Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-24
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE. WEDNESDAY,. March Is.

ssid) that question presented which demanded in as
greata degree fearless and honest as a' oeoe
hcn Not only the controversy Tor large cit,oy was
involved but the issues OF the decision e.y SHOULD render
which were OF stu hgher importance Tue PeoPe " "is
country desired To receive correct n'omanon IN
this controversy, not to see theit Servants hete
any feelings that would overlook tue merits o' 'ne
OF wheh they Would nave 10 reap inc och'u'o' VIC
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OF the papers as they tended 10 npcue ia "u "os o
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lion ,hn, Mi to dans,rs which the foreign relations ii the
country threaten 10 it, peace should be fully made known
4, The rouut,v nv omen hll and public dealings And
i'm connection with that SUBJECT If il was essen
ria, ~ .rn,r, pube oninpn and the minds and hearts of
,h 80 no L f,,rt dcIsnrr ,t ,be real state of the
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wa. f., follow n WAS not therefore declaration made
of 9th, questions that wanted 20 throw int,
The public mind and excite IN it, national predisposon
TO war That was not my meaning as the senator will sec
and am sure his canr and Justice will lead him TO accept
t,s And tepea, take not back one syla-
bIc I ,bnt uttered ,,p Ia IS printed and corrected by
INV own hand il stands there aud abide the event what
ever II may h.
Nr ARCHER had no dsposi,ion 10 imput. u the sena
tor om oao any sentiments had avowed, had
he meant TO insnuae that he reckless advocate
war: for he supposed the g nteman Thought might
be rnurd by the exigencie. of the question: and that The
hearts OF the people should be prepared it, Mo-, las
MIR Atcher) opinon was directly the reverse He thought
in, best e of every man should be pare hearts
of the p.ople for comrr,mic and peace. That was
question ut war; What s.rt OF awari Was it war
they stmate by the s'p sunk OF men Slaughter
edl Not at ALL That would be a mode OF
estimating it, indeed IL would be n the desIuc-
tive OF the .eme.t, Of human prosperity recorded
IN hum,n history ItwouId be a very remarkable in
this view that nos blow III country would have the
power TO inci that would not r,cu on our shOudr
hey had an
whom they were melted 10 GO scarcely inferior 10
that they had in their own picture had been drawn OF
the prosp cts o. ia country in case the Uniyn pre-
we'd aud he believed nothing could he said eKavSgAnt
that SUBJECT But what was the tillsman which depend
cd n. realization o these nupes Peace because peace
essential t. that expansion and produc0 by which these
hope. are TO be realized In aInhllung peace you ami
hila,e commerce. and ia annkiating You ami
hila.s all 'cnd. ncy {, eNyans on.
Now he comic ndsd that that question OF war, and
war OF the character he had desciised It
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which by their own concession, held IN common
cupaunn for thirty years and the convention under which
It was done was the result Of their proposition. Oar
Jog that peiOi they has gwen equal dominion TO that
power and would any say, that 1t they undertook
now 10 settle the controversy by the strong hand VI force
by Sc ziag the whole teuoFy-here power in the
whole world 50 contemplate 10 submit ~ II The
had been told Of the baby of Great Britain asserting
10 the uIe Of the whole By United States aud that
by those who sill! preaching her aroRanoe and Pnde
but she had much ance and PRIDE no" IS posi-
ble that with these character tics she would act s. II
they went tile whole OF Oregon would be tantamount
to a declar,tion that have Now he wanted
thu people Of the country be app-ei OF the real chf
rarter q that How had that question assumed the
fearful aspect u then had How dad II happ'n that the
relations established between the two countries by the con-
vsnors OF 1878 aud 1897 were sought TO be destroyed
II they haV" war, it would be entirely unpro
vOked 10y -dvoi-aiy hs i one mat wouu e'uuct
to The object sought which was Oregon. Nov E.sn
dispute that under these conventions The occupation
Of Oregon absolutely Inevitable by the people Oi the
United States the relations between the United States
and England were not dstltO'd' lhty were toiu Nat
while GGiehman settle there under that con
venOn, thousand American czens go there is they
had 4 right do 10 occupy IT. No one could Ioub that
under that arrangement tie people Of the United States IN
fu yeas would cccEpy IT, But is objected that our
citizens 70 there they must he followed by poiecion-
But they rreciuded from doing that by Ie
provisions OF the Convention They could build iOts,
extend their tws establish Indian agencies snd have
q military there. They prcclud Il from none
OF ihoso-om nothing but Ono-that was tie giving Vi
territorial rights. Noyy ali the States Of the Union
a 9 anna ma had way
gone int, first Equle' without their territorial
nights being recorded under c certain c,nYIOLon let al
a proper their rights would be- recorded. Not only
would that be a required, tut nothing could be
more supcruous. II would not only bc war not requr-
ed or conducive 10 g. object, but 10 would actually put
out of the power OF the Un,ed Sa,es reai..i OF
that object Then It would not be- provoked war. nor
conducive to its Obect and Lc would therefore ask, could
IL he Just war} Even II they had clear and unquostOn
ibe tile Inc would ask the United States justified ia
the aolrBo propo5cd1 II lac asked what the ue
Of Great Britain be would say that had sire other,
she had title md the United STAGES. 1bey he'd made
the conventions aud four offered to divide the
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