The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-24

The "National Intelligencer" Of TINS morning
says, that the Oregon resolution requires loeiHs
;s;.t rssoluton 10 he placed before the President OIL
the Untsd States for his appreciation and signature
x,h;.h viii of course, be done without delay" But
thar. hs. been some "delay" already because, the
Senate having adjourned over yesterday until Mon
dsv the resolution will not receive the signature OF
the Vice President until they re-assemble on Mon
day. ...
The "National Intelligencer" seems to consider
the amendment, as made in the committee Of con-
ference, as strengthening rather than imparng the
force of the Senates original proposition" We
cannot conceive how il place this construction
upon il; for, as we stated in our last nights article
.ths resolutions Of the Senate were changed so as
TO convert the first resolution into preamble, with
whereas; thus making it like the preface OF abook
instead of the gis Of the book ITSELF IL will also
appear that the expression Of renewed efforts, in
the preamble, was changed into all proper measures
for a speedy and amicable adjustment &c The
former expression had been construed by some to
mean, that the President was to make, on his part,
another effort, another offer to Great Britain, and
even an offer of the same proposition which had
been rejected before So obnoxious was this express
sion 10 the committee from the House. that they would
have broken up the conference sooner than yield 10 It,
The committee on the part OF the Senate yielded
and agreed to adopt the substitution proposed by
the committee Of the House, Of call proper measures
for a speedy and amcable adjustment" &c. But,
the National Ineligencer is now asserting that 18th,
adoption Of all proper measures includes, as the
reader will perceive, arbitration well all Other
modes Of settlement" Certainly, the reader per-
ceives no such strained construction for he will
recolleci that the proposition was made by the COM
miitee Of the House, who are opposed to arbitra-
tom and next he ill recolect that the whole mat
ter i, submitted to the discretion of the President,
who has already declared, through the Secretary OF
State that he will not accept Of arbitration" and
that he does not consider it among the "prOper meas
uresn for settling the question. Arbitration is there
fore, at once sreludsd-certainly not 'ineludsd"-
among the "modes Of settlement"
The National Intelgencer seems to be making
"a renewed effortn to reconcile itself, as far as it
can, to the adopted resolutions. We free to say,
on our part, that whilst this Is not the best form OF
the notice nor has il been carried in the best way by
the course Of the Senate in appointing three Of the
majority on the Senate committee, land without
any dispsragement we add, two Of these were
whies;) ye, the notice will substantially carry out
the recommendations Of the message. We have
uniformly avowed our preference in the form Of the
notice. Upon this point, the senator from Pennsyl-
vania spoke yesterday with good deal Of force:
'Mr. Cameron said he should vote for the re-
port of the committee and before he did he wish
cd to say word two in explanation of his vote.
Mr.. c. said he was in favor Of plain notice, and
in every vote pending the termination Of the ques-
ION, he had been with the friends Of it. Next he
was willing to take the notice which came from the
House of Representatives, and had voted for it..
Failing get either of these, he had voted for the
resolutions which passed the Senate. He did 30,
because he considered it more important to the in
teres Of the country, that the action of Congress on
this important question, should be indicated by una
nmity than it to have that action expressed in
any particular form; and above all he believed that
4 speedy settlement Of the impending difficulties be-
tween the two countries could only be had by ter
nating the joint occupancy Of the territory in dis
pute. Until a period was fxed at which the state
Of uncertainty must cease, he did not believe the
question of peace or war would be determined. The
President, in his annual message had asked for au-
thorty to give the notice terminate the joint
pancy, under the treaty, and having full confidence
in his integrity, capacity, and patriotism, Mr.. c.
was willing to trust the whole question in his hands.
"Mr. C. said he believed fully in our right to the
whole country in dispute; that our title only termi-
mates where the Russian line begins-at $40 40
but he did not think this the proper time place to
argue the title. 1t could be better done by the Ex-
ecutve in arranging treaty, or in insisting upon
our rights. He had done so in the published cor
respoRdence. When treaty should be agreed up
h,,,h H. of tu,o tho ca
ate could revise their acts This course (Mr. C..
thought) would have been more respectful to the
President and, in the end, better for the country.
But as the defeat Of the present notice would, in
his opinion, be defeat Of all notice during the
present session of Congress, he should vote for it,
without meaning to commit himself in favor of any
treaty which should not secure to the United States
the whole Of eur just rights in Oregon"
The notice, therefore, may not be in the best pos
sible form, but it will answer all the purposes Of q
notice. As Mercutio says: at may not be as deep
an A we'll or as wide as a church door but IT WILL