Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-19
MIR. CALHOUN'S SPEECH
II
IE u. =. SENATE.
SPECIAL oRpER-oREGoN QUESTION. Sc.
MuNpAY. March l6. Is

oluuons of Messrs. flanagan, Calhoun. Citenden an
COlQuiu having relation the object.
MIR. CALHOUN, being entitled to the door, and ad
dressed the Senate very nearly as follows:
| The question under order for discussion is whcthe
notice shall be given Crest Britain that the
OF joint occupancy between and her shalt terminate
the ond of the To that question shall confne
remarks limiting them that and T. tho questions imuc
dIately connected with it. shall nothing in regard
the nIe Oregon. Having been personally connce,r,
with previous negotiations in which that question was
eerned will &c by all that IL is proper that shou,
pass by without notice shall abstain rom every thin
OF pcr ona character, and from thing calculated
wound the feelings OF gentleman but the time
shall express myself freely, fully and canddy all n,
subjects which shall consider 1t my duty touch
With these few predatory remarks, shall proceed
! 10 the question OF notice.
There Is point which must all be egeed, and
that that great change has taken place the
meneemen OF the IN the Importance OF this ques-
non. and IN its bearing peace and war AT that time
this measure OF notice OF the greatest snd most weigh
importance, Involving 1t did the question whether
peace with Great Britain should should not continue
Now, has become at comparatively minor mpf
and he decided either without cNeTng very
decisive effect those important interests. So great.
deed, i tins change, that the which urged
~ the Executive message IN support n the recommends
ton that shall be given. have no longer their aPpca
ton. The bearings both ct the and OF the
al pasi m the Senate which have grown OF il.
urvly altered That the Executive recommendation
the notice founded the conviction that pend
lax such notice. there be compromise OF diff
heuues on the Oregon question must be, think admitted
ric that effect IL expresses the Presidents
hist compromise could be effected which ought
seecP, Ii announces TO us that he made the British
missioner offer OF the parallel Of 49, but that that offer
having been rejected he ordered that should be immediate
" Withdrawn. And that conviction he recon-
mends Congress the passage OF TINS notice with vew
10 the removal Of all impediments the OF
rghi 10 tie whole Of rhc Ore Zon territory. Assuming that
there would be compromise the President tells Us that
At the eSPlEsuon OF tSeve months, period will have
Nod when nj 10 that cuunty must either be abandon
cd FIRMLY malntat Cd. Throrgho the whole mesa
there the slightest numauon that any compromise
expected; but the cOnaTy the enure document
the opposite view.
YeI | admit that the grounds on which the President
bases hs his conviction derived from the souaon
iseli, and nauy on the fact that his oer OF cDmprc
mise on Az was rejected. admit that Proceeding on
that foundation, II ials inference that, # England shall
renew her part the proposition which, when made
she rejected there would be sediment the way
to it, accep tn time the President m'imatcs
not the Attest expectation that such offer viii be made
her part. 'hat any compromise will be Effected.
Such is ,hs view which Lave been constrained to take,
alter tao ul examination which have been able
give Ii,,,agc OF tac President; aud If may draw
inference from the opinions Of those members OF the
Senate who believe the Soundncss Of title the
whols territory they m this view. Indeed, the
grounds which they place themselves will admit OF
their supportn. the under any other assumption
They os tic whole OF Oegon because they that
title 10 Inc whole eirltcy, even 20 - deg 40, Is
clear and inquest enable and they think better tlat
should that tile by abandon any p-rt o,
portion O. H. Hence II manifest that it hey thought
would vote against IT,.
Ad tbs yi.w which take Of the message and in which
these gentlemen concur, =, is boeV", the view enter
llEe4 5y the county Al large. Ctgiasgy - L
draw conclusions from the genera! % pub.
