Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-17

any Ssntos wished To sprak on Ihusx1ny. i
., h.,iag prevics.ly I'D ss o~ppouuaity, se
rossid not b. Pseciudcd-
Several vosers-Certsisly not. Il
Atisr sonc further coavenasiun hrss>~u
acsrs. Allen. Hsaneuuo. Mos<hesd and
the subject wss dropped. with the
understanding that The vose shall b. sskea On
thursday.
Mr.. Houston siguiGed his ~insessioa Of "a
resssng The Sepsse upon tho Oregoa question
"a "Wednesday.
After some unimpostsnt huuiness the Sen-
&c proceeded to thc special orjes.
Mr.. Huntingdon sasste . vesy sbie speech in
avon ot srccmsSuying The notice, II il should
given. with the expsossiou Ut . struue de.
are tof On honorable and meaning comprom-
va mutual concession OF q part of the en-.
claims oi posh parties. Ne slSo made
Ia able argument Ina favor II compsomise.
The Senate adjourned after an Executive
session.
HOUSE uF REPRSENTATivS.
Mt. Ashinun asked leave Ia msk = prssm-
81 explanation. and leave was granted. Mr..
Ashmun rose to cosrcct the resnsrk Of the Rcn-
tlemsn iron Alabama. (Mr. Ysncy) who had
the report of tho Baltimore Ameri.
csn In wha, M. A. ssid on Friday. Ms. Ash
mum said the report scos a~ccurafe la fAs a.
- ~ "1a 0GMsl0 IN( Cn0TLXU al I<
gsntiemsaf from Aiabaaa az wade ~oeainsf W..
Webster. and coiied for proof.
A motion was made BY Mr.. Bradbe~d IN
dischsrge the Committee OF the Whole from
the Ball ia relation To the licensing Of Canal
Boats. The House rrlusd.
Mr.. Broadhcsd asked the House 10 consider
tue Bill IN Committee OF the Whole la rrla.
ilon TO the license imposed upon Canal Bos,..
The House refused 10 act upon the Bill.
OREGON BILL.
The House. bya vote of 80 TO %. then went
into Committee OF the Whole upon the Min
tor extending protection over The citizens of
Oregon.
Mr.. McHcury. OF Nv, moved To amend the
Bii' and to conhne Its operations OF j~uriSiic-
lion by the line Of 80. The amendment va,
defended in a briefspccch.
Mr.. Wentworth claimed the whole Of Orc
eon aud opposed any limitation South OF 81
40,
Mr.. Rockwell of Conn. argued that the pas.
sagc ot the Bill would lead to conaici;nv
claims aud disputes between the two coun
tries. or the subjects OF the two countries In
Oregon.
Mr.. John u. Adams continued the debate.
He had said and considered that the No.icc
was the first question To be acted upon bclorc
any other. This hc had said before there vas
e"v E''iarthipn VI nblitt. dtter Three ar
Hour week, of debate in this Housc the notice
was ps,ssd through the Hoase by a majority
OF l09 votes lie had been surprised Al hi,
vote, and had expected that the Notice would
have been agreed upon by the other HOUSE as
we'll az by tl,is.
he now heard IL said that the prevailing o..
pin,on IN both Hcsscs ot Congress aud in The
nation was. hat we were again 10 oae, the
proposition which England had before reject.
ct ttinre or iouu times with contempt. lie 2
was not iut srttling the question upon forty
nine, and II the gentleman would change nj,
sending amendment TO 81 30. he woald vote
it.
Long before our treaty with Russia ne M /
A. had made up his mind that our country
lad the right to 5idcg. 50min. He had heen 7,
Nained iot assuming that this line was oue.
Mas no novel opinion with him. lie had
nsertrt II a. long ago a. the treat, with regard =,
, Spain and Florida. lie had with his own '
drawn the line from Saleg. to the extent =
the Russian possessions. Ne ssid thi, not .
'sssfngis but az a matter of TACT. that the y
'e isom tadeg. Was drawn by him end agreed '
Wy Spain. q
M'. fsr'on Of Ohio. wished TO know IL In c
sly thcrc had not been some uuder-tsnd;ay
! reference tn giving up Texas Tor Oregon. 9
MI. Adams said that there wa. NO x,s,h -. q
,feement. and lie knew Of mons exoept wh~. :
'ss Called the COMPACT Of the Baltimose Con. e
amt he washed hims~lf ofs IN eompsrt. !
ikc uhis. tisughter.) Great Britain. he ar. !
'"ed, had f~enounccd all pretension TO the
'ouih sra ON the 20th Of January 1854 :, r.
To the Governor of Georyi. II
DC Commission was TO the mos, Southern '
'tesm 10 direct line TO the South n.. Tb~ !
et,ef RON 6eorge III was To The Goyrrnos
ne gave up 10 the Colony Westw.sa ~ !
. our territory extended, and IL extended !
. ,se raG,he oy treaty with frauce and sp.ia.
Great Britain had ao ciaim wha,,y., &c. t,
ne time OF the treaty with France and sc.;n +,
nj had renounccd oil CLAIM 10 ,~esri,ofv on m. 1
1uui- Shr had a. claim now except Ina
."e" related TO the Oregon ar q territory = {
ne gfosnd CA which Pope Alexander the Si,,b .
'sthe"' was 20 convert the Ssvages Ia Cl,,;.. .
'ann! IL was 300 ycsu after that Enel.nd !
nlefed upon NEARLY the same mission
me British negotiators laughed al our t;,l. ]
trough ths PoPcs, andw NC laughed al them G
D' tbe same reason. The ground OF claim
70 convert The ssvsges, and this wss eli }
- ~ any European nation had tosny pof- y
90 u .n'' territory. Thiswss the only ground Q
- ,nueea 70 the spot OF earth upon which 4
lhs Capitol rested. lie lad claimed N. ,s,. '
when up bcfer- upon the Oreeon 80. {
'on' from the book Of Genesis. b
il,is had been pronounced novel a.,ho,;,x /
~ " gentlemen would leok al Gr,iu. and =
they would find The ssme novel !
ou'ofity. Now the tits Of Pope Alersgd,, d
"a Jnsi as good a. that Of any OF the KIM. D
England. from Elisebeth down. a, I,o.n 9
ienry down. There was no great vsl.e 60 }
2 attached TO any OF these rights. b., all h.
osd them wrs the title from Nod Alm;eh,s
Now Me. A. argued that ssl and n @
~ England had renounceat A, ,hsc..s 8
"a hins' IA his grsnt TO the Cove mot az Gsos. q
~ asis We Old not want the Oregon. and q
y Offered to take 80, bat we wanted ,he b
.nose now. Ia 1919. when we made the Con. -
60, "n We asserted . stipulation tia, the