The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-06-04

IN N"eNsoH NiOuudy tne leul, 1IF.
Benton moved resolution Coz an increase
Of che general and staff officers Of die ar.
my. t-.--
On Tuesday. the Post Office Appropri.
aiion Bal was taken up. In the course of
debate. ME-. Speighl Of Miss. said he wonId
not oppose the bin; but denounced the
cheap postage scheme as intended 10 keen
up high taxes! lie asked If the commit.
tee intended any change!
Mr.. Niles OF Conn. replied, that The
committee contemplated no change as be-
ing necessary.
On Wednesday, nothing OF importance.
On Thursday, Mr.. Westcoll, from The
Commmitiee on Territories, 10 whom had
been referred the resolution Of inquiry IS
10 the exPediency Of organizing q govern
ment for the territory Of Oregon, reported.
" That i Is decreed BY majority Of The
committee that il is neither proper nor ex.
pedlenl al this time FOR Congress to adopt
legislation OF the character indicated by
the BILL" Also, from the same commit.
tee, 70 whom had been referred lie bin
from The House 10 extend, &C.: THAI
majority Of committee do not agree lhai Il
Is necessary or in any way expedienl To-
pass said bill in its present shape al This
session; but the committee, after fun and
Tree consultation, have no, been able 10
coincide in opinion with respect to the Sc.
veral important alterations tina. il is desir.
ell should be made in il, and the commit
tee therefore have unanimously instructed
their chairman to move to discharge said
committee from the further consideration
Of the said BILL" ~.
Mr.. w. gave notice that when the re-
port came up for consideration he should
move to postpone the whole subject until
the FIRST Monday in December next
Mr.. Allen SAID, by way Of making il |
a test question, he should move 10 make |
the report the special order for Monday |
next. g.. ~ - 80
Mr.. Benton intirnated that he should
have something 10 say on that subject I
On Friday, the Report of Mr.. Westcstt
being ;2kenup, Mr.. Benton addressed The
Senate at great length, wilha mass oftes-
Ilmony showing, beyond all controversy,
BY both English aud American authori.
lies, that the line of 49o was fixed by the
Treaty Of Utrecht between England and
France in 1913, to which line the u. Il
). Of course succeeded by the purchase OF Il
Louisiana in 1903. He was exceedinly
severe upon the 54o 40 party, Gen. Cass.
md all the big and little organs" in the
Senate and out Of it, who have exhibi,edl
heir ignorance Of the facts he has so labo-l
iously collected together. He closed his
peech as follows: 4a O.
ITO complete this last and crowning
'iece OF testimony, have to add that the
violence ofitis in the Department Of State.
$ is nearly the whole Of the evidence
Fhlch have usedin crushing this pie-pous
re instruction" this puddle lane rebel
on"-against the truth and majesty of :
istory, which, beginning with clerk in / j
he Department of State, spread 10 all the a
rgans, big and little; then reached the Sc Ii
ate OF the Uni ed Statee. held divided v
mpIre in this chamber for four months. 2
nd now dies the death of the ridiculous. :,
81 have now got to the end OF the errors q
Inch Propose TO correct al the present +
me. have consumed the day in getting
'ady TO speak-=in clearing away the rub.
sh which had been piled up inmy path. =
n another day. if the Senate pleases. / n
Ill go to work on the Oregon question. T
I'd endeavor to show how far we shall he /
sht, and how far we may be wrong. in
;erclslng the jurisdiction and sovereignty y
hlch this bill proposes, (which is not :.
py oil The British act, but goes far'beyond :. :.
over an underlined extent of territory, TO 81
hich we know there are conflicting So
Inns. Lightupon this point, at this time, RI
ny be OF service TO our country; and | raj
can to discharge my duty to her, regard q 9:
= OF all consequences to myself" aa -
The J" Union" growls at Mr.. Benton.
d we expect to see him read out of the &
rty, as Mr.. Calhoun has been. Moth :
that stands in the way Of Polk and
lss finds favor in that quarter, ] 4.1 N
The Senate adjourned ill Monday. :
In the House ofcRepresentatives, on he
onday, the Army Appropriation Bill was 70. %
bated, with particular reference to the TT
fxican war.and the causes which have
ought il about. .. Il. ~..u = =.
0n Tuesday, the debate was resumed
1 concluded. On Motion of MIR. Nc
y, tho appropriations were increased IT
'nt two millions of dollars, to pay the =, =
,ense of the increase Of Z or 5000 men NE
{ authorised 10 the rank and file of the y