Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-22
CONVERSATIONAL Synopsis,

league drew lots for The longer Senator's
} term, which fell to Mi Rusk his tim
expiring 10 1851. Mr.. Houston's in l547
Mr.. CIayton's resolution calling for fur
Their correspondence on the Oregon ques
ton, was taken up, debated, and informal
| ly passed over. 0CFFor debate see frs
page of this paper.
Il The Senate resumed the consideration
OF The notice resolutions, and Mr.. Barrow
made a speech of three hours. lie wal
in favor Of the notice as pacific measure
House. The bill TO supply deficiencies
in appropriations, was passed.
The sub Treasury bill was debated il
committee of the whole.
MARCH 81. Mr.. Cass made very able
speech on The Oregon question. He re-
piled particularly to Mr.. Haywood and
Mr.. Calhoun. He defended himself and
those who acted with him, from the charg.
es that had been made against him, and
quoted from speech of Lord Brougham,
in the British Parliament, to show that, on
the score Of decorum, the debates in Con-
gress would bear a favorable comparison
with those OF that body, Mr.. Cass then
entered into an argument TO show that the
assumption Of the line of as, as the Nor
thern boundary of our claim, was founded
on an erroneous impression that that line
was established by the treaty of Utrecht,
and was not now binding upon this coun.
try. He also advanced some reasons why
the whole territory Of Oregon should be
held some and indiyislbe," and maintain
ed that our claim to the whole of it was
placed upon the very same grounds as
those upon which England, herself, now
held many Of her colonial possessions. -
When it was shown TO him that the line of
40 was established by the treaty of Utrecht
he would be willing to stop at that line,
but until it was, he should march up TO
the Russian boundary.
Mr.. Cass then went on to show tina! the
offer Of 40 had been -four times made and
rejected, and thrice wiihdrawn-twice by
Mr.. Gallatiu, who withdrew proposition
made by Mr., Rush, and that this country
was not bound by any proposition which
1t had made in reference to this question.
Mr.. Q. read from speech he had made
some years since, to show that he then
took the same ground he does now. That
he then declared that our title to Oregon
should be maintained at all hazards, and
that nothing was 10 be gained by conces.
sion. When he spoke of Oregon he meant
the whole of Oregon, and no; one inch of
ii should ever be yielded to Great Britain
with his consent.
Mr.. Cass then defended the President
from all the charges which have been made
against him in reference TO his position,
and said that he had reason to knoD that
the chairman of The Committee on Foreign
Afairs mr.. AIlen) toaS in daily eommu-
MON Nth the President, and enjoyed his
fullest confidence.
Mr. G said that this was not question
of the horrors of war or the blessings Of
peace; but it was whether peace could be
honorably preserved. We must not lull
into fancied security. We must
not change our swords into plough shares,
and our spears into pruning hooks. The
time had not yet como when the Lion and
Eagle could lie down together. He would
not cry "peace, when there was no peace"
and for himself he could not yet see the
light dawning upon the horizon. He ear
nesily urged preparation, and SAID that the
nation that would not go to war to defend
It's rights, would very soon have no rights
to defend.
Mr.. G. said he had heard il said that sin
this enlightened age two great nations
could not go to war with each other" This
was the strangest sentiment he had ever
heard. 1t would certainly be more homo
rable for two great nations to 90 to war
with each other, than for two great ma.
lions to make war upon little one, as
was now the case in La Plata. He also
diverted to the war now going on be
tween two great armies in India, and the
war which had been made by England up.
on China, and the unrighleous pretexts
made for them.
Mr.. Cass spoke for about three hours,
and was listened TO with much attention
In the House, the sub Treasury bill &C.
cupied the day,
APRIL |. Senate Mr.. Benton rose to
correct the history, and refute the posi-
tons Of Mr.. Cass's speech. He entered |
into a long, curious, egotistical harangue; )
The contested point was, whether the pa.
ralel OF 40 was established as a boundary
IN Oregon BY the treaty OF Utrecht, (l7l4.)
Mr.. Cass was not in his seat. la the
course Of his fnical and pontess remarks,
Mr.. Benton spoke in derision Of those
who advocate the line of 54; 40, and al
Iuded particularly to Mr.. flanagan as
"lhe little Ajax"
When he took his seat, Nc. Hannegan
arose aud retorted in manner so effec-
iual as to call forth lhnnders of applause
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