The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-05
House Of Representatives.

After the reading Of the journal the question came up
on the Oregon business. left unfinished Yesterday:
Mr.. CHARLES J. lSoaRseLL made an address Of about
half an hour this subject He said the only thing we
wanted in Oregon was men and women The only
thing We can do 10 to settle the country We get
children The ladies' gallery, this expression was
universal blush A few minutes before. II con-
into milky way Of scented cambria Some one IN the
noighborhood Of Mr.. McConnels seat said, Then,
Mr. lsokasoLL said he was sorry to 6nd his oriental
friend the chairman Of the Committee Territories
absent tCres Of - West !: not o.isnt,l'2 Mr. Ingsr.
to MIR. Douglasss stout little body)
He not for mastsrly Inactivity like did.
being rapidly settled since he spoke about two years
ago. the population Of Oregon had increased to
thousand No wondss that We should have ii.i. :a
aggeration about Oregon. These men had more rifles
in their hands, and were more in number than England
there to hold Oregon in spite Of Great Britain We
won't make war unless necessary. Oregon might b
OF dangers, and rocks going above the clouds
but still. i necessary, be would Asht for it.
ns: 4: Be . % IL :: sS:
the joint occuPsny had b, On called. He vas foi
comPrcm:s. but not surrsnder In few yssr there
there and would be valuable country. He was glad
that the venerable gentleman from Massachusetts, had
phsres. He mr. IngersolD was for peace but v vsv
eomss, then peace vAis neh Of EassA Territory re-
Mr. HAnALDsoN Obtained the door. and said he thought
this discussion was prematurs He concluded BY me-
ses =: P. ..e vgon this u.
after complaint about his being prevented non
rood Of Oregon, and faver Of giving The notice Hs
hoped certain gentlemen would be now valorous q
Mr. HOLMES, Of South Carolina, explained He wss
not afraid Of war But the case Different from Tsx.
a. In placs Of one ride 70 lili ws!i, night BE- NJ
Sir. PREsToS KISo, Of New York, read extract In
the Courier and Enguirer iron the LeSds~ 7sns and
made some allusons to the game being played In this
Mr. DOUGLASS explained
Mr.. Kl.o was in fvcr Of the Oregon bill He did not
believe that the administration were play inr any gams
The English had met the Americans at Bunker Hul.
Suos ana not :ss
nations this continent shall she interfere with sur
territory He said he believed that the sdmnstr
they would not have offered IT,
Mr.. WINTHROP took the door, and chained the atten
termination notice He doubted whether is would take
up even his own resolutions, which he offered . few
He wa: w H ns, they :hSod b laid
rights in Oregon, which he was willing 70 defend. He
spurnsd eli impuiaons his patriotism Love Of coun
was too true that there were vulgar slusons Of this
kind to which the heart Of the pablo vibratsd--but
ons man should take the sense Of Is. people ana an
other the nonsense, and that the chances were the
latter would beat the former ten to Bat there
better after all, and TO that he would sp.
peal-to the Christian. educated moral sense Of the
people II he wished to make this Z party question:
he might retort upon the Administration. He might
ask whore were those heroes whom the President
and Secretary offering our clear and unques
tonable rights north Of forty nine degrees Bot he
made no such illusions He willing to give credit
30 the administration for what they had done well
Hero Mr. King, Of New York, got rap over the
knuckes insinuatng that the administration net
considered that our rights clear He considered
that neither nation had clear rghtto it. The civilized
world would be justified in turning US both out u the
native savages could only assert their rights. II
did come no vote Of his should cripple the nation He
thought right make preparations hrst He thought
our e the hest of the two. Perhaps he'd the best
,irht 10 the whole Of Oregon, the question q
cne hut the circumstances demanded compromise,
sven Arbitration We might refer to the King of the
r. Insersoll) Well, to some statesman; to . Prescott
or Sparks, Gallstn, to whom the present Secrets
nv Of State seemed TO many Of his ideas this
subject The natives here went for referring 10 the
Pope He had made those remarks lest bis position on
toe question might be misunderstood.
Mr. OWEN, Of lndisna. made few remarks explaining
the position OF the question the value Of the territory
&c He took Mr. King TO task for insnuaftng insincer
Nv 10 the present administration In il offer Of ~ degrees
Offers :,
Mr. BIxsa OF Illinois, In favor Of al Of Oregon
every sand and shell that gtered on her shers Ne
was The only whg representative oil oo0o0 men IN ne
west These men, poor they are, would Aght for
Oreson whether duty called them 70 On. bee 81 New
rssns or the lakes there would this western blood he
roured out in defence Of the ration and her rights He
ssked the democ rats they rscollscted the bs,mors
,ssolutscps about our rights N Oregon they mess'