The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-04-09

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A. - the naElgalion II The Columbia,
permanently or for Term Of years. thai
; ~ matter for Just, reasonable. and
fnsadly Esgoisaiish. But The i9lh par
ailel must be regarded - the eensral hns
0f boundary. and not 10 be departed from
Cor any line Easlher south. A 10 ell
straits. and s0aads. and ISLANDS. in the
neighborng sea. al these are fair subjects
Cor treaty slipsi4iion- n The general b.
SIS be agreed Ia. al he Eesl. 10 may Be
presumed, may be accomplished BY The
exercise Of . spirit Of fairness and smily.
\ And now. Mr.. President. il this be 80,
why shOpi lhls settlement be longer de-
llayedl Why should either Go. eminent
hold back longer from doing thai which
both. think. can see must be done. Il
they would avoid . rupiurel Every
hours delay = injurious 10 the interests
Of holh countries. II agi'aiss both. die.
Iurbs their business, interrupts iheir in
ierouFss, and may, in time. seriously a.
fret their frienGly and respectful feeling
lo~aris each oiheE
I Having said this, Mr.. President. II
would be needless for me. even if il were
proper. 10 add more. | have expressed
my own opinions plainly and without dis.
guise. Think | see clearly where this
business mus. end, II il Is 10 end without
seriou. collision; and earnestly hope
that those in whose hands power il. on
both SIDES, willexercse that powerprompl.
ly. in removing the grea, evils produced
an both sides by Ihe pendensy Of this
unfortunate, disturbing, and dangerous
controversy.
II il not case in which either Govern.
ment should stand on matters Of form or
etiquette. The interests al stake are too
important for that. II is not humllia ion,
IL is not condescension even, Cor either
Government To signify To tie other its
readiness TO do al once What IL sees must
be done ultimately. Thus flr, The dis.
pute does not touch the honor Of ether
Government. Let, then, the propitious
moment be seized: let eandor, and fair
ness, and prudence rule the hour anil let
these two great nations be restored 10 the
full enjoyment Of their VAST, useful, and
harmonious intercourse.
Me-. ALLEN said that the Senator
from Massachusetts having expressed it
as his opinion that the resolution calling
for certain information from ihe Execu-
uiiVe should for the present be suffered TO
lie on the table; which suggestion. he
presumed. would be complied with, il be-
came unnecessary for him TO enter upon
the discussion of the resolution.
II Is true consliiulionsllv. (said Mr.. Az
and true in regard 10 our intercourse with
each oiner here. shat all The members Of
the Senate are on strict equality with
each other; but il is also true that the
long experience Of some Senators in the
public business Of the country, aud the
place they have acquired in the judgment
Of The country, make whatever they say
here on great national question Of much
more importance than it would be If il
Tell from some others.
The Senator from Massachusetts has Ia
ken his position this morning, for the frs.
time. on this great Oregon question. And
not only has he done this, but he has al
so taken extraordinary precauiion against
the possibility OF having his positi mis-.
laken--ap recaution growing by no means
out OF any want Of capacity to address
the Senate without such full and accurate
notes Of what he is about to say. There
IS solemnity in the form with which his
opinions have been announced to-day, !
which. connected with the known charac.
ter, ability. and influence Of that distin-
gnIshed Senator. makes the declaration
one Of great importance.
There are three points stated by him.
The first is, that. in his judgment. the
President Of the United States has com.
mlited mistake on this Oregon questions;
that he has made mistakes of several de.
scrlPtlons; but mainly in having asserted
Ihe clearness Of the American TILE 10 The
whole oil The territory up to the Russian
line, and in fact that he did this in the
same message in which recommended the
termination Of the convention Of the ioin,
occupation. The Senator thinks that, by
that title in immediate con-
uexIon with such recommendation, the
President has embarrassed the Oregon
question and that therefore, whatever
may be the results of the action of Con-
gress upon the question, all the Official.
ties which may ensue are to be traced
back TO this error Of the President in his
Now this is the first occasion-,be ve.
~ FIRST, that have heard, on the -four of
The Senate, any blame cast on the Presi.
cent by any Senator, who, like the Sen
ator from Massachusetts, has no Difficult.
" IN comprehendlng the meaning and in.
!ention Of the message. Other Senators
have said that "if the message means
'hIs, am against t." and "if il means
nat. disagree with IT," But the Sena-