The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-12

of signor Santangelo, on the ssme subject Mr. D..
would show the gentleman wha, il to be liberal.
Mr.. ASHLEY moved resolution OF enquiry in regard
OF counterfeits of American CONS which was adopted.
ILLINOIS AND rHE ruBLic LANDS;
Mr. BREssE reported a bill providing for the imposition
of tax by the State of Illinois upon all public lands
sold in said State from and after the day OF SALE Read
and referred
tain public lands in that state .ass.sre
Mr. Yules must speak louder cant be heard by the
reporters unless he speaks IN louder tone
Gen. CAss moved the postponement of the previous
orders and the Senate take up the regular
Col BEsros objected, and on his notion his resou.
tion OF enquiry upon the President in regard to Next
Mr. NILEs reporteda Sill of 81 600 for the relief Of
Mr.. Macintosh, Post Office contractor.
FIFTY THOUSAND.
Mfr HsssrGsS moved so 900 extra copies of the arb
trati0n correspondence Lies over one day
EEsouTioSs
The resolutions from the House. for giving the Ore.
Ron notice, were introduced into the Senate by Mr..
French, read and referred to Mr.. Aliens committee
Private bill passed.
THE TWELVE MONTHS NOTICE
Gen. CAss renewed his motion to take up the twelve
Mr. j. NJ CLAYros was understo to ask that the re-
solution be laid aside, and that the bill for the ten
steamers be resumed for the present.
Gen c.ss said that this Oregon notice was made the
special order for to-day long time ago. and he hoped
would be resumed
The question taken upon the joint resolution for
tho notice. by division-23 the democratic side rs
ing for the notice and % on the wing side against it SO
the Joint resolution was taken up
MIR. HASsEoAS understood that all the amendatory
measures came up with the original resolution
The original resolution Of Mr.. Allen and the amend
ments were accordingly taken up in their order and
read.
L. The original resolution INTRODUCED by Mr. Allen for
causing the notice to annul and abogae the convention
OF 1927 for the joint occupancy of the Oregon terrific
~, to be given forthwith
2. The amendment from the Committee on Foreign
Relations striking out the original resolution, and
wording the amendment that the President is here
by AUTHORISED and required" &c. 5
D. MI Hannegan's amendments assuming the Oregon
upto $40 part and parcelof the American territory
declaring that tho government has authority
render to any foreign power whatsoever the American
soil and that would he an abandonment of the char
acter of the and the best interests OF the
people. surrender any foreign power any portion
oil the soil within the boundaries of the United States
L. Mr. Calhoun's amendment, sustaining the President
in the offer of the line forty nine and that in SO doing
he did not abandon the true interests Of the country
g. Mr. Criaenden's amendment. providing for the
notice ~but that it shall not be given until alter the
Journment OF the present session of Congress-
Mr.. Mangums mendment, suggesting arbitration.
Mr.. Mangum said that he did offer tina. amend.
ment and the amendment was accordingly laid out of
the category.
Upon this mass of conflicting materials there was
certainly scope and verge enough" for speech.
nine years since these United States declared them
selves absolved from all allegiance to the British crown
sixty three years ago since Great Britain in a solemn
treaty acknowledged to be Free sovereign and indie
500 miles square of SOIL British law remainsWBrsh
judgments are rendered and British executions and
ment spent in efforts to the settlement of this
efforts almost approaching humiliation for the reno.
val Of British laws from our soil And now, sir at the
States communicates to US the fact all attempts
settle this &C, controversy BY negotiation having failed it
shall best secure to the disputed territory
and to the protection Of people, The President had
referred the subject to Congress- and we could not
now evade the responsibility if we desired it. If we
adopted the recommendations of the President we could
hold forth title to ithe world in usdcation of our
iuCn tha ucni.
con OF the world that had declined to act be.
