The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-02-10
COLONY OFLIBERIA.

By Mr.. Charles ]. Ingersoll, from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, on the
memorial of certain citizens of the borough
of Easton, in the State of Pennsylvania,
complaining of the conduct of the COM
mander of British man-of-war towards
the colony Of Liberia, on the coast of
Africa and asking Congress to recognise
the said colony and Government of Lii
IBERIA as a sovereign and independent Gov
ernment. The committee ask TO be dis
charged from the consideration of the
subject
l. Because the application for relief or
protection does not come from the colony
of Liberia, but certain citizens of this
country.
2. Because it does not appear that the
colony of Liberia is in that state of ma
tionaI power and capacity, such as here
tofore have BEEN deemed sufficient to
authorize our Government in acknOwl-
edging any foreign country as independ
ent
3. Because the correspondence on the
subject between the American and Brit
ism Government proves that the colony
of Liberia is now an object of the good
will Of the Government of the United
States, more available fer their protection
than It's acknowledgment of independ-
ence.
Tee report was ordered to lie on the
liable and be printed.
PUBLIC WORKS IN IOWA.
On motion Of Mr.. Dodge, it was
Resolved, That the Secretary of War
be directed to transmit to this House the
report of Captain Joshua Barney, the Of
icer having charge Of the public works
in the Territory of Iowa.
OREGON.
Before the call of committees for re-
ports had been completed
The House, on motion of Mr.. Hop
klns, resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Uninn,
(Mr. Tibbatts in the chair, and resumed
the consideration of the joint resolution
reported by Mr. G. j. Iugersoll, from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, for giving
to Great Britain the twelve months no
tice of the termination of the convention
of the 9th August, 1927, concerning the
joint occupation of the Oregon country.
Mr.. Douglass, of Illinois, chairman Of
the Committee on Territories who was
entitled 10 the floor. having the preceding
evening moved for the rising of the COM
mitteef addressed the committee during
his allotted hour in support of the exPe-
diency of giving notice Of the termination
of the Oregon convention, and argued to
show that it would be no just cause OF
war, but would, at the expiration of twelve
months, put us in exclusive possession
according to the treaty Of Ghent) Of the
valley of the Columbia. He also took
the ground that Great Britain possessed
no rights on the Northwest Coast at all,
and ought not to be suffered to hold an
inch OF territory on the shore Of the Pa
cifc.
He was followed by Mr.. Bayly, Of
Virginia, who briefly ran over the heads
of more extended speech he meant to
prepare for the press, in opposition TO
giving the notice proposed at this time.
Mr.. W. w. Campbell, from the sixth
district of New York, next took the floor
in support of the notice, discussing, in
DEPRESSION, the position and injuries of
the Native American party
The floor was then obtained by Mr..
Owen, of Indiana, on whose motion the
committee rose. Mr.. Owen, of course,
will have the floor as soon as the com
mittee shall sit again.
Mr.. Hunt, on leave, introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury be directed to report to this
House a detailed statement showing the
amount of public money lost by the
Treasury since the lst day of January,
1884, by reason OF the failure or delln-
quency ofdeposite banks, and also, the
amount lost during the same period by
reason of the defalcation or delinquency of
collectors, receivers, and all other officers
charged with the collection, custody, and
disbursement of the public funds; and
what steps have been taken for the re-
covery of the same.
The resolution was read. and, pending
the question to agree to it, the House adj
iourned until tomorrow at IL O'Clock.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were presented