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and thought il strange that 80 many who
thought with him upon this subject should
be ready TO praise where they had hitherto
been 80 prompt TO censure. Mr.. c. dcscan-
ted at length upon the horrors Of war, and
pronounced wo upon the party who plung-
ed the country unnecessarily into IA war.
Mr.. Bcdngcr, of Va. next addressed the
House. Though friend Of the administra-
ton he opposed the notice. He claimed tho
Oregon, and every rod and acre Of Oregon,
up 10 81 40. To secure this, he was for de.
lay, and believed that delay alono would
secure us tho Whole Of Oregon. Having
once offered the 40 degree as the line, we
should have to accept j, when offered by
England, unless we should choose TO say to
her, as in his judgment we should, that we
were not prepared 10 settle this question,
and therefore we would delay il. Mr.. d.
argued ut length and earnestly. that delay
would secure us tho whole Of Oregon, and
that he was not therefore for any "mas,crly
inactivity" but that whicl, would secure us
our whole claim, Mr.. Bedinger deprecated
the assaults and insnuation from Western
men against the South. They were uncaI.
ed for, and ungenerous. They were unjust
and unnecessary. Mr.. D. then addressed
himself very personally towards Mr.. Gid
dings, of Ohio, calling him "person," and
less of n statesman aud n pairim less faith
inl to his country, aud less mindful of its in
irrrsls, than were the Slaves of the South to
their Masters. The Slaves would scourge
| the member home If he were TO 20 among
them. Mr.. 3. was called to order hy the
Chairman, but not until he had said all he
wished.
Mr. Morse, Of Va, addressed the commit.
tee in favor of giving the notice. regarding
this as u, leas, the commencement of aetna
upon this subject. lie was for notice, be-
cause negotiations were suspended. The
BRUSH Government had rejected peaceful
proposition from us for the fourth, and, he
trusted, for TIE las, time. lie desired TO
give the notice hrf,rr England would have
time TO accept it again, cr 10 OFF, it to US
u Z gland should PROPOSE il 10 us, we
should be bound in honor to accept ii. Mr.
NJ. said ,l,a, England had never been brought
To her ulinaium upon this question, and we
hal been. We should never renew the olf'.r
we had once Submitted, and England would
understand this wlrn we instructed the Pres
iIent to put an end to the Convention be-
tween us
Mr. Dohhin, Of N. c., addressed the House
in favor Of giving the notice. lie regarded
it rs peace measure, and as such defended
it at some length. The policy proposed by
Mr. Bcdinger l,r regarded as ungenerous, and
for u maenannous nation like ours, unjust
Our first duty WAS To put an end TO the irca-
" which tied up nnr hands. This done, nc.
go,ialinns would he resumed, and the Qucs.
ton settled within the wear. Hitherto it had
ballled the mastcr.m minds of the country, sucl
men as Calhoun, Buchanan, Clay, Galla,in
and others.
Mr. d. said nothing against the Comprom.
isc Of 40, and is probably for it. The loo
was given to
Mr. Rockwell, Of Conn, after Mr. Dobbr
has closed, aud the Committee rose.
: A resolution was adopted, calling upon tht
Secretary Of the Treasury to report to TIC
= House the pay received by each of the Dis
trict Attorneys in the United States. Ahe
which the House adjourned.
= FRIDAY, jan 16h.-This day was assign
ed, in the lloUsE. for the Florida CONTESTED
election; but Mr. llamlin, said that Mr. Ca
bell, the sitting member, was absent. LII
= would call il up on Monday.
J The House went into Committee on III,
Oregon resolution.
Mr. Rockwell, of c., spoke against tn
resolution, and submitted an amendment
which was understood to be identical, Wi
u tina, submitted IN the Senate by Mr. Crilcn
y den.
Mr. Pollock, from Penn. advocated til
| dad Lao, NJ n,
u rights in Oregon he would maintain. II
V believed the whole country would maintai
them. 1t was necessary to show that "
= were now in earnest. Great Britain mn.
be convinced that We are in earnest. W
must prove to The world that we are in car
. nest. for the world was looking or. W
must settle tho question in order to secur
" peace. 1t could not longer remain open.-
" We must give the notice in order tina, Grea
" Britain may know that we are determined I
:, ascertain what are our rights in Oregon. W
I" want an end to the present state of the qucs
W ton in this country. All business was no.
suspended or embarrassed by the prospect I
le war. This panic was itself II quasi war
u. and was attended with many OF its evils
4. But he dad not believe there would be an
WdTs Hc VI Ioi
babe il.
m The great preparations in England wei
nj not made for us, hut TOR the contingency
tho death Of LOUIS Philippe. which mieI
d. convuisc all Europe. We would be bu, dc
$, ing our duty, howrvrr. # we were to prcpar
~ for England, when she struck, would sirk
IS, suddenly and with tremendous effect. III
III President Of the United States certainly d
he not Imagine that l,e would have for |
10 recommended no preparations. Compron
e. Use, in his oplnon, was still honorable, az
we were bound IN honor Ms u nation To a
to cept any prop"siion, nj least as good as II
~ one we offered. d.. believed that such
,c offer would come, for i, was impossible III
he two such nations should resort TO war in SUI
in "a case.
he | would here remark that this last is d
thousand and second time that these obse
he va,inns have b-rn made. Yet il seems
have escaped tho notice of every one III
IN they throw the whole burden of conccss
III, uIs'n one party, Grea, Britain.
Two "surh nations cannot 90 10 war"
nd that is, Great Britain cannot. "a con,pr
of mise will b" mah""-,ha, is. Great Bria
will make tho offer. What # Great Bria
NJ. should take the same view in regard TO I
ho duty and responsibility of the United STA,