The New York herald., 1846-04-06

cut that the extra copies of the lssni Office report,
heretofore printed had become drug in the market,
ar Ashiey showed that 10 eighty five per cent OF the
american people this patent office report upon agrcul
surai stastcs and the practice and results OF agrcul
tuaI experiments, was more valuable than any or all
other reports emanaing from Congress TO the people
The subject was by general assent, laid informally
aside, to be resumed again.
OREGON REVOLUTIONS.
On motion of Mr.. CALHOUN, the Senate resumed the
regular order of the day The undercurrent of con.
versation which mad prevailed above and below was
suspended, and general hush superseded II.
Mr.. McDuryIE took the floor. He looked pale, ema-
ciated and feeble, but his voice still clear and
musical Before proceeding to the discussion of
the resolutions and the various notifications pro.
side ofthe House had seemed disposed to doa thorough
and dispassionse investigation Of the respective titles
he should state upon his conscience what he believed
to De the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the
truth The Senator from Arkansa, Gir Ashley had
lar that might impair the rights claims of the United
States aud yet the Senator from Arkansas and other
senator's had not thought Il improper to discuss the
validity OF our title TO the extreme limits Of the Russian
boundary The state of the negotiaons-the fact that
the President had communicated to Congress all the
respondence upon subject at the opening of the
sion, had uDquesonably made this popular question
aud there was more reason TO spprehend difficulties
from obstacles which might throw in the way of
each other than from any impediments that might be
inerposed from the government OF Great Britain. He
conceived TO be delusion that the populer mind was
decided upon to the extreme extent OF claim 1t had
been assumed that there was unanimity among the
people OF the United States upon this extreme claim;
but this far from the fact This assumption arose
from the character and general of the discu,sion
of the question No seraor on this aide Of the chamber
ohe democratic side) had presumed to utter a word
extreme claim OF o. 40 Some Senators To- be sure had
taken me ground OF the expedency of "compromse"
upon tns parallel OF ~ but they had all appeared to
think tnss II would be patriotic to take ground
against the extreme pretsnsons Of the govornment He
was entirely oil the opinion that the adjudication OF this
question depended upon the basis of the degree In
this he concurred entirely with the honorabe Senator
from Massachusetts (r Webstsr) that 1t must be sci.
He would now attempt to show the respective titles of
the two countries must bring to this standard M,
McDume men, reviewed the argument of Mr. Ashley,
ofyesterday, in which the Senator from Arkansas con
tended that Great Britain could have no imaginable
McDnfe assumed that this convention did not give H.
tie to either Spain England. II was designed To
secure the equal hts OF Great Britain trade
commerce OF the country. IL was to compel
Spain to disavow her exclusive title to the county
In this connection Mr. McDurrrr read from the Laws
Naons oy Vatte long extract setting forth the in
valid character OF discoveries unless thew are followed
up 40 asonable time by actual and cooni
wise they become null and void The early discoverier
OF Spain were not followed up by any nor
was IT probable they we're ever intended be- Ate.
