Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-10
rwESry.NINTH coNeRESs-r,nsr SIS.
WASHINGTON. April 6.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

aasn vacant scat TO bc found in the galleries.
snd beiosc eleven every avenue OF spproach
was crowded. The audience was as brittany
ss Al was large, and the ladies' ~ their gorgeous
Spring attire almost cquslicd in appearance
The opening oi Spring. The dootwsys were
lined on each side with ladies soon after ten
O'Clock, AMI the Senator'S almost had ~ climb
iheir way Into the chamber. AMI the Repo,,e,.
dad - literally To obtain their places Mr.
Webster could not have received a HIGHER
compliment, aud ~ any audience has eou.lleJ
That o' to- day, Iso'c has gone beyond IL nm
u~Wnlrrs OF intelligence.
Tbs Senate met a, the usual hour.
1hc fnsidcnt oi the Senate Lard before the
SITUATE a communication from the Secrc,ar,
oi War upon the subject OF the Buffalo hsr-
Dor.
The Bill for distributing the duties among
Naval BUREAUS came up on its final psssaEe.
Mr.. Clayton asked IL the bill would lead To
a reduction of, or transfer OF the Chiefs of
Burrau.
Nit Fairfield said il would not.
Mr.. Clay ton feared that the bill yaSdcsirurd
to create q nsCsncy AZ the head of Buresls
IL thought that Naval officers and not civil
ians Should AL thtsc 9th ues. and that Inc e,-
pesieuce OF the naval men was much better
than the knovledgc OF inexperienced men.
TREATY OF WASHINGTON.
without further action, the Senate proceed
ell To the order of the day.
Mr.. Webster said IL was al,orethrt unc,.
Pcctel TO linn here and at this time ,o defend
the Washington Treaty and the Cornsron.
dence accompanying that Treaty. 1t isap pas;
transaction. -Four years have almost passed
since 1t became a law OF the land. II received
the vote OF hVe-sixlhs OF tho Senate lsrr.r
vote ne believed. than was ever before rceiy-
ell Tor a disputed treaty. Since It's ratification
events had occurred OF which he did not com.
PLAIN, but which he regretted.
Nh. Webster said 1t was known that the
treaty came very improperly before the pub
nc, aud 10y piece meal niher than ia full. lie
could rather have wished that the treaty and
the correspondence accompanying il had been
seen 10y all his t.llow citizens. Nothing ,yss
iorther from has intention than ever to have
revived the past In reference 10 this treaty.
bat THIS treaty had been aSsailsI i'm both
Houses OF Congress. AMI at times accompsu
ied b! contum slious remarks. II could not
10 expected that he was TO remain silent un.
der these suimadversions Silence in miblic
estimation would b. an scquiesencc in The
chrrscs preferred. lie stood here TODAY Ia.
defend this treaty, To assume tie responsibility
OF II and every port Of IL 10 which las name
was publ she'd.
The treaty IN question WAS To settle natter
- 80 - Tfiff VI AhfnA it UiNN NEHI@
aud mpre. What these questions were NJ,
Webster Proceeded briefly to state. begin
Mug with the treaty OF 1888. the treats oil
9JS, and the North Eastern Boundary
I rom Tie ume OF Washington down 10 The
moment IA Which II happened 10 be his LOT TO
lake part IA the Foreign Relations of H.
county. THIS question was not settled /,
ALWAYS been regarded a. one of diaicnl,,
ind un delay was Tor more than half a cen. )
tury. (
The messages OF General Jackson. one nv
onc, a. Tar a. they had relations 10 The subject. ,
were all read, go prove the rmh.rrassuae,,s Il,
WHICH hal attended the sul1ec, IRON ,he Ia f,
ginning. Mr.. Van Buren, commenced his
i-.'.;"' ~ith ap rsrur>. .A--A-rattcn
That The question ought 10 b. settled and
promptly settled. and yer at the close al h,.
administration III, only advance h~ had msde
was an advance backwards.
Mt Van bnrens messages Were, therefore
IA like manner quoted. not. as was aid a.
ssssil either bis OF the preceding ad,u;u;s,n.
ton, hut To- prove the delay aud the difbcul,y
which had attended the negotiation OF the
question.
The analysis OF correspondence, projects
ana counter projects, statements and counter
statements, proposals and counter pmposals
rcples and rrjoindrn, Were sinkinaly nouy,
imyed 10 the Senate aud they all showed Ar
Webster aid, that Mr.. Van Buren, LEI, ,be
question a gfcat deal worse than he found +,
Shehn piece col diplomatic ENHANCEMENT had
never been seen before. 4, would have a..
ugaied The veteran diplo,nstisis OF Enslapd
rode aud Mcitcruich.
The Senate we've slnkiusly immersed v;,b
Use bundle of difficulties IN which ,bi, ones
lton was involved during the twelve yesrs oil
penefai Jackson and Mr.. Van Burcu's a.
The legislation ia PsrIIamen,
ahl thls country dad cot tend M any m,nn.,
10 hssten a conclusion at the question. ~
eryihing was tending 10 DELAY. E-,nlontinos
TO the foundation OF Affiliations wore ,aIkc5
oi anu written about year after wear. ana no
CONCLUSION sTnved at, or was likely 90 D. m.
rived nI. ~
When Mr.. Fox presented the question 70
wi. "epssrt' ne MIR. W. proposed that 4
~ ,,o".' %. made by Convention, and here
MI w. detailed the interes,ing nro,.a'
10 The State OF Maine toappomt C6m,pi 49,
efs aud to cou~snt to a r-opventioo.f i..a
! ne interview htween Lord Aberdeen .,I
M h'efet december, al when the A
h'Fti'"h intensity received iniormhttoo 81
inc Intention at tIe BRITISH Goyemment a.
M Lord Aslsbuflon to the United St.tesyws
s'@'cd, sndotlTcf occurrence of ipter..s, 49,
cannot welt D. understood without -.
e"ce Ia public Documents.
"' ensler took up the remark Of N,
- 1l y. y that We had ~uupndeUd bv a.
washington treaty . gooi military couanuni
Butaiu. "iea'
M'' Webster aid that such aview wa. -.
inrly erroneous. ca
Nc DS sssd ISIS auihori, was the debate.
= ~ h'l,l'" Isrismcnt which be wat,d
'aa "al ulry weW read accordingly.
ar Nshsief showed from ouf "a, s,,,.
u'41 'hc buush csiimatcs Of q rad 10 en-,
$3.50 enii"iy upon . udsunier.isuli,
b"siits 81 wr had made
,II' ~ 'his spn o. was tort, times conn
'ue'N',o h} ir surrender oi Rnt. Pc
" ns snt with 100000 ncres ofl-ms
mort, aud 10000 20 Neg I-laa.g. -
: ~ nav igai'on Of the St Johns Ia Nm 49,