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Mr.. p. having concluded. -
MI sAWrELLE Obtained the floor, bu. yielded

may deem adyisabf consistently with olT treaty Stip
Britain that the convention between the United
1atS .ha oieat bTitain concerning the county on the
.nrea INTO on the 9th August Isai lhs in eonlorm'
nasd and .s, second article Of said convention be
nm us approval Of this resolution provided that
ns haisia eontainsi shall rsstTct lie Predsnt from
70 boundary line the rcs,sssons Of Grrst Brii
Of 40 a. SLATE In said treaty any point ro south
! Mr.. SAWTELLE then resumed th. 400, and
addressed the committee
| 90 not desire, Mr.. chairman, design (said he)
al THIS late day of this discussion make an bo-
rate speech, or long delan the committee with any
Femafks which may offer on the resolution under
eonsde ration SO much has already been said and
oeen 90 well said by gentlemen All around ne, that
should hardly know where to begin or where to end
should attempt 10 al out the hour whchis allowed
W gentlemen on this floor. But as that rule is not
construed 10 be obligatory upon gentlemen to con-
sumo 1he entire hour; Us the whole ground has been
u'eaiiy covered, and every argument induced which
ue ingenuity Of man devise; the merits of
this question have been ably fsiihfully, and elo-
quentiy discussed shall detaln the committee bot
lew moments. Had been so fortunate, air. as 20 haze
ottunsd the Of the chair at an earlier moment
too, might have gone full into the subject had the
vanity TO believe that had blocked pretty good
sPeechi and, although cannot charge any gente-
nian with having Intentionally stolen my Story stiIl
here has been so constant peculalIOn upon my
nnu I nave niue, very HUE, OF II
efs and must therefore be content with briefly
defining my position upon the question on which
shall soon be called TO give my vote. 81 80 ..
4 admire, Mr.. Chairman, tho frank manly and
uuly democratic message OF our President; and
believe that tho Recommendations therein contained
nnd AN enthusiastic response Ia the hearts OF the
people In every portion Of land and thai there
u not mere willingness manifested by the people,
oat desire-a strong, deep, and patriotic desire
ssas an l.s P.s w est l,a rse.iso alike with CHI
zens ~ no remain the proeetsn ofoer
our laws. And cannot coincide with the venerable
gentleman from Massachusetts, Nj: ApLnA, who,
oa former occasion, expressed his fearful forebo-
dings that the President OF the United States would
back outp from the position he has assumed Sir,
believe that he is made OF stufT and that
he has too much Of the hickory in -ofhrnneas
and dauntess coumge--io he swerved from the
straight Inc of his duty; believe that he will be
found true to the principles upon which he has been
elevated by the people TO the highest office within
Iheir gh--to the most elevated station within the
reach Of mans and that, in his lirm maintenance OF
those principles IN hs hrn defence OF the Interests
and honor tie country, he wiil hnd tie apprubA-
ton Of that people, who ever true 10 those who
true 10 thtm ra.s.a..f ... . ....
And now, Mr. Chairman, allow me to inquire
what docs the resolution upon your table propose W
do Why, merely 'that the President OF Tic UnI- .
ted States forlhw cause notice TO bs gwen to tho
government OF Great Britain, that the conyeuuon
between the United States and Grea; Britain, con-
cemng the territory Of Oregon Of the 9Th Of Az.
gust, 1927, signed at London, shall be aonuiled and
abrogated at the expiration OF the term Of twelve
months, from and after said notice shal be given,
conformably 10 the second article Of die said con-
yentIon Of the 9th Of August, 1871" And yet We
told IN this hall # you adopt that resolution #
you take this measure which is thus 10 express
eTms provided for in the convention between the
United States and Great Britain that war must in.
evably ensue; that the sword be drawn, and
thut the BRUSH lion" is at this moment whetllng
hIs teeth and placing himself in an attitude OF readi-
for this quarrel! Sir, there is no occasion for
all this high.sounding and warlike defamation. Ia
there anything belligerent in the tone the language
or the spiriIof the resolution Not at all. Why,
then, this flourish, this vaporine, this gaseon-
ading and these mock heroics, IA which we haze
listened to for few days past, in r.Lttion 10 wr
that the excessive senslbilities OF some genilem
Imagine may arse from this action on our raie
SIR, pass your resolutions, and II war comes ii isa
war OF aggression on die part Of ca II Britsln--I
Va wholly unprovokcd by us, and W IN that event
happens, il may Judge from the touc and temper OF
gentlemen in this hall and elsewhere, we will havi
nut ne single feeling, We will have the bcatings o.
but heart among the entire people of this coun-
Try; then we will draw the sword, and Hin, the
scabbard away.
But hear il whispered ''suspcnd action for the
present; delay to take any step; we people
creep into this beautiful and this fertile region by
stealth" and when once firmly planted There,
when we a,e multiplied as the gentleman from Iu-
diana Mr.. KEssEDrl has 1t, by the "American
multiplication table, them Porcupne.ike, VIC must
thrust out quilts and drive all nruders or {
cannot thus effect purpose, then, 10 the Lam
guage of the gentleman who has just addressed the
committee, must resort to settlement negotia-
ton, to diplomacy or eonpromss-ay, that is the
word and sir, i'll understand The meaning oftha term
to be the way and the manner in which the State of
Maine, which have the honor here in part to rep
resent, was recently Compounded" yes victim
lied, TO satisfy the graspng avarice and aPaciiy OF
Great Britain and her minister, Lord Ashburton,
then want TO hear no more Of that word for ii is
the vilest term in the whole vocabulary. The fruit
of that compromise twas rotten before it was ripe"
We want no more half English halfAmerican sec
retaries barter away any other portion OF our ter
ritory, We were torn limb from limb, despoied Of
a part of our rightful possession, and my constit-
uency will never consent to any other portion Of
our Union visited by like outrage.
As has been very properly remarked, this con-
ceve to be great national question: question Of
equal interest to all in eyeiy portion Of this wide
spread confederacy. Where is the American citi-
zen who can say, have no part or lot, no interest
in this natter Is there anyi No. not one. The
hardy fisherman on our eastern shores, the lumber
man on our northern pine-clad mountains, the hus-
bandman who turns up the glebe of our western
praries, and the cotton-grower Of the South, all
alike nerestcd and deeply regret to have wit
messed Oh this floor disposition TO excite sec
tional jealousies, 10 array one portion Of the
country against another. Gentlemen of the
West complain Of the South because they do not
come up to this work with all the warmth aud energy
with which they aided in the concentration of the
annexation of Texas. What has tina, to do with
his question? The question Of Texas was settled
on Us merits, and ! would this question
treated in the same way The lone. star Of Texas
now shines brightly in galaxy, and still there is
room for the star of Oregon: Yes; and a charge is
made aganst the South OF ingratinde. Sir, have
in former life had the qualification of cuvating
during a brief residence in the South many friend
ships with It's high-minded and generous mbabi-
tants, and have famiarized myself somewhat with
the southern character; and in justice to the South,
| must say that they are never amenahle to tho
charge of ngratitude for if there is trait in their
character Of which they may well feel proud even
to boosting, it is that they aud always true
to their friends, and magnanmous TO their enemies.
Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Indiana, Mr..
X EssEpY informed this House that the patriotism
Of the North too measured by dollars and cents
Cir would s,v N that honorable gentleman that