Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-02-16

TIE leli quite incompe,snt 10 sddis.s H. ComIis,es
a. 'hs une In Aver of tho notice nav psucsad aid H.
lore the Committee Of the Wls. He had stase1 when
up before. that he was In favor 81 the nuaisS Twelve
mo-, apo With patriotism and ability snssspassrd.
hs debate had been coaduc,ed By she uuss sWt ~ od
listened 10 II with prptoand attention.
" n'a nina had moi b~eu pfevionAly made up. Il would
nave been nun te frce II the dlscussiun ~
could h'idIy say 10 wha, conclusion woald have Gums
BY this discussion.
There never had hccn debate more thoroughly and
more completely exhausted. Tie was eoavinced that
me time had ct1ns fu giving Tho hoce 70 Great bds
sn. aud upon the whoIe he TEL, thoroughly tUhpd IN
ms postum that the notce ought 10 be given. Geesg
britain. Ia his ysw as 4 matter Of right Ind wsUna.
had no clsim To tbs co0n,ry In dispute.
MIR. Adams thought he should not have a5dresssd The
Committee. hut for the personal appeal which had he~
made 10 him this morning ny the penlleman fum Gsuss
gla. lilo had assured hun clearly and ~ und.a9ussst-
y us his hea, aud mind would permit him, 10 spsak.
The eeniemao had addressed him ii q manner soa'e-
what dsorder!y
Mr. KING said he had mean, nothing unpssliansn.
tary or disconreous
Mr.. ADAMS said he believed ibis. but no matter fs
that lie should have been aye, Ter any
question Of nace irom he bodies, to the ,nst ssid
which had been presented to the House. Our claim
waud be found in the lst chapter Of Gsnesis verses 81.
u and 90. snd ,.hsse We're read BY the Clerk. The
iounda,ioG Of all human te 10 all human possessions
rested here. We could not exercise the right here pon.
ted ou, of otcary he Oregon, wi,loa, putting end
occupation. II was = misnomer /. call IL ". Il was
Convention for Jont non occoputi0h.
II this Convention exsed beiW cen W and any other
than a Christian nnon. he could mol cite this Huly
bouk. We both believed IN u or he presumed they did
here. the members ia the habit VI swearing BY
The 9Th verse Of Tho second psalm was then read:-
ASK Of me aud VIII give The heahen fr hine nhe.
riance and The ultest paris of The EARTH for thy Hn
session." Our Savi.ur WAS ssv quoted by Mr.. Adams,
A f,fih Ia NIL nd N u
The end Of The world" Ths was tho authority
for subduing all barbarous naunr. ~ was for the
purpose VI converting the people and cditvaing The
land
Up to tho time of Columbus this also was ,hs law II
nations beween all nations. The Pope Il Rome At tho
time u Columbus gave Feidinsnd and Isabella the
Whole continents OF North and South America Heau.
,horised The drawing ol line from pile to fslo. and
gave Ferdinand and Isabella tho hole continent.
This WA, good lille when given. ], wss the f,dnda-
,hr Of our title. lie (Ml. Adamsy did place nndue
reliance upon This r, for The Pope u Rune dsthrned
christian as WILL as nuchrlsl'an s'vsreiRne EHgahd
held Ireland by this tile. mud o,her derising her M
ihori,y from Adrian Of Rome over Ireland.
The grant Of The Creator Was man. 10 sub
duo and rppensh The earth.
The awo VI na,ors were no,hia more than tie cds>
toms among paiions. aud tho irealles among naons.
Our thin the Oregon stood uron the fodndsiiOn or
these customs aud treaties. There never had beAp any
agreement among the nations " The earth as 10 how
question like his oetwctn ~ and Gitni Britain should
be- settled. fhe naiion whic had discovered the rth
~ a river sometimes regarded puaGk6sfhg The
whole spil waered by II.
ln ilazards State papers. volume II viii be ktihd
that Cbnfhs tho First gave title 10 Massachusetts from
sea 10 sea, and extending from n to DC. fames the
First gave Virginia tho same aud other Colonies
cevcda grant frnm TO sca nsp. This King ~ Eng
land M more than the Pope Of Rome had light to make
these grants, and yet all persons here would e. hack Ia
their original charters To found their claims.-M THE
day. in this very Capitol. there wssa question IL Gun
rovesy between his beloved Massachusetts and Rhods
island, which he loyed almost IS WE'LL upon cAaser
derived from William and Mary.
Coise dow now, said MI A. TO this pretended pvin.
cip6 tim, the discovery Of the mouth u river give
title all the territory wn'eed BY tho s,resns. and wo
find that The charters referred 10 paid respect such
discoveries They were more madern occurfeneSs.--
All these titles imperfect. Discovery was DO ti,ls
ofiisef Exploration gave n higher ground VI tile
So did continuity and cuniiguy. Possession and tcca
patton necessary Ia perfect t,le and this was oil
we wanted perfect Tile to the Oregon. Occupa.
ton was as odos Sir John FlslaG facetiously
said il would be.
lie had been asked Why he had not entered pross.
against the claim OF Great Britain when Secretary III
State. There protest. us woold be shown BY tho
treaty. Mr. Adams read the article to prove that il was
non occupation, and TINT il was 10 be regarded Ony M
the pnrpose vi preventing disputes between the high
contracting pa,iies OF both na,iuns. The limitation 81
the treaty to ten years shou ed Than there was no renUn
cation 10 any claim. Tue paes reserved their cIss.
The Cn,rd States surrendered nothing by the convrns
lion. Great BRIAN had never claimed any exclusive
rio h or lille to the couary claimed To keep the
country fur huning hen |, should be settled by thu
lillers Of the su she had claim Whaevef 10 the y.
regon.
derness IL biz es,n like The seio % abllsl our awe
over ito give il form and character and population.
want the county 0r Western Pioneers, and sm not
peopling il with savsges aud wild herds aud Keeping
IL open tnr hunting alone.
NJ. Adams hsur had expired, when several mutton
were made that The gentleman lTUm Massachusetts
have leave 10 &c heard the conclusion VI his sfgu-
nen,. ,.,
fusion prevailed in The Hall.
Two third, Of The members were determined thss
Mr. Adams should he heard beyond the huuF ana aooos
one third that he should not.
Mr. HARRISON Of Ga. obtained the n'or. but tho
members were determined that he should Ot 60 on un>
Ill Mr.. Adams WIS heard further
scene Of great confusion prevailed inthc Hall s"d
the COMMITTEES received n mot ion " rise, which wss
carried by vote Of lO4 ~ 81. ,rc
The Speaker took the Char and MI. Z. ). iNGEh.
sol L. moved that the ono honr rule b suspended ous
hours Tho previous Question was moved a"o ~
fore il was seconded, motion wss Tade u 'sy wy"
the table The yeas and nays were ordered, amd Tue
vote was. Ayes 7s. Noes l2o.
mend the one hour rule un, io-moarow al three ochck
A motion was made to lay Mr.. rs motion urs'n the
table and lost, Ayes ~, noes I25.
The House were them sfer great confnain ur'n
points of ORDER brought 10 vots upon the mot''n 70
suspend the Rules.
Two thirds were necessary and Tho vote was. yeas
60, nays 1913. Thus lost an hour and more 10 :
varn er, 10 snspend the opefson n the hour role VT
the sake of allowing Mr.. Adams 10 90 On win h's
speseh. s.,..,.
The House then wen. into Committss 1t The Whe'e.
and the debate resumed -.
a., SON of Ga. addressed t00 OVDMUx1D