Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-04-09


led, and got M land. The discussion Is slil going
on as this report closes.
MoNpAy March 30
In the Senate TO-DAY Gen. Houston OF Texas
,uade his appearance with his strange looking Mex
lean Robe | was never so much Disappointed IN |
any ono MS IN him. had nevcr seen hinl, but lld
seen his portraits, but was much misIes by them
| cypcctpd To sec savage, but was very much |
prciudiceI in his favor on the first sight of him.
lie was Introduced by his colleague, MIR. Rusk. |
The two Senators then drew lots for the tlassih- |
cation Srnltor Houston drew No !, and there
fore his term expires in 1917 Senator Rnsk drew
No. 3, aud therefore his term continues ~ Iool'
This viii throw poor Houston into the field again
for reelection.
Alter some miscellaneous business :, the Nesolu- |
ton of Mr.. Clayton was taken mp
MIR Webster took the floor and said he would
ask his friend from Delaware to iorhcar for lew
DAYS from pressing his resolution. Thorc was no
doubt there were letters from MIR. McL1nc, but MS
the Chairman of the Committee on rurcign Nela
tions objects, it Is probably nconvcnient to com
municatc them This body was called upon To-
pororna Legislative act and it was necessary Tor us
10 know the whole natter aud yet It might enbar'
rass the Government IN the negotiations winch
migh be and probably would be resumed. The
mistake was IN calling upon Congress at all tlll
negotiation was exhausted, and exhausted entirely
and finally
The Notice was called a weapon to hasten or
hing about other things In somc respects No
tce would have been harmless, but with the Pres
idcn's extreme claims to the whole OF Oregon,
Congress is not aud the country is not prepared to
hold This ground ut the mZtrd of war. II was
mistake TO accompany the recommendation ct NO
tee with such M extreme claim. Surely the Pres
ident did not want To appear more brave than his
predecessors. Was the opinion that our claims To
the whole clear and uuqucstionabc, personal
or official If personal, It had no business here
in an official document II ohcld 1t was eNlraor-
binary. A majorty of the people Of this country
md OF Enuliud is in favor of compromise, aud
that on the basis Ct Our offer 10 England in le26.
We had again and ngiIn offered 10 give up all
North Of 10. The boundary this side tlc Wouu.
tainS is the ~ parallel. Old maps make ~ To the
ocean the boundary between Us, The navigation
of the Columbia is u mater for friendly negotiation.
England has never reslgn"d her claims to any pOr-
ton of the Territory North Of ~, and canno' sus.
tain any claims South # that. The general wish
of the sober seusc Of both countries had settles it
in their minds that il should be compromised ON
this line.
Let each and both 90 10 work frankly to seize
the present pr, ptuus moment to settle 1t. lie was
in favor OF rustpuuing this Resolution Of Notice
for month. lie hoped that in that time the mat
ter would be settled by negotiation If we arc
called upon to act, VIC must cal! tor informal on.-
Notice will not help negotlnilons If negotiations
failed, considerations might then call upon us It
pass the Notice If he had the conduct Of h'
matter, he would lay it on The table for month
bit lac had not that position. 10 hoped his honor
Uhle friend from Delaware would withdraw his res
o,uljou calling tor into, nation.
Mr. Allen knew that every Senator was equal on
this floor but some So nltors from their position
had more attention paid TO what they SAID than
others The gentleman from MasSaclnselt, oddc,
more so'emnuy To his position, which he had t!l
morning COR Tie first tinc taken on this question: by
the cluholaieness Of his notes and the precision 4
his language.
The Senator from Massachusetts condcns the
President for error This is the first Time that any
Senator who pretended to understand the Prcsden
had condemned him. Some said if ne meant So
and so he was wrong; but the honorable Senate
not only understood him but charged him witt
nlving committed an error.
lie asiuushed tu hear any talk about h
navigation OF the Columbia. We commenced TIT
session wnh claiming all Oregon. Al the end o
three weeks murc we fall back IN 40, and at thu
end of three weeks more we fall back South of 4!
10 the Columbia.
If we had passed the Notice at the beginning q
the session. the matter would have been settle
without blood. The Senate filtered TO come up t.
the action of the House which passed II three Il
one, Ellteled III. now a Senator proposed to com
promise ON the Columbia. England would sou
clam all the Territory when she saw us with dvi
Ged councils.
and yet we seem 10 wish to delay for ono,he
month to see whether Queen Victoria was poutln
at w. This was National degradation But h
would not trespass lolger,
Mr.. Webster said 1t was true that he had bee
concise and precise, and it would be well II oiht
gentlemen would be precise also IN what they Sa.
As for National disgruce that would probahl
cone much from the other as from tins side OF I'll
Senate
VIII the Senator from Ohio now say that publ
opinion is not tending toward settlement on OIL
offer of 1896:
MIR Allen did not believe 50.
Mr. Webster VIII the gentleman now say TIN
there is rot tendency to settle on 40?
Mr.. Alien did not believe public opinion W;
tpndInU O a settlement South OF the Russian DOu
Diary. (Lnughter)
Mr. Webster then went on 10 defend himself
Caiust the false construction put upon his arg
;ucnts bv Mr. Alien. 50 far from rccomnendir
any surrender South of 40 deg. he distinctly sa
that lngInnd could expect nothing South OF ~
Tie assertion be mndn was, that the oler OF o
Government in 1876 should be the general, not Il
spec lfc basis Of u settlement.
Mr. J. NJ. Clayton made some remarks IN repl
when the special order of the day was taken II
aud Mr. BarrDp addressed the Senate Oh the Or
gon QUESTION.
Tie House was occupied with the Delcien
Appropriation bill, which they passed They tn
took up the Sub-rreasury bill.
TUESDAY, March 81.
S,nnie. Aiier some Ordinary business, the Oh
gon question was taken up, ami Mr. Cnss spoke
length on The subject, and IN favor Of the notice.
He said he would not discuss the question ni I
American ute to OregOn as that was not propc
before The Senate, and hnd moreover been very
lily aud satisfactorily examined and vndcaled
The present Secretary Of State aud many others
lie would moi consume the IInc of the Senate
correcting misrepresentation of his motives, q
and speeches. That was sort OF tribute VIII
required Of public mcn in eminent stations
Gen. Cuss referred, IN the course OF his remarks
the speeches of several Senators who had prcc
ed him. Abiding to The assertion of one, that
debates in Congress were less dlgnied than TN
OF the British Parliament, he said that he knew ir
personal observation, that this was an error. G
Ca.s then read an extract from the speech Of l.
Broughan, in l-43, III which he hon rs Mr. G
with torrent Of Brumnngem siurrlllly, for hls
eency IN defeating the qulnluplc alliance. =
such INDIGENOUS trash, SAID Mr.. Cass, Is speciu
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