Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-04-04

Oul thlnk, slr' tnat thal DAY mas arrived
Now, as said before, we differ upon hi,
lniiiatory step towards the assertion oil
our title. We differ, and | regret, Mr.
Chairman, exceedingly, that differ IN
opinion with distinguished statesman
IN the other end Of the Capitol, whose
purity of life and comprehensiveness Of
intellect have marked him as one Of the
master spirits OF the age aud who has
shed halo around the American name
man TO whom the American people can
point as the living model Of what an
American statesman should be. But we
have all our indivi Iual responsibility.
We are all bound to bring to the consid.
Grafton of this question the best nteil.
gence which nature and education have
brought within our reach, and to follow
out, after patient and retired study, the
dictates oil our own judgments. believe,
sir, the day has come for the cessation of
this joint occupancy. Your Government
has thought so too. She has again held
out the ollve-branch OF peace to the Gov.
eminent across the water. She has a
gain said 10 her opponent in this ques
ton, although we belieye our title clea
to the whole Of this territory, vet we
will, for the fourth time, offer 10 divide it L
with you by parallel OF latitude, which
is the same that divides our territory
from the Lake OF the Woods to the Rocky
mountains. We will extend this parallel
to the Pacific ocean, and give you nearly r
one hall of this magnificent territory. a
We will give it to you, too, when YOU V
neVe Claimed the sovereignty Of The soil, 81
but claimed merely its temporary occu. =
pancy." Sir, bel eve that the rejection
oil that offer by the British Minister was D
trash and impoli,ic; and, | believe, over tn
1t humanity will weep. ce
Sir, the gentleman from Indiana who 1Dii
addressed the committee day or two
ago, asked where was The power Of Con ri
gress, under the Constitution, to mass for
this resolution. point him to section Oh
third, article fourth Of the Constitution. COT
which reads thus: ant
"lhe Congress shall have power 10 NJ
dispose oil and make all needrul rules the
and regulations respecting the territory Ger!
'or other property belonging to the Uni. Of
ted States" Kin
NOW, here IS power given in the TF,
constitution 10 pass all rules ana reguIa capt
ions respecting our territory. O, but. Cou
lays the gentleman, it belongs to the of Il
reaty nowo. D.. ~ .no Ada
an ever come between Congress ana the
reaty-makIng power on a question of
his KIND to which Congress az rees To
,""" - ia" power given under this res.
luton! 10 the House Of Representa-. n
YES, the President, and the Senate Ill.,
Who IS the treaty-making power? The D. ~,
resident and Senate. Whatever, then 20 o'f
congress approves, the treaty making ~, io'
over will sanction. There can be ne s 'ao'''
ontiIct between them. 10y aI
The honorable gentleman from Ala. I A,"t
anna, Mr.. YGNcEY to whose remarks I ~ a'''
stoned with so much deIght-it was the Pos rs
loving eloquence of the sunny South pail
sked what the late war had achieved on;n
If, that was not war for territory: il or
as war for the freedom of the sea o,,,,
'reat Britain had claimed supremacy un. nns,
The ocean; and her poet had boastins ,oe:,
! said OF her 'nes >.
britannia needs no bulwark W
n o towers along the Steep; ~ to
her march is DER the mountain wave ken
we met her on that element: and a. tina,
ain and again and again was the red the
'oss OF st. George struck before tina, gean
AIRY banner around which cluster the own
ishIng affections of our hearts. Yes. sufic
r, upon 1t, before we entered that strno to ar
rl,"o " ~ rFee tr4de and sailors good
3htS." They were glorlouslv, noblv quest
antalned; and at the treaty of Ghent- bic
or which was placed, as one of its min com,
erlng spirits, the venerable gentleman but I
''o0husels, W.T.. ADAMS the earn
le,a eagle Tapped its wings tri- On
a." Ht OVER 'he crouchng lion. Palri
70, 49, m "', n'ucn mas been said OF ent W
'at the West will do in case of con. Tn
H. hope, ferVenlIy hope, that This howe
atest may not come; but if we are IA ble rv
w.rr;os We . are 10 nave the battle oil or left
warrior with confused noise and unon
rments rolled in blood II tell NV sb ra,n
'nds from the rich and glorious Yves; Lvas ,
i thoSe have the honor 10 represent moeI =
not be found last when the mus,ar b,p s,o
IS called. Sir, the patriotism and the and 81
y, CO Non 80, heed no eulo at the
ho SnII n9y nave been written Ano
i ~ 49, 0"'t'0 WIN the hearts Is gene
oil the proud invader; and the same ern Ser
Ill., ,,a S"'"0 Pa'flo''Sm when more party
~ ~ yoa'S "So l'hPeIed them to which
/ bonoaao o,o1 Oet"eeh theIr own upon tt
h Iod - u '''0 wal 'or deSolalon, between
oltinr,ao NV" o " eAcoqnter the veterans Great
q pa9o 49, n"o"ou WIN me victories be mad,
viii oaain ', an'ala'eS 'helr bosoms, red to,
i, e, -, S,.i '"1,' uFmS' Sir, IN who wi
,hich 81 wa '00fly, 10 Inc ar IN tones
men carried US so successfully thro' one end
rYInO crisis the rn NJ. ''N