The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-11

oe responded 70 fayoraby by the upper system ri in
rigue has been progressing in the government,
but few have been aware Of and which know to the
people would excite tempest OF indignation and
public feeling to an intense pitch Of excitement
deliberate game has been play ed, through the Sc
c!et intrisues Of caucus, in which perfect under
ssnang was had between few anti Oregon democrats
tae mig portion OF the Senate, with some western
Tor an exception TO compel the administration
INTO compromise with Great Britain by defeating the
House notice, as II to the Senate and substituting
for IL conditional one in which the responsiblty Of
giving notice was TO be conferred upon the President
ci6c clause Of further Negotiation which should re-
suit In the settlement Of the dispute by Compromise
the resolutions Of Mr.. Colquitt, OF Georgia"
Mr. c. omitted to read the resolutions They sipnplv
propose that the question be settled by
member Of the Senate nor the House, nor Ssa he
nded any public private meeting in reference to
his amendment before he had offered it. Hs had propo-
sed IT, too before the arrival OF the vessel which brought
the Queens speech, end the remarks Of the English
Premier The object which he had in view, it not
necessary to state; but he would take occasion to
state before the debate through if his health per-
med as well a. fully to give his motives Tor advoca
ns seae me wes mere dors hsrrs
and the ioopholes guarded. The writer deserved at
least some credit for his ingenuity for extracting such
closed and the doors guarded But what would the pub
lie say TO the gum elastic conscience Of this man, whom
he tMr W would state that he had been At pub
lie private dinner with British Minister, he had
never known the man, he had never held any commun
Wnotovor.
Mr. proceeded in the reading Of the Offensive article:
This substitute for the resolutions of the House,
which, while they instructed the President to give the
notice, without specifying the time in which be should
act but which action intended to be without deay.
and at the time while admitting the question to fur
Their negotiation, emphatcaily by the circumstances Of
their adoption forbade compromise and instructed the
administration against it this substitute, we say, was
the senate with as little delay as could Be avoided and
with the speed Of locomotives and British stsamsrs
to be desp to the Lords and Commons Of England
an Of Tho Of a The
United States and their avowsd intention by the use Of
the "compromise'' phrase, to conceds to the British
cutive had proclaimed to the world by title
clear and unquestonable" end to which the mover Of
the substitute himself had said the claim Of the United
States was the strongest"
Mr. CoLeurrr recapitulated the circumstances under
which his amendment had been offered, to show that
there was nothing Of I" secret intrigue" shout II He
had been to but Of 6enators and
that wa a. he was by one Of pages, ct the
request Of Mr. Hannegan and that was the only one He
supposed at the time that with view Of propos
ing agree on some proposition which would obviate
read from the editorial under review.
AT that particular crisis it did not succeed. They
initial and instead being to the car. ef Il.
British steamer Boston, then ready to embark an
adjournment delayed it to future day Since then,
more complete understanding has been effected"
There had been undsrs anding upon this subject
here alleged It was false, every word Of false He
mont. Had there been an understanding, they would
have certainly been better able to agree whom the sub
senator from Kentucky r Crttendsn) had declined
accept his (Mr Colquitt's) amendment 30 far from
20 ont bs the next steamer, he 1Mr coiaui.t had
pledged himself the Senator from Indiana mir Hanne
GAM to pass the amendments over till Monday BY voting
for the adjournment the writer here desres the re-
putation OF some notorety he will have attained by
this article an intsmy Of notorety from which he can
not escape and which will exclude him from the
tenance Of all honest men, Mr.. G. resumed the read
c,uou, m..,,o,, ,.,. ,.., ,.,, -. ,.,,,,,. :,
action laid down. votes counted and the success Of the
resolutions IN anticipation Of fual action confidently
counted on"
He would repeat that he was at no caucus but at that
referred to at the call OF the Senator from Indiana.
Read again in continuation
But, what II more astonishing, and sh wing how
falsehearted come OF our American Senators are whe
seemingly conending for the interests Of their country
be in secret cousions with our hereditary enemy-a
these intrgues to force the administration into conpro-
bargains to disgrace the American nation and Of their
substance NIL the NAV Of the rapacious British Lion,
were csnvassed and arranged at the British Minister'S
own table within the lapse Of few days, whore meet
ing for this speci6c and express purpose, had IT.
tended by all the loyal advocates the British claim
with. said above, few exceptions from the West
OF men who could not in their hearts become the plot
to RS Of treason against their country"
SO far as he concerned, he was here willing to
part with this editor His article was too infamous TO
that its author had particle Of virtue in him. But
On this OCCASION disgraceul to the Of rspub-
lican which one party to this dnnerable compact
sumo the whole strength Of the compromise party was
counted and ascertaned-;her fmness in the crisis,
pledged for, and Minister Pakenham the Repressn
tstve of the British Government put In possession Of
the american Senate!
Scan the American people be made to realize this
most infamous fact that the British Minister instruct
ed by his government to ntmidate intrigue bride the
American people out Of territory to which that power
has no e and have never pretended to assert one can
and the oopholes closed to provide against betrayal
with body Of American Senators, with whom he can
b. ~
psh the inamy Of the American Government, and who
are allen enough in heart to commit themselves hs
Il: III: s W. ". s.
they are far beyond the Peslsnes q this political at
tioism 81 some q their they srs .pw
to believe that American Senators be 80 tho
roughly lost to dasy to country and 70 self q 70 enlist
trgues and corruptions against their own
Could any honest man bseve that such SANDER could
emanate from person whose object 1t to establish,
honest paper or, 10 not the destitute and re
CARELESS Of principle feeling. honesty. morality virtue
and truth, who could give countenance to such Sian
der Mr. c. did not know whether this man were free
chime into the Senate. II would certainly puri-
fed BY his hereafter Th, scrbbier could con-
ed him.
Is not therefore, time that they should be alarmed
that they should know how stalks through our
streets and CAPITOL how Constitution is to be rode
apsn tn: s:T Il British i:sg snS sns9::
this conviction, and appeal the Prsss sound the
warning What here have exposed will in its
important part be acted out. The vote in the g.
nate have (crsshadowsd--the plot il natured--ths
treason IL stand forth in s naked fnfamy unless
some power, stronger in influence than any yet intro
duced almost more than mortal intsrposss 70 the
British confecerates In the Senate from the deep damna-
ton oft he act We know that quarters shall
subject ourselves to denunciaton for this indignant
posure.n
Mr. CoLau,rr said, the anticipated that he will
be denounced in some quarters.r predict that he
will be denounced and secuted by every honest heart In
the length and breadth Of III land There II not Ssna-
tor here matter what may be his peculiar visws
must condemn him. Mr.. C. did not know how the SEN
ate would stand upon his amendment He stated 20
then, and he stated But he believed IL Of
more importance than he had frat supposed There
were perhaps thirds Of the democratic portion OF
the Senate who in favor Of compromise The se-
nator from Indiana (Mr. Hsnnegan) shakes his head
Well them there at least onshaL The Senator still
shakes his head but mind, shall whom we
come TO the test But this editor goes
"But that denunciation will be most impotent COM