Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-01-22

question: Wouiu nave paclnc tehoency.
He said he should reserve to himself the
right, on some proper occasion, Of adj
dressing the House on the merits Of the
question. He repeated tina, he did not
believe any war would grow out of this
matter. We should not make war. and
i, was no. possible tina, England should.
Mr. HARRISON, who reported the Bill
for raising two regiments Of riflemen, said
tina, he had no idea when lie introduced
the Bill that such discussion would grow
out of it. lie thought the discussion
altogether foreign 10 the objects contem-
pa,ed--lhat it was premature and out oil
place. He then explained fully The OBJ
iec,s of the Bill and declared. that The
rife corps proposed TO be raised would
belong to the Peace establishment. and
had no reference at all to the Oregon
difficulty. Mr. RI. then moved the previ-
Gus question bu, i. was no. sustained.
The Debate was then continued by
Messrs DARRAH, HOLMES, KING, WIN
TnRor. BAKER, and Mcdowell, the latter
gentleman had the floor at the hour OF
adjournment, for the following Monday.
During the debate all but Mr. Winthrop
seemed inclined to give the necessary
notification to Grea, Britain Immediately.
He thought such movement would bring
on war. He had recorded his views in
the resolutions which he had introduced;
and in those views he took issue with
some of the views expressed in the mes.
sage of the President of the United States,
and still more with some which had been
declared on This floor. They were. that
the Oregon question was still fit and fair
question for negotiation. for compromise
for fair and amicable adjustment. They
were, that no satisfactory evidence has
been brougl, forward tina. no compromise
which the United States ought to accept
can be effected. They were, thirdly; that
arbitration is still left when every other
mode OF amcable settlement has failed
and that this government cannot relieve
itself in the eyes of the civilized world
from the responsibility which will follow
the failure peacefully TO se.'le this ques-
lion, until all these modes of settlement
| have been resorted 10.
We must close this notice Of the discus
sion by giving the conclusion Of Mr. Win
| lhrop's remarks.
Mr. W. said. so far as the defence Of
tie country was concerned, this moment
his vote would not be wanting for any
measure looking towards those defenc,s S.
which the friends Of the administration in
either House Of Congress nigh. bring
forward. lie wished to say that the
responsibility, as far as war and peace
were concerned, was with the friends oil
the administration, and if he could keep i,
there. there il should remain. lie was
ready To give his vote for any measure
which they should bring forward for pre-
paralion for the emergencies which might
arise; and fering from his colleague, he
was ready without this nolre being given
to vote for two regiments, or for twenty
regiments if they should be proposed; as
he held it TO he matter of duty for this
House and for the government to make
The preparations first, and not the provo
cation first and the preparations after
wards. There could be nothing offensive
TO Grea. Britain in our proceeding To put
our navy in a proper condition, 10 increase
our Qualifications, TO make every prepare
ton necessary to NEE. an invasion on any
part of our coast. They owed it to The
country, that no step should be taken,
which should either necessarily or proba-
bly, result in a contingency Of tina. deplo-
rable kind as nigh. result from the rnea-
sures proposed. until they had first pro.
vided all the necessary preparations for
| il.
Lest he should be misunderstood, he
wished to say tina, he considered our title
| to Oregon to he The best title of the two.
He acquesced in all tina, might be said
on The subject. He believed our title
even TO the whole Of Oregon. if i, were an
original question, would almost stand The
test OF court of justice; certainly il would
stand the test Of an impartial umpirage To
which j, might be submitted. But he
held, after all. that the title was OF such a
| character, and such were the circumslan.
ces connected with lais question from iihe
| first momen, We had heard Of Oregon.
tina, there has been so many concessions,
so many compromises aud contentious on
both sides. that at this moment we could
not. with any face-or with any faith, he
| had almost said-assume this extreme
positions; and that we were bound by The
principles Of good faith. Of civilization
and Of Christianity. 10 make it a matter d
negotiation, Of compromise. and of AMIGA
bic adjuslmenl-and of arbitration, if ne
cessary.
Mr. Polk. j. is asserted by the CORES
pendent Of the Baltimore Sun, has give,
his positive refusal to make any more re
movals on political grounds, or upon tn
rotation principle. If adhered TO j, will
be good news to Office holders bu, sour
circuit to office seekers.
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