all the array OF discoveries brought forward by the Sc
nator from New York, the first OF them which rave
Upon this point he should rest alone upon his own
bare assertion He referred the list of set
down on Mr.. II. Greenhows book II was there stated
that from the rst discovery of America down 10 I7se
no nationmade settlement however slight
no settle factory whatsoever had been made bs
tween san Francisco the 3sth degree of north lati
tude. up to Prince Williams Sound near the paraIeI OF
oo see,ess. Ihe Senator from South Carolina then
viewed the argument OF Mr. Buchanan the ancient
discoverieso Spain were valuable, comforting pri
orlty OF right Mr. McDufie could not conceive how
SPAN coud acquire any right by mere discoveries me-
ver ioi owed mp by actual occupation Spanish hisor
ans Also had denied that such as De Fuca had
ever lived and Notwithstanding his supposed story TO
an Englshman is to be taken as authentic history He
would put that out OF the question: mere fable as il
certainly was, which would reduce the first real dscov
cry of Spain to l74 But the Secretary of state had
stated and stated correctly that Spain had claimed this
country or three centuries but he had stated that
the nations of Europe had acknowledged it, This had
not peen DONE from any evidence which accessible
an 20 .ne excepting merely nominal acknowledge
very CLOSELY so as to show that by the
Columbia river we have acquired that valley, and that
ood to forty nine Mr. McDue left this branch of the
subject and proceeded to description of the territory
OF oregon geographically and agriculturally
Mr. MsDrFrIE contn ued to speak of the Spanisb dis
cover and in the bis remarks said that the
British CLAIM was as good as that of the Spanish
terttoty Creat britnn, from the beginning contepded
that Spain had no exclusive right and that discovery
without settlement gave title; and she was not only
serupulous TO maintain her rights but those of MI
nations Great Britain had no object but to carr on
the fur trade; when that ended she would abandon
the country, we let her Spain had no right by
virtue OF discovery, that Great Britain had not always
denied He regarded our claim acquired from SPAIN as
oi no vaue st all During the first discussion between
the United States and Great Britain on this subject
neither gave single moments consideration to the
spanish claim, for IT would be remembered that Spain
made settlement the coast and ne design.
ed to do so Previous to l7s9 before nobody sppo
cd ng al
iron bound coast without bays or inets or where yes
sells could obtain temporary relief IL could not there
lore De supposed that Spain designed settlement
Of the country. He had heard that Great Britain
wanted the territory for trading purposes and Spain for
agricultural purposes But where were the facts As
TO the settlement ef Nootka Sound lin reply to the Sem
ator IRON Arkansas and others who argued On the same
point long ago he begged Senator's and ALL to take
up the Nootka sound Convention and read IT, If there
word liable that implied that Spain nc ouir\
cd the right 70 the exclusion OF Great Britain then he
would be willing abandon the question Both nations
and
neither was to be disturbed in her trading operatons
The right, not only to SPAIN but 10 asv other coun
try was to remain in abey ance We sbonla rsmembsr
that in binding ourselves could not blind our adyer
saes; by deceivng the people OF the United staeswe
could not impose upon the world The TACT is the coun
try was open TO all nations, equally with Spain In 1896
SPAIN abandoned the country and returned there's
and he believed not the trading vessels Of Spain re-
turned there after the abandoned to the British
We had purchased, by our treaty with Spain, whatever
nights he had and all her claims aud peteces What we're
these rights country she had abandoned for twenty
five or thirty years indicating intention ever TO re-
turn or settle the country While were negotiating
with Great Britain sran made tho treaty OF Florids
he regarded the claim of the United States under the
humble Judgment and if il had not been for the di.coy
cry Of Captain Grey and the exploration OF Lewis and
Clarke, the United States would never have determined
TO set up claim This extended to the degree of
latitude, and placed title clear foundation in as.
much as 4 was followed BY the settlement Of Astoria
Thus far he thought had very clear and satfacto-
~ title. We ought not TO think OF going beyond a9
We have never proposed to do in former negoa-
tions with Great Britain and never less What would
Senators think II Great Britain instead of insisting on
her claim to ~ should refuse and comS south OF that
linef From high authority we're sdmonished 10 do
unto others we would have others do unto us And
he yentured 10 assert that the blood of every Senator
and czsn Of the United States would rise TO fever heat
apd mere would DO warcry Instantly if Great Britain
should refase offer and insist on Coming south Bu
had the claims OF Great Britain become worse than they
were an ISIS or are ours betterf His opinion was that
the claim OF Great Britain was not derived under the
Nootgs sound Conyention-that gave right at all
the claim o Great Britain on the
oi rIAIei lNer az ~ we have any right by Gray's
discoveries the British had the right by the settle
ment OF frazers River he behaved previous to any set
uement by us He would go further and state his views
ss to the possibility of adjusting this question He
hoped that the Senators and the Of the
people ana tne people Of the United States would a