The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-04-09

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under any eOneessabls human eirrums,,,.
rss. 10 yisld up 10 Greal Britain lht n.,.
iMali0n Of lhe colnmbia EiFer. Ths, !.
he point o. which ] wish 10 fiE lie a.
leniion Of the Senate. Public opinio. IN
the Two nations. aeeoEdiagilo me Senator
from Massachusetts. il eonFrrginE 10 ne
point 81 negoiiaiiOn on The basis Of he
pnaposilienmads BY rs in 1895.
/ This strange fart. then. presents itself
before rs: We. who started out =, he
commencement ~ the session with claim.
ing the whole af Oregon up 10 81 40. !,
The end Of three months began 10 lre,nbls
On The parallel az 40. and. Il the end a,
three weeks fnnre, are ready 10 Iall b.rk
south even Of that The Senate has been
reeeding every hour. until. according "a
al lie rules Of legislative progression. We
shall in short time more be prepared IN
surrender lie whole terr!IOry 10 &c. clear
Of 4 war.
All lhis eossiness mr., NOT Of the Pre-.
sideni's having made great error. but Of
his great patriotism and judgment in lay.
ing bis claim ~ once eommensuralely
with the extent uf our title.
This whole debate has gone on The n.
sumption, without reason or facts 10 sun.
port il: has proceeded on the false a..
SUMPTION that Great Britain has ius,
righs TO part Of Oregon, and that she
will sacrifice no part Of her rights. bu, on
the contrary will certainly fight for them.
! believe that If Congress had in the frs,
seek Of its session passed the resolution
Of notice, and had then gone on 10 eI.
tend our laNs over the whole territory,
Ibis controversy would have been sllled
ere this, without the shedding Of drop
Of blood or the loss Of one acre of Ore.
gOn. But. after the world had seen tina,
the Senate faliered. even after ,ote By
the House Of three 10 one and AFTER il has
seen distinguished Senator a, the end OF
three months introduce . proposition to
fall back on the Columbia river, what il
likely 10 be The course of Great Britain
Ours seems TO invite her 10 claim the
whole: yes, TO claim the whole. Every
inch We recede muluplies the chances Of
fight by Great Britain. Every Iody
must see this. When England sees hes.
italion in this body when she sees diyi-
Died counsels here; when she sees the
President censured for The manner in
which he has conducted this affair; when
she sees three months wasted; when she
sees the arm Of Governments psralyzed,
when she sees all this, che will not hesi-
tate as TO her course.
But the Senator laid down smother pro.
position, and tina. is. that 10 give time for
public opinion IN the Two nations TO set.
tie down on the proposition Of the Co.
iumbia river rs boundary, the Senate
ought, in his judgment, TO drop this reso.
luton OF notice for a month; that We
ought TO postpone IFS further considera-
ton al present altogether. Postpone III
and Tor what! Until another steamer
shall arrive 10 inform US whether Queen
fictorla is pouting at us, whether the
British Governmer, is pleased or Often
sed al what we are doing here.
This is a species Of national humilia.
iioa TO which. with my vote, this Senate
never shah submit. Il is time we spoke
and acted like men conscious Of being the
representatives Of a Government deter
mined To assert its own rights, whether
o'her Governments are pleased or displea-
ssd Ut such assertion.
On these points would fix the atten.
ton Of the Senate and Of the country, be.
cause they have been made by the Sena-
Tor with extraordinary solemnity, and
wlii the utmost possible precaution as to
each word snd syllable he ulters. All
this ImpIesse. me with the convection that
we are to have more difficulty growing
out OF this question. II there is a war,
the cause Of il will be found in the Sen.
ate Of the United States; in its hesita,ing
course, in IT'S divided counsels, in its un-
Willingness 10 sustain The rights of the
country by the force Of the country. But
will not now trespass on the time of the
Senate by entering further in,o discus
'ioD Of the subject. And presuming
that the suggestion of the Senator from
(Mr. Webster) will NEE,
The acquiescence Of the Senator from
Delaware. (Mr. Clayton,) | will move
ihsi the Senate now proceed to the con-
side' alton Of the orders Of the day.
Mr.. A. Withdrew the motion al the re.
quest Of
Mr.. WEBSTER, who said: II is ye-
y true that expressed, with premedita-
ed precision, my sentiments on this ques-
non. II is an important question; it has
respect TO the interests of two nations
md that in considerable esigency be-
ween them. II is important, under such
circumstances. TO be precise; and may
perhaps be permitted to say that do not
h'nk II would be very far on, of The way
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