New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-27
From Washington.
From our Regular Correspondent.

wAsHIse7os. May IS. 1876 P. N
Mr.. BENTON continued his speech today on toe
Oregon question He spoke about two hours He
Will take another day ct least TO finish il No
sketch can give you idea OF the way ne is using
you should publish length when il ia concluded
He will continue i. on Wednesday next
His speech 10 day was higy argumenta,ive, being
fall Of quotations from books histories and public
documents, showing that Monroe and other dis
tiuguished patriots recognised SO or So 40 as The
Northern boundary OF the English possessions
These authorities he said he would not forsske for
that of those whose knowledge OF the Oregon ques-
tionexendcd only far back as the Baltimore Con-
vention when this erea, National question became
a party watchword.
These great men be had cited were not for " all
or none" They were for some, and for that some
tina, belonged 10 u.s. His speeches on former occa-
sions had been misquoted. He ives always for 4eo.
IL is the line of righ-the line Of proprety--the line
OF nuIual advapIage-it the lice OF our fathers.
The records show that they stood upon II. and show
also that formerly he 5000 upon II. He woulo make
an offer to great Britain on thai line, and be would
make that offer an uitimGtum Il would yet be an
uttim atun aud be would make II so nov.
He showed that England and the Uni.ed States
were both committed for that line. Even SIR hob
ert Peel's di.approva Of the hasty refusal al mat
line by Mr. Pahenham showed that the English Gov
ernment would deny that tina, line was the prop
or boundary.
,rus, Mr. BFsToS will not support Mr.. Polk
should he send our army North OF i9', and thereby
ge. US into war. Yet he has supported bin In tax
ing possession Of territory which was said by mis-
same Mr. BOSTON TO be clearly The properly oil
Mexico NJ has shown Iht. New Caledonia is lne
property OF Great Britain.
The Committees on the Webster and lDgersoli
affair still, pursue their Investigations AS men
TONED in late letter. there was d'hculty IN the
/ Committee OF which Mr.. Petit was Chairman. Mr..
| Viuton was next the list, aud an atremp w as
made TO pass him over. contrary 10 The prsclice IN
| such cases 1t was finally abandoned, and Mr..
/ Vinton is Chairman OF the one Committee al MIR.
/ Schenck OF Ohio Chairman OF the other.
MIR, VISTos's Commuee have summoned tx
! President TYLER 10 give testimony before them. be
will be in town probably in few days. have no
doubt that his testimony will fully exonoraie MIR.
WEBSTER. II will probably be a fortnight or more
before this Committce reports. MIR. ScHENcR
! Committee will most likely report soon. The whole
affair will end 10 this that the charges against Mr.
| WEBSTER art. malicious SANDERS aud that Mr.. IN
GEKsoLL acted dshonorably in obtaining papers by
which he hoped TO crush the distinguished Senator
! No official dispatches OF the last battle have been
received yet least were not received to-day al
II O'Clock Il was supposed thai some letters had
gone past this city by mistake OF the mail This
! | believe was not the case--dispatches expected
| by this evenings mail.
! The Senate had an executive session this after
noon which continued some time. / understand
that they rejected The nomination Of Mr.. HoRs as
Collector OF the Port Of Philadelphia by vote OF
% 10 %. RcHELIEU.