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rcspondence upon the Oregon question was call
ed up and laid over.
The Resolution of enquiry. in relation to Civ
ing Florida 5tIO, 900 acres ofthc Public Domain
was adopted. Florida asks for half million of
acres, because the new States received as many
under the Distribution Bill.
THE OREGON QUEsTIoN.-wARM DEBATE.
Mr. Benton, and not Mr. Ashley, made speech,
upon the Oregon question. II was in reply to
Mr. Case, and nothing could well have produced
a greater sensation IN Congress. Indeed by
universal admission, the proceedings we're more
interesting than during any day in the session
of Congress. Mr. Benton came to the Senate
with provoking good nature, and with his qulver
tnll OF arrows. with nmps, books and documents,
and armed for a complete defence of himself,
and Tor as complete an overthrow Of the posi-.
tons laid down yesterday by General Cass.
Satire on Gen. Cass was mingled with strong
demonstratve facts. that soon burst the gaseous
vessels of the michigan Senator.
lousr.-Thc House met at ii o'clock, and
alter an unsuccessful attempt 10 proceed 10 9TH
er business went into the Committee of the
Whole, on the state of the Union.
The Sub. Treasury Bill was the only measure
bcf' re the Committee of the Whole, Mr. Order,
OF KY, opened the debate in an earnest argu-
mcnt against the bill. The defence of the meas.
ure, because it was endorsed by the Baltimore
Convention, and because the President quoted
in his message, the Baltimore resolution rerJa
I'm upon the subject, was reproved and rebnk
ed.
An amusing picture was also drawn of the
different kinds of Democracy that prevailed in
the House. For example, the high tariff De-
mocracy aud the free trade Democracy, the high
latitude of 81 40 Democracy, and the low la,i-
tude oi AZ Democracy, the Internal Improve.
menl Democracy, and the Anti Internal Improve
ment Democracy, the Young Democracy, and
the silver'headcd Democracy, the progressive
Democracy, and the mastery inactivity Democ
ricy. In all these phases "the Democracy ~
appeared on the floor, and many more elsewhere.
Mr. Order gave vivid picture of the LEG
Treasures" who had made their escape while
Receivers Of The public money. The public had
los, hundred fold more by them than by the
Banks and always would.
Mr. lfarmanson, of Lou siana defended the bill,
and spoke IN favor of general eradication Of
Bank paper. Mr. Sawyer of Ohio now notorious
all over the country, continued the discussion,
denouncing the Banking system Of his own state,
and so far as his own speech went, doing all in
his power TO in IRE the credit of his own State.
For the Sub. Treasury Bill, he was ready to "go
with a rush :"
Every thing was taxed in Ohio but banks, and
( Mr. Sawyer was dwelling upon this fact at length,
when. Mr. Schcnk Of Ohio, knocked il all into pi,
by calling upon his colleague 10 acknowled Ie
the tact that all the Banks in Ohio were taxed
six per cent upon their stock. rne bank Of
Wooster, ONO, was denounced, and .Judge
Lynch recommended To take care OF the Bank II
II tailed in single obligation.
Mr. Daniel OF y. e. continued the debate in
defence of the bill, also. and in more legitimate
examination of the question aud subject.
Mr. jones' OF Tenn. was recouniZed monr the
c'aImints and spoke his hour in defence of the
bill.
Mr. Hunt of N. y. was fortunate enough after
all of the above speeches in defence nj the bill.
to obtain the floor and made one in repIr
Mr. Davis oi Ky has the floor for morrow.
THURSDAY, April 2.-SENATE.-Mr Ashley
said he had the day previous yielded The floor To
Mr. Benton for an explanation, and he was now
compelled to yield it to Mr. Cass for reply.
Mr. Cass spoke at great length, and with
much ardor, in reply to Me- Benton, and in YIN.
dication oi his own position, tina, the line Of 40
was never established. He argued that The
/ treaty of Utrecht established the line al 10 no
farther than the Rocky Mountains. Nmh ng
was said OF the line west OF ihnse mouniars.-
lie then aimed 10 throw uncertainty on the Ian.
Enage OF Mr. vi alison, IN his Instructions to Mr.
Monroe, when minister at London. Oar claim
to 40 deg. was based upon the Treaty of 'o3,and
not AT all upon the treaty OF Utrecht. Anelab.
crate examination was then made of the d1cu.
men's, and Mr. Cass wished To know if tic Sen.
a'or from Mo- thought that the 49ih deI. was
i u, me agreed upon Oregon by the treaty "i
Utrecht II the Senator did not say no, he
claimed to be released from the imprisonment
alluded TO- and the whole OF Oregon with his re-
ease
Mr. Benton, in reply, said that the Senator
| rom Michigan had jumped out OF the frying
| pan INTO the hire. Ills speech today made a
bad matter worse. II the position taken by the
senator was correct, then all our claims To Or
eg'n was subsequent to loO7, and all the preri-
aus cams 'eii TO the ground. Inc Senator had
not removed single position he had lad down,
not by himself, but by MIR Jeierson,Hr Mad
isnn, Mr. Monroe and others.
Mr. B. said IS fric I'd Ind blunder ID in con.
sequence Of his reliance upon the book of Mr.
Treenh"w. Mr. Il. was advised 10 make Al new
book, aud more correct one than he had made
before.
MIR Cass made no rejoinder, and both Sena
tors took their seat with expressions OF good vii
towards each other.
Mr. Webster closed the discussion by ca Hing
the attention OF the Senators To the fact that The
l0;h article of the treaty of Utrecht authorized
commissioners to be appointed to run the I'm,
between the British and French possessiors-
lie designed not TO investigate The subject him
sell, hut wished that others would do II. The
Senate then wen, INTO Executive session.
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