The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-06-30
CONGRESS-.
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
The Treaty--Ihe Yeas and Nay-Poik's
Broken Pledges-Ihe 81 4Os,

THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
The Treaty--1He Yeas and Nay-Polk's
Broken Pledges-Ihe 81 40s.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WAsHINeroN, June 18th, i846-Midnlght.
The tricks of Demagogues have been de-
tected and the Oregon Treaty has been rati-
fed oy a vote Of three to one IN the Senate
with The exception of one Senator absent
The Treaty is now consummaIed. Mr.. PAX
enham was doubtless authorized by his Gov
eminent TO sign the Treaty on behalf Of
Great Britain, and it was so signed. The
ratification of theTreaty by the Senate is
therefore final upon the subject. The North
Western boundary of our country is conse-
quently on the 49th degree 10 the Pacific
Ocean, leaving The whole of Vancouver's
Island to England.
Five minutes after the Seuate adjourned L
sent you the result Of the proceeding on this
subject. | gave you the correct number of
the votes on each side. Therewe Al votes
for iatifying, and IA opposed. You will thus
perceive that the Senate was foil, with one
exception. That exception was Jarnagin oil
Tennessee. Had he been present and voted
in the affirmative there would have been pre-
cissly three to one. The Senate consists Of
Sc members To ratify the Treaty it was
necessary to obtain two thirds of this number.
| This was obtained and something still to
spare. l give you the following as the last OF
| Yeas and NAYS. Though the seal of secrecy
has not yet been removed, tho list may be re-
lied on as correct Many suppose that either
Turney of Tennessee, or Ashley of Arkansas,
voted with the Nays; but | am Ger tain that
both voted with the Yeas. In opposition to
others have put Westcott among the Nays.
and think this will be found correct
YEAs-Archer, Bshley, Bagby, Barrow,
Benton, Berrien, Calhoun, Chalmers. Thomas
Clayton. ]. NJ, Clayton, COIquin, Corwin,
Criltenden, Davis, Dayton, Dir, Evans,
Greene, Ha,cwocd. Houston, Huntington,
Reverdy johnson. Henry Johnson, Le,cis
.IcDu6ie, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Niles,
Pearce, Peinybacker, Phelps, RuSk, Sevier,
Simmons, Speight, Turner, Upbam, Webs
Ter, Woodbridge, Yuiee,-4l-Loc0s in HaL-
les.
NAYS ALLEN, Atchison, ,Aiherton, Breese
Bright, Cameron, Cass, Dickinson, Fairfield
Hannigan, Jeness, Semple, Sturgeon, West
cott.-l4-All Locos.
The only doubt about the Nays is the las
mentioned gentleman, and | think am cor
rect cOuCeTuIuS nliu. MT. JeuueSe SHoulO
not have been present. He is "a usurper.-
II Mr.. Cilley had been in his place, and had
Mr.. Jarnagin voted yea, it would have stood
Yeas AZ, Nays Ii.
dare not trust myself to speak on the
thoughts hat crowd upon me to night
james X. Polk has betrayed another of hi;
political pledges. He has hurried US into a
war with poor distracted sister Republic
with the intention of taking from her part o.
her right(ul territory. The monarchy of En-
gland claimed part OF a territory which wa:
asserted TO be our own. Five degrees ano
forty minutes (equal 10 nearly four hundred
miles on the Pacific coast) are surrendered
by James X. Polk and his Cabinet, through
fear OF the British Lions growl. We rot
and bully poor and crippled neighbor; bu
when thelEnglish Lion shakes his main and
puts his foot upon nearly one half of our clear
and unquestionable' Territory, Polk and his
Lyco-Foco supporters are scared TO death
and perform their lowly genu1ection in the
gutter before the crowned monarch of Eng
land.