American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-17
Reported for the American Republican,
rrflST SESSION of the 29th CONGRESS.
WAsHINGToN, March l6, 1876.
GIN ATE

around the doors of entrance to the body of
the Senate, were, before 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, crowded to the utmost extent of their ca
pacity with ladies and gentlemen who were
anxious to hear the great South Carolinian,
john G. Calhoun, address the Senate on the
Oregon question. Among those present were
strangers from Virginia, Baltimore, ehlladel-
phia and even New York who had come ex-
pressly to hear Mr.. Calhoun. And even with
every foot Of space thus occupied, great num-
bers went away unable to procure footing any
where within sounding distance of the Senate
chamber.
Twelve O'Clock having arrived,
The Secretary read a note from Vice Presi-
sident Dallas requesting Mr.. Sewer to preside
this day during his absence.
The Chaplain having offered prayer and the
Journal having been read,
Mr.. Dayton's resolution of enquiry whether
The President thought any increase in our Ma
Wy necessary, coming up,
Mr.. Speght requested that it might lie over
anti tomorrow, to which Mr.. Dayton &C
ceded
Several memorials of slight importance hay
ing been presented,
Mr.. Benton rose TO make report from the
select committee appointed to investigate the
charges against the Senate made in the CO.
lumns Of the Daily Times, alias u. S. Journal,
alias .NGG;soaian. The report states that they
afforded every opportunity to the publisher and
editor of that paper to substantiate their
charges-that they had utterly failed to do so
that each of the Senators accused had given
IN sworn statements denying the charges so far
us duplicating them-that these charges were
false and contemplate Ebels and the whole
story unfounded and untrue. The report stat
ed that all the witnesses called had testified
freely except one named Davis, and he had
been summoned to attend, but the committee
recommended no action with reference to him.
The report concluded by proposing to publish
The report and testimony, and to exclude pub
Usher, editor and reporters Of the paper from
the gallery assigned to reporters.
On motion of MIR. Benton the report and tes-
:mony was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. R. Johnson moved that the Senate con-
cur IN the report of the committee.
Mr.. Turney expressed his entire concurrence
the report Of the committee of which he was
a member
Mr., Dickinson expressed his concurrence in |
me report but also said that he conceived the
Editors OF that paper to have been rather i'm
posed upon, than to have been actuated by a
malicious design to injure the Senate.
Mr., Jarnagin, the chairman Of the commit
zee, spoke of his entire and complete concur
renee of the report.
Mr., McP. Borren expressed his utter aston
Ishment and surprise otter hearing the report
that the Senator from New York could ven
ture tosay that the Editor had been imposed
Cpon,
Mr.. Dickinson tried to explain.
The report was con2ured in.
On molten Of MIR. Speight the Senate took
Up the special order on the question CT the
Notice.
Mr.. Calhoun then took the floor and made I
a speech Of about an hour and half The fol- {
lowing can hardly be called an outline. He S
sac the question was whether the Convention 1
should be terminated. He should say nothing S
OF our title, because having been connected t
with the negotiations, he was in position of
peculiar dehcacy. A great change had taken
place in the position Of the question. St the
beginning Of the session it was a question OF
peace and waz-now it could be decided with
out any particular reference to that question.
The recommendations cf the message were
founded on the supposition that no compromise
could be effected. 1t was evident that this was
me conviction ct Senators who went for Sd deg.
40 min. lie had opposed notice at the COM
'nencement of the session because he was not
N taver of war He believed the title on nei-
liner side to be clear and unquestionable, bat 4;
hat itwas question for fair and honorable
compromise. The voice now from the other
SIDE was Compromise" 1t was no; quec-
lion Of prl-e or war. Il was question of
lime merely, and he hoped there would be nc
delay. Let the Oregon question be settled
and the Mexican question could be settled too,
nut not till then. At the time Of the message :
there was no hope Of comprcmise-now there {
was the strongest hope. There was q change
IN The circumstances of the pact and in his po-
sltlon; and there would be no consistency in his
acting no" as he would have done then
mere was ALSO change in the position ofhin- /
self and his friends and that of those of the par
~ who differed with them, and while he might t
now possibly vote for modified notice, they, {
II OF the same opinion, ought to vote against it.
hefe were two reasons in favor of giving the
nouce-one toprevent continued agitation and /
Inc running OF this question into the next pres-
dehtial election producing consequences which
couiu nos now be toreseen, and the other be-
cacse he believed Great Britain would not take I
her hial move until Congress had acted I'm
der no circumstances would he vote for the abb '
solute notiee-nor yet for the resolution of the I
House of Representatives. To that he had
Two objections. lst If they mean to say that
inc PRESIDENT was not to be restrained from ne
EQUATION and compromise, il means nothing
ne mas that power already. Cd. fit means 10
amt 10 the President that he should settle it by
negollaNen and compromise, then they should
cypress 1t plainly; he was the open and uncom-
pron,Ittlng enemy to any thing equivocal in
legislation He was inclined to vote for re-
SOLUTION IN the shape of Mr.. Colquitt's or some-
shihg IKE II, but he should reserve himself to
De governed by circumstances. He was oppo-
SEQ to any thing which would interfere with c
compromise; He was not responsible for the ;
present condition of affairs but was onoosed to
1t. He was doing the best he could in the cir
cun,stances in which he was placed, So far g
from being responsible he had opnosed the s
course which had brought them nj =. - :