The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-01-30

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is OF interest at this time: we therefore lay !
the following extracts upon the subject be-
fore our readers.
The following are the resolutions intro
duced in.the United States Senate, BY Mr..
Hannegan:
L. ResoEeed, That the country, included
within the parallels Of forty.two degree and
ffiy.fonr degrees forty minutes north lati-
tude, and extending fIom the Rocky Monn-
tains TO the Pacific Ocean, known as the
Territory Of Oregon, is the property, and
part and parcel Of The territories of the Uni-
ted States.
2. ReSOLDeI That there exists no power
in the Governmental transfer its soil, and
the allegiance Of its citizens, to the domn,
ion, authority, contIol, and subsection of any !
foreign Power, Prince, State or Sovereignty. |
3. Res0loed, That the abandonment OF
surrender Of any portion of the Territory
of Oregon would be an abandonment of the |
honor, character and the best interests Of
the American people.
The following are the counter resolutions
submitted by Mr.. Calhoun:
i
ted States has the power, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, to make
treaties, provided two thirds of the Senate
concur.
ReSolred, Thatthe power of making trea-
ties embraces that of fixing and settling
boundaries between the territories and pos
sessions Of the United States and those Of
other powers in cases of conflicting claims
between them in reference to the same
ReSolped, That however clear their claims
in their opinion, to the country included be.
tween the parallels Of 49G and SO 40 north
latitude and extending from .he Rocky
the territory of Oregon, there now exist,
and have always existed conflicting claims
to the possessions of the same between lis
and Great Britain-the adjustment Of which
has been the subject of negotiation between
). the respective Governments.
Resolped, That the President Of the Uni.
ted States has FightfuIly the power under
: the Constitution, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, provided two.thirds
Of the same concur, to adjust by treaty the
claims of the two Governments to said ter,
r:torY by fixing boundary for their present
7, possessions.
Resoloed, That the President Of the Uni
= ted States,n renewing the offer in the spirit
of peBce and compromise to establish the
49th degree Of north latitude as line be.
r tween the two countries to the said territory
T, did not abandon the honor, character or the
= best interests of the American people, Of
r. exceed the powers vested in him by the
r Constitution TO make treaties.
= The following is the preamble and resO
y luton offered by Mr.. Cunningham, of Ohio
= in the House:
WHEREAS, The rejection by the British
''r Government Of the liberal proposition late
~ " made by the President of the Uniie
- States, for the compromise and settlement
sr, Of the respective claims Of the two couH
tries to the Oregon Territory, has terminal
ed all negotiations on that subject; an
Or whereas, by the extraordinary and inadmis
els sible demands of the British Government
er. il is made manifest that no compromis
er, which the United States ought to accept ca
be effected; and whereas, the title Of III
b,r United States to the whole Of the Gregg
b'r country included within the parallels Of 4:
b'r and "a deg. 40 north latitude, and exten,
let. ing from the Rocky Mountains to the Pac
:. fc ocean, is ssclear and nnquestionable
~, land any further attempt on the part Of Il
lb'r United States 10 settle such title BY Sd
lb'r render Of any portion of said country Won
l0h be a surrender of the honor, the dignity,a
Sep the best interests Of the American Peop
Sen Therefore, be it
nb'r ResoIued, That it is the imperitige dt
g'ss OF Congress to adoptlmmediately such M
,gst sures as will fully protect our citizens v
MIR now do, OF may hereafter, inhabit that col
Sen Try, and efectually maintain our Just ii
nb'r 70 the whole Of the country Of the Greg
n S, Mr.. Garret Davis offered the follow
MIR resolution:
ES Resolped, That the COMMITTEES of
Sep Whole House ota the state of the Union
. discharged from the consideration Of "a
y, to protect the rights Of American sall
IDS in the territory of Oregon until the tel
ration Of che joint occupancy of the san
and that The second and third sections 81
par said bin he 4ecomInitted ID the Comm
paE' on The Judiciary; The fourth section Is
~ Committee on tie Public Lands: lis
per. section to the COMMITTEES on Indian 4 "a
par the sixth and seventh sections Is The g
mittee On Military Affairs; tie eighth
ton 70 the COMMITTEES % The Post %
s dol and Post Roads; Che ninth section Is
a.. COMMITTEES 81 Ways aud Means and
do. tenth section o the Committee 81 For
60. Affairs.
We would here remark, that neiihe
eq.50ilhe above resolutions had been asioDl 81