The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-15

and western States because neither could have Teen
referred 10 in the remarks Of the senator. ms
table ] especially commend to the attention ofths
senator from Virginia:
the following STATES seeording 70 esnsu. Of isso
In Virginia ia per cent.
Arkansss S25
Illinois, esa
Missouri. oS
indiana, COL.
MlehIgsn. lOa
Average per cent proportion Of the six States
a. per GEM.
| And nov how stands this matter in old Virginia,
! in the "oid Dominion the smother Of Sta On and
| staIesmenlp with her long-setted countTy-hor
| uniyersity-her colleges, and all her academies and
\ common schoolsl-rather more within her bord-
ers neither read nor write than dosbts tho pro-
portion in the western States. Her average stands
| 7.T2ltL-below any western STATS but Arkansas
while the one has Been settled moro than t~o humid
| red years, and the other some twenty-6ss.1 One
free sovereign State for seventy years, and tho
| other ten only. A voice. But then Arkansas has
always been democratic True Mr.. President,
she always has been democratic; and ] trust IN
| Heaven will always remain so. IL Is that democ-
racy, that equality Of rights and privileges result
| ing from IL, that has extended among the whole
mass Of her citizens the blessings OF diffused educa-
| ton, OF which she may well boast After having
80 recently taken her station among her sister re-
publcs free, sovereign, and independent State OF
this Union-ony one-half Of one per cent below
Virginia-wth all her wealth, her literary insttu-
tons her age and superior advantages in every re-
spect u | have taken This general fact AZ an
indication Of the state Of information in a COM
munty; nor do know better or a fairer test
and il places Virginia in a position where her
representatives in this chamber should have been
the very last say word the want Of education
in the West Is il he that charges us with igno-
rance, and measures our temperament byw | leave
it the candor Of the gentleman from Virginia him.
self TO say whether according to this standard Of
educational geography, il the West, through her
ignorance goes for $40 40', Virginia ought not to
stand firm a, least high as latitude 1862
There is one other subject to which | cannot but
refer. | do so with regret, and without the least
purpose of casting censure on any one ! refer to
the discuss in this chamber Of the British title.
| concede 20 gentlemen on, the other side quite as
much patriotism as Is possessed by those on this.
| | am far from charging them with advocating Brit
ish interests in opposition to those Of their own
country, with a view Of benefing them and injuring
us. We are all American citizens; but when con-
TEST exists in regard titles between US and Great
Britain, hold It~wrong TO advocate the British ute,
or express doubts about rights, in open debate
IN an American Senate. ] was much grarfed to
hear the honorable senator from Massachuse Is Mr..
| WEBsrERl say ''that his tongue should blister be-
| FIRE he would say one word In derngution OF the
American tide so long the subject was under
| negotianon." | think that in that deterrn nation
he perfectly rshr; other senators have thought
and acted differently ! give them credit for the
hest intentions, but not for COED judgment disa-
gree with them in their ideas Of duty. But what
| may be The effect Of this line of condurt' Mr..
| Buchanan, in his correspondence with Mr.. Psken-
ham, says that the claim Of England m the ground
of the treaty OF Nootka sound was first suggested
by the American negouator, Mr.. Rush. In this il
10 probable he is ms,aken; but | shall not veDtur.
! to contradct The Secretary Of Safe without a fur.
| her inv, stIgation I'm have been sbIe n make IS
yet. Let gentlemen only look what a curious posi-
ION they may find thsmselver placed in Since
| his negotiation commenced, the British ministers
| nave been compelled TO change their whole ground
IN the correspondence which took place in 1918,
| ne Brush negoLators never once referred 10 the
| Nootka convention. They relied, then, on some
purchase from the lndans-on Captain Cooks dis
| coveres-and the Lord knows what else; but not
a word about the convention Of Nooka. Now thew
rely on that venrion altogether, aud on nothing
eIse; and yet this, which they consider as their
strongest ground was frat suggested to them by one
| Of our own advocated IL my views of that m after
are correct, they have got To change their ground
once more, for hold that they have not a shadow
ft,e under that treaty, Will not these gentlemen
who have devised arguments here on the British side
of the question feel rather strangely ifMr Pakenham
should, on a renewal Of the negotiations, bring for.
ward ne,c arguments, such as he never used before
| which have been taught him in this chamber
fancy they will have placed themselves in an ex.
tremely awkward position. give credit to this
Senate, as legislative body for the possession of
talents equal to those of any other body of men on
The face of the earth; and cheerfuy admit that the
gentlemen on the other side Of the chamber are en-
titled to the credit Of their full share. Who cannot
select Of that portion of the Senate at least ten
gentlemen who, in point of talents and KNOWLEDGE
are quite equal to Mr.. Pakenhaml fancy their
vanity will forbid their giving negative to this as
sertion. Now if men of such cabre set ,hemse yes
down to investigate a national title, is there not
ground suppose that they will hit upon arguments
and considerations such a. Mr.. Pakenharn never
would have thought of They must remember,
when they are urging argumenta 10 restrain our
claims in Oregon, they are addressing not merely us,
ultra claimants, they choose to term us, but thew
are talking to England also, and to the whole world
lbeleve most sincerely that the case as presented
is not exaggerated Let me illustrate by quoting an
instance of il. The senator from Maine over the
way, Mr. Evans suggested in his argument the
other day, matters entirely new, and such as will
of BEFORE l do say that it would be right in ue
if we were possessed of knowledge of facts which
| England has not, to pursue a fraudulent course in
| their concealment as was done by the British ne
gotiator in the famous Of the red-line map
admit that we might in common honesty, be bound
to produce evidence; bu, L say it was a new areu-
men, and such as never was urged against US in any
of the previous negotiations which have taken place
on this Oregon matter. The senator said:
There is another thing which throws doubt hi, part
claim and which should carefully thorough
before take steps that may plunge the nation
into have fact stated In book written ap
parenty with view Of maintaining the soundness our
title, by Mr.. Robertson, gentleman whom do per-
sonally know but who understand Is connected with
Of the departments of the government and in
spirit which ahundany exemp him from all impuatlon Of
partially to Britain. The writer does not give his
authority but he speaking of exploration by Lewis
and Clarke that the object Of their expedition not 10
m IL
the purpose o opening trade west OF possessions and
that they applied to Spain England and Russia for pass,
ports, and actually obtained them The passage does not
profess, indeed to be literal quotationthat II had not
the usual marks Of quotation but In a trans
script from the INSTRUCTIONS gven and that time before
we got Louisiana lfhis be no. entirely repudiates so
much Of our ground Of title upon exploration Of
the Columbia river BY Lewis and Clarke do not say thai
such 10 the fact All say IL, that this 10 grave sub.
ject FOR discussion We may BIO able answer the dim
Guilty"
have no doubt myself but this is ga fish story;n
I don't believe word Of it Still i, muu be trl,,
See what the senator has done! 1t was not hs n-
ention, know, and cheerfully admit, to do snv.
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