cause our claims were unsatisfactory but because
wero AFRAID The question now is, have we nerve
enough now to act in the formal assertion of rights
twas too late in the day. little too late to discuss the
question OF the title. Action ia required. The
question is now possession Upon the question OF title
We stand committed to the whole human race-by TWEEN.
y-eght ears Of our unhroken claim, stand committed
we stand committed by treaty with Russis in ls24-
we stand committed by the action this body two
ago. in The passage OF bill for establishing our laws
over the Oregon up to 81 a0-we stand committed by
the solemn action Of the House of Representatives last
session. sanding upon the line OF 81 40we stand
United by the voice of the nation expressed in the
late PRESIDENTIAL election, upon the resolutions of the
Baltimore Convention-we stand committed by tho dec
laration OF the Chief Magistrate Of this nation pro-
nounced on the eastern portco Of this Capitol March
last-we stand committed by the declaration Of the
Chief magistrate, in his annual message to Congress-
we stand committed by the action of the House Of Rep
resentaties not twenty four hours ago. by voice Of
three 10 one and one overwe stand committed by the
deeProotei conviction Of the American head and heart
upon this subject You can't hide your position from
the world, sir You can't escape by tmid legislation
remains to be if shall walk up to the work
That's the question. There are no longer any
reviewed the Organization Of the FIVE great po sse
en OF Europe-their parceliing out the territory,
all that business settled they we're now looking to sx
terna suhJugation Their game the plumber and
partition Of other nations Russia and England two Of
the i've powers we're monopolizing sa-Euglsnd and
France two others Of the five powers were now com.
bined IN disgraceiul invasion of unoAending
We're seiliag upon Africa; aud, not long since the
same powers we're tampe'iag in the affairs Of Texas
they are az this moment tamperng with the dome site
concerns OF Mexico. What now is our position3 The
two continents Of America North South present us
with some ten or fifteen independent governments, and
only one monarchy among them (BraziD But this is
not atbis only the view of the case
we are presented with the appalling fact that of all
these independent governments, that OF the United
States Is the only of them oil competent to defend IT,
sell, and successfully to resist the powers of Europe
we are the only counterpose this continent against
the i've great Here Mr. Allen recaptuatsd the
extension OF European usurpations in ASIA Africa
America and said, that by family alliance with royal
house Of Europe the system Of European monarchy or
the germ oi was already planted and sproutng in this
Western hemisphere. The whole system of free go
vernment on this whole American continent depends
upon the United States If truckle now, we are
gone 1--we hesitate and temporize we are ci cumvent
ed But may be asked what has all this to do with
Orsgonf 1t had to be sure. There something Gu.
rons IN the political history Of Great Britain She
rtory. England commenced these claims two years af
ter the peace She put in claim, after claim unit the
United states were compelled to make complaint after
complaint, until war was the consequence She had
three principles in dealing with the United staes-to
oho iedFe IL unscttled, then get
another question: holding third the shorrors of war
over u.s. She threatens to fight forsooth because he
honor was involved. But is not our honor involved
Al the honor was no, to lie at the side OF Great Britain
Grsat Britain had got Bonaparte of her hands He was
at Eioa, when the negotiation of peace was settled nj
Ghen and what did Great Britain do She originated
the boundary question, which gave TO fresh Difficult.
ties After this treaty of GhentI she started fresh
questions OF dispute for territory, among which was
the Oregon difficulty Just after the peace when
they had thrown down the sword for the plough.
share it so happened that in the Convention Of ISIS
that very convention settled the line Of boun
dairy in relation to the Oregon territory Upou
that occasion Mr. Adams used the expression, .she
is laying nestegg for fresh boundary" Lord Aberdee
arrived here with the olive branchhe opened the
tiaon in relation TO the adjustment of the Maine boun
dairy difficulties, and all other difficulties" Mr. A. here
cited the published correspondence between Lord Ash
burton and Mr.. Webster the subject of the late Ash
burton treaty, and went on to say-ths peace mis-
nd