Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-07

passage from that speech. tM 9E
Mr.. HANNEGAN. resumine, said there was great diff
ference between this explained BY the Senator and the
solution adopted nj Baltimore lie would read the resolu
ton as il was. Mr.. IL. hefe read il, as follows
"Resofped That title the whole Of the territory Of
oegonis clear and that portion Of the
ought to be ceded to England other Power and that the
eoccupaon OF Oregon and the OF Texas the
earliest practicable period great American measures
which this Convention the cordial support
the Democracy Of the Union" 8t
This committed the Democratic party the whole Of Ore.
gonevery foot Of it, Let any Senator in his place. and
tell in what quarter Of the Union the Of Texas and
Oregon had not flown, side by sde upon the Democratic ban
ners Wherever Mr.. ii. had been, Il was Texas and
Oregon-Oregon and Texas--always went together.
Did the Senator from North Carolina atter himself that he
could win the applause Of the Democratic party and blind
their eyes he seemed to think he had ckled their ears
while he withheld from them the substance of what they were
concndng for II he did, he greatly mistaken Texas
and Oregon twin measures and they welt together In
every American heart With all who had gone Tor Texas
and Gas he was od) in Texas ITSELF the two Aoated
together all the Democratic banners And now when
"exas admitted when they had stretched forth their
hands and seized Of the two and secured the prize did
they TO turn about and meant by Oregon just
much of should afterwards choose to give you
They little knew the people Of the West If they dreamed at
they were going to be trampled upon in that way
Let gentleman look at their recorded In favor Of
taking the Oregon bill the close of the last session. and
then let them look at the language Of that BILL and il it
did propose take possession Of Oregon up 10 $40
after giving unqualified notice to Great Britain that the
venton must At that time still held Texas in
hands, and this test question and every in the
Senate voted for the Senator who there Understood
to refer to Mr. McDUrFIE, and the peerless HUsER. And
that he had voted in the negative suggested
him that unless he did the civil diplomatic bill would
fail which then pending but further conversation and
consideration he wished TO move reconsideration Of the yo
but his friends would not consent that it should I've DONE In
the House of Representatives but four of fifty Southern
Democrats had voted against the BILL These the
given to him why he should distrust the South
the question OF Oregon; the results manestng
themselves and let the speech just concluded by the Senator
from North Carolina show whether he justified in
his dstrust. IN
The Senator put language in the Presidents mouth which
Mr. H. would here undertake deny not that he appeared
here the champion Of the Presdent-he claimed such
position. He only defended the right and, personally he
would prefer doing it in behalf Of the humbles in the
country than of the greatest But he would here deny for
the President what the Senator from North Carolina imputed
to him. If the statement Of the Senator was true and the
President meant what the Senator understood him mean
then he was an infamous The gentleman from North
Carolina had told the Senate that the message there were
here and there in various parts of it Stockings n paren-
theticay to crafty the ulrasms of the country, but which
he meant to carry The. meaning of this could
only be that the President in these sstckngs employed
false and hollow words hide his real motives and purposes
What this but deliberately and wlfuy deceiving the
country If this true it must come to light and
then what must be his fate but disgrace The story Of his
namy would he circulated from one end Of the land to the
other, and his perdous would sink him in nmy
profound, in damnaion deep that the hand Of
ecton could reach him. traitor 10 his country
superavey base need hope for neither forgiveness from God
mercy from Mr.. H. cared not If the Senator from
North Carolina charged with missivcs from the Pesi
dent whether Gas he should suspect from the dogmacal
style Mr. H. sometimes displayed here) he made these
sertons " on his own responsibility"
Mr.. MANGUM here called Mr.. II. to order. slhs
Mr.. HANNEGAN Immediately apologized, saying that,
ne had used language that despcctf to the Senate
it had not been his intention. He would not knowingly for
get for the respect due BODY and what he
owed TO himself He would endeavor reply in the spirit
which the Senator from North Carolina repeatedly profess
ed, declaring that he meant nothing personal while he used
the painest language. RI
The Senator had told them that the country had been ae
into large Offices" Mr. H. had such things before
to-day. " Small in large Offices |" And the country
agitaied for end like this Mr.. H. had small in
large Offices There was old proveb which said that men
who lived in glass houses should not throw stones it was
true TO the letter Mr. III. might turn the Senator and
reply that he had far raher be small seeking high
Office than be supple subseien tool bending before the
footstoo Of power and considering honor enough to run
from the back stairs Of the palace eands to win the
of great man. t 1
Mr.. H. would be the last to show to Europe such spec
tace the REIMBURSEMENT Of all Oregon north Of 400 and
the acceptance of fine commercial treaty with the bonus
free trade Free trade, Mr. H. said he dearly loved but it
never should be bought by him with the territory Of his
country.
IL was outrageous in any-and in Western Democrat il
would be treason-mora of the deepest dye To
surrender any part Of the soil Of empire destined to stand
through all ime treason He did not speak for other
parts Of the Union but for his he could speak and this
IFS sentiment Free tradewh the surrender Of Van
couvers Island and the habor of Nooka-(and be il emem-
bered Britain had offered make this free porshe
understood its value too well)-what did it amount to
Who did know that the opening Of her ports forced
from the British Government by the frantic of starving
millions And that the naughty arstocracy compelled
TO submit TO TO their lives from the avengng knife
the assassin and their palaces from the torch But he
told must put Oregon and the Tariff together that the
West to have market, vast Market for their bread
stufs and pork and beef Was she True Is (sad Mr..
H. in the West born in the woods but there
among who know tle and, amongst other things know
that long before supplies could reach the British market
the ganares Of the Baltic and the Black Sea and the Me
teranean would have been poured into it to OVERLOOKING.
In conclusion, for he would not longer deain the Senate
he could only of the whole and meaning the speech
Of the Senator from North Carolina that II il spoke the lam
guage and breathed the feelings and purposes Of James X.
Polk he had uttered words Of ehood and spoken with the
tongue Of serpent.
Mr.. ALLEN rose TO speak but
On motion Of Mr.. EVANS, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
NEW JERSEY CONTESTED ELECTION
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