Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-08

Oregon would ha abandonment al the hunpt aud hts
interests OF the ueited States taken up for consd
GRAFTON.
Mr.. ANNEGAN moved thai they I've printed. aud
made thu special urder of the day hr snme day hext
week. but. ut Nh Aehels sugpesluns changed his
ton, rs tolaee thru made The order oi The day LOT
the thrd Monday IN January.
/ Mr. CAlHCllN ruse To offer amendment IN the
shape ol al counter tesonilansdeoaiihg the
power mike TREATIES Ia BE- vcaled IN tho President
With the appreciation al lwosihds OF the Senaie-lha
the Administration did right in onrng 10 sue The of
egon Question with Eng land upon The basis Of The d9h
pafalle-and that II Munld be- no abandonment Of the
honor mud beat interests al The nation 10 settle the qnes
tiou upon that line parallel lie suppafled his amend
ment. aud sond by the course OF The ffeaden On this
subject vigorously 10 pass the resolutions offered by
the gentleman from Indiana he SAID would be Ia declare
that the Ofelo Question could mol be settled by hrgn
iialm 10 bring on war and sele the question al the
cannons uuuh-tn lose Us, iur The present, al least
the whole OF 0egnn-and 10 pronounce an Implied cen-
sure upon the Administration ur having offered the I9h
parallel 10 Great Britain. Although he could not sup.
port the resolutions. Int must oppose them. yet he was
clad they had been otIrrad, They were dttrel manly
and met the pani hudly.
He pictured The hurfors NJ n war which might ensue
#, m false slepin tbs delicate business, aud said that
II war should some in his msl'r he would stand by his
country firmly any man, while he would hold hnse
responsible r It's devastating consequences, who, by
rashness or imprudencu, should bring II upon Va,
The following are the resolutions submitted by Mr.
Calhoun,
"Resoired That tho President Of the United States
has The power by and with The advice and conse0 u the
Senate make treaties provided two thirds olhe Sen
ale cuncuf
.,Resoired That The powers Of making aties EN-,
braces hni If xnp aud settling boundaries between the
territories and pussessloDs OF The I0ted States aud thus
of other powers in cases ol conflicting claims between
them in reference 10 The same.
"Rfsnlrrd That however clear their claims, IN their
opinion to he country included hetw,en lhe raaels OF
tho aud so 10 month latitude, aud extending from tho
Rocky Maintains 10 The Pacific Ocean, kUoNnhs the
territory # Oregon. there exists aud have always
existed conflicting claims 10 the possessl1n OF The
heween Us and Great Britain, The adjustment Of which
has been the subject OF negotiation between The eepce
tive Governments.
"Rcsoircd. Tia, The Prcsidenu of The T. s. has right
fully The power under the Constitution by aud with The
ady ce and consent nr the Senate provided two thirds
Of The concur 10 adilslby treaty the claims Of ie
two Governments 10 the said territory by hAing bonn-
Diary for their present possessions.
"Resored. That The President Of the I. 5 Ia renew,
ing The offer the spiri Of peace ard compromise
ahsh the A9h degree of nh latitude asa hue bet
the two countries 10 IT. said Territory. did not abandon
the honor character the hest interests Of The American
people, orexcccd the power vested IN hun by The Cum
snon 10 make lrenties."
Mr. HANNEGAN followed. lie did not intcndauy
censure upon the administration Cor having offered The
i9lh parallel Tho eoulempiuous rejection Of Thai Offer
had eangcd the whole aspect OF the case, and II would
BE- abandonment Of orr honor and best interests
settle the question upon mat basis and mus enften
der large prou Of soil clearly ours. Nne he would
moi censnre the President he SD bound dawn 10
power but thai he cuuld stand up aud oppose
Of the President which he iplt moi right lie claim.
ed to be independent man WEI as the President.
and had good right express his sentiments the
President had 10 communicate his. II war
and he hoped it would no i'll could be avoided with
hohnr-he desired that it might never be settled except
at The lannon's mouth and upon oar own terms. lie
could moi help referring 10 the different treatment meed
out to this Of Oregon and lha, of Texas by the peculiar
friends Of the latter Both questions were born aud era
oiled in the Baltinare Convention, ard the Democracy
of the whole country soeunly agreed 10 stand by both
alike. But the friends Of Texas were IN OF haste TO
get that question settled and Texas into the Union,
while they were sransng Oregon ia The eradel There
were conflicting claims the subject OF The western
boundary ofTexas, much as IN regard 10 The nor
ihern boundary Of our part Of Otelon.
Bni when those who were presumed 10 know some
thing about the history Of the country Col. Benton was
probab alluded to told the Senate that We ought 10
stop I'm lhe banks OF the Neuces and ascertain whether
right before should 90 further. their couns
sells unhee led and there was no pacliyng gentle
until the horse of The Unli,d States pran
cling the banks of The Rio del Nore. Nothing would
do short Of armed occupatnn Oi the country between
these Two rivers. In that matter we had only weak
Mexico Ii offend; but now that we have England lor
opponent, gentlemen are anxious 10 prevent hosillI'
ties
Mr.CAInOuN reb,oed and explained his course
botl, on the Texas and the Oregon Question. He reile
Grated the sentiments Thai he had before advanced.
4 Mr. HAYWOOD rose paclfcaur-lhouaht the
discussion was premature, and rather out ot place-and
III, we'd 10 lay The whole subject Of The table
! Mr. NJ. CLAYTON follow, IN 81 p1i of the
ton He thought The Senate ought not to commit itself
in advance upon this subject.
i Mr.. ARCHER snppned The motion thanked Mr.
Calhoun i.r The high aud honorable position lac had as
snm.d and congratulated the country Thai now glad
tdings would be waited the wings OF peace 10 tho
four quarters Of the globe.
Nj. ALLEN spoke on the subject, ia his usual style.
lie supported Mr.. lIannegan's resolutions and dep-
ecated warpancs, got ghten feeble minded per-
from maintaining the lust rights OF the naion The
commercial interests ready To parade he cost
Of in grim array bfore the people, when question
like this up--as if dollars aud cents Were to be
weighed againsi the honor of the country.
! Mr.. CALHOUN again addfesse the Senate, in JUS
fcal6n of the course he had marked Out Tor himse on
this question. He was followed by
/ Mr.. HAYWOOD, who advocated the medium ground
first reviewing and opposing the position Of the Senator
from lndinna. and thea reviewing and not agreeing with
the position Of The Senator from South Carolina 1Eey
were both wrong, and il wond be wrong for The Senate
To adopt the resolutions Of either, until the jurisdiction Of
the Oregon question should pass into lis hands from
hose Of the Executive. He thought. after all. there
would be less faar from with Great Britain than
from of politicians that flour lie begged Sen-
aiors 10 give the Administration two moens for fair
trial. and not attempt IN single month after The assem-
bling &C Congress, break II down by getting an
ocisgon party in that Chamber After he had concu
ded--
! Mr.. HANNEGAN once took the flor in snp>
port of the Position he had assumed and in repy 10 the
gentleman from n Carolina. He maintained that the
President had yielded up The jurisdiction Of the qnestinn
and announced III his message 10 the whole world that
the neQo alton had terminated, and was at an end He
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