.
Mr.. Andrew Kennedy, Of linda. spoke
on the other side, and with much vigor
and originality Of thought and expression,
vindica.ed the policy Of giving The notice.
WAsuISGToN, Jan. II, 1916.
| In The Senate this morning, Mr.. Fair
field from The Committee M Naval AZ
fairs, reported bill providing for the in-
crease of our Naval force, IIauthorizes
the Secrelar, Of the Navy TO have con
srucIcd len iron steam vessels of war,
viz three frisates, FIVE sloops, aud two
smaller vessels. 1t authorizes the Presi-
den, whenever he may deem it expedient
To have c"mpIe'ed and placed in commits
sion all vessels now on the stocks, etc.
The amount appropriated is S5,625, ,0OO'
1t was laid on The table and ordered to be
printed.
Correspondence of The Ere. Ne,rs.
As Mr.. Benton commended that lis bilI
for an additional regiment Of rflemen was
a peace measure, so on behalf of this bill
il is commended that the vessels are all ne
cessary for the completion Of oar peace
establishment, and thai il has no reference