Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-23

FIRST SESSION.


iurned away The Library and Rotuudo were alsn Gil
I'D with persons 0fhtd away nom The dous Of The Sen
ste Chamber. The ante ai the Senate Cham
her also crowded. The Reporter guile
~ almost literally The heads 81 the crowd. -Four
hours beiae Mr.. talhun's allotted me address tue
Sona,e the Chamber VAS full
The report u the Select Committee resulted in
complete aclutal Of all Senators from the lafamons
charges at the Nashinqu Times. and ~ report To
.xPel all persons connected with that paper from the
Senate Chamber,
Mr.. Calhouns speech commanded the preares a,len.
lion. send You sketch which want ul ,ne cumpels
me 10 make very imperfect one.
MR. CALnouN'S spEFCn.
THE OREGON QUESTION:.
The subject up, when Mr. CALHOUN
rose and said
Tile question whether noliee should be given al
The end Of the yenr. Having been connected with The
negotiation he should say nothing # lillc rs ii would
he exceedingly udeltaie fot lin do 90 lie should
say nothing rtiher calculated to oltnd any ohc.
All musi perceive thai The aspect oi hs question had
changed since the meeting Of Congress. The Pfcsl-
dents message declared thai mo compromise wheh
might be made" ought 10 be accepted. The President
further said HAT al HE end ui year the time would
when We must either assert abandon DOR claims
10 the whole Oregon. lie was obliged to admit how
svef that There was iar Inference 10 be drawn thai
the British Government would renew the offer of age
direct OF substantially, II would be accepted
Mn, Calh0u. said lie opposed 10 notice because
il would moi produce compromise. whilst others were
ready oppose the notice II II would produce eempro-
mise Between war and compromise, Senators upon
The side eouse the omer, while he and his friends
in favor Of compromise hceausa 1hey did not IL,
gard tile 10 Tie whele o Oregon as clear and un,
questionable lie thought he subject was popor one
LOT compromise, aud lor fair adjustment ol The terrific
~ In dispute.
Mr. Calhoun thought The construction Of tho Mes
sage did not warrant any cunelusion OF pacific chance
ter. The Pfesdent ia hls message had directed that
we should idlcaie our claim TO The whole Of Oregon
by an APPEAL 10 arms and nei in any oller frni haty
lie did mol believe HAT tie President intended to
iniimidale Eeghadby recommending the noce. tor his
own good sense mnsl have taught hun that il would
have produced directly different effect.
Nor did he concur with the Seaaiots who thought ii
nnnise that the Convention should never have been I'm.
tered inio az all. Thai Convention was to be made OF
would have ensued. England would not cunpfo
mise the question upon ~, aud obliged, there
fore, 10 uake The aftr.
lie hazarded oolhine in saying that there was large
majority IN lhs body mhu Tor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
able compromise upon this quesiion
The Brush Government and the Prime Minister Of
England were undoubtedly Ia iavor OF compromise and
upon the basis OF the ne which had been once PROMISED
by us and declined by England. The decla IA ion of
Sn Rnhef, Pei on.h 10 produce lis effect npun nut
ieyernment and lead r,newa u negotiations which
was now the great obstacle IN The way Of an amirahe
settlement oi this question. lie trusted indeed that ina
formation had gone To Europe though he had M official
information OF the fact. which would lead to an amica,
Die compromise Of this qusslun
When the Message WAS delivered there was M hone
sGcompromlse, bel there wus hope nav. All must see
tall must feel II. II The hle hest cor ssepry nov
10 compromise this qneston. There WIRE diff,
ideas OF consistency. soue gentlemen would adhere 10
enc thing always, matter what the ceums ancrs--
Some would adhere 10 men whether their principle
changed not. Bot wha, would yuu ihnk Of the phy
siciah who would prescribe calome and nothing else
through all stages ui The disease. You would pronounce
him quack. as You must those men who would not
moderate their action by The circumstances that time had
brought.
lie hoped that his friends who went fIf The whole Of
Oregon had themselves changed their opinions since
the meeting of Congress. They saw divided party.
and divided people. and divided opinion. Did II
then become ism 10 give The notice, refuse compro
tnsp, and Ia CLAW the " hole OF Or pan lie auueapd
10 his rends and his pa dec de this question
In regard 10 notice he should oppose II unless gwen 1t
a modified ioria
he House Resolution he could not vote Cor becaus,
IL was eqnsoca In It's character Ii the notice civ
en-. let be given ina plain aud meaning manner so lha
the President and the world could understand hat wa
meant by 1t. lie was Inclined give the notice in sucl
iorm as was recommended by the Resolutions al TN
senator from Georgia, but he held his vote suhordf
nate 10 anuiher question, which that the question
should be settled peaceahy aud without an appeal Il
arms. lie was resolved do nothing Lich wou,
prevent an amleablt adjustment of The whole ques
sion.
Mr.. Calhoun then vndicaed his consistency md III
position he took in 1913. He was then for adher,np I
ihecpnvention and thought The time had come for abb
DING by II. Oregon was easy for us 10 conuze, an
oificni Tor England connse. TO England ia
territory was OF comparatively value. much
New Zealand. while the colony itself was 10000 mls
at, or nearly the circumference OF the globe We en-
grated like ihe Iarars. by families, and comparav,
ly no expense.
All was going on well, hut the times had changed
The people Of Oregon i,ere void high due4
and would be aliena,ed from by any other princip
than free trade. Our laws should he cauiiousl
extended over this people. They had infinite "a y,
city 10 govern themselves, and ii was highly propt
shat they should do
lad come now &c point that must have con
promise upon this question. The time had come, in
word, when the basis Of this compromise be forty
nine. lie tried 80 resist tins in 1913. and pursue III
American policy that every must ougi
" have been pursued. II friends " 10 for ex
sfsue measures had been forced this question will
ODt due reflection. !.
am Ut compromise and against war. have no ~
nsnsy seafs np'n the question. and may appeal vii
Gnnndence TO my pas: history that am governed by n
ssch fears NOW.
Though wars are necessary. regard peace as pos