Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-04-09
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FIRST SESSION.
WAsuiSoToN. March 80, 1916.
TIE OREGON QUESTION.


The following resolution. ollc-cd some days ago by
Mr.. j. M CLAYTON. coming up IN It's order, VIZ:
"Resoired. That the President Of The United States
be requested to communicate 10 The Senate copies VI an,
spondence that may have taken Place between the
authorities at TIE United States and those of Great Br
tain since The last documents transmitted 10 Congress in
relation 10 The subject Of the Oregon territory much
'heeo as may be communicated without definrni
the public Interest,"
MIR. WEBSTER aud said: shall advise my
honorable friend. the member from Delaware To iurbeur
from pressing this resolution for lew days.
There is no doubt that there letters from Mr. Me
Lane; but as the Chairman Of the Committee For.
egn Relations opposes this notion presume that
the Executive Government finds |, iucorv enent 10
communicate those letters 10 the Senate al the present
moment.
Yet, II is obvious that the Senate is called To
peform legislative net, i, ought. beure the hour of it's
decision comes to be put IN possession of every thing
likely to influence lis Jrdgmen; Otherwise IL would be
required 10 perform high legislative functions mere
confidence There is colinnly some embarrassment in
the case. II the Executive Government deems the com
muncaion OF the correspondence ncon, enient, II can
only be because negotiation IL still going on, or If
pended. Is expected To be resumed SO far negoiil-
lion Is concerned, The communication, publication, Of
the correspondence, may very properly be thought incon
yenIen But, then, the President has recommended the
passage OF law, or resouion by the two Houses Of
Congress. In support This recommendation, he him
sell sent unusksd, at the Of The
was necessary, the rest is necessary. Ii we entitled
IL part, We entitled 10 the whole.
In my opinion, the mistake was IN calling Congress
To authorize notice England OF The dsconlnuance Of
what has been called the joint occupation until negola.
lion had been exhausted. Negotiation should have been
Tried first. and when that had failed and finally failed
then, and not ill them should Congress have been called
upon.
now 90 the ground of course, that the notice for
disseminating the joint occupancy properly be given
al hirll DIN nplp
discuss.
1t is said, indeed that notice is 10 be used won~
pom, or an instrument, III negotiation. hardly under~
stand this. II is metaphor Of not very Obvious apply
cation. weapon seems TO imply, NOT facility mere
aid, but the either of defence against attack OF Of
making attack. II sounds not altogether friendly and
pacific doubt exceedingly whether, under present cir
cumstances notice would hasten Legotiaon; and YET
snch buse circumstances that there may be much
Inconvenience in Standing still in going forward.
The truth is thai great embarrassment arises iron the
extreme preensions and opinions put forward by the
President, in his inaugural address, year ago. and in
his message last December But for these, would
have been harmless. and perhaps would have been au
ihozed by both Houses without much opposition, and
received by England without dissatisfaction. Bui HE
recommendation OF the notice, coupled with the Pesi
denis repeated declarations that he held title the
whole oi the territory TO be clear aud Questionable
alarmed the country. And well II might. And il nos
tee were required in order to enable tho President to
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