Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1846-02-21
CoNcREss.

C.;"..I- the resolutions OF N.
s ~ which authorize the Presiden, =:
y. a.:cIelon, TO notify Great Britain Of ,s ~
l1'sn.ion 10 terminate the Join, occur. lion "
UIecon, provided said notice be no, vivsn ~, ~
altef IN: close Of the present session s. a ~.
sg.Sess Mt' y angpns offered 40 swsnd nan, .va
m'''ioe Tue oregon controversy 10 he ,rh;,,s
MOI, Of = Third power. ,rAose dee;,;oo LII
o % apcn Dcsh rartiss and also di,ec,;o.
ms Commaee.oa-Fertiioriea 10 report ) is.s
establishing Territorial Goverpmen, !, n en'
ecn. 70 30 INTO operation aftcr the espi,a,,o. =.
me Twelve months, unless the Presiden, .s y.
ito suspend ahe-sasac. The re,cJo,ions s zee
amendment ware not acted upon. 70 ma ~s
smenjmen. Of Mh N. sseems iniudieioa. ~. ms
imp'ac'icab'e. Ga the 26,h ui.. Mr.. An u.u
called up his resolu;ions agains, Eurone,, NV, -
reference In American alfairs, and in N. =.
bate upon them Messrs. Cass, Webs,s, 81
honn, Allen. Clayton aud Archer par,ein,,sa
Tbs discussion look > wide range, emb,,e;u.'
the Oregon dispute, the question OF peara .ra
war, the condition and prospects Of hi, cons'
!ry, the policy Of European Governments ~
MT. Cass eoniendsd tina, the resolution, v.,.
oPportpne and important. and tina, ], wa. " ,,ms
the American PEOPLE protested emph,,;..i,.
against the interference Of European povs,.
IN the affairs Of American Republics. II. y"
gafded tho declaration made BY Monroe. afI,r.
GU " tho Psesideat, snd rs.afirmed in ,h...
al;o y g protesting sgans, the informed.
Ams,;can Peg.hl;c. .nl ~ :. n. asirs Of Ii.
cupying unoccupied territory. In the debate
the in'erfsFence Of Great Britain and France ia
order 10 prevent the annexation Of Texas
their late unwarfantable Uterine ddling IL IL,
national affairs Of the Republics Of pars.
quay and Monte Video-were severely repro.
ba'ed. i was declared that the sovereign. Of
Europe should no longer DO allowed 10 later.
fere. in this way. with the affairs OF this Con.
,inent. Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Cass declared
that the hate news from England was decided.
~ pacific in its tendency, and tho former Gen.
tleman expressed his conviction ,ha, tho Ore.
gon question would be hororabiy settled b,
negotiation. though Mr.. Cass could no, .es
how. II was farther declared that this inter.
ference was carrying out the principle laid
down by NJ. Gnlzo--that the powers Of Eu.
rope mus, held the balance Of power on III,
American Continent. The resolutions were
';"e. NJ, l COMMITTEES on fcrsign Rel..
which has been prialed-drec,np The sx,s Of
the RESERVED mineral lands 10 Iluois. lows
and Wisconsin. Mr.. Fairfield rspor,ed bin.
appropria.ing FIVE million six hundred and
twenty. five thousand dollars for the consuuc.
ton Of ten iron steamships. and advocated tho
necessity Of an increase OF our navy, in LONG
and able speech. Mr.. Hanneean offered N
amendment sppfopria,ing tho entire proceeds
Ct the public lands 10 the construction Of leu
additional steam vessels, in support Of which,
he urged The increase Of our navy from the die.
position manifesied By France and England
TO prevent The settlement Of our difficulties
with Mexico md involve % In war with hi,
Gnvefamsnt-an the unsettled STATE Of on,
affairs with England. MI. Benton opposed
the bill and, amendments, tn toto, o. tie
ground Of the enormi,y Of The expenditure. aud
the absence Of any necessity for an increased
our ,naysl fosce In lis speech. Ms Ben,as
studiously avoided all reference TO the Oregon
question. Tie subject was not disposed ofat
our Las. sdvices. Mr.. Bsgby aud Mr.. Casa
have addressed the Senate. Mr.. B. consider.
ed the appropriation ...oo large for peacs--'oo
small for waf." MI. Cass supported NJ Fsif.
field in short yet eloquent speech
In THe HOUSE,, the contested sea, from Flor.
ida was decided in favor Of Nj. Broken.
brough-ihe Democratic con,es.ant-aler
long debate. The Oregon discussion has besa
continued. Mir. King, Of Georgia, has offered
Joint Resolution on the sGhjcct Of Oregon
which embraces the resolution Of MI. Cr!,en'
den, and the smendment Of Mr.. Mangun, pre-.
vously offered in the Senate. Mr.. Wentworth
offered an amendment TO tn, resolution Of Ut.
King, providing that the U. States should ret
submit the question Of Oregon 10 arbitration
until satisfied that,h ports Of Great Britain
arc permanently opened to the bread.s,ufs 1t
the United Si-.~.. ,Iessrs. Pendlston, pous.
10. and Owen have spoken upon me subject
the former against, the two last in favor Of
giving he notice. The speech Of Mr.. Owen
was an alta exposition Of The soundness of!h'
American claim to size whols Of Oregon
The question 10 no, set disposed Of.