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hehtueky was. lie did not say that the
whole subject was not open lo debate on
any amendment pending; bot still he
should be gra,ifed to know whether hi,
friend from Kentucky was or was not prp.
pared to adopt the amendment OF the Sen.
a'or from Georgia in place Of his own.
He confessed that, in his apprehension,
the time was approaching when the Sen.
ate ought TO siguiiy its opinion, IL it ever
was TO signify an opinion, on the measure
reported from the House, declaring whetI,.
er It eoneured or non-concurred in III,
proposed resolution OF notice. Mr.. w
had not been desirous Of expressing an,
opinion of his own al this moment, but h,
must say thar he felt painfully the extreme
public Inconvenience Of the present pos.
lHre OF this affair. He did not think tina,
was too strong word to express the fact;
the Inconvenience endured Ly the puhlic
from the unsettled state Of this question
was extremes and he could not but think
that, if the Senate was ever to express any
opinion in the matter, il should 5e done as
soon as practicable. Meantime he wished
the honorable Senator from Kentucky TMr.
Crlttenden) 10 say Whether the subject
presented for discussion first in order
should be the Senator'S own amendment
as he had himself proposed it, or whether
he would consent that II should he the reso-
luton suggested by the Senator from Geor-
gia, Mr.. Colquitt.)
Certainly, however, ifit was the plea
sure OF the Senator from Illinois tMr
Breese) 10 60 on and discuss the amend
ment IN Ills present form, and he was not
prepared 10 do so to-day, the Senate, h.
presumed, would of course concur with
the motion Of the Senator to postpone the
further consideration Of he whole subject
I'LL Monday next. Mr.. w, however,
would I've glad il the question could he ta-
ken OIL some one ofthe propositions tpfore
the Senate at as eaIly a day as might lie
convenient
Mr.. Cr,tenden said lhath had examin-
ed carefully the amendment suggested hy
the honorable Senator from Georgia over
the way, (Mr, Colqui,A) With the mos,
anxious dfsre to consult aud to concen-
rae The opinions OF that gentleman tu hs
own resolution. lie felt no particular at.
iaChment 10 lhe form in whrl his own
amendment had lee" moved, and he iouud
that 'ial hiCh lad teen proposed is tie
gentleman from Georgia diffcred sn liltle
from his lhat he had not the slightest
objection To adopt it in the place Of b :
own. Eut lie discovered that, besides lbe
modification thus ropospd Iy lie grrt'c.
mln's first resolution, there was arorh ri
member oiit continuing in j,,eIf di.i cli
and substantive rrorositior; and in tbs
he could not so entirely concur as TO ado,d
II together with the fist part. Il was in
fact and effect, 4 different and diStinc,
proposition, not so intimately ronnertpd
with or dependant upon the Senator $ frs,
proposition hnt that he might move il
alone and on its owa merits, at any time
h" chose so to do. With regard to the
other which M. c. had adopted, he hopod
the Senator would allow slight modifr,.
ton in it; with which alteration he SHOULD
consider il as his own, Mr.. C. was un.
derstood TO say that there were other plo-
POSITIONS which had brpn moved or snp-
gesIed, which he hoped little time and
consultation would enable them to agree
upon. His own lie cheerfulIy gave up.
twas deemed necessary by at least one
Senator on that floor, to get as soon us pos
slbe, some vote OF the Senate that night
indicate the mind Of mojolity oiits men,
hers IN time to be sent by the next steam
or to England. For his own part, Mr.. c.
did not think it likely that such vote
would exert much influence on either side
of the water. The motive, however, was
certainly laudable. 1t should 2 the wish
OF every one that any thing which might
tend to the preservation Of peace should be
communicated with the utmost despatch;
but he did not think it important that the
action OF the Senate should lie hastened
for such purpose as that to which he had
referred. Mr.. c. feared that Senators
were becoming too much Ike the Athen-
lans in the days OF Demoslhenes, who in
stead OF consulting and deciding on mca-
Snres for their own independence ard
safety, were continually inquiring "What
Is Philip doing!" He hoped We should
treat this whole Ouestion in n sniti, Lecoy,-