American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-04

DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE. We yesterday
gave few extracts from the speech delivered
in the Senate on Wednesday last by MIR. Ben
ton, in W hich he spoke good humoredly of hav
ing taken the leader of the UtyJOur tortieS
(Gon Cass,) prisoner. Gen. Cass replied on
Thursday, but, according to the National In
teligencer, did not maintain his ground salts
factorily. His failure was not attributable to
deficiency of talent, for he possesses ab liteS OF
the first order-but h could not overcome
facts. The authorities quoted BY Col, Benton
were irresistible; and we think that no impair
tial and intelligent man can rise from the peru
sal of his speech without being convinced that
those who are contending for our claim to Or
egon I'D to the Russian boundary are in error;
and that they are uselessly risking the peace of
the country
At the conclusion of the speech of Gen Cass
on Thursday, Col. Benton made most impress
sive and mastery rejoinder He proved that
Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, contended for
nothing beyond the 49th parallel Of North lati
tude; and he spoke of the effort which has been
made to stigmatize those as British partizans
who stand on the same ground which was &C.
cupied by the three distinguished statesmen
lust named In referring to the 5th article of
treaty which Mr.. Monroe was endeavoring
to make with Great Britain in 1907, Col. Ben
ton says:
"The parallel Of 40 is here recognised as a
boundary so far west as the territories fthe par
ties extended at that time. This was in 1907, fE
teen years after Grays discovery of the mouth
of the Columbia, and the year after Lewis and
Clarke's return. 1t was in that state of our
title that Mr.. Gallatin, in 1917, speaking of
the valley of the Columbia, declared our right
to it to be clear and unquestonabe. 1t is to
this title, such as we then had west of the
Rocky Mountains, that Mr.. jefferson wished
Mr.. Monroe to "press" upon the British Min
isters division the by 49th degree. Happily, |
in pressing this line then, he cannot be accused !
Of having been under British influence No
man will accuse Mr.. Jefferson of being the ad-
vocate of British claims; and therefore the fact
that he offered the line of 40 throughout to the
sea must be beaten down-beaten down-hid-
den-conceaed- out of the minds of the
American people. Mr.. Jefferson consented to
this limo; and he, thank God, cannot be at
tackled by such weapon; he must escape, and
will escape the charge, though no other living
man who follows him can hope to do so. All
the forty-nines Of the present day are to be
brought into court and arraigned and condemn
ed, but Mr.. Jefferson cannot therefore the peo-
pie must not know what he said; that forty
years ago he proposed the line of Utrecht to
the ocean; his language must be perverted; his
proposition denied; his words read backwards,
and some Gleenhow must write a new book to
dlsprove the fact that he ever proposed the d.
viding line Of 40 deg"
If those who now urge the adoption of the
49th parallel Of latitude as the basis of settle
ment OF the dispute between the United States
and Great Britain, are justly chargeable with
belonging to British party in this country, or
with favoring the interests Of England, they
have at least the consolation of knowing, that
they are condemned in good company, having
Jefferson Madison and Monroe as their lea
ders. But the charge, although frequently
made in newspapers, is too contemplate and
false, to require serious attention. AS sound
patriots and as able statesmen as any in the
land, are found III favor of compromise at
the 49th degree; whilst some of the most reck-
less and ultra politicians are enlisted in favor
Of sd 40, or war. But this party is daily d.
and in the Senate may be said to
be almost extinct. The National Intellgencer
IF yesterday says
awe somewhat anticipated that the assault
IF Mr. Benton, on Wednesday, upon the Rus
Ran line would have brought on general en-
yagement in the Senate yesterday; but the
strength given to the party of
the .forty-nineS by the great names ofJefierson,
Madison and Monroe, pat any serious oppos-
ion out of the question; and the adverse party
still gallant though greatly reduced in num-
a single shot, to save their honor, as
good as gave up the field"
We congratulate the country on this result,
or it augurs the continuance of peace. In
Iced we feel confident, that nothing more is
equired than to reopen negotiations, to have
he dispute amcably and speedily settled. The
lain to the whole of Oregon was gnorantly
ut forth at first, and has been enormously per-
sted in. We doubt whether either England
r the United States can shew ''clear and
title to the whole of Oregon, and
1ere can be no dishonor to either in an ar
lngement which shall settle the dividing line
t 10.
SUNDAY School UNION. The thirtieth an
ual meeting Of the New York Sunday School
Union, was held IN DR.. Cones Church. in that
ity on Wednesday evening. Reports were in
'om So schools, in which there were IA, 76s
cholaIs, and in all the Libraries %, 500 volumes.
during the year, 8 teachers, and 81 pupils had
led The general condition of the schools is
nod. and the reports show an inprovemont