Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-02-18

! sexes, anxious 10 hear wnat Steps m"utl
4 be taken with regard 10 the message.
! Ailer The disposal ol some unInipUrlh"t
malters, The House went lh;u Cunlnl'icc
,k0f lne Whole, aud resumed the cuusItier
Z alton ul The .Iulnt Restitution, authorizing
1.-THE President 10 give lie Oregon NotIcc
forthwith.
Mr.. King having given his vie, 5. Mr.
4 Adams took HE flnur. and "en into all
4 elaborate defence OF The varI0us posItions
assumed by hInl in his lurmer speech
tie referred 10 the the given ny !he Pope
10 Span III 1893, and argued tnal lnhs
much as the hole civilized world, al
that t!inc, acqurescrd III tie rIghI "l me
4 Pupe su LO divide Tins cOnIIneni. ine silc
Ut Spain was guud AS Ne uDialnch our
! title from SPAN. our claim [" Tie wh"ie
territory WAS also good. he rrinlndru
the Committee that Great Britain does
uol claim any jurisdicIiun uVrf Ilic terri
4 Tory, but Thai SHE contends II is al open
country, To which 40 maIIun las ltlo
other than by occupancy, &c. She L"n
Ionded that II Is cUuulrt lunabntd only
/ Oy savage iIlb, anu IiIe wild beasts; aud
she Desired To Keep II open for hunting
GROUND and nothing more. Bu We dr.
i sired To people II anu make 0l II IL greh'
aud glorious County lhc our own. We
! cesired 10 drive out Inc Wild hcast>, 10
extend our laws over the territory, aud 10
obey The great cuslinind of the Crra Or,
'incrcasc and multiply and !epIensb the
caIilr." we wanted ii country like Ihrs
Tor our Western pioneers 10 90 ahead, and
.uakc he wlldrrncss blossom as he rose.
AIR. "A. bad scarccl y entered uppu bis az
gulren;, before his hour expired.
Mr., T.. !. lngersoII mGved /" suspend
the ,uIes, So as 10 ALLOW Mr.. A. iurIntr
riue for The cui.npIeuon ui his a!sumcur.
but WITHOUT success.
Mr.. Harralson. ml Georgia. iben look
the flour. lie alludeo 10 he sTea' war
like preparalIun OF GIes' hr''ai!, and
cunlended tnaI they could nuye ~ rc'cr
ence To any lihns DuI rhr Oregon dITir"ny
He Weul strongly lur Ihr notice. 1e
thought iIgn lime ihe partnership vas
dissolved. lie CLAIMED he wnule Ul lie
Territory. nul wa, Wiling 10 compromise
on the 49lh degree II. nowe,cr. Grem
Britain eXnlbIe symptoms "i Tyranny,
OuI5wlscst course Was To pat on ii bold
trout, and to assertOur rights maniulIy.
r. Mr.. T. J. lnSersOlI InS'sttd upon our
claHl, up /" 54 ocg. 4tnr.. and argued
that Great Britain has no the slIadUw oi
"a Inle. lie said W. nad allow cd uer 10
,lIDlt ,.osscSsUu. iiid 10 drive Uui ali AN e
ican adScEturcrs. Tor lnlr,y years. No"
the value Ul lhe timber, ius, &r., was
worth half a million per year, so IllaI We
had actually given her tilrrn mIilIonsu ut
dollars, more than The prlce pad lUr ali
The Stnles we purchased from Inc French
10yerumeni III The IInIe Ul MIR. AuunIs.
He denied that, The Executive has Tue
power vi himself 10 eter any such matter
10 asbitralioa. lie expressed ms tlfm
cunylcllohl,ial there Is 1,,. Danger OF mar;
Jul lhaf il: sur ,i.,,s. cU.ne, ne mus. .;SSce;
-aiiua asaeils g:tsil! atuscaafse
OF tli5 remarks he salG there, WIS no doubt
butliat there IS strong sSntpatiy-asaInsl
uur claim by the resident ministers from
Russia, France, aud Great brllanI,-hui
IlIs UugUt n0l 10 InllnIdale Us. Our VI
scsl course was lu risk aOnrlhiug ralnci
than 10 loose every Thing
Ailer some remarks lronn Mr.. Darrah,
The hopr If three haHis arrived, Tie
ConinIec proceeded 10 vote upon lnr
various propositions.
Ii muuld br unnecessary To 80 mao dr
Al m he a N. N
Gus propositions wiiIch "cIc rcJ=ct'", Ou
there was une amendment proposed
whicn created The mos outrageous laugh.
Ter. 1t Was to lIc rllrc tiIal :" Ine OIc
sun Question Is no iun9cr II SUBJECT nl ne
sUIialIun ur rulupruunlsc On nc queS
uum beng pu', lelIcrs we're dcl.hndeu aua
ordered, when only ten nelnhers passed
one by Que through Tie reiiers a IJsl
ruars oi laughter. M!. Douglas, tne
champion Of tile ultra 81 degrees men,
pusscu through first, anh hr. VI Council
brought up The rear. these ten gentle
men navIug INSISTED upon IrI!rrs rxpcc. I'd
ii large .ule IN lnri' Iav"', nui incy I".h
ell remarkably sneep.sh Mirn lhcy Gl-
covered their error.
Finally, alter ii most hulSlrOus tiIrr.
the Committee rose ans! reported Il Sub.
slItutr Tor Tue JOINT Ic>u!"lIu.i ut me Cum
mlllee on Foreign Ailhirs. Tue snpslI
Iulc " IS adup'cd ny Inc House. ana pass
ed by vote 0l Yeas t6:3. Nay, 81. A
muIIun to reconsider the vOtc having IaII
ed, the substitute was rrclucaDly pdsScc
and Will be sem 10 ne Seude III Ine
uorulng. 1t Is III the luI"%n. words (:
Resolved, Dy The Seua'c and House oil
Rep: esl natives, ltal The pTUsldru Ul
tue u. Slutcs cau,e notice 10 be gwen TO
the government 0l Great Britain tnal lilr
Convention UeIwern HE u. :. dni Great
Britain G. ncernins Tie territory ut Oregon,
| &C., shall he aunu.eu Huu aUIogaled
rl,e niUulns aiIct giving SAM huIce.
Resolved, lnal mUtniu. Herein cuutaiu-
| cd Is intended lu Interfere miln liIr lIgul
aud ulsci ellun Ul liie proper aulhuliies 0l
the TWO conIracIIng parties 10 truew or
pursue negotiations l0r an a;lIcaDle Sc.