American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-12
Amrrirou Republican,
Reported for the American kepuoIIcahl
FIRST SESSION OF the goth CONGRESS-
WA5HIgGrON, Feb, IT, I646.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The galleries, and all the avenues ABOVE ana
below, Ieading to the Senate chamber, were
again crowded to snfocat'on to-day The
front ROY in the ladies' gallery was fairly alive |
with fans, feathers and shaws.
The Vice President laid before the Senate !
lhe annual report of the Colie2'orO' the Mnt;i
referred to- the committee on finance.
M Chalmers presented resolutions OF ~" !
slructiun from the Legislature OF Mississippi.
10 regard 20 4 measure for reducing and gr0-
deHtlng the price OF public lands.
Mr.. Cass, JOINT resolutions from t,a trg'NIa-
tore Of Michigan, i0structng their Senators
and requesting, Sc, relative to the "hoIc OF
Oregon also endorsing the principle ct non
interference by European powers - TIC a'.-lFs
Of this continent.
Mr.. JaruariR submitted resolution request
ing the Secretaries of the state and Treasury
to communicate all documents IN ;aclf posses
SION relative 10 the appointment and conduct
Of Mr. Noss, the agent 60 receive the ns,2l-
IN ents of Mexican indemnity; adopted.
Mr.. Lewis, from the committee on hn&Hce,
Gpcrtcd bill to provide for the payment OF
Evidences of public debt 10 c':'&'n cases
An net from the House to enlarge tho pow
nrs Of the several OrPham Courts in tho DIS
lIint, was read ana referred to the committee
on the District Of Columbia.
Ane. the transaction OF s@Ge business Of To-
oal interest OntV, }he Senate resumed the con-
rqidrratiou of thc Oregon resolutions, &c,
Mr.. Allen continued and concluded his
gyeeck. HIS great object, he sad, was to
break and drsPe the deiUs'on which existed in
the public mind with regard to the superior
powCs Of Great Britain over us and all the
work.. He examined the history of Great
Britain past and present, and cOnt5asted her
condition with that Of tie United States in re-
gard to resources, stability of government, SC,
&c. SteaNl power, he commended, instead of
increasing had materially diminished her rea-
G,v strength. She could not raise force
enough te employ the fierce democracy Of
the North single campaign He expressed
his confidence in the passage Of the Notice,
and also that it woGid not lead to war. Eng
land, he believed, would eventually seek the
mediation Of France and Russia, and promise
chose powers to withdraw her claims to Ore
gon for the purpose of having free govern
ment erected there. If this was done, and If
coalition of European powers was drummed
m 10 enforce the system Of "balance of
power" on this continent, we might have war,
but singehandeS England would not fight
with us for Oregon. Meanwhile we must not
Quail, but if England threatened, threaten her
back-if England stripped, we must strip too;
w t'''', "'u " ''~N nv ''ioi' ~ ''t' ip' H-''s
'1hu' 1'ah H1"' any u,po'" c.'''u 0'@N "o"
(Ihere were come few dsorderly ''patriots'
N the gallery who applauded Mr.. Allen's gas
conadc, but the proportion was smlll)
MI. J. NJ. Clayton next took tie floor, but
y'o'ueo 10 " iho''ol lot dojou''''''Ht'
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Speaker laid before the House q com
lnunoation frem the Post Office Department,
relating To It's expenditures 1t was referred
to the Pos, 0fcc committee and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. T. B. tun. Of Geo. rose to a question
oPps,oilr4o, ho do.sv,ng to make a personal ex-
planatloE.
Nh Rathbrn, Of n, h., objected
On 4 motion to grant leave by yeas Sc nays
&c. Mr. K. was allowed to state his case and
submit has explanations, which had reference
to ms silence on taking the question on the
passage OF tie Oregon Resolutions. He as
serted that the President had withheld inlor
nation Necessary to a correct appreciation and
proper understanding of the real and intrinsic
merits and position OF the question between
the two Governments. in the absence of this
lnlormatlon, wrongtuly withheld, he declined
to record his name on the passage of the Re-
solutions. lis was severe upon the Admins
Taton Ill Its diplomatic character, as iIlustrat-
I'd by Its course on tins important question, and
dealt severe blows upon Mr., Folk on account
oi ms own chicanery IN diplomacy.
MI Charles w. Carroll, OF n X, who has
been detained from his seat ny sickness, made
his first appearance thus morning for the SEES
sion, was qualified and took his seat, :,
committee of the Whole. (Nr. Rrodheod NJ
Pa, in the Chair, J and resumed the considera-
,ft h.