The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-01-10
January,7.

Dear W:-The most important bill passed in
the Senate to day Mr.. Benton's, for provi.
ding protection to Emgrants TO Oregon This
OIL calls Tor Two Regiments Of mounted riflemen.
StOckade forts, and two thousand dollars fur each
TO pay the Indians for their title to their lands II
was known yesterday that Mr.. Yancey, of Alaba
ma, was to have the floor in the House nm Tho
oregon question. AS there was nothing of inter-
est IN the Senate, and the tide rolled To The
House, followed the current. found Mr.. A.
dams on the floor making explanations in rela,inn
10 his course during the late war, in reply tu az
sertons OF Mr.. Rhett, who stated in his speech
that Mr. Adams was opposed To the late war--,f
Ter explanations, &c, Mr.. Holmes, of South
Carolna. offered resolution that com,nittee Of
the House call on the President to select site fnr
NE monument, To be erected to the father of his
country, General Washington, which was unani
monSly adopted after which the House went
into COMMITTEE of the Whole. Mr. Yancev having
the floor This genlleman's speech was burst
OF eloquence seldom heard from so young man
ne TOOK grounds against giving notice TO Great
Britain. He called il a war notice. Tn the conree
of his remark he stated "that liberty onlv adj
yanced under the benign influence of peace ), and
that war was adverse To the advancement of libe-
raj principles; he therefore, deprecated war and
advocated peace. He thought at the end of
war with Great Britain we would be left nearly
where we are now-Pussiby with the accession
OF canada and the loss Of Oregon He msoni6ed
the power OF Great Britain, and attempted to sbew
our 'eeoIeness and unpreparedness for an encoun
ter with that powerful nation He was for the
whole Of Oregon, but he was for peace-an bnn-
orable peace. His speech created great excite
ment. The views expressed by Mr.. Yancey are
Important as II is supposed that he is the oracle of
Mr. calhoun, and that the grounds taken by Mr.
fancey will be maintained by Mr.. Calhoun. and
'he Southern men in the Senate 1t is the gene.
raj belief here that the West wishes war. to obtain
The whole OF Oregon-that the Northern men will
sustain me " est to have possession Of Caada and
Nova ScoiIa-and that the South will make \
clear back out; and, if necessary, relinunish the
whole OF Oregon to save their cotton and slaves
he ianatlcal abolltonists will 90 To war to sacr-
nee The South; therefore, with the West. the
| North, and The AbOlllOnists, the notice NAV he
given. But, if the notice is given, in INV opin-
ION, there CiU be no ,cdr. II only opens the
question for future negotiations which are now
closed. What l can learn from various sources.
the object is 10 continue the debate until The arr
val Of the next steamer from England
Capt. VOORHEES,, Of the Argentine noiarietv. ia
here, endeavOrlng to procure his restoration to du
ty. tie endeav0red To make his case similar to
Commodore PoRTER's. No two affairs could he
more dissiniaT. Commodore Porter was acting
under the instructions Of his Government: he "a as
driving from the ocean heard of pirates, and in
the performance Of this duty, an officer command.
ing one OF his squadron was arrested and tbro,vo
into prison by the Governor of Foxardo; he com
PEELED The Governor to apologize, IN his sonad
ron there was no tyranny--nO pain inflicted NJ,
so with Captain Voorhees,. One continued c,o "
pain was heard from the beginning TO the en1 " "
the cruise-and the end Of his cruise was term;
mated by official falsehOod and direct disoho,;
he was tried and dismissed from tbo Ne
recommended 10 mercy by the court which tried
him-the President, with kind FEELINGS Gomez.
ted his sentence 10 FIVE years suspension ,vi,bns,
pay We, therefore, recommend him 10 rcinso