Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-03-05
Twentp- Ninth Congress.
Extracts from
MIR. HAyNEGAN'S SPEECH.

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Mr.. HANNEGAN proceeded. So far as the reso-
luton providing for the giving Of the notice to Great
Britain IS concerned, II Is matter of little conse-
quence to whether the form OF notice held out by
the Committee Foreign Relations, or the amend
ment proposed by the Senator from Kentucky, should
prevail. Either the one the other would satisfy
regard the giving of the notice, at the present
session of Congress, as a measure traught with the
weightiest importance. consider 1t of the highest
importance In several points of view. 1t would be
entirely unnecessary however, for me TO discuss the
various points, and indeed that would be inconsistent
with the course which have prescribed for myself
to-day desire to speak to some other branches of
this question, particularly and especially to the reso
lulons which had the honor TO submit to the Senate
and the amendments in the nature oil substitute,
which offered by the distinguished Senator from
South Carolina, (Alr. CALHoUN.) prefer this
for the simple that the resolutions which sub
mted bring the whole subject of Oregon directly be-
fore the Senate. My first resolution declares title
to be good to the whole country included within the
limits of 40 and 540 4C extending eastward to the
Rocky mountains, and thereby united TO great extent
with western frontier. declare, by my second
resolution, that there is no power in this government
to ALLEVIATE the soil transfer the allegiance Of our
citizens to the dominion control of any foreign
prince power and by the third resolution state
simply the substance of them all. declare ii TO be
In direct violation of the honor character and best
interest of the American people, to surrender that
which is clearly ours. As substitute-as amend
ment to those resolutions-the Senator from South
Carolina has submitted the following
(Here Mr.. CALHoUN's resolutions were ready
As to the first Of these resolutions, have. can
have, earthly objection. | believe all that is sub
stanta in it is in accordance with the letter and spir
ii of the constitution. As to the last resolution,
have to make to it. I shall not attempt
consider it in any way As to the second resolution
of the Senator from South Carolina, it cohtaus truths
undoubted truths provided they suited the case |
he 10 To 0ifSa fhp from
South Carolina in this resolution, and throughout his
resolutions, In fact, uses the word claims " APP
plicable to the pretensiOns of both countries use
the word " title" when speaking of the United
States. think his second resolution is utterly inap
pcable here from the fact, consider that it does
not present the question in It's true attitude We set
up claim but assert title Ii Is England who
has set up claim. Till this hour size never has sue
ceeded in showing title to single foot; whilst,
upon the other hand, hold that negotiators,
executive departments, both branches of Congress,
hundreds Of our fellow-ctizens all the Union,
have, at various intervals, and In rapid succession,
made out and exhibited To The world clear
of title the country between the 42d and 54th de-
greeS 40 minutes the Pacific, with the adjacent is
lands, as made out to the soil and freehold
of any country the eartl-as clear can be made
out by any member of this body TO the plantation
which stands his habtatlOn.
Mr. Hannegan then gave in detail the evidences of
the Spanish titles, by right of prior discovery Eng
tiles of both countries.
From Count Nunez he quoted
LIST. That by the treaties, demarkatons takIngs of
possession and the most decided acts of sovereignty
exercised by the Spanards in these stations from the
reign of Charles H. and authorized by that monarch
in 1892, the original vouchers for which shall be
brought forward in the of the negotiation, all
the coast to the north of the western America the
side of the South sea, far beyond what is called
Prince Williams Sound, which is in the 6lst degree
is acknowledged to belong exclusively to Spain.
I'd. That the state of the possession and exclusive
commerce on the seacoast of the Southern ocean, as
it existed in the time Of Charles H. had been acknow
lodged and defined by all the nations of Europe
and more particularly by England in the egth aTti-
Gle of the treaty of Utretcht.
And from Mr.. Fox's Speech the Nootka Sound
Convention, the following
1--WE had given up all right to settle, except for
temporary purposes to the south of the Spanish settle
mentS, or in the intervals between them where they
happened to be distant. Par HIS. rOl %, p. 9S5.
He also quoted from Mr.. Pitt and showed by his
own language that the "new advantages" consisted
in the acknowledgement by Spain of the right car
ny on fisheries in the Pacific ocean, and to land on
the coast. This the evidence Of her title which
England has produce. We stand to-day precisely
in the shoes-if may so speak-of Spain in 1889.
Having given to Spain the title have stated it,
and the American title by discovery and exploration
and better title exsted-the first occupancy
and possession of a country-l proceed TO remark
that England or some persons for her. has pretended
set up title derived from the explorations of Nc
Kenzie alone. And what that He professsed
to have discovered the Columbia river, when it is well
known that he struck the waters Of the Tacoutchee
Tessee since called Fraziers river, and which is sit
uated between fifty and fifty-one-
Mr. CALHOUN. Between forty-nine and fifty.
Mr. HANNEGAN thanked tile Senator for the correc-
ton, proceeded. need not expose the absurdlty OF
an attempt to derive title from the discovery of
river emptyng into a channel, when the
whole territory already under the control of all
other nation. To give the mainland to power and
the adjacent island 10 another preposterouS-ust
well give Long Island to one power and the shore OF
New York and Connecticut to another-they lying
almost in the same uxtaposition.
have been charged with assailing the President.
The last resolution of the Senator from South Carroll
ma does so in terms. / said had no answer TO make
to that resolution, nor have | now bun for the pur-
pose of ascertaning who assailed the Presidents po-
stion and who does not, it may not be improper to
make reference to his message delivered to this
Congress.
Mr. H. then quoted from the Presidents Message
to show that they agreed, and followed it by quota
tions from Senators to sustain his position and show
some seeming inconsistencies in them.
The Senator from South Carolina, with that great
ability which usually characterizes him presented or
the occasion to which have just alluded, u mos
graphic view of the financial condition of the coun
try at that time. He truly represented it as being
on the road to run-embarrass at every point anC
sinking deeper and deeper at every step. One of til.
chief causes of that depressed condition was repre-
scented by the Senator and properly represented to b
an oppressive system of taxation. But differen
state Of things exists now Happily for once the pre-
dictions of the Senator have got heen realized Thu
nation is now in a state of unexampled prosperity
and the cause Of that is to be found i'll the saluar
condition Of the currency just the tn