The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-03-21
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRpS,

ans Weht INTO an argument 10 sbo,,, WIZ EY.
title TO Oregon was not clear. AMI uat Our
trary, that Great Britain had oI,Ua,, oh 'he con.
and exercised rights in the comfy gs claimed
mon with other nations. Her ola; IN CON.
hunt, trade and fish in the conn,n MINI Was TO
make settlementsin ii, for these my, and TO
all places where settlements wer purposes, IN
by other nations. This was tbo n u,, made
Great Britain, and it had never b yam Of
met, ON orr side. The treaty ofNooS Jen FAIRLY
conferred upon Great Britain NO Ns sound
privileges. She claimed mono fro,. 'ighs Or
rights existed before, and the tr nO"n IT. Her
an acknowledgment of them. was only
Mr. Evans spoke about two bon,, 49,,
way to motion to adjourn witbom t' aug gave
ing. '''''" concIud-
HOUSE. Mr. Dromgoole, ofy,
select Committee, raised at the co %, "On
ment OF the session, reported a hin Gn
chasing the remainder of the mann,l wi Wr.
EX-Presldent Madison. The hi oaIns o.
ates twenty-five thousand dollars o olPcpn-
said. that the manuscripts wilIfjl s;o S"u Is
volumes, of the size of the volumes o Il, n1e
printed, ''' ofeady
The Committee on WAYS and Me-.
ported bill making appropriations q, % y,
Post Office Department. The item, ~. ue
follows, wv" are as
Transportation ofmails, s3.O50OM D..
masters, 100000; ship letters s,S Soy
wrapping paper, $4,000; fIrnitnre ofoSs.
NC, $4,000; advertising $4,000: mail I,r.
S2O,OOO; blanks,&c., $4,000; locks ke,.
and stamps, mail depredations and snooiaI,
gents, 900; clerks, 100000; miscellans
Gus, $4,000. '''''''''
The Harbor bill was further discussed
SENATE. TUESDAY, March 10. MrPr
ans then CONTINUED his speech. He rey;a m
ed the course If his argument YESTERDAY and
then proceeded 20 argue il further. He WINS
not opposed to the irving of the Notice nro.
vided he could he tol3 what course is 10 Lo
taken by the administration, and its friends
after that Norice Is giver. But while gentle.
men refused TO say what is to follow, he was
to move farther.
1t had been published, and he had heardt
from sources entitled TO some consideration.
that this government had received Informs
ton from Mr. McLane that ifthe negotiation
was transferred to London,i it could andwouM
he settled.
Mr. Alien then asked whether il was rpht
10 mention these rumors, which might tend
10 prejudice our claims.
MIR Evans replied. He bad received these
from source entitled TO respect but
he only spoke on a contingency. Ifthis as
surance had been given,and films means was
left untried, and war enslie, nothing could x-
ruse our Country for permitting such Ca
Iamity TO come upon the world They could
never he forgiven for such course ofconduct
never, meyer. Mr. Evans said he was viii
ing to aid the Administration in bringing this
matter TO peaceable and Honorable iemaa-
ion.
The House went into a Commute Of the
Whole on the State of the Union, and resOM-
I'd the consideration of the Harbor and River
Bill. Mr. Faran ofOhio, addressed the Com
nittee in favor of it, after which a motion
was made to adjourn.
SENATE. WEDNESDAY, March IL. Mr.
Reverdy Johnson then took the floor and
made n very able speech in favor of compro-
mise and aniicable adjustment. He at one
time had his fears but they were dSsipated
iy recent developments. He referred TO the
course of Messrs Dix, Benton, and above all
Of Mr. Haywood. He gathered hope fromthe
effect produced on those whom lie hoped to
be excused for calling the leaders of ultralsm
n the Senate.
Mr. Johnson here went into some statistics
md descriptions which made great fuueFing
among the 81 deg. 40 min. men.
He hoped more from what has not taken
place stuce Mr. Haywood's speech was delE-
,red. IL was now a week since, and yet there
has been no authoritative denial of his con-
ofthe Presidents opinions.
1t was once asked who is James X. Polk
We now know ,cko he is; but it is as difficult
rs ever 10 tell ,rtGt he is.
Mr. Johnson said he would make bold 10
lffirm that treaty ofcompromse on the RtR
parallel would be ratified in the Senate by
majority. He would make
,old to say, that even the Senator from Mich
gan tMr Cass,l would vote for such treaty.
Mr. Cass. You shall see in time.
= Mr. Johnson. Yes, we IcW see in time,ioII
I will come; recent developments convinced
lin, that it would come. The Senator fran
Michigan would have an opportunity to show
Is.
The Senator from Missouri, (Bentonl and
rom New York, dix would support ii,
he Judged. Even the other Senator from n
York, lift came to 40 or fight, would 60 ~
The Senators from Ohio, and Indiana WIO
would pardon him for calling them the hot
purs of the Senate-he believed would ~
"A 40 or fight. They'll stick TO it. IMh%r
legan bowed.) But these Senators say u'"
England dare not fight us single handed
Mr. Hannegan. Inever said so. H.,
Mr. Johnson--I know he did not sn' w,
he Senator from Ohio said so. lie noun.
hat with the assistance of Russia and QUE,
European powers, and with the assis'anvO
# Mexico, that she might, muster coIraEe ,S "
% to war with us. Laughter from tile 0'"
tie. t He .n,s
Mr. Johnson then paid beautiful M TlDa%
o Mr. Webster for his conduct in the Noi.n
Eastern Boundary negotiation, 30 apIe liou
een his correspondence in that negoIlaIio"
N one subject, that Lord Aberdeen Gec'a ~
d, after reading it, that there would DC Nv
more impressments hereafter OF America"
a.. u. -. ,h;s
Mr. Sewer asked upon what authority ui''
was made. .,;,,
M ToLn,o,, ,-anl;nd ON OerSOnal autllOIIty