The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-07

The world had taken breath since the battle Of Wa
terloo and the spirit Of peace had since prevailed
Everything that could adora the character OF man
kind had aourshed during the last dirty years o
peace. II had been an age ofunexampled progress
in every art and science.
War, he knew, was sometimes unavoidable; bui
IL we went into IL, let US be IN die night. II the
sword be drawn, let Il be IN defence Of our Jus
rights, after exhausilng every means OF honora-
J bic adjustment. IN such crisis, the whole eoun
try would come up TO the maintenance Of our eaus,
as with one voice and one hand. He represented .
small border State but whose people, in industry
and energy, in intelligence and PATRIOTISM were 10.
surpassed by none. The sons Of the American
Switzerland would be foremost m The conflict. Mr.
+. went on TO pass a warm euiogy on the patriots
who had illustrated the history OF Vermont and 70
rebuke the remark Of gentleman nom Michigan
that he considered Il misfortuoe ~ be born there
! III this country should be involved in war there
was some relief in the idea that it would not he
without some beneficial resuhs. Al this point the
ehairman's hammer went down.
! Mr.. STARKWEATHER obtained the door
and addressed the committee IN a very humorous
strain in favor Of the notice. HA remarks viii ap.
pear rs soon as lhsy ssa,Ss HrepS.~d.
and extent Of our title He was satisfied that we
had good and unquestionable title 10 the whole OF
Oregon that was really worth haying--yiz: to the
part south Of 40. With reference TO the remain.
der Of the territory, he believed that our title was
better than that Of England. He dwelt upon the
importance, IN commercial point OF view, Of our
having foothold upon the Pacific, and decla red
that our rights To the territory, far they ex.
! tended, he would be the last 10 surrender.
Advancing now TO the main question under con-
sideTation-the question Of nsiice-he expressed
the opinion that the peace OF the country required
that this question should be brought to speedy de-
cision. He was prepared to give the notice-to
! f.. -
full pswer TO give the notice in such time and
manner in his discretion should be best calculated
10 and advance the best interests Of the
try; but, at The same time, he would prefer to be
accompanied with declaration by the Executive
Of our desire to bring the matter 10 peaceful and
amicable adjustment He expressed the opinion
that the Executive, without q resolution Of Con-
gress, had the power al any time 10 give the notice
But he would 90 for placing fall and unquestiona.
BILE power in his hands, by a resolution expressly
comforting il. The question he considered still a
proper subject Of negotiations and this the gen.
eral opinion ofth people Of the country. And this
negotiation might have been effected had the ques-
ton not been thrown from its true position, and
been connected with the party politics Of the coun-
try
He dwelt at some length upon the importance Of
bringing this question To decision by notice or
otherwise, for the purpose not only Of avoiding
war, but the apprehension Of war, whose influence
was 30 disastrous 10 all the lnurests OF the cOun-
try, and considered that the notice, in any form,
would be far less calculated to leopard the peace Of
the country than the extension Of our Jurisdiction
over the territory, the conflict Of jurisdiction over
the same territory, resulting they inevitably must
result in a conflict Of the arms Of the two ma
tons.
Mr.. TRUMAN SMITH obtained the floor at
3 O'Clock, and yielded TO a motnn Of Mr.. Z. H.
EwRG, that the committee rise
The uueation being taken thr vote stood AYES al
noes 4S-no quorum voting.
The committee rose and reported that fact to the
House.
motion was made that the Hoysc adjourn.
-Pho ycnssnd nuyr truving been ujked and order
ed, the question taken and the vote stood-yeas
IS, nays 50; still no quorum voting.
So the House refused to adjourn; but
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved call Of the
House; which erdered--ayes 20, noes 30.
The motion to adjourn was renewed, and the
vote stood ayes Al, noes 4l-a tie.
\ The SPEAKER voted in the affirmative: thus
making ayes ~, noes Al.
So at 90 minutes past 8 o'clock, the House ad-
iourned.