Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-03-26

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not viewed Texas annexation so much az soa'
ern question as a Northern one. II run nm ~ Wv
AID degree of N latitude. But he manag.J 'e
questions with view to the most certain ns. SO,
acquiring both Texas and Oregon Time ,.as,i
have acted against US as TO Texas That co,s,'
could not longer remain as she was, and nn,, ~
annexed, or go under the protection Of Grea, D..
ain. As to Oregon, time was in our fave, "
both cases, he anxious 80 10 settle the cna.,:
as to avoid war TEXAS would have cost ne es.oe
ter war, If it had not been annexed. Wbsa az ~
Texas question settled then we went n, ,ss
adjustment Of the Oregon question.
Here Mr. Calhoun yielded the floor. after ana,
ing not quite one hour and half
Mr. Benton, from the Committee of Invest;,,,.-
made a report that all the charges and nsns,,;ss'
complained Of in the Times we're false S,or. Ir
ginning to end "The whole story is a falss ". O
contemplate libel" The committee. bow.s '.a
content themselves with recommending ,b,, d.
publishers, propretors. and reporters Of The Tn
Be hereafter excluded from tie gallery" Adoo,sS'
Tuesday, March 1.-THE Oregon question No..
taken up. and Mr. Berrien spoke very earne.,, =
favor OF settling the question by compromise ~
maintaining that this was fl subject for comn,o,.
Use, he laid down two propositions, which bs =,
gued at length, first, that from the earliest pe,iodas
the negotiations on this subject ill recent d..
we ourselves, of our own accord prescribed al;n;,
to our claims, beyond which we did not deny A."
claims of Great Britain secondly. that the eoor'.
uniformly pursued by our predecessors. comnendsd
TO us, an extraordinary concurrence of ali The v,,;.
sources Of our title, with that limit which a..
had set up, to wit, 40 deg.
lie showed that by contguty, by the Louisi,D,
purchase, by the discovery Of GRAY and bv ,ba
Florida treaiy,-by all these tiles,-we were in,.
ed to 40 degrees.
Mr. Bernen went on to demonstrate that the I'M.
ted States have fair claim to any territory in O..
egon, north OF the 10Th parallel
MIR Calhouns speech has done much good I,
has acted as an emollient in the Senate, spoo,bing
down the asperities Of party. Even Mr. Hanpeg,s
warmly congratulated him when he finished N.
speech
Wednesday, March IL. SENATE.-Tbe Sen.
ate was engaged in discussing the Oregon question:
Mr. Archer Of Va. having the floor lie was in "a
Vor OF some compromise like that OF Mr. Colqui,,'s
HOUSE.-The Bill for reducing the MiIeage
and regulating the per diem Of members came %
to-day. IT is proposed among other provisionstbs,
no pay should be received except for the time Of
tusl attendance
| Mr. Yell of Ark, moved an amendment tina, The
Capitol be hereafter removed 10 ST Louis
MIR Jones Of Tennessee suggested that when The
Capitol is removed il should be transferred 10 Jef
fersonTille, Indiana. Among other reasons for this
Mr. Jones said the Capitol should be in free State
The River and Harbor bill was discussed The re.
mainder Of the day.
An attemp, was made to settle difficulty be-
tween Messrs Shenck and Fries Of Ohio, who had
called each other pretty hard names, bu, withou,
success. duel was feared.
Thursday, March 10. SENATE.-In the Sen.
ate, to-day, Mr. Allen gave notice that on Monday
next, Immediately after the morning business, be
would move that the Senate go into Executive ses-
SION, upon matter Of the greatest importance,
which must be settled in few days. No one knows
what it means
Mr. Ashley gave notice that he would ask the
Senate TO 60 into Executive session to-day in rea
ton TO some matters TO which there was errone-
Gus action yesterday.
Some explanations were offered BY Mr. Dickin
son, of New York, as 10 his remarks upon the con-
duct Of the editors Of the Times He had express
ed an opinion that the editors had been the victims
of transformation, rather than malicious slanderefs
but, aher their article of last night, he Withdrew
that remark.
Mr. Jarnagin and Mr. Mangum made some re.
marks as to the execution Of the order for exeud.
ing from the gallery of the Senate the editor. prO
prietors, and reporters Of the Times"
The Vice President said he had given the order
There are no reporters for the "Times" There
are some proprietors
MIR Niles spoke on the Oregon question in favor
of bare, unqualified notice, and compromise 90
40
The Senate adjourned over TO Monday.
HOUSE.-The House was engaged all day in
taking questions on the river and harbor bill and
did not get through with it.
Friday, March 90. SENATE. not in session
HOUSE.-The Harbor and River Bill was the
hrst business before the House this morning The
House renewed the consideration Of the provisions
objected 10 by portion of the members, and the
following items were voted upon by yeas and nays
Yeas. Nus
II. l. Channel, Charleston, s. C. (s25 OO0 s2 IS
Savannah HaTbor, (S50OOO) los "a
Great Wood Hole Hafbor Mass. (S445Ol 100 50
Louisville and Portland Canal, (such sums as
may be necessary Sc lSl
Improvement Of the Hudson River, S75,O0O) log ~
" Ohio river, above falls, at
Louisville, ($s00O0) ll2 p
Ohio, below the falls lis g.
Mr. Hilliard, Of Alabama, moved that the vote
upon the appropriation for Hog Island Charleston,
be reconsidered The yeas and nays were order.
ed, and the motion was lost, by vote of 100 to 73
lhe balance OF the items were agreed TO, and mo-
ton was then made to lay the bill upon the table
The motion was lost by a vote of 100 to Sc. The
previous question was then moved upon the final
passage OF the bill, and the bill was passed by aroIe
of ITO TO o.
The yeas and nays have been taken eleven times
Today, upon the items Of the River and HarbOr
Dill. and upon the general provisions.
The House adjourned at p. NJ ill Monday
next, by vote Of 81 to 81.
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