The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-05-02

Of Great Britain and Ireland, for the period Of
TN years, and afterwards indefinitely extend
ed and continued in force by another conyen-
ton Of the same parties, concluded the sixth
day Of August, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty-seyen, it
agreed that any country that may be claim
ed by either party on the northwest coast Of
America, westward Of the Stony Or Rocky
Mountains, now commonly called the Oregon
territory, should5 together with its harbors,
bays, and ere ks, and the navigation of all
rivers, within the same, be Stree and oPen'
to the vessels, citizens, and subjects Of the two
Powers, but without prejudice to any claim
which either Of the parties might have to any
part Of said country; and with this further
provision, in the SECOND article Of the said con-
%yention of tho 9th Of August, eighteen humid
red and twenty-seven, that either party might
abrogate and annur said convention, on giving
due notice Of twelve months 10 the other con
tracing party
"That ilhas now become desirable that the
respective claims of the United States and
Great Britain should be definitely settled, and
that said territory may no longer then need be
remain subject to the evil consequencesot the
n divided allegiance Of its American and British
population, and Of the confusion and conflict
of national jurisdictions, dangerous to the che
: rished and good understanding of the two
countries-and therefore, that steps be taken
for the abrogation Of the said convention OF
the sixth Of August, eighteen hundred and
twenty-soven, in the mode prescribed in its SCI
cond article, and that the attentionyof" the Gov
emments Of both countries may be the more
e earnestly and Immediately directed to renewed
efforts for the amicable settlement Of all their
differences and disputes in respect to said ter
ritory-
Q ".And be II further resoIucd, That the Presi-
/ dent Of the United States be, and he is hereby
authorized, at his discretion, to give to the
British Government the notice required by its
said second article for the abrogation of said
!. convention Of the sixth of August, eighteen
] hundred and twcnty-sevcn."
4 THESE are the same resolutions prepared by
: Mr.. Crittenden and reported by himil4th Janu-
: afy last with the word "amicuble' inserted by
r Mr.. Johnson.
Mr.. Allen then moved to amend the second
!. clause Of Mr.. Johnson's amendment by strik'
J, ing out all after the word "has,'' in the frs
il line, and inserting:
"Become the duty Of Congress to conside'
what measures it may be proper to adopt fc
the security and protection OF our citizens now
inhabiting or who may inhabit Oregon, AMI TO
II the maintenance of our just title to that terri
tory"
!. The amendment Of Mr.. Allen was lost, 32t t,
IF %. Bagby, Chalmers, Sewer, ARKANSAS
in Turney, CTennessee) and WcstCott, FLORIDA
d. the only southern Senators for Aliens motion
It. Calhoun, McDufie, Haywood IN. c. Penny
I'd hacker, Virginia Lewis, (Alabama) speight
is Houston and Rusk, [Democrats] and all tn
10 Wings voting against Allen.
Mr.. Breese, Of Illinois, then moved to strik
or out from the notice to be given by the Presi
10 dent the words Eat his discretion"-lost, 80 t.
al p,
of The question then occurring on Mr.. Johr
ur sons amendment, it was agreed to--90 to q
being the same vote as before except Penny
n hacker and the Texas Senators in the minoril
Ter and Westcott in the majority.
oh Here Mr.. Allen rose and said, we now con
ed to the main point Of the controversy, and mac
,a- a violent speech about the Senate lodging IL
he question, &c, which brought Mr.. Crittendt
As to his feet, and nothing more is left Of All,
ills but the bag of wind, sent by Ohio to the U.
i've Senate. After Mr., Crittenden, the vote W
Try. taken on ordering the resolution, as amende
to a third reading, and the following is 4
,us result;
Ter Ycas-Messrs. Archer, Ashley, Alberto
the Bagby, Barrow, Benton, B%errien, Calhou
ex- Cameron, Chalmers, J. M. Clayton, Corwi
ma Crittenden, Davis, Dayton, Dix, Greene, Ha
wood, Houston, Huntington, Jarnagin, Johns
of Maryland, Johnson, Of Louisiana, Lew
ing McDufie, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Nil
Pearce, Pennybacker, Phelps, Rusk, Sew
III a Simmons, speight, Turney, Upham, Webst
,ble Woodbridge-4O.
and Nays = Messrs. Allen, Atchison, Bree
and Bright. Cass, T. Clayton, Dickinson, Eva
OF Fairfield, Hannegan, @Jenness, semple, ST
n to geon, Westcott-l4.
the So the resolution was ordered to be engr
Sed and read the third time, and was finn
the passed.
the The Senate then adjourned until Monday
ing P. S. The latest dates from Washington
> re- that the ABOVE resolutions have been materl'
lice changed in the House and will 90 back to
re, Senate again for their concurrence.
,eIa. Ed. CREoLI
IL SUPPRESSION OF THE POLISH INsURREcTIo-
The instruction is crushed, and many of