Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-01-29
10asbinaton Corresponding.
WAsH1xerov. ian. IL. 1876.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1916.
WeSSrS. Chapman - IL IS now nineteen days since
have written you. Reason Il have been SICK; alb
solutely laid up. Am better now, and hope 10 be
able to keep up my original engagement, TO furnish
lou with, at least, aggregate Of two letters a
week.
During the time have " laid BY" have watched
mewhat, the progress Of events; but you are
already arprzed, through otLer Sources, of what has
trsnsPiTed publicly, stall rol goIlough tie record
To sum up; or lore you or your reeGeIs with de-
tail of what, 1 infer, you ard tLey already aP
priced of.
The all absorbing subject, until within few days.
has been the dIscussn Of the Oregon question, and
cur relations with England Tie first of these has
assumed more exciting importance, from indications
that, IN regard to the action vt this government there
will be disparity between the views Of the Senate
and the more popular branch Of the national Legs-
latWe. With regard TO the House, there be lit
tie Il may say no doubt that that branch will be
emphaticalIy for carrying out the recommendations
of tie Executive. Enough have already spoken upon
the subject, and acted IN way TO demonstrate this.
Nearly all express a conviction that our claim to the
whole of Oregon is clear and ndisputabe yet
there are some who 10 think we are not yet rea-
dy to take decisive steps Some acknowledge our
right TO the territory, and profess willingness to
extend jurisdiction It, and protection to cit
liens located there but unwilling TO give the
cessary notice to England to annu the treaty of joint
a
calculated to produce Tie greater number,
however, look upon this as necessary preliminary
step TO be taken before expect hope for an
amicable adjustment of the question, or before we
can with proprety take any effective steps towards
national possession Of the territory.
The debate, as you will have seen, has been going
on for some weeks, without any seeming intention of
bringing it speedily to a close. My impression is
that no vote Will be taken upon it mean the Ques
ton of notice which is pending - until after
there shall have been another arrival from England
one that shall give account of the reception of the
Presidents message.
In the Senate, rather more than the House. the
question has assumed something of a sectional char
acter nearly every Southern Senator having given
indication being supposed, TO be opposed to any
positive action. Two motives attributed to them
for it. First, great dread Of war that they will
do nothing that can place us IN jeopardy of one.
Secondly, opposition to any extention of non-slave
holding territory The eastern Wings in the Senate,
it is understood, viii mostly go with them-in ODE
dience 10 the will Of their leader, Daniel Webster =
either from spirit Of surveillance to Great Britain
or hostility to the administration.
Over the first class, the east and the west COM
bined have rod sufficiently potent to bring them TO
terms, if they fit TO it; and, to some extent.
disposition is manifested in that way. The South,
more than any other section of the Union, interest
ed In modicatio of the existing Tariff; and will
probably do more 10 secure action upon that, than TOR
any other purpose. To meet this, am told they have
been given distinctly to understand that friends
of this will not act upon it, until the other
is disposed of by both houses Whether tins kind OF
legislation is strictly right will not pretend to say
but when men take a stubborn course in regard TO
measures so clearly right The one now under dis
cusson, it seems to be not impcc 10 meet them on
their ground and in their own style.
We are this evening in receipt of news from Tex
as, giving tie result of the elections and the pros
peet that the appointment of Senators will probably
take place, bring the Representatives of that
State in the upper branch of Congress- here in time
to take part in some of the important now
in progress.
The most important news of all, however, is that
from Mexico, of which you will have something
in detail in the newspapers showing the prospect
of revolution in that government, and the probabl
ity that in that event, bostities will be commenced
against the United States. To the information which
has been published in the 80 Union," | may add that
dispatches received by the government, confirm the
most unfavorable appearance given TO 1t in those de-
tas and that this information is deemed import
ant by the administration, to warrant the putting
Of army and naval force in that quarter in a
pete state of prepa ration for any emergency that may
arise there, requiring their action.
Excuse the imperfectionS OF this letter. You will
fiom my scrawling penmanship, that l not
yet in a state of cOnvalescence.
Yours, respectfully, TIMOLEON.
I