Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-03-21
CONGRESS-OREGON.

wood of North carolina, VINO Is an oio
school mate of Folks, and personal and
political friend, made speech, in which
he maintained that the fair and Legitimate
construction to be given to the Presidents
message was, tina, compromise could and
should be effected by a division of the Ore.
gon territory, upon the 49th parallel of
north latitude. That there was no doub,
of negotiations now going on for that
purpose. And that he was perfectly con-
vinced such compromise would be made,
and that such treaty would be ratified by
the Senate. He concluded his remarks by
deprecating any division of the party upon
this question, and warned his political
friends as 10 what would be the consequent
ces to them, and defended with much
warmth, the charge of "punic faith" that
had been brought against the south.
After Mr.. Hay wood had concluded, Mr..
Hannegan first rose, and asked this ques-
ton of the Senator from North Carolina,
through the chair: as he authorized to say
for the President that he would compro-
mise upon the 49th parallel of north lati-
tudc!
Mr.. Haywood replied, "that what he had
said was written before he said it, that he
might say no more than he meant The
, President would be very unwise, pending
q negotiation, to commit himself upon such
point
Mr.. ALLEN (Mr. Haywood yielding) then
said, "then understand the Senator from
N. c., as answering in the negatire'"
Mr.. Haywood-'I have already tried to
prove that the Senator from Ohio made a
very bad hand at constructing language, y
Great laughter.)
Mr.. Allen-(with great excitemcnD-"l
demand an answer to the question: de-
mand it as public mani"
Mr.. IIaywood--"The Senator has no
right to dem md of me an answer. Were
the Chairman of the Committee on For
eign relations, might be supposed to know
more than private Senator. Out of doors,
! will answer most any thing. To prevent
discord, would almost take humiliating
attitude here"
Mr.. Wes,cott-"I call the Senator TO or.
der. He has no right to bring the President
forward here.
Mr.. Haywood-"Don't be alarmed.
don't mean 10 say any thing but what
have said"
Mr.. Allen-(with increased excitemenD
"Then, the Senator takes back his speech"
Mr.. Mangum-"Order! order! order!"
Mr. Haywood--"I am not excited. All
this shows that my speech takes"
Mr.. Allen--(aside)-"Yes! IL takes rith
the British"
Mr.. flanagan then proceeded TO reply
at some length to the remarks of Mr.. Hay.
wood about "punic faith and the Balti.
more convention. He concluded the exct-
ing scene and his no less exciting remarks,
with this violent and emphatic language:
"Sir! if the Presidents intentions are such
as the Senator from North Carolina has
attributed to him, then lie is damned TO an
infamy so deep, so profound, that the hand
Of resurrection neuer can drar him upv!
The Senator from N. c. then spoke of this
question as one upon which "smaN men
Hoped to be raised into great o6icerS.' Sir
l would rather be a small man, seeking
high office, than to be the pander of power,
and sneak up the back stairs Of the palace, in
order TO bring into high places the mods and
becks Of pouer. If JAMES X. Polk HAS spo.
KEN SUCH SENTIMENTS AS THE SENATOR
FROM N. c. ATTRIBUTES TO HIM, THEN HAS
HE UTTERED THE LANGUAGE OF FALsEHooD,
WITH THE TONGUE OF THE sERPENTl!!
The Senate then amid great confusion
adjourned over till Monday.
The correspondent of the Missouri Repub.
lican, from which we extract the above) says
the greatest excitement existed in Washing
ton, and confidently asserts that the Oregon
matter will be adjusted on the basis sug-
ges,ed by Mr.. Haywood. No doubt was
entertained at Washington but that Mr..
HAYWOOD spoke the sentiments Of Mr..
Polk. snd that the speech was agreed upon
bv them before it was delivered. There
are only nine "whole or none" Oregonites
in the Senate, according to the information
and belief of The Republicans correspond
emit