Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-03-25
OREGON NOTICE.


| viii! say, to the satisfaction of The vast
multitude by which he was surrounded.
The iIonsc Of Representatives must have
been literally empty. 1 doubt whether
you will find his speech IN either Of the
city papers. lis he wrote polite note 10
Ihe reporters Of each journal, requesting
them not 10 publish his speech until it
should undergo revision. II is al-m por-
tant lliat ii man occupying the high and
commanding postum which Mr.. Calhoun
now holds in The hearts Of the American
people, should not be mistepresentcd III
The smallest particular. He was on this
occasion more than himself; he seemed
to feel The solemn responsibilities of what
he was utterIng To go celore the world,
and to he NJ crl'cG Of rs it deserved. |
have listened TO MIR. Calhoun Oh many
great occasions in my life, and must cau-
ddiy admit thar OH The present, he was
far more powerful aud rIuq cut Than ever.
apprchcnd there is not paper IN The
South thai will not publish his aIcsmau-
like views OF This question
Mr. G.. dssculed from the opinions ez-
pressed by COL Benton. that all The pres
enl difficulty with England grew uu ol
, the lulnt occupancy ui 1915 aud lc27.-
He luak u whuIls Iilitrenl view frrln his
Senator. He said the convention WAS u
substitute for war, and those NO made
it, acted wisely in their day. ri &C then
there has been great Change ln puLllc
opinion, here and in England, in favor ol
compromise. He thought a very large
majority Of The Senate aud The country
was for compromise, aud, what was IIiure,
! England was Tor compromise, as no mau
who had read Sir Robert Prcls reply 10
Lurd john Russell, cuuId fail 10 see -
yes. Tho premier was ready 10 C"mpio-
mise on Inc offer which had been lnadc ny
us in 1915. BY All adjustment Of this
question with En@ gland. NC would be able
10 settle with Mexico. thu: ouiL remain
! inactive So long as The Question was open.
He hoped after lie Oregon matter w.s
settled with England, that We would deal
generously by TcAicU. lie defended in Il
most maSterty manncr the policy oil
mastcrly in ctiriiy" as advocated by
him. that we were SolD. on 10 settle
! quietly The country, immigration was pour
! ins in Ihere every year, and must coaIln
tie 10 d" 50 In Il ratio Of more 'lan hun.
dted rur every one thai could cmi2r"'c
| from England. distant from The territory
more than ~. OUO miles. He dcIeuhud
! himself in like manner from The insinua.
riuns thrown out that he had beeu aclIvr
enough IN acquiring Texas, and slow IL
ACT un the question: ol OTeeun. Win
TeXrs, he said, time would have destroy
ed us, while with Ofcsrn il would Save
US. Win Texas, the imc had arrived
when, if she did lot c0uc 10 US. sno mus
have gnnc TO En.laud. lie Insisted thai
Texas was a great part of the valley q
:he Mississippi, and ycli had bccu calicl
Sualhcrn qnestion. lie showed wha
our country would become if she purssc,
peace, and what she mighi become in /
war Of ten years, even II that war was ii:
il. lie alluded 10 he EcCrssily there Wa:
Tor preserving peace al The present tlml
above all others, when Eu.land auu lIis
country were about Iakug The lead in 1
free and extended Commerce. lie Insist
cd that no Two naiIuus could do each UthrI
50 mach good Us England and America it
peace. aud 40 twO GOULD 90 cuch ul!lcl
so much harm III time III war.
Nlr. Begrien has The fuar TOMORROW.
Mach lG.
Al the early 'lour Of nine u'cIock, N,
SrnaIc Chanocr was lhroused hy IlI"o,
vino were ;.nXinus 10 hear Mr.. Calhoun
speech Uu The Oregon question.
Al ono O'Clock, The Oiee'sn QuesIiu,
was taken up, and Mr.. Calhoun spukt
about one hour aud u half upon the Ore
gun Question:.
March IL.
The effect Of Mr.. Calhouu's speech i.
very srcal, us far as cunccrns lnose It
whom IL WAS addressed. ENcy Que say:
lnal II soolhcd lie asrriit.es at party ~
The Senate. aud prepared IIa, b ,dy lo!
such course Us ~Uuld all IN lhe ad
JUS mcnl Of The question. lis appeal IL
the ultra Oregon party was irresistible. -
As pruul HAT II tad Sonc effect, | may
slate mat Mr.. llarurgan, al Tic clu,c Ul
1
his speech, GuJH ~, maud, ii ud ougraiua
J ted him IN the uriursl uIauncr. There
is a good sketch Of lIe spec, n he In
| ,elilgrEccr, uf tbs rl1'Iin", aud | under.
siauI ,nc aUlc reror, couSraluiutrs !:In:
sell upon having made ahh!ul repJrl
ul it. Bul, | learn to-day, that Mr. Cal.
houn, who did not see II, tIl The paper
came our, is dissatisfied with it, aud viii,
III u lew days, p.cscEI his speech, as pre-
pared by himself, which will be more sat.
Islaclory TO the public.
Though Mr.. Calhoun discaims any
know ledge ul the action OF Tie Pres ldenl,
there is reason for believing IlIa' the Pres.
idenl did, through Mr. McLane, make an
overture to the Brush Government, in
response to the cUnciIatury notice oi the
Oregon difficulties, taken IN the Queens
speech, auI IN the reply Of Sir Robert
Peel 10 Lord Jolu kusscl's questions. Ii
was certainly his GUY 10 do This as alr.
Calhoun plainly nlmalcs. The reply
may be here IN Il uay or TWO, by lHe
packet which sailed "n he 4h March.
Mr., UaytOu'c resolution, calling ON The