The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-01

Oregon. Yet up to that momentum TO the sign.
ing ofthe treaty Of Utrecht and long aterWard and
down 10 the signing Of the Nootka Sound conVen.
lon before all Europe, with he assent Of ell Chris
tendon, Spain asserted, and maintained, and defend
ed her uue TO the whole of thar coast. IL would
be folly for to 60 even for an instant, into the
arguments by which all this has been sustained. II
Is notorious fact which no man, senator or other
wise, can conIroyert. Let me now congratulate one
who most kindly did me the honor some time since
IN most hattenng language which at once found It's
way TO my heart, to call me "friend an epithet
"hleh Will now return 10 him with his permission
let me congratulate my friend, the distinguished
senator from South Carolina, [Mr. CALHous, that
at last the anupodes have met--that he has made
convert Of the senator from Missouri | congratu-
late hun. He has now won the highest trophy-the
brightest intellectual trophy which he has ever
achieved. He can now make the proudest boast he
ever uttered. The great leader there (pointing 10
Mr.. BEsros( has become his Mr.. CALHoUssl
convert and his subatern in the course Of mAstery
inactivity"
"Agamemnon Of the little Land!" and the Aisxes-
and !, the least of them-"the lnte Aiax!i Sir
am not even the lesser Ajax; | am but a poor
private soldier in this cause. ask no favor, and !
seek no reward, save the triumph OF the great
cause ask for nothing. should despise my
sell II, IN cause like this, for an instant |
could cherish feeling of selfshness | would
rather be the little Ajax-rather the private
So'u'o'i hshuns SIMPLY Tor subsistence In this
cause, than TO hold my head 80 high that could not
see aughl below me- rather be the private soldier than
with my naughty foot to press the lowly earth as
Ihoush Il were too mean for my tread; rather be
the private soldier, than in every look and attitude
and act, and expression, proelaim-"I am the ruler
will rule or will RUM and il is Indifferent 10 me
whether the consequence be rule or ruin" Sir be
he who he may, there 10 in this land no man so
nigh as TO have II In his power TO elevate and de-
press public sentiment in America at his will Be
he who he may who makes such an attempt he
will speedily find his level. Little Aiaxr let il be.
but let me remind the senator from Missouri thai
Agamemnon and the A. axes were not the only act
ors at the siege Of Troy. There was an Achilles
there; and we have an Achilles here. Let the sena.
tor from Missouri beware, lest he be the Hector who
will grace the triumph Of this Achilles
Here there was a loud burst Of applause "a the
galleries, which the President's re6uke failed TO
check for few moments
Mr.. WEBSTER then rose, and said that these
breaches Of order indecorous that he now
gave notice that II, hereafter, any marks Of appro.
bsuoR or disapprob on should be given in the gal
eries, he would exc his night as a senator, and
move that the galleries be cleared without except
ing any individual.
Il was now nearly , o'clock, and Mr.. ASHLEY
yielding
On motion OF Mr. SEWER, the Senate went into
executive session. and after some time so spent the
doors were reopened, and then the Senate
Adjourned.