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WAsHIHGToN, April:

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WASHINGTON, Aprils1. :
There was quite scene 10 The Senate;
TO day, and ono tha, will crea'e much
excitement in the ranks OF The democrat
ic party, as it betokens a breach in its
ranks.
Mr.. Ashley had the floor on tue Ore
gon question; bu, he yielded it to MIR.
Benton, who, as Mr.. Sppight informed
the Senate, wished 10 make an explana.
ton.
Mr.. Benton rose, and went into full
reply to that part of M. Cass's argu-
ment in which Mr.. Cass attempted 10
prove that ,be line of 49 was not fixed
by the treaty of Utrech, between the
possessions of Great Britain and France,
on The Northwest coast. Mr.. Benton
did not wish, he said, 10 make any app
plicarion Of the argument which he was
to offer, bu, it was his purpose TO vindi-
cafe the truth of history and the intelIi.
scnce Of The Senate.
Mr.. B., who is profoundly versed in
the history of this suhject, went into
statement that occupied an hour, TO
prove that the line was determined, es.
tahlshed, and fixed, and that it had been
so acknowledged by the Government Of
III" United States and that Of Great
Brain.
Having closed this statement, which
commanded the fixed attention of the
Senators, in degree rarely ever wit
messed before, Mr.. Benton indulged in
some sarcasms upon Gen. Cass-upon
the Agamemnon, the Ajax, and the
ULYSSES of the I" "f1Iiy-four forty party"
upon their absurd posilinn-upon
their authority, which was Mr.. Green
how's book. &c. and, having made Il
prisoner of their leader, he would, he
said, let him 60, upnn lis parole not to
slep over The line of 49 again.
Grn. Ci,ss was not present, but Mr..
flanagan rose 10 reply to what he cor>
sidered an unkind alIusion 10 himself
md his small band, in which. he said,
he was no, an AJAX, but private sol
dier. H. had taken the Senator as his
guide on this and other questions, and
had bu, followed out his own arguments
in favor of our claim as dclicvered here
frnr YEARS ago.
He congratulated NJ. Calhoun that,
al last, the antipodes bad met; and he
had made the Senator from Missouri a
convert to his opinions on this subject.
But he thanked God that no man was so
high IN this country as to be able to
suppress public sentiment.
The Senate then went into Executive
session.
Mr.. B"rton's argument as TO the 49ti,
parallel, is deemed unanswerable and
triumphant.
| The Sub Treasury Bill was discussed
in the House till a late hour.
I April 9.
The Sub Treasury Bill has passed
the House by an Overwhelming majori-
ty, 12S to 81. 1t is made as stringent
as possible, and is rendered incapable
Of any evasion, in any way. There
must now be, under this act, an actual
paymen' in cash to the representative
Of the Gnv9rnmenr and tine money
mus, be aclualy y counted down, WHITTIER
il be- five cents to Deputy Post Master,
nr Ten thousand dollars to Collector of
the Customs.
The Bill will pass the Senate.
The episode in the Oregon debate
sill occupies the time of the Senale.
Mr.. Cass appeared to-day, in his seat
and made vigorous reply to NJ. Ben
ton. Mr.. Cds< returned his thanks to
Mr.. Hannegan, for his eloquent and
successful defence in his absence.
Mr. Benton rejoined with much force,
and Mi. Webster male some sugges-
tons On the subject.
The favorable news from Mexico at
tracts much attention here.
April 8.
| In the Senate to-day Mr.. Ashley, Of
Arkansas, spnke on the Oregon question
aud advocated the exclusive America"
title. And also undertook to show that
the horrors and dangers Of war had
been greatly exaggerated, and that a war
would, in fact. do US no material injury.
He proved from a table which he had
prepared, that the United States could
furnish l46,000 troops every year,
without diminishing their force. The
ratio Of increase of population showed
this 10 be so.
Nj. McDui1ie took the floor for 10.
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