The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-04-09

a0ngress.--Messrs.T Thomas r. Rusk an,
Samuel Houston, Senators from the new state O
Texas, have arrived at Washington and taker
their seats. And having been classified accordin,
to the rule Of the Senate, Mr.. Houston was assign
ed 10 the class Of Senators whose terms expire ii
ls47; and Mr.. Rusk to the class whose terms ex
pine in 1851.
On Monday the 3oth March, the following re
solution, offered some Days previous by Mr.. ]. NJ
Clayton, coming up in Its order, VIZ:
Resolved, That the President Of the United
States be requested to communicate TO the Senate
copies oil any correspondence that may have taken
Place between the authorities ofthe United States
and those Of Great Britain since the last dcou.
ment transmitted to Congress. in relation to the
subject of the Oregon territory or so much Thereof
as may be communicated without detrimen, to ths
pubic interest
Mr.. WEBSTER rose and said:
shall advise my honorable friend, the men,
Der from Delaware, TO forbear from pres.
sing this resolution for few days.
There is no doubt that there are letters
from h-r. McLane; but, as the Chairman
OF the Committee on Foreign Relations
opposes this motion, ! am to presume that
the Executive Government finds il in.
convenient to communicate those letters
to the Senate. at the present moment.
Yet, it is obvious, that as the Sena is
called on to perform Legislative act, il
ought, before the hour of its decision
comes. TO be put in possession of every
thing likely to influence its Judgment /;
otherwise, it would be required to per.
form high legislative functions on mere
confidence. There is certainly some EN-
barrassmen, in the case. If the Exeeu-
tive Government deems the communica-
ton Of the correspondence inconvenient.
il can only be because negotiation is still
going on, or, if suspended, is expected to
be resumed. So far as negotiation is con-
cerned, the communication, or publica-
ton, Of the correspondence, may very
properly be though, inconvenient. But,
then, the President has recommended the
passage of law. or resolution, by the
two Houses Of Congress. In supper, of
this recommendation, lie himself sent us,
masked. at the commencement of the
session, the spondehce up to that
time. Now, il that was necessary, the
rest is necessary. If we are entitled to
a part, we are entitled to the whole.
~ In my opinion. the mistake as in cali
ing on Congress 10 authorize notice to
England OF the discontinuance of what
has been called the joint occupation until
negotiation had been eshaus ed. Nego.
tiation should have been tiled first. and
when that had failed, and finally failed,
then. and not till then, should Congress
have been called upon.
| now g. on the ground, of course,
that the notice for continuing the Joint
occupancy is properly TO be given BY au-
thority OF Congress, a point which do
not now discuss.
Ii is said, indeed, that noliceiis to be
used as a weapon, or, an instrument, in
negotiation. | hardly understand this. 1t
Is metaphor Of not very Obvious appl.
cation. A weapon seems to imply, not
a facility, or mere aid. but the means eli. |
Their of defence against attack, or of ma
king an attack. /. sounds not altogether