The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-01


in favor Of Ain favor of clear discretion to tho
Presldent-against the Baltimore Convention;
against the assumption Of the whole; against war.
and in favor Of peace. Mr.. Barrow speaks out his
sentiments without reserve.
TWENTY-NINTH CONGREsy.
In senate.
WARRINGTON. Monday, March 80 Is%s.
Another luminous and sparkling morning. Prayer by
Rev. Mr. Tustin Journal Of Thursday last Large
Of people In the gsllerss-soms expscsnt Of q
speech Gen Cass, and Others excited by sort Of
curiosity to Gen. Houston, the lion Ssnstor from
Texas
TEXAS IN TIE sEHArs
Gen. r. J. RusK submitted, from the governmsnt Of
the State of Texas the credentials Of the election TO the
u. 8. Senate of Gen. SAM Houston. The credentials
were read wherenpon Gen. Rusk introduced mis- coll
league to the Woe President who administered to Gen.
Houston the constitutional requisition.
On motion Of Mr. SYEIoHT, Ia order to ASCERTAIN the
class Of Senators to which each Of the Senators
from Texas should belong the same process Of deter
Tr.. Ss Is. o.
bered 3 and were then placed in Of the bsllot
boxes the nrst number :gnyng that class Of ssnsso
third in '5-the Federal Constitution providing that
third Ct the Senate shall 60 out every two years
prs .' in iss7 Gem Rrs. drew No She therefore
serves out The full term to 1881.
ts probable that the Legislature Of Ts.s, viii elect
General Houston for full term from le47, before the
expiration Of his term
Petitions were presented by Messrs srMrLs Baxass,
On motion Of MIR. JoHssor the Committee on Com.
were instructed to inquire into the esp:disncy q
new custom house At New orleans; and also, OF In
proving the harbor Of Ponchatrain.
THE LATEST oRvaoN CoRREsPoNpENcE.
time ego calling upon the President for the latest Ore
gon correspondence since the transmission of the letters
between Mr.. Pakenham and Mr.. Buchanan, the alter
native Of arbitration, was taken up.
Mr. WrssrEa said he would advise his friend from De-
He had no doubt that the Exseuv. had recent letters
in his from MIR McLans and thi: might have
the fact that S' s Of the
ton His opposition argued that the Executive govern
nent hnds il inconvenent to communicate any iuforms
ton upon the subject at this moment Yet Mr. w would
observe that the senate being called upon to perform
legislative act they susht TO- be put In possession Of
every thing that they believed could have important
bearing shsct upon this question. II il were other.
wise the Senate would have necessity for the call
There certainly degree of in this
case the Executive deems the correspondence incon-
venient, either because shall 90 or 10 expired
shall be 2. far then as might eject such ne
inconveDent The President had recommended the pas.
sage Of law ct the Of the present session Of
the question to that period, unasked for by either
House. II that spondsoce necessary. then
entitled to part hey entitled to the whole. Mr:
Webster had thought call upon Congress would
Wsrs aos ss eSss %sPpns % should
have been quietly pursued; and II they failed,
the ground OF the notice whether II proper cot
of Congress Mr. w: did not nov intend to discuss It
had been said that the notice would be useful wee
negotiation He hardly understood the language sp-
exy 10 his mind was term NO. Alto
gether pacific in its adjudication and Mr. w. doubted
exceedingly whether 1t would expected, facilitate
q conclusion by negotiation And yet II must be per
ceved that we should perhaps suffer % much nconvs
nsIcs from standing 81; as from going forward TIE
OF the President year ago. But for this, the notice
might been passed by both Houses without danger
and HINTS 2
assumption OF the President that title to the whole
territory clear and uquestionsbs," the passags
country. The notice requisite was Il In
tended to be requisite, to enable the President to ests
suppo. az con1rs. il not pr.psrsd nor l. the
country prepared. for the pushing. at the hazard
q war. thi. sxtrsms claim Of the Executive.
gress unmaaks the diniculty In which they stand.
The President was mistaken when he recommended the
notice. with the design OF tho assertion Of positive
rights to the whole territory He should have drst
sdsred the previous concessions Of the government TOT
to have whether the previous procssdisgs o.
the country would sustain him. Referring to the o0er
assertion Of the Executive Of our clear and uDquss
tonsbe" title to the whole territory. Mr. Webster de-
sired to know whether the r,s.dsnt meant me
sense In the latter the assertion was entirely out o.
place IL in the former IL would be well 70 see how far
he is sustained by precedent action, with the concur
renee Of the two houses of Congress for many years
past which admits that England has rights In the NORTH
I
Mr. Webster believed that the public opinion In both
10 favor Of settlement this question upon the
81 q ss q tho Of De-
cas- srsits) II the United States govsrnusnt wsre
ready to adopt this Offer Il subEitsd or there vas NO
that the people Of the United States
would not spprovsit tho 10Th parallel Mr. W centsnd.
cd was only 6m and eligible basis from tbs terms Of
East Of the Rocky Mountains The learned Senator rs
fsrred various old maps in which this boundary was
extended to the Pacific Ocean. East Of tbs mountains
the boundary IT, At all events establshed and stands
the line between the territories Of Great Britain and
to a.. psc o.On sh.r. csn ss 90 osSs
and such this division will give the great valley OF
tho Columbia title to which, from 0rsys discovery
and exploration could well be maintained. The United
States offer the territory South Of parallel to
the Columbia RIVER, and she never will The ght Of
the permanent limited nsvigs Of the Columbia
justly subject for negotiation below the loth psra
lei England cannot claim Az to ell the straits and nle
S ns ps1 should
question be delay ed1 Why hold back IL We would avoid
rupturel Delay under such circumstances INJURIOUS
destroy that mutual respect and candor existing bstwoen
them The general sentiment Of both counsri.s concurs
IN this general basis Of settlement. A. yet there
was no proposition pu, to this effect from eihes.
But neither would unwilling TO do that now which
tie: Of collision Why should not one or both seine
the proptious moment and with calmness. prudence,
nav DO in settlement Of the question - wiz evsntu-
ally be settled upon the general bsss suggestsd, with
certain right: Of navigation open to beth countries Mr.
IN Immediate necessity for action upon tie notice.
wsud be the better to pospoLs the subject for
gumsnt to close and II would close Il iorever We
must put m end 70 the notice But while We desire
this becomes to that pressed hers 70 act upon
the notice now must call Tor all nforma ion similar
to that the President Submitted Ut the bsgnn,ng
the session. He did not propose to put the qnesuon
had The conduct Of asirs In the ssnats. that the imm:
date call for letters and corrssp whics woxso
be inexpedtent 70 give, msy BE- avoided sno - oo
that may more conclusiveiy wsehsE sns n ~
be any necessity for the notice Ct all; ne -. ~ -.
suggsstion with the fullest pe1uasion nat ne ssv"S
the notice would not aid settlement ~ nSSousuon
Let shall b sssn:s shss me- sss s
cnsirs NJ Wshster reiterated that his own choice
would be that the consideration Of the notice should BE-
ss,sd lcr one month and that - the resolution Of
H.. rssor rom Delaware might put the Executive 10