Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-05-02

I"AchlIes" OF the little band TO which ne
belonged, and let tie Senator from Mis-
souri, beware lest he prove the "Hector."
On the end, Mr.. Cass replied 10 MIR.
Benton, Mr.. Sewer had the floor and
gave way to Mr.. Cass.
; Mr.. Cass thanked the Senator from Ar
r kansas Tor his courtesy, and said that he
had been captured BY enemies t" ice in his
lile--once while fighting against British
pretensons in war, and once while pro-
Testing against British pretenslons
peace--ln using the word enemy in the
latter case, OF course, it was only meta
: phorIcal.
, Mr.. c. said he was going to vindicate
himself against the position given to him
10y the Senator from Missouri, (Mr. Ben
ton) and if he failed to make Out his case
in the opinion of single member in the
Senate, he would come down 20 fight the
battles of 40 degrees, which he consider
ed one Of the greatest calamlt les thai
could belaI him.
Mr.. e. said he Senator had mis.slated
what he had said in his Speech but it was
of little consequence 10 the main point al
issue. The question was whether the
line of 40 degrees was established by the
treaty of Utrecht, taking into view the
Spanish claim, West OF the Rocky Noun
f, lans Ii it was, he should come down TO
) 49 degrees and yield himself prisoner
ior lie.
The Senator from Missouri, he contend
ed, had no where shown that 49 degrees
was the line beyond the Rocky Mountains
1t was the line up to the mountains, and
that was exactly the point where all the
difficulty began. Mr.. &. went on to show
that it was matter of doubt in the mind
of Mr.. Madison, and that ii might we'll be
matter oil doub, in his (Mr C's mind
; rhe Senator had spoken OF MI. Madson's
language as the language of certainty.
, If il was the language OF certainty he
: would like to know what the language OF
uncertainty was?
Mr.. c. said no notice Of The fact Of the
line of 49 degrees having been establish
ed by the treaty OF lltreel'i h~a .'a~ hHr {.
taken by the British GoVeramenl, ana ne
/ went on to Show that the claim OF the
'.lU States to all the territory South oil Az
d deg. was based, not upon the treaty Of u
e lrecht, but upon the treaty OF peare OF l783
Mr.. G. then went into an elaborate eX
d animation OF authorities to show the truth
+ of his position, and that Mr. Madison hao
s great doubts upon the subject with all the
t facts before him, that were i'll possession
!, of the Senator from Missouri.
Mr.. C. asked the Senator from MISSOURI
n wbe Their he himself believed that the trea
g " Of Utrecht established our boundary II
n Oregon upon 49 degrees!
ID 1MR. Benton did not answer.
5 MIC. then said he should assume tina
e the Senator from missouri did not believe
8 thai our boundary was not settled. ltso
why his elaborate speech OF yesterday!--
d If il was to make him (Mr. Co. a prisoner
a. upon 40 degrees, then he had burst hi
bonds and was again free. Our claim o
e The whole of Oregon was as. valid as /
h the treaty OF Utrecht had never been made
D Mr.. Benton, in reply, said tina; he un
II derstood the Senator from michigan (Gen
d Cass) to say that if the proviso 10 the ProJ
in of 1907 had been stricken out, 1t woul
ID have had no effect Dest Of the Rock,
e Mountains. The Senator had jumped on
m of the frying pan into the fire, Accor
I'd ding TO position laid down by the Sena
d tor this morning, all our claim to the ter
p ri,ory ives. of the Rocky Mountains dates
d subsequent TO 1907
IS MIR b. said that Mr. Jefferson pressed
a. 40 degrees as our boundary. No PERM
clous Influence swayel him, and the Sen
At ator from michigan could not break hun
lie down in the estimation of the American
3 people. MT. Greenhow must 60 TO worl
10 and m Ike another book. The Senate
ID from michigan can Eever escape from The
position he has taken to day. He was de
re MED that we had any Jurisdiction in tn
ID Oregon territory before 1907
re Mr.. B. concluded with an expression o
d good feeling towards the Senator iron
&c michigan, which that gentleman cordial.
Q reclprocated.
III Mr.. Cass read from the notes OF nj
rs sheech the pledge which he had made II
r his speech Of Tuesday.
ri Mr.. Webster said he desired to call tn
ce attention of those Senators who designed
ne to enter into an historical examination o
this subject, which he did not, to one
d, two questions. 1t was certain that by tn
r. roth article Of the treaty Of Utrecht
tn was provided tina; Commissares shout
is be apponted to determine the boundarie
he between the British aud French posses
sions in North America. 1t lis stated VI
ri on the authority Of CharlevoIx, thai IN
m Commssa ries were appointed. But 1t !
he doubted whether the Commlssaries eve
re- ran tho line, though the design of the pal
,e. ties TO the treaty was obvious
1es The Senate then went into ExecuelV
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