Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-13
MR.. ADAMS ON OREGON.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- rIvEs.

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Aha iotgving to Great Britain the twelve months
OF Tue termination ct the convention OF the 9th Aa-
49, e0neefnng mo JOINT Occupation OF inc oregon
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in an aos speech When ne concluded
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Que "' NOSE occasions IN which, Notwithstanding the esu
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,b,lity he had ever ~i,n,s.ed and hc6 he must saw
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that question: Ii IN. mind had not been inside up already
,b IN. ,,r, v.. come r ,ix,p, ,prb no,,ce IL w,uld
h,y. re-, =, on tho ,r,uncnt. bronsht forward during
m. dh,,s. d.b,t, n. .bly conducted and cnnsummaed
ON b,,b sd. az The ou,son As anv he ever had
He had cndc,yored throughout, to keep IN. mind ia as
calm and impartial state a, If he had not considered the
aueson b, fore lie had listened with all the attention he
cou command 1, what had been advanced on both sideS
and ii hr, mind had not made up positive
and .be ma,net he did not know what might have
been the r..ut of the debate upon ms opinion Every ar
sum.nt every fact every of every sort that
could have now or over the human mind had been ought
forward on both sides, IL was not Tor him 70 draw the
balance of ability between Them; but he would say that
yer had there been debate in which the subject dispute
had been more thoroughly examined and more perfectly
exhausted than n this The debate had left him just
he was when it commenced; with conviction iott fed by
all that had been said that the which
not &c ough, to be given to Great Britain that at the
pstion OF twelve months the convention in regard the
Oregon territory must be terminated; and that At that time
the United States would end To its further continu
ance.
On THE point however, Mr. A had but Ii tie TO say in
he adopted all the aignmens OF those geauemcn who had
maintained The Same side Of the QUESTION.
But he could not help saying that IN some parts OF the
debate the seusson had been drawn too much into per
sonay Mr. A. had been charged with inconsistency IN
MS own course ana gentlemen had sometimes imputed TO
him motives not the most patriotic OF praiseworthy
had eetn SAID mat 'ea britain had some CLAIMS mere
some words Were lost 10 tue hePorer ana no claim De-
yond mat was Admitted by the convention oet~esn the Two
nalllns
MI A SAD mat ms situaion was sueh IS might ssk
some apology to the eomm'ee Tor the desuinry character
oil "hat ne should say ana ths Tor reasons with which he
shou'u not uonble the House.
lie hAd been reeenuy uTged oy hs iends TO say some
thng on the queshon before inc committee out Tor nme
nc nau ouen' n"' !" DC necessary, ano "neo ne came
10 'he Rouse hs morning ne was raher de'panng OF an
opportunity 10 lake any pai' IN ihe discussion nor should
ne a'e 10 u' 80 no" ou' 70" 'He appen
MADE 10 MIN ey gentleman Mr. hingi OF ueo'gial Tor
whom ne entertained great respect aud win whom ms
personal telsoh' had always oeeh Of Tue most trendy
No' anu WI" nau ever observed e uues OF tha
'e'A' Du On Tue P'esen' oeoisoN Tue gentleman hau
" wa NC 70 nave oe'n DISORDER
sPPeSi 70 nun VI Pe'on'' IhsiaSo'' aHd "h'eh was
h"' III WIN 'ns u'eS iau oo"h 10 r'gulate the
eo''e ueo"e !" 'ha tiou'e' was Htoguilr' mas
a. .ue n-u p1s rs Si 70 r a. 10
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"N' se"u'a" " Urn h"' Psisoha'y any 'nins on 'hat
moor
thIAs'oy cave spoNe IN eIpanaloni ne mad address
us INC Nhal ne hau SAu mat VAN all que,
respect ne should IKE 10 ask the honorable gentleman from
Mshehuse one quesn1n' the Ret man seemed to as
sent ond heh ne hao put ms question. ms rs he under
fanny had a!ended nothing that was supplementary or
unexpectedly
MI ADAMS resumed lie did not believe that the gen
uean meant u be dsTespecll or unparamen'ny yet he
certainly thought his question unParame ntnry he was
whlng TO believe II WIS not personally disrespeeuu Mr.
n had answered II as eHpney as u"dseusedy' as d.
feet( "hb near anu m'hu c'nu suggest ana win that
reply he mlgn' nave cone'uu'u "hH ne had 10 say lie
reeieu "c circumstance no" ohB because u was the
nha, aug hVeea inc only reason why ne now addressed
'he commute
Mr. a h'd SAID before mat he YES ready to give TO Great
BRIAN the notice proposed by the Committee on Foreign
Ahir' but he had not entered into all the reasons which
hsd brought him to that conclusion lie had been willing
10 leave tue balance OF tho debate with the committee. and
to say ~ any one OF the several propositions as 10 the
form OF giving nouee Of the termination OF the conyen,on-
rom me pos'e ana uhsoh1 uonai ueelaranon Of the re-
po' " we chairman u we CVhmee on Foreign Ahairs
gov" 10 he a'' ana most nnd Of OIL the resolutions which
hau oeen oe'oe ue c"hu".e' nc more PosiuVe they
were me beuef they suited bus MIND But, by way Of
eomPromse' ana win desire TO STOW as strong mHIor-
as pc 'o'e on 'ne n VOC ne "ouu consent 10 go Tor
'e i'us p"7''' quo ,nos' 'ono"doy % thep ail. lie