Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-13
CONGRESS.
Correspondence OF Baltimore American.
WAsHISoroS. Fab N
u. s. SENATE


U. 3. sENATs.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Sonata Tho ,,,,,
report OF tho Director OF the Mint.
Mr.. CHALMERS presented tho resolutions Of the Le-
gsaturo OF Mississippi in favor Of bill 10 gr.d,,,. "a .
duco the price Of the public lands
Mr. CASS submitted the resolutions of tho Ieyi.l,,u,.
Of Miehigad In favor OF our tlo the whole of Oregon
ana nsuehng the Senators from that State vote for the
hoce and al other measures the subject
oy Mr. FOX. The resolutions also endorse doctrine
oi non-inierfereDce as laid down IN tho Ms,s.ye
3D. calling aPon the President Of the United States Secre
y Of stale and Secretary OF the Treasury, respectively
~ communicate 10 ,he Senate the authority by which Mr.
WIS APPOINTED agent TO receive the indemnity from
"eheo-wheiher his appointment made with the CON
eufrence OF the camans-and whether he has paid over
he monies received by him together with all information
in ,heh possession relative TO the subject.
Inc o ior inc elloi OF the surees Of Samuel Sw art
"ou was ordered 10 be engrossed for a third reading
A'o' OIL relative to the sale OF public lands.
OREGON DEBATE.
The Senate then proceeded TO the .nec,l o,5o os
day, and
Mr. ALLEN resumed his remarks, and said that Great
Britain would and dare not single handed isb, ,h.
United States for Oregon Mr.. Allen s,d thai an nil ,h.
discussion which had been had upon hi, sub,ect r., ,h
public prints, in pamphlets and by public men, the one,
ZION had not been rs To rRh-wheher our title was
good and that of Great Britain baseless-bu tho
had been tina, defeneeoss while Great Brit,in
was powerful and ready for war. and therefore we must
yield to her unjust pretensons No such a ,h.
was ever uttered by English statesman No thai,
language "wo have rights in Oregon and are nrenar
ed 10 maintain them"
Mr. Allen said he would ask Senators whether IL poor
weak MEXICO could be substituted for Great Britain wa
would not give the and take of the
country Ave, said he, and would have taken 1t fiji
teen years ago.
Mr. Allen said that when he asserted Great Britain
would MOI dare to fight for Oregon he did mean to i'm
ply mat see would act from fear Of confct-but before
sue would 9" to war with us she would take consd
GRAFTON the baseess Of her claims and the
injury which would result her the O.s of her colo
nie,
MI Al en- said he had heard great deal said Of the i'm
,h 49,. - 60, n.n ouI IL was TACT that in leO2
49,, 49,, n.1,n I.ie muen larger proportion TO
,ben sn,;n,o r ,p man a's a. 'as day lie
GLAND md F,,n.o D., st ~ :, .'e ~ oe'Seen En-
d,hIs H.; So ;;I 'a' "el navy w was not inc iormi
perioJ with The md ~ o o,raa,.t lou. eoua ia sho'
shoat,yb,cb c., Re- ~ , n'ans put navy
90 -. 49, ., 'ouu "9' senI sEreien' power
no snb,g,,s IT. 'u LAY =. e Nnoe world could
dino ~ The .nn.,i,,,,, -, c., :" 'A lh,esa OF ID
her snn.,,o,,v on hiT . i,aai ae'ua'y feuueed
sca ,n ~ ; :, :. 'e"'e'eH money only and not
NJ An. liza , 'u', '' tSs
,b; con' Ia; ~" -. mus .sA"u eon'u ssnd toee to
the country for On, vs, d S neIeo democracy OF
- r. 80, ~" ,o iie u'u NOT mean oy the dcmoc-
n Th'" :" 'i. 'ne great American PEG.
nm armed u,rcn-,,J c., b. 80" GO" Sn es ana
fe.nt rmnlovn,n, I,r ~ 80. NoI no iu'n''n SUI
c,moagn ~ r>'P'' e''" 'o' single
Mr. Allen said TINT the only Thing which D,,.a :; L
minds % tbos, o,no,.d IN ,L. h'Id -, ~ 'ne
rights and the proper 10 o. our
ia - go - h 70 sustain mem was lear
men, and ~. ,.nmr. Q, 'he na'uIe OF our govern
time of serve, of the P,..id,n,. ~ a.. IIsL aso
,h,, oC ill., Pr. ,. ~ n1 Cned s'ae' win
s,.h;I;,, - , . " pIoat Dn'an' 10 snow the
was the terror we felt at her power. ~" s''""''''
The principle object Of Mr. Allen, speeeb ,ppo,,,d n
be show that the power of Great Britain was g,e,,v Az
sgRera,ed, while our own was as much unde,r,,ed -
Mr. Allen closed his speech with the s,,rii,, ds.I.,,
ton and novel figure that n war with England ,,s No
dreaded than an unborn child vin A. The h..L
Of its parent!
Mr. J. NJ. CLAYTON obtained IN. ao,, g., .. 800.
row, and the Senate adjourned
NJ, CARROLL ~ N -,
roorninc b,v;r hcoo aPpeaIea IN ms seat thus
N, KING - - SI I ~ "o'ne oy 'ncisposihon
,,,n.,,aa ~ ~ "a "sNeu 'esEo 10 make personal eI
~ RATupiiN - w ecu 70 sIe MS reasons when
Question 90 r. ~, taeu MN 10 order, The
shonId h. h.a,t rPp IT W "Ie iiou.o wae.ner mr. h:
u Oo neu'1I Inc mouse by vote OF 30 yeas, TO 60
den, 81 ,na io.S VIC eT,'esPonuence from the pres