Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-07
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS
SATURDAY, April 4.
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SATURDAY. April 4.
SENATE.
Petitions were presented by Messrs. Dix, DICK
inscn, Evans and Breese. ;,
The Standing Committees were ca'ieh upon io'
reports, bul none of public interest were mace.
A number Of adverse report. we're 'aken up
Mos, of hem were concuued in, and The rest
passed over Informally.
The 70 .oluion reported from The Committee
., prr,ine. in favor ii printing $1,000 copies OF
he annual report oiIhe Commissioners 81 Palen's,
was. on motion Of Mr. Athef,on, taken up for cor
sderalion.
Mr. A. hley spoke briefly in defence OF The fa-
tent Office against The charge oi hnmbaggHy which
had been made against il BY his colleague (Mf.
Sevier) who had fallen into The common enor OF
conluunding The National Institute with The Pa
lenr Office, and in support of the resolution.
The resolution was then laid aside, and on mo-
lion of MIR. Calhoun. The Senate proceeded to the
sreca order OF the day, and The Oregon debate
was resumed
Mr.. McDutTie said that before he entered into
The question o. Notice In all its various iorrns ne
should do, wha, under dffercn, circumstances ne
would no! have done and that was 10 discuss fal.
Is the respective titles OF The United States and
Great Britain 10 The disputed territory, and in DO
ing 50 he would enteavor 10 stale, what, in his
thing but The truth"
Mr.. McDuIie said that Senators had declared
that il was improper 10 discuss The title and yet
had discussed il 10 prove its validity up to 81 de-
ertes 40 minutes. Now in reference 10 The as
serted unanimhy Of public opinion in this country
in favor Of our title 10 The who'll, he could say,
hat if il was So, il was founded upon their speech
Is. lie conourred in the opinion expressed b.
the Senator from Mass, (Nlr. Websler) that
unoiic opinion in both countries was tending 10
a settlement upon the line OF 40 degrees, and i.
here was any difficulty i'll The way Of settle
mcn: upon that line, il would arise here am not
upon the other SIDE Ia discussing this question
he should endcavor 10 prove, mol only thai ~ de-
srces is The line upon which the controversy must
ne settled, but that il is The proper boundary OF the
respective lilies OF The TWO countries.
Mr.. Med. then went on 10 show that even il
Spain was now in possession Of all the rights 10
The territory which she ever possessed, her title
would be pronounced friroi0us By every enight-
ened nation upon earth, and that in the nego,ia-
lion Of 1918, neither Great Britain nor the United
States gave one moments thought 10 the claim OF
Spain.
Mr.. McDufie made an earnest speech through
on.
Mr.. McDufile then proceeded 70 show that the
only title which The Uned States really possessed
,o.he territory was founded upon Gray's diScove-
~. This though mol "cIear and unquesionable, ,
was good enough 10 fight for.
Having disposed o! he question of title, Mr.
Med. said, that me real question n issue was
shall We .e.ic npon 50 degrees, or shall re have
war 2" and ih,' his was The question that onoh,
10 Sc presented u he Senate. Was there sin
gle rnernbcr a. that body who IN the sincerity Of
his hear. could for one moment believe mat Eng
land Wuai consent TO settlement Noflh ol -
deg.ccsl NJ, ore. The question then was one
oil peace az war, and as such il must be decided.
war would cos US nj The very least SlU0,0U0
900 per annunl, and he declared in The lace oil
Heaven. that he would not give one-enh part ol
,ha, sum ior ne whole territory. he thought
ina; The Creates cruelty that could I've inflicted up
on a respectable citizen womb be 10 compel him
10 reside there He then read several passages
ron Gfeennows work TO snow how tlning was
lie value OF Tie country. To 90 10 war t,f such
a territory. when neiiher III, rights nor Liberties
81 our people were involved in it, would, in his
opinion, he the heigh. Of absrfdiiy.
Mr. McDufie said, that The honor OF This conn
,ry was not involved in The question. II il was,
he would Law his lifeless body upon The field be-
fore he would surrender one inch But II was
not. and If MIR. Polk should ihink proper TO AXE
10 Great Britain Tomorrow, the identical offer
that was made By MIR. Gallatn in 1896, there
would be no dishcnor in il. il was question,
however. whether The honor of Great Britain
might rot become involved, il we persisted in an
a,iemp, 10 ex'orl from her more than we had so
frequently offered.
Upon the question OF notice, Mr.. McDuffie
said he should 90 for il in thai! firm which would
most fully express The opinion Of the Senate in
lavor al a compromise.
Mr. Breese briefly replied 10 that portion Of M.
McD.'s speech in which he had deprecated The
value Of the territory. and read from Vancouver
10 show lis richness and fertility.
Mr. McDuffe briefly TeJoncd in favor Of The
views OF an historian in opposition 10 those OF
mere voyager struck with The beauties Of Nature
il single landscape.
Mir Webster obtained the floor, and he Senate
adjourned.
The Speaker announced the hrsl business in
order 10 be The resolution offered Yesterday, TO
terminate the debate upon he Cumberland road
bill in half an hnur after The House shall have
gone INTO committee OF ne whole.
The question was upon mntion 10 lay The
bill upon he laIe. Il was Us, ayes 10, noes o..
The qaeson then recurring upon the passage
oi The re:oluioI,i il was agreed IL. aye, 81, noes
G3
The House hen went into committee OF the
whole, Mir. Cvbo OF Ga. in The Chair, and took
up The private calendar, which Consumed The re-
maindsr ofyhe session