New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-25
From Washington.
Reuron's speech on the Oregon Occupation BIZ

ARLINGTON asy -. AS'S - , -
The Galleries Of the Senate were crowded today
in anticipation Of rich treat N Nr. SfSToss
Speech or the Oregon Occupation Bill
HisSpeech was about tvo hours long. and this
is only preliminary 10 the body OF tie speech which
will De given ca Monday 10 which time the Senate
adJo0saed- &c only wants TO be little more eS-
cited 10 make j, q srss, speech.
Mr.. Benton said ,hs, he had looked for settle
men, Of this question OF boundary by Negotiations
notify Lesislstion- As Neso,iatons Jagged. events
advanced. Re woaid correc, several errors on this
subject.
The FIRST is tina, SO 40 is the boundary between
the L. s and Russia So fsr from il, the fac, Is that
ihatiiue suggested, and ths, too by the Unised
States as the Northern boundary Of tires, Britain.
Mr.. BENTON here gave The history OF the coaven-
ton with Russia OF S2i showing that there is real.
" such boundary line as 54' 4o'
He then referred TO Geeenhows Map which was
copied correctly for i; seems ths; while he eon6nes
himself copying ne does righi well bat when be
goes 10 expoundius the treaties OF territory the Lord
deliver from it-bui be gives such line $40
20 in his map.
Here is another riap with the line OF SO 40 laid
down running over every thing, separating neigh.
boring ports streams from their springs. snd true
only TO the imaginary line from the sea TO the moan
tain.
And this uep we issued ia en- extra number OF
10000 deceiving husdreds Of thousands Sy this
nonsense. The whole country has been excited to
war on a line. Ii they should rally to march 10
hat line they would ind thai W hen they so, there
that they could not find it
- Dulce Ct iscortm est pro pa.rtG rsor,." Il is
sweet and becoming to die for country. bu, il is
necessary TO knew where to die. Yet this whole
continent has been agtated by the cry OF an imasin
arv line having really no existence. Oh mountain
that brought forth uouse-hencetorta thy name
shall be IS 40
Mr. Monroe and his Cabinet in ls23-the men
who acquired this Territory and who all ripe
in kuowleise-otfered 10 make So the northern
boundary for Great Britain. We make II ear north.
ern boundary. They offered 10 give Great Britain
degrees on the Pacific try 10 squeeze her out
altogether and for this the 5l2 30 men are willing TO
involve US in war. The proposition of Mr.. Monroe
and the wise patriots surrounding him was that this
/ North Western Territory should be divided into
three parasitic northern 10 Russia, the middle 10
England end the southern part to us. We now
bring the Northern or Russian possessions jam down
on our boundary
Upon this part of the subject he hoped he had
shown the tsseness OF the supposilion OF such
| boundary line as 5i0 40. and be hoped that hence
forth should hear no more Of this exploded hum.
bug. Another error ne would expose was the unity
and indvisibty of our title TO the whole of Oregon,
and its hippaat coroary, all or none' Our claims
from different causes Our title to some parts
arose from settlement consequent discovery.
North OF the Columbia. title founded on that
of Spain. How ridiculous then il is 10 talk OF these
should have all or none.
Another pernicious error denying the exist.
of the liue of 49o BY the treaty Of Utrecht for il
has been the historians of the SO 30 men TO find
lines where there none but actually not to find
them where they are. Yet upon this title and line
alone the United States forced out the British from
Louisiana In support of this he read several au.
thorities. He also the Clerks table letter
from Timothy Pickering. now Of Utica. n y. to
Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER on the question of boun.
Diary. Mr.. B. said that he had examined the docu.
mens referred to by Mr. Pickering and found them
to be correct He made some beautiful allusion 10
Mr. chickering's history, recountng the clrcum-
stances under which he saw him in the Halls of
Congress.
The clamor of all the organs, great and small. had
been raised to drown these truths.
He then read an extract from the Royal &c.
ographer, THOMAS JEFFRIEs, who states that the
boundary line by Commissioners under
the Treaty of Utrecht. and that IL had been settled
on the parallel OF 49,.
We have heard much of the map with red line,
bat he would venture to prophesy that whenever
that map was restored to the public Library another
red line would be seen marking the 10Th peralIe
as the boundary
Mr. BESroS concluded this part of his speech by
saying that another day he would proceed TO
speak of Oregon itself having succeeded in clearing
oil Tire false position in which il bad been placed by
the so 40 Their efforts he characterized US
the ege of mud puddleane against all history.
His speech is terrihcally severe on the 54' 40s,
who vince under his blows like whipped hounds
He will continue on Monday RIcHELIKU.
Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, May 23d, 1876 P. u.
The SENATE has not been in session today.
In the HOUSE Mr.. REID again proposed his reso-
luton for the House to meet at 10 O'clock A. N but
the House refused suspend the rules to consier H.
The House then wen, into the Committee of The
Whole and took up the private calendar, and de-
voted the remainder OF the session to the amend
mem of bills on It.
Geu SCorr will leave this CITY. probably, in
eight or ten days for the South, and precede the
army which you will see has been called out pretty
extensively by the President and Secretary of War,
whose circular to the Governors of the different
States appears ia asl nights Union. The Admin
i4tra,ion is going about this work so deliberately
inat il would seem az II the entire snbjugation Of
Mexico what they want
IL is said that the President has appointed Father
MclIroy of Frederick. and the Vice President OF the
Georgetown Catholic College. to repair Immediately
10 the Army on the Rio Grande, as Chaplains, TO
prevent deserton. Tis is like every thing Polk
does II is the act OF Il magOgue. Does Mr.. Polk
think thar even eloquent Catholic divines could
make those of their own faith believe that an un.
righteous war Is ast one
Lei this country engage in just war, and no
Priest is necessary TO hold the Catholics whether
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Pope himself should be enemy. Mr.. Polk IL too
much acquainted with Loco. Foco denagogues 10
understand feelings OF The Catholics and natural
lied citizens Of this country. may have more re.
marks on this point hereafter.
! There il a rumor which presume has no foun.
darion 10 truth that Bishop Hughes of New York,
has been requested 10 go to Mexico as a kind Of
Pacifca,or Does Mr.. Polk think tina, he could
blind the eyes OF such Bishop Hughes by
his Lcc co Foco trickery1
/ understand that the President has pardooed
Babe, the pirate, and thai he will be liberty
Monday next.
Some gentlemen connected with the New.Y York
Police Gazette arrived here this morning, and have
been doing good service al The great National air.
Two pickpockets were arrested this morning by