The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-04-10

/ There are three points stated by him'
The first is, that, in his Judgment, the
) President of the United States has COM
United a mistake on this Oregon question
thai he has made mistakes of several de-
scrip,ions but mainly in having asserted
,Le clearness of the American title TO The
whole Of the territory up to the Russian
line. and in the fact that he did Tins IN Inc
same message in which he recommended
Tho termination of the convention of JOINT
occupation. The Senator thinks that, by
announcing that title in immediate connex-
ION with such recommendation, the ffcs-
dent has embarrassed the Oregon ques-
tion: and that therefore, whatever may be
the results of the action of Congress upon
the question, all the difficulties which may
ensue are to be traced back TO this error OF
the President IN his message.
Now this is the first occasIon--the very
: first, that have heard, on the floor OF the
Senate, any blame cast on the President
by any Senator, who, like the Senator ION
! Massachusetts, has no difficulty IN com
pretending the meaning and Intention OF
the message. Other Senators have SAID
that a." if the message means this, am a.
gainst il :" and 4" II II means that, | disa-
gree with it," But the Senator from Mas.
sachusetts has no doubt as to what II
means. and, under thut clear comptehen-
sion of the document, he ascribcs errors Ia
the President, and makes him responsible
for all consequences. That is the first
pom, made 10y the Senator.
But there is another point (and very
! important one ii ls) which he has also made
on this occaslOn and that IL, that IN The
. Judgment of the greatly experienced al q
, very enlightened Senator, public opinion,
{ both in the uniicd States ard III Grcal
3 Britain, is concentrating on fixed mode
{ of adjusting the cNlSiIng difference aud
4 that Is, by assuming as basls--noI the
t line Of 80 dcgtce, north lautudc-but the
!. proposition offered By Us 10 Great Brlalu
IN l,26, which went south Of that, for all
!, purposes Of national advantage, to the nav.
c lgation Of the Columbia aver.
). This is the first announcement in ,hl'
;. Senate, tins session, Of a disposition IN any
~ NlldAthtIi ANil'hEAl ia'N GU
j. something of the sol, N The papers for ih'
y last three days. nr even OF the possibility
!. under any conceivable human circumstan
e ces, to yield up to Great Britain the uaNl
n cation Of the Columbia rscI. That IS tht
n point on which wish to fix the attention
Of the Senate. Public opinion in the tive
: nations, according 10 the Senator from
=. Massachusetts, is cunycrgiug TO the pom
} Of negotiation on the basis Of the propo
!. sliion made by US in l-2G.
0 This strange fact, then presents tsc,
i. before Us : We, who started out at the com
Il mencement Of the session with clulmn,
y the whole Of Oregon up to 81 10, at tn,
il end of three months began To lremble OF
4 the parallel Of 10, and, at the end II lhrc
" weeks more, are ready to fall back soul
ID even Of that. The Senate has been rec,
a. ding every hour, until, according TO all til
u. rules Of legislative progression, we shall /
%, short time more be prepared 10 sutrct
be der the whole territory to get clear Of
Of war.
All this convinces me, no, Of the Pres
%, dents having made great error, but {
c. his great patriotism aud judgment IN lay
ut ING his claim at once commensuTalely vii
,b the extent Of our title.
" This whole debate has gone on the q,
e. sumption, without, reason or facts 10 SUI
IN port il : has proceeded on tho c.i-- "'suiiil
:, rinp that r.out Durnin has Just right I
ii part Of oregon, and that she viii sacr
" fee no part OF her rights, but on the cot
r. tfary Will certainly fight for them. | be-
ID lieHc tina, # Congress had IN the first wee
r OF lis session passed the resolution Of II,
IN tee, aud had then gone Oh 10 extend on
| laws over the whole territory, this coutro
- Vcrsy would have been settled ere tai.
Is without the shedding Of a drop Of blood o
90 the loss .! an acre Of OREGON But. alte
: the world had seen that the Senate fahrr
=. ed, even after a vote by the House Of ,hrc
h to one, and after 1t has seen a distinguish
. cd Senator at the end Of three months IN
troduce proposition 10 fall back on III
, Columbia riNcr, what Is likely 10 be ,h
- course Of Great Btliaiul Ours seems +
NJ invite her to claim the whole yes, To clair
, the whole. Every inch We rcccde multi
b., Plies the chances Of a fight by Great Bril
:. am Every body must sec this. Whc
i, England sees hesitation in this body: whc
~ she sees divided counsels here; when IN
secs the President ccusufed for the man
=, ncr IN which he has conducted this afTiir
a when she sees three months wasted whe
~ she sees the arm Of the Government par
=. ally zed when she secs all this, she will no