Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1846-03-12
Correspondence ri the Commercial Advertiser


The bold and vigorous speech of Mr.. II,y.
wood has completely tipped up the a. d..y.
~. party 10 the Senate.
lie undertook, on The part OF the Prcs,den,
to vlndicate him FROM the construed tion p,,l ON
his hpguage snd acts by M5. Allen, Mr.
llanncgan, &c.
lie showed conclusively that the Greg on
question was got up for the exclusive pur.
pose OF President Iaaklns.
The game was to excite the people OF the
West by telling them that this WAS an Amer
ican question and thut it belonged particular
ly to the West.
The old leaders Of the Democratic party
were oil to be killed ohf--Mr. Benton, be.
cause he was Tor giving up all beyond -,
aud Mr.. Calhoun, because he mad been clarg-
ed with "Punic faith, and ,hcn sone new
and small demasogues would become grea,
men.
He exposed tho nbsurdity Of The Baltimore
Convention with great acUtcness aud severity.
What would become, he asked, even Of
Mr.. Polk himself if he was to be held bound
by the creed (? For he showed that Mr..
Polk held himself ready to compromise OH
40, and that lie wanted the authority to give
the notice at his discretion, ns q means TO
facilitate q compromise on the 49,h.
II Is presumed that Mr.. Allen, Mr.. lannc-
gan and MIR. Sewer will make very excited
rcpllcniions.
The Wings, by their excellent manage.
ment Of the Oregon question-by their raas-
terly ycservc-havo no doubt saved the
country from war.
Had the Wing Senators vehemently op-
posed the views Of the 81 40 party, and
opposed the notice, the democratic party
would have been united IN support OF extreme
measures.
Mr.. scvior and others frequently urged the
wings TO reply TO them, Why do not you
oppose us? SAID he.
Tho Wings, very properly, left the field
open for fair fight between tho Southern
and Western branches Of the Democracy.
When Mr.. Haywood finished, Mr.. Cal
houn madc brief explanation of the last
protocol sisUed by him and Mr. Pakenham.
Mr.. CALHOUN had cluimed the country
drained by the Columbia. The British min
lister took time to send for instructions upon
that point, aud therefore the correspondence
was suspended.
Mr.. flanagan remarked upon the mos,
extraordinary speech Of the Senator from
North Carolina.
lie wished to ask him one question, and
he had put it in writing. " Has he the nu.
thority Of tho President, directly or Indirectly
for saying thu, lie will compromise the Oregon
qucstinn on the 49,h?!
Mr., Hnyisood What | havc said shall
print. and wrote that part before said il.
Nh. Allen. Then understand The gentle
man to answer in the negative.
Mr.. Hay,oood. have already undertaken
To show that the Senator Is bad hand at
construction.
Mr.. .1ien If the Senator says that he
spoke the opinions Of the President, ;hcn
stand ready to deny that no has expressed
the views Of the President.
After some farther rcpaFtces, Mr.. Allen
seemed To get angry.
Mr., Haywood denied the sen,lcmans right
to cstcchise him, aud refused TO answer
Hut he said, :" am glad to see my speech
takes"
.Nr. Allen. II ,oonf take. fvery angriy.]
Mr.. Hsnncgsn said TINT for his purpose. it
was necessary that the Senator from North
Carolina should answer.
The Senator had said, " there is forcc in
lagic, (..saning in language. or truth IN
man, then the President WAS not committed
to 81 40. ne some Of his friends have here
asserted.
Now, he, mir. tIapncgan.l would assert
that. If there was truth in man, the Pfesiden,
was fully committed 10 sustain our title TO 54
40 and to make no concession,
lie had been committed ever since he wns
nominated as President.
lie committed himself by letter 10 o
meeting Of ci,IRens in Cincinnati, IN leil,
voluntarily and fully.
lie was committed by his Message and
the views Of The Secretary OF State which he
adopted.
Mr.. Polk was not his private candidate for
the Presidency; aud, IT he betrayed the
standard that was entrusted 10 him, he, Tor
one, would icarlessIy hold him responsible
for II,
IL the President took the course imputed
io him by the Senator from North Carolina,
he would consign himself TO nlainy.