Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-01-17
OREGON

Iuc House then resolved ii,,ll into Com
niiitec oi tn Whole on ,hc STATE ot the Union
( Mo. ItbbItiS ia the ,laif.) ouj RESUMED the
Con,l'lC ration ol the uiui resolution reported
by Mo. Chsrlc, !. lngyrsull from the Com
mittcc "u Foreign Ai,airs. lay giving twelve
months notice la Great Hriiuin ~ the ter
mutation of ths convention OF the 9th August
l-27, respecting tnc joint occupation Of Or
Cgou.
Nd. Hunter, Of Nir.iuil, who moved yes
tgrJos iur thr rising ut th' committee and
was therefore hy Tie courtesy and custom of
the House cuiilrd to th floor addressed 'hc
committee ueady o. follows. IL said h. was
ono OF thoss who regretted the introduction
into The House Of thc d,bltr which had arisen
AMI MS NOW In proLr III, because hr cOnsi Ter
ct % premature lui uuuusiy, uui feared that
a. mi-ht adi to Tn difficulties of calm aud
stateiuun like settlement ot th. pvniiugQuvs-
ZION. So much hat been alr.atl, said on he
gcncul subject that D., ic.I reluctant 10
tr>pa,s ou the time ol thr House hy further
attempting io discuss a.; bat De- FELT II dU" 20
him-cli, and To those WHO thought with him
"a thi, case. tn 1T themselves right and to-
explain their position before the House aud
n nation. Mr.. H. tell the NOR, anxious to
explain hi, opinion at ais carly a stag "a, pos
sible. brrau~" he found that 1T wuuli b. nee
cS-rry tor him 70 separate from most Of his
friend, iu tAc course that h. Should pursue on
this occasion lie hoped, however. that the
difference between them was not - deep or
80 wide that IL woull H. ifrrconrieablc
Ills conviction WIS that the, differed not -
much as io thc end Ca be- obtained a. IN rcla-
ton 10 th" means hy which ih"y hope -
attain It, They all desired Orrgon-drsircd
it not only up 10 latitude ~. bu,up to 3 deg.
40 min. Nearly all who had spoken express
ed ihrir belief Ihat our tile was good against
Great Britain mp To tho batter parallel. Mr.
H., for one. was clearly OF HAT opinion. The
whole question between them was as to the
best and wis,st mode Of accomplishing HAT
object. No man with an American heart in
his bosom could to- iuscnSblc 10 such pros
pcCt a. that OF planting our national banner
On the shores oi the Pacific ocean. There
was no man worthy of a seat here who dill
not feel his heart swell at the anticipation of
the advantages civil ,militnrv,and commercial.
which such a prospect opcucd before the
people of this Union, aud who would not hail
with delight the though, of spreading the
blessings of free and happy Goyemmcntulonc
ihc shcrs a. Thai sca, not only from the
81 deg. 80 min, down 90 thr III paalldl OF
latitude butoi extending ihcm 50 as TO en-
brace California alsp, provided we could &c
Complish 20 great an acquisition To the ma
ii'iilA NIlilHlu NlAi4hAA hliN lIlNaNlINA Ri Nitf
Just right, OF others. Looking to the map OF
ihc world. where was such position to h.
found whether for adding to our military
strength or prosccuing commercial enter.
prise' With the rich aud'ropulous valley OF
the Mississippi clicc'uully secured, having
the Alirany slope on one side and the lop"
OF the Rocky Mountlius am he other ready
to deboucl upon either. a. Do, future cNigcn-
Ci's either of supply cor al defence might re-
quira. what more could boz desired to complete
lha circle oi oar national ajyan,dgcs' Al
thing- considered there wHs not such posi-
lion on thr face OF the globa for Gearing tn u
the interchange of trade between Tie Pacific
and Atlantic oceans. and for establishing and
ustusi6le TO a prospect like thi-t The pos
session oiOuEOn and the peaceful acquisition
of California would place tins Union in
position of itpprapnablS safety and stable
s'-d'nrsS. with one arm on the Atlantic SEA
and the other on the Pacific shore. ready TO
sinke "a either direction with q rapiditv end
an efficiency not TO be nvalicl by any nation
OH the earth.
Bat how can all thi, b. ailsiuelg Gentle.
men told ~ IL was b, giving notice To treat
buiain OF the termination OF the convention
.oi JOINT occupancy entered into in ISIS. To
ascertain whether dis position was correct.
consequences which must probably follow
hr,i, 1t th' notice should b. given. and sec
ontlv, n il shoIld be refused. anl De hoped
lhe committee would come Go this examination
ln ih' caIm, deliberate, and IizuiHcd spirit Of
~lhirsmen--uot ia bl4s'lUl aul baauart
temper not under DO haluriuition of nation
al prir, nor under thc f8Urriu. par>ussions
oil national vanity. hat like mrn - cun.ci,n-
uou,ly convinced that theircau~e $50, right ss
&" icei uiit would gain nothing by c2agper-
alton ur bOlstiup
And what would b. the first consequence
olpvIng the notice, as proposed by the Com
mIitoc on Foreign Ailairs2 II was ,aiI to- h..
d peaceful measure. hut how could 10 po~,lbly
D. peaceful IN iis tendency unless a means TO
EnAiaul % renew us au offer fpr thr adjust.
pcu' ol 'h' officially Aud suppo,ing Fms.
!aud in d" 80, and what would That Offer b.7
We 'ouid BE- as no loss on this subject. The
Utmost she would now offer would bo the
PriIt.l OBJ iurN.uIuc ih1t $50 htl once agreed
q" take. bIt. 30 Doe ~.iii'mOut -hUul d. T.,
s't ol tHr parallel at &c. how ,youd tha-.
gentlemen stand who insisted So s,rruoou.Iy
mat Oregon was ours Mp ip 81 deg 30 ,ptu5
would they consent to sippt q proposition
leading q" Oh" ohwiumonf hy 30, OF no more
uwu Doe pJnllrlui o. as tl. yer. utmost We
could hope tor Mr. III preferred "a course
winch would afford 90, tlIr horr. ami almost
iHc certainty oi obtaining ,ha whole territory
np th" highest liu" wo h1Jcyer claimed When
Doc saws one ,our-" as policy likely ,a give as
Oregon uP to- % deg 80 min. how could le
hnnE Zoo, Wiud Co assent to au alternative
course Which bold ont 10 us as 90. vcr, u.
most nothing beyond lhc PARALLEL Of 30 de.,
hci such must o. uc result should This notice
b. gwen, auj should Do operate a. "A pence
incasIr'. Our UHiy chance for obtsiuiug tha
whole of Oregon (,ni Nh " went ior th.
whuIe) was io abstain from giving the notice
proposed The offer lost mlle by the Admin.
isiniiou q" lbc British Envoy bad been CON.
lj.rrdby ho President as d.r to ths public
opinion of Use vorIi. sut a- due also 10 orr
oWu pr",iuus course. II would have given
io u- great 8iy1uiagr-. BE- v0nll hove secured
u- i0 il. possession az lhc best Hallni Omrnu
regarded with q view to th- prosecution Of
commercial enterprises. iur Mr. ~ mI.r h.
pru"nirt t1 Udirf from Doc hououlIa chain.
m'n"i HDg'Wwif.r ou Foreign AGsir. who
N'l stated tn fhr House fhat NE ports un flc