The Southern journal., 1846-05-02
Congrsssien-. Passage Of the Notice.


We copy the following compilation
ofthe proceedings Of the United
States Senate from the New Orleans
Delta:
|. SESArE-.Aprii l6.-It being un-
derstood that the vote on the Oregon
notice resolutions would be taken to-
Gay, the galleries were crowded 70
excess SOON after ten o'clock.
At eleven o'clock the Vice Prtsi-
dent took the chair an hour earlier
than usual, and the floor Of the Senate
commenced filling with foreign minis
ters, officersof the army and navy,
and other distinguished personages.
Several Of the principal orders hav-
ing been postponed, the Senate re
sumed the consideration of the Ore.
gon notice resolutions.
Mr.. Crittcnden having the floor ad.
dressed the Senate at some length in
SehaIf Of the amendatory resolutions
heretofore offered by him. After a
brief statement Of the ground Of con-
troversy between the two nations, he
said it was 10 be regretted that this
subject should have been agitated at
this time. The better policy would
have been to have allowed the terri.
tory 10 remain under the joint con.
vention. Then our people could
have by degrees peopled the whole
territory, and it would have been
scarcely worth the while Of any foreign
power to molest them.
If the notice were given in a proper
and amlcable manner, he had no
idea that war would be the result
Ii was far better to run the risk OF
unsuccessful negotiations than to trust
to settlement Of the question by ac-
cidental causes, arising from a con
lict between the settlers from the two
, countries, in Oregon. And further
remarks, he said he was, therefore, in
favor OF the notice, although he woud
have been very glad if circumstances
had not made the giving Of it abso-
lu;ely necessary. He argued tina,
the whole course Of the admiaistra
ton, since the commencement Of the
difficulty. has shown that on its part
there was no apprehension Of war
from the giving Of the notice, because
an emergency had been made.
After some brief remarks, Mr.. AL
len, in accordance with his promise,
moved to lay on the table the resolu-
tons reported from the Senate Com
mi.tee on Foreign Relations, SO that
the House resolutions might be voted
upon first. The motion prevailed.
The Senate then took up the house
resolutions.
Mr.. Revsrcy johnson moved to a
mend the House resolutions, by stri-
king out all after the word"Resolved,' 2
and inserting preamble and re.olu-
tion authorizing the President Of the
United States, at his discretion to
give the notice.
This was the identical preamble
and resolution Of Mr.. Crittenden, mi
nus the provi.o.
Mr.. Allen moved to strike out the
preamble, and insert an extract from
tie Presidents Message-"All at,
tempts at compromise having failed,
&C., it becomes the the duty OF
Congress 10 consider the best means
of providing for the protection of sets
tiers in that territory" &c.
Mr.. Pennybacker, in defence Of the
general wish to proceed with the
voting. had the bad taste to insist up
on making a speech, and to treat the
audience to portion Of the Presi-
dents annual message. 1t had We.
ry nsoping effect upon the galleries.
He might just as we'll have read Wal
ker's dictionary, for the marks ofim-
patience and disapprobation could moi
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