lie ptcss To look what perhaps. suli
better index % public oPiaion-;he OF in'sI-
gent business Tor tn reception u the hai
the decided effect upon the public stocks N
Its language heard than insu 1edaisly rose
and, vessels returned from their O.c5n voyages
stead OF their being again sea- ilsy were
Such, too, view Iasen by another portion OF
Senste-smong which consider myself inoud d-and
who opposed To the giving Of this notice. They OPP
posed II on grounds directly tie reverse Of those which
these gentlemen advocated It. Those who advocated the
nolce I'D 80 because they believed there would be
compromise, and could be none. We opposed 70 the
nouee, because oi agree with them that opinion
We believed, the coasrg, rnat compromise might be
eheeId, aud common srr.Gd -ssgGed 20 VII Th both
tons wJI.i agree. We did think that the American
ui- 10 TIC wnoe Of Oregon to be perfectly clear
ue irc sPuab!s. We held that The tie Of neither nation
10 tie whole country was feec aud, therefore could
not, and I'D believe powerful and eulighten-
would 90 10 ~ar on sg:h question: So long could
by possibility be hoaorahy ADJ properly avoided. This
was the view OF all who opposed the giving Of notice
this We wished to give both parties in This
uoversy breathing tme-a FOR calm and mature
refecuou under Tie Influence Of shch they might come
just, and honorable yet pacific cDnciusOn snd
5ec-.se thought that tHe lmUeC giving OF such
notice o. was Proposed would brg Great lain OF
two Jcm1'Iygs-eithCT ac4ge-ce the OF things
lc ID ID
&C. Possession Vi the territory ~ tie gradual 'esus Of colo
nzlt on, 70 ,ha e oFus and cast tie blame OF
Ing from -i- IteIa upon heIs, Compelling her
take Ii, attitude OF the orErsssor
There o'Eer gentlemen in this body who acted
from different views These IN fave. OF q compro-
mise They too, thought that our tie not periect
but yet IN favor Oi Cyng notice, because they be-
hCstd outstanding the tone and language OF the
sagr, taat the two measures were cumpatblc-that
i- i I'VE hS notice 70 terminate the convention, aud
effect a. oncabo comproEsv Of ~ oir difficulties. The
grounds which they - his conclusion
three II the first pace, they think mat the language Of
the Executive shows hat be still entyT-ins ,as hope
compfOm5c They quote {, u bis sspses, Ingua1s where
he shys dat Ho hopes uu auucnue Arrangement may o.
made CO., the Guer'I IN dispute. ! iu.iy that
tie President does u-c this augal.c, and that the
thing said twice by the Secretary e STRIFE, in tie
cJuise VI the cufresP onteucc butt impossible
n.e .rl' rne FiInet lstet rules 81 contraction,
.c message can be- co ir, fc-sug that meaning.
IL j. most solemn and wegnty State paper. sojtss, Uy
the Executive 90 tie innate hrlnC! 81 the
GOysnmrn', and ,,iicn he bound 70 hold the planet
Iui most tApIci' language 10 STATE with ihe almost
i-nhHess his real s-num n ind 10 give The rsasgns on
which they ar" FOO dsd 1hs b. duty, sud this he bog
performed. Aad b. s-,sVef, clearly, hrthe omelds
| this notice ~ order thai may r'e g. tho
whole t.rnt,y, h"O u Uoc'slfy, support tt t, by
loannot look yonI hs for the P.csi!s5rs mo.
! lives 10 10 90 wy2!d ~ NV Judgment be o. dspaaEc
! tho can5.Ci q the n, sideni
Another ground taken by lhcse gentlemen IT, hattho
President wart- 10 emp ~ ts notice moral weapon.
pss.gi bat ouch dnI I- e. 1t,szfd In the
mog'age. The 1arIa2c u the Presi5cnt .e.p.t 10 the
contoD. "hs tO - mor,I, but phys cal icTmina
81 % # the difficulty Bot, admitting that he wsUs to io
tins moral wcapJ7, what does hat meant Il must mean
tat he wants to use % for the purpose II ntmdiiiDn
Now, submit 10 tie common souse II every gentleman
whether, II ths notice ,uld be used that gh', with
gsa' ard powerful n,tpa like Great Britain. be thect.
sead Of itadi u Conp.ons. you'd not be precisely
the reverse II would be direct appeal her Tear,
indu he - yold und such mouye what enc would
not old Otherwise.
The ihI'd reason s that the convention Of 1878, and
renewed Bro l-Ei gsa lTprE ',oH ne uagirnng thn'.
n'nsuie oi policy o. grrat m.si1Ee; thIt ls c,,
"Js ~ .urr ir rsar oi right, o1d li1i would
have breH better iar h,s 800 tho territory
concerned u there bad b. en- 90 such contention lt a ip
fat opinion cannot concur, Jssc.t from DO wholly
hold W. cioY ne upypst' n0n believe that boz fDr
that convention che preservation Of u1ht could have
ou oI OF. only by nproal 10 We must either
bose y,y 90 in 1918 aHj 1921. must have ucqu-
,sced n iho ho.o G.. 5 Of Great Britain (for IN that
they would have been hostile ~ SO co1d NJ that
have obf1red the latitude Of 90 deg. compromise
boundary it nuld have been have done
but attempted 70 in vain. That mpt fell ng, what
~, ~ alternative was cft u7 Either this convention or
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