The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-14

own country as Was my duty, But utterly deny that
claimed the Rio Del Ncte in its whole extent only
line northwsrd some distance from the river.
Mr. DOUGLASS. Wih the gentleman specify the point
from which his line leh the rYerl
Mr.. ADAMS. never stated the point
MIR DOUGLASS. Was II above MatamorssP
MIR ADAMS. never specified any particular point.
Mr.. DOUGLASS, have heard Of kis line to shlAl the
gentleman reisrs followed rver near 70 he gorge Of
msras Gop.soSsn Ins S a
claim. the POSITION occupied by General Taylor
opposite Ma'am9s. and every inch q Ihs ground
clearly within our own territory claimed by him In 1919
sot to be diverted from the real point issue BY
tracing the line beyond WHICH our army has marched My
present object to rePel the cslumnsS which have been
uttered against government for tbs purpose Of putting
our country IN the wrong In the existing war have
posed these by reference the acts and sdm
sions Of " which they have asserted
title at least high up al We have taken possession The
President had orderedthe army further than Congress
had extended our laws have shown that the county In
pute has constituted district
Texas 1885, that is citizens engaged the war b
the revolutions that they participated In the convention
which formed the constitution Of The republic ard also the
stos district for the state ofTexas and has senator
s'dpg within III that iogns part OF sns Of the as,ric
and that il Is included IN revenue districts the cd
lection Of tsrn duties ana has sosrs Of the customs
In slsw Of all these fact, submit II TO the ssSor Of even
honest man. whether ths President did NOT do his duty a
Del Nore should he hzye folded his and allow cd
citizens 10 be murdered and territory be invaded
VAN mpuimy nave We MOI n1pgrne 70 rcl onsmNeY
exciting contempt from those towards whom have
erened our mssnanimny' we nave q long list Of giss
aness-a long catalogue OF wrongs to be avenged. The
has commenced and he who is not the SIDE Of
country must heeeA.aly o. traitor 70 H. had trusted
and hoped that there would be no antwor party after
was once declared But ! am particularly mortified to
Of those who were ready to to for Oregon
country is invaded another side Of the Union To me
OUT County, ahd 81 us paris ar one ana Ihdislsioie
@ , S1ss ,s sh ue asisnos o. one hor
lnr Texas as soon as Oregon And wip here now do my
soh,sS hs, Ss Sr.s oS ar he aa ana never
unupteo tat wr nae a'e out VI uie oregoh question:
hI ouSS Sa,I h ,L 5000 si S
shoulder py ne as mmly a. Ahal oy mem IN TINS MexL
Of the result
MI , ADAMs sh0G G ! understood the gentleman
some time ego 70 he LOT % aeg 70 MN and to tell hi
southern friends that he wanted no lodging on the oregon
question a.. ,,
ready to night for that line rs the Del Noe My patriot
Ism - not oil that KIND winch would lead ms to to
to enlarge one section oil the Union out Of mere hatred and
this respect and while did complain of Of my south
Patrosm when war was actually declared But since the
gentleman nom has referred to the Oregon
question wish TO call his attention to one OF his wisessy
hBs on tha SUBJECT ana see ne Will not apply to Tex
as as well as oregon lie told Us that he
went for the policy Of tho great Frederick in regard
10 siiesa ne was LOT aklng possession hrs and ne
gotiating afterwards According to the gentlemanf
showing that Is precisely what Mr. Polk has done ID
regard 10 the country on the Del Norte He certainly
ought not TO blame the President Tor acting over Of hi
own maSims The President has taken possession and has
offered to negotiate and gone so far as to send minister
Mexico for that purpose For this he Is abused also lie
is condemned alike Tor using the sword and the olive
branch His enemies OBJECT to his efforts for amcsblt
usment as much as TO the operations of the army AL
Is wrong IN their eyes Their country Is always wrong
and our enemies In the night IL has ever been II
was so in the last war Then was unbecoming
moral and religious free people to rejoice at the
our arms We we're wrong in their estimation in the
FIN all In
dian and now In the Mexican despair OF ever
seeing country again in the right they be the
oracles. The time expired.
Mr. WASHINGTON HUNT asked why, II that was the
this government had offered compensation for the
grant OF the Rio Grande as the boundary
Mr. DOUGLASS did not know (he said that such an Of
fer had been made. - .-...-- r-..
MIR. HI NJ said the offer was made by Mr. shannon
Mr.. DOUGLASS SAID was a secret that was not in
trusted TO the friends OF the administration
Mr.. HUNT. Then the gentleman denies il 90
Mr.. DOUGLASS Certainly not know nothing about
rs 70 which have no kpowIed~e JS AZ, ahs .nings
did not deny that had claim 20 the
country west OF the Nueces.
Mr. ADAMS. If the gentleman refers to me, deny the
fact
Mr. DOUGLASS can prove IT, sir, from the gentlemans
nint In III Ie,tsT to Don oni he @ ",,thg Dsng ~
Monroe and MIR Pinkney assert that our title TO the Rio
leans and this assertion the gentleman only but
proved by great number Of authorities. The Reneman
from MASSACHUSETTS had said in relation Oregon that he
would take possession first and aerw ards and
Mr. ADAMS here made remark, ntimating tina, he wa.
MT uOIuLASs hoPen ne SAID. Tor the best He stood