The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-05-02

u Below we give the oregon resolutions
and the ayes and nays, as they passed the Sen.
ate of the United Statea:
In the Senate on the 10Th.
Mr.. Crittenden rose and addressed the Sen.
ate about two hours in an animated and very
earnest speech on the various topics which have
entered into this proracted debate.
When Mr. Crittenden had concluded his re-
marks
Mr.. Allen, agroeably to previous notice, NOV
| ed TO lay on the table the resolutions reported
from the Committee on Foreign Relations, and
take up as substitute the joint resolutions from
the House of Representatives, which was acqui.
esced in without division, and the Senate pro
proceeded to consider the House resolutions, as
follows:
Resolued By the Senate and House Of Repre-.
SenldtiueS Of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled That the President of the
United States cause notice TO be given TO the
Government of Great Britain that the conven
ton between the United States of America and
Great Britain, concerning the territory on the
northwest coast of America, west of the Stony
Mountains, of the 9Th of August 1927, signed at
London, shall be annuled and abrcgated twelve
monthe after giving said notice.
g And be ii further reS0lCed, That nothing
herein contained is intended to interfere with
the right and discretion of the proper authori
ties Of the two contracting parties TO renew or
pursue negotiations for an amcable settlement
of the controversy respecting the Oregon terri
tory.
Mr.. johnson, Of Maryland then moved as
. substitute for the above resolutions of the House
f an amendment in the following words.
"Strke out all after the enacting clause, and
insert: That by The convection concluded the
q twentieth day of October, eighteen hundred and
eighteen, between the United States of America
n and the King OF the United Kingdom of Great
!. Britain and Ireland for the period Of ten years
!, and afterwards Indefinitely extended and con
. venlion OF the same parties concluded the oil
y cay of August, in the year of our Lord one thou
L. sand eight hundred and twenty seven, it was
10 agreed that any country that may be claimed
by either party on the northwest coast of Amer.
ca westward of the Stony or Rocky Mountains
lLow commonly called the Oregon territory
~ should, together with its harbors, bays ant
lr creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within
al the same be Stree and open" to the vessels, cit
~ izens and subjects of the two Powers blu, with
out prejudice to any claim which either of tht
nd parties might have to any part of said country
, and with this further provision, in the secont
lie article of the said convention of the sixth of Au
la gust, eighteen hundred and twenty seven, tina
DIV either party might abrogate and annul said con
- ven,ion on giving due notice of twelve month
'' to the other contracting party
'le "That it has now become desirable that tn
u.s. respective claims of the United States an
y, Great Britain should be definitely settled, an
that said territory may no longer than need b
g remain subject to the evil consequences of tn
of divided allegiance of its American and BIRTHS
,,o population, and of the confusion and conflict
We national jurisdictions, dangerous to the cherish
o. ed peace and good understanding of the tw
H. countries-and, therefore, the steps to be take
ire for the abroga,ion OF the said convention of tn
~ sixth of August, eighteen hundred and twenty
"0 seven in the mode prescribed in its second al
ticle, and that the attention OF the Government
OF both countries may be the more earnestly an
lr. Immediately directed to renewed efforts for tf
,os amicabe settlement of all their differences an
disputes in respect to said territory
u "And be further enacted, That the Pfesder
he of the United States be- and he is hereby a,
he thorzed, at his discretion, to give TO the BIRTHS
Government the notice required by its said SCI
oDd article for the abrogation OF the said col
ne vention of the 9th Of August, eighteen hundre
and twenty seven"
Which resolution and amendments, after v;
rious efforts of the "54 40's" to have more srir
no' gent ones substituted, passed third and la
reading by the following vote:
In. Yeas-Messrs. Archer, Ashley, Anterior
nd Bagby, Barrow Benton, BerrIen, Calhoun, Can
eroni Chalmers, John nj, Clayton, Corwin, Cr