Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-08
WAsuiNeroN Jan'y. 2, Is.
The Senate was In session 10 day.
HOUSE OF REPREsE.N rATINES.
OREGON QUESTION.

The Senate wasiu session day.
HOUSE OF REPRE.sEN fATlVES.
OREGON QUESTION.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM OF Ohio use and asked rave
10 oter X eenien ,he reading OF which was called.
l. proved be upon The Oregon question:, and read
iullows:
Where's. the rejection by the BRUSH Government Of
The LIBERAL proposition lately made by the President OF the
unntd States, 10 compomsn and settle the respective
eHhns OF The wo eouutfes TO the Oegon territory, has
terminated all negualluns upon this subject.
Aud whereas. by the extraordinary and inadnissable
demand Of the BRUSH Government Il Is made manifest
that compromise which the Inited States ought ~
accept can be- Offered,
And whereas the tile Of the uoiled Slaies 10 tho
wmlo of the 0reaan country Included wbi the paral.
lels of 70 aud SO 10y North latitude aud extending
from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. ia
clear aud unuestunabIpp And that any further attempt
on the part ol the United States 10 settle such title by
surrender VI any pallon said country, would be
tender of The huuur, The dignity aud The true Interests OF
the eunnnn people,
Tnereloe be resolved that i, is The mperalive du-
" nl Congress To adopt Immediately sueit measures
will protect ei,laens VII now do. may hereafter
nhabl that country, aud Ell ct liy maintain our just III
tn IL the whole d the Oregon country.
The vnie upon tins resolution was hol altogether of
party character.
The yeas anl nays were demanded upon IL by several
members, nnd were ordered.
Mr. HOLMES Of :. c. called fyr the second reading
Of the Resolution aud
Nh AnAMss name was called, he voted aye. and the
sarr cfe0led remark IN the House. The voie Tor
suspension VASES Against It 80, Qwo thirds being mes
cesstfy)
Mt DAVIS Of Ky. moved to suspend the Rules in
der 10 Introduce RESOLUTION pfuvllne for the discharge
Of the Committee OF the Whole from the consideration
of the Oregon l1lll introduced by N Douglass, irsm Tho
Committee On Territories. aud made The special order oi
the day for W-motruN subsequent CLAUSE IN Me Res
ouun provided that the derent seeIons Ia the l
hf, Ia
charge Of the suhiee viz 10 the Gumnitlees on Fuf-
rgn Relations. rerotes. Indian Ahaifs. Public
Lands, Post Offices aud Post Roads, 81,
The House refused suspend the rules.
Mr. DOUGLASS. OF H., tthere bong mistnders
standing the day nj tue special order lof hs ensd
Grafton 1t The Oregon BID moved 10 suspend che Rules
IN order posi- paae The coasldrra OF The l uni Tho
second Tuesday Of January asead Vi The first. The
motion preyd led, and thus week oi breathing
lime Is le
Mr. RArt3UN. Of A. Y. moved the consideration
oi HE referring Ia the Com uiilee ol the Whoa
Resolution ordering the purchase OF tae tenth volune OF
The Report ui The Laws OF the UnIed Safes. The
lion 10 reconsider debated by hlessfs Rathbun.
Brown, Nnlhfop. Dillingham;. Med iHe Cobb and
others. Tins question disposed oi by refusal Of the
House 10 reconsider, and much muro iportlh une iu
lowed.
THE OREGON.
The House proceeded 10 the order u receiv.
ing repufls from The Standing Committees, aud MIR.
llARAISON Of Ga, reported bill 10 raise regI-
nlents Of mounted rlemcu aud for additional number
OF men be added 10 each Of The regiments OF artillery
infantry aud dfagnons. deemed necessary by the Go-
vernment.
Mr. H. also moved that the bill be referred 10 the Conn.,
mi,tee OF the Whole, aud made the special order o The
day ios Tuesday next.
Upon this motion most important debate arose. and
whith is no, nuw finished
Mr. HOUSTON Of Ala. objected to making the Bill
special nrder,
Mr DOUGLASS advocated the motion in speech
"A -.
made by certain southern gentleman (alIndng to Mr..
Holmes Of ). C. IN particularly Tor the annexation Of Tex
as Texas had been annexed upon The Jump,
and became carry through the Oregon question,
# not with the same selocy, al least with the same
boldness.
Mr. HOLMES was replying with much spirit to Mr..
Douea lass when he called 10 order by Mr.. c. j. ill.,,
gers0Il, OF Pa for auding 10 war. Mr. Holmes hav-
my remarked that the giving OF the one years notice
would he equivalent 10 war, and that 1t was 10 DO
Given he should for twenty millions at once, be
appropriated for the delences ut the Countrywide Z. }.
lcersol said he did not this Of This ques,
ton, and did not think the one years notice would pro-
duce wat
The noor WINS next given 10 Mr.. ADAMS Of Mass.
The members fl ,cked around him. aud the most pro-
found silence prevailed while he spoke. have but time
before The leaving of the only to aude his speech
which continued Tor thirty minutes.
Mr.. Adams sad he ought 10 commence with an apol-
ogy the House. he was yslcslly unable 10 take
part the debate, and could only say lew words Al
this lie DID regard the uIscussiun OF SuJect
as necessary. thu time of It peculiar, Two, three
and four wears ago Congress had reduced the rllisry
establishment nearly hrd, aud according to his APP
pehension there was precisely as much danger of war
then as nav.
i do not beleve all, said Mr.. Adams that there is
any danger of at this time. | am for giving The
notice Great BRIAN lha, we 10 terminate the
treaty between While this treaty lasts there
possibly be any danger Of war aud he waited 10
the first evidences testimonials Of evidence that war
was near hand In regard To The Oregon measures
before Cong ess he thought thai vi them ought
To be passea Until the notice given.
Mr.. A. said that the last session OF Congress he
declared his READINGS give Tie notice, AMI moved its
insertion in the Bill which passed the House. de-
cIared NY self ready give The notice Them and sm
ready give nUw, and after IL shalt be given, fol-
low il up by oceupahn f s ,ch0c Of the territory.
(Applase among oi The members aud in The gal
i leres.)
+ Here conversation occurred between Mr.. Adj
and Mr.. {. j. neersol-hr. Adams declaring that
the Report thai The notice would not be- CIV.
en- by the Committee Furegn Relations, and MIR.
ngersull ering that nobody authorised make
The remark MIR. Adams said he shuuld believe il new
ertheless, unless The committee reported soon.
Mr.. A. also said thai he should, uIhn the hf,i day VI
the have niroduceda bill giving the noiire; but
for The in hch resolupis e1etlzns from him
had usually been treated.
Mr.. WENTWORTH, OF H., proposed ina, the bill
should lie inirnduced now
Mr.. ADAMS, not needing this intaSsupian wen, on
to say that until The notice given be should vaie
no increase Of the Army. for The Navy and MT
even TOR he company Of SapPers aud Miners hich had
been asked.
Ile(Mr A. did nor tlihk thai war Mould come Irvn