The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-03-19
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE THURSDAY, March 5, ls46.
SPECIAL ORDER--OREGON-"THE
NOTICE."

Mr.. HAYWOOD resumed and concluded his
remarks in favor of "the notice." Immedi-
ately after the senator resumed his seat,
Mr.. CALHOUN made very brief explana-
ton in relation 10 reference made by Mr..
H. to portion of his (Mr. C's) correspond
ence with the British minister: and then.
Mr.. HANNEeAN rose and said: l must
apologize to the Senate for obtruding myself
upon your attention at this advanced period
Of the day, particularly as l have already
occupied your attention on several occasions
i'll the course Of this debate. My remarks
now, however, will be very brief Before
proceed to make any reply to the speech of
the senator from North Carolina-the most
extraordinary speech which have ever list
ened TO in the whole course of my life-I
desire, through the Vice President, to put
question to him, which have committed to
writing. 1t is this: ask him if he has the
authority of the President, directly or indi-
rectly, for saying to the Senate that it is his
the Presdent's) wish to terminate the Ore
gon question by compromising with Great
Britain ON the 10th degree of north latitude
Mr.. HAYWOOD. Is the Vice President TO
be the catechist?
| Mr.. HANNEGAN. put the question in the
usual way, through the chair
Mr. HAYWOOD. have already said what
had written for fear Of being mistaken. l
said distinctly, as the senator knows, that
if the President would authorize any one to
: answer such question, it would be unwise
and impolitic.
Mr.. ALLEN. / desire to say that con-
o strue the answer Of the senator from North
Il Carolina into negative.
MIR. HAYWOOD. Then desire to say that
n my friend from Ohio only proves that he is a
a very bad hand at construction.
y Mr.. ALLEN. Well, then, will adopt the
], other construction; and put the question,
, and demand an answer to it as public right
The senator here has assumed to speak fol
T. the President. His speech goes TO the world
y and demand, as public right, that he an
Y swer the question; and if he won't answer it.
d stand ready to deny that he has expressed
!; the views of the President.
"a Mr.. HAYWOOD made some remarks in +;
tone so low and indistinct, that they were
y not heard in the gallery.
T. Mr.. WEsTcoTT call the senator TO or
e e der.
y Mr.. HAYWOOD. You needn't be uneas,
sir. No senator has light to make demand
y upon me on this floor, or any where else
Y unless give him reason. would do al
10 most anything is kind way, out of doors
a which could be done in reason and honor
y and confess that do a great many thing
~ that look on as humiliating, after they ar
IL done, rather than have discOrd in the demo
)4 cratic party. do not recognise the right {
DO any one to make demands ON me, when
" have submitted to the Senate what had
II say, what wrote before said it, and VIII
IA | shall print afterwards.
O4 Mr. ALLEN. do not demand it as al
50 personal right at all. demand it as pu
IL lie right. An avowal has been made th
81 he is the exponent of the views of the Pre-
O9 ident upon great national question. H
w has assumed to be that exponent And
Os ask him whether he has the authority of th
81 President for the assumption.
81 Mr.. WEsTCoTT. call the honorable sci
40 ator from Ohio to order. object to indivit
50 ual opinions being thrust on this body.
81 Mr.. ALLEN and Mr.. HANNEeAN rose s
II multaneously.
30 Mr.. HANNEGAN yielded, observing that !
ID was not SO anxious to speak, but he coul
SO yield the floor to any body.
So Mr.. ALLEN | have not asked what ii
~ opinions of the senator are.
90 Mr.. HAYWOOD. Will the senetor allo
me to interrupt him for one moment? a
.e- not at all excited-not at all. do not sc
any catechism in the rules of ORDER der
On, the right of any senator to put questions
i'll, me in this way.
les Mr.. ALLEN. Then the senator takes bat
- his speech.
be- Mr. HAYWOOD, Not at all; but am gil
it a to see that my speech takes.
'er- Mr.. HANNEGAN. Well, he did not let
es- get into print this morning, so as to give
ore fair opportunity of replying. All sketch
Gus even of his speech have been, by his ESP
cial request" withheld in the papers.
Mr.. HAYWOOD was understood to say, I'll
as he had taken very importantand respo
sible position, he wished to avoid the pos
'.s '"s bility of misconstruction, and therefore
DIV DIV sired to report his speech himself For ft
!, ~ of mistake he had taken that course; and
sha thought he was justified in it by the fact Il
,t ;, one Of the papers had really been quite III
and 49, BILE to make out the draft of his remarks "
'ao u' .erday, and had positively set him us mt
,sU' 'en; ing long speech in favor of settling t
;bIs ;bIs question by arbitration and compromise.
nor Mr.. HANNEGAN. do not deem it ma
the rial whether he gives direct answer to
kiss question or not. 1t is entirely immater
IN" lie assumes-no, he says, there is no
can sumption about it-that there is no meant
the in language, no truth in man, ifhe Pre-
dent anywhere commits himself to $40 4
as his fattering friends assume of him.