The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-01

WAsHiNaroN, Dec 80, 1915.
The Oregon Question: The Smoke Dissipated-7He
White Flag of Truce heisfed upon the line af Forty
mine-Revietc of the Debate Of today in the
Senate
Proclaim it abroad through all the land, that there
is to be peare-that there will be settlement upon
the line of forty-nine.
Gen. Cass is eclipsed by the star of the South
The day upon which he cast his bomb-shell upon the
floor Of the Senate, is superseded by this day. when
Mr. Calhoun hung out the white banner Of peace in
the capitol Never have we seen sterling Arabian
more ready for the race, than Mr.. Calhoun for the
graphing with this Oregon question: in any shape
in which it might arise. So far from any holding
back, he came up to the scratch from the word "go,"
and let out with right hearty good will, scattering
the dust and sand around him in every direction.
Never have we seen him more prompt-more ex.
pllclt--more lf-possessed--more determined
more fearless-more confident of the impregnable
ground on which he stood, than to-day. To the
right and the left, with flanagan and Allen, he ex-
changed salutes of doube-headed understanding
like a frigate between two ships OF an enemy,
and pouring out on either side, volley after
volley, with his colors flying above the
smoke at the top OF the main-mast, and
the hemsman shouting three points TO the
windward," or bear down to the leeward, !" the
occasion might demand Erect as an Oregon pine,
bold as COlumDld, ana IeaIesS as TIE eagle upon
its cliffs in the eyes of the world in the eyes Of the
American people, and upon the floor Of the Ameri-
can Senate, he came ont for the President for Mr..
Buchanan, for peace, for our onward and undis-
turbed progress, and planted himself in the very
teeth OF the great West upon the line Of foriynine
there was circumocution about it. His resolu-
tons at defined his position. His speeches
were but an ampllfcaton Of his resolutions, to wit:
that the President and the Senate possessed the
treaty power-that the treaty power embraced the
settling OF boundaries; that the President did
nothing Inconsistent with the national honor IN pro-
posing the line OF forty nine, and that II an ADJUST
men: could be attained upon that line, ii would meet
with the concurrence Of the Senate.
How different the position of Mr.. flanagan
His resolutions declared II dshon0rable, and as
transcending the power OF negotiation TO concedc
single inch Of Oregon. Never did Harry Clay and
Old Bullion stand more distinctly opposed to each
other upon the Bank question: than Mr.. Calhoun and
Mr. Hannegan on the line OF fory-nlne.
Mr. Hannegan charged home upon Mr.Qqhoua
the Baltimore resolutions OF "Texas and Oregon
and something of bad faith in his attitude upon the
line Of toriy-nine when taken IN Juxa-position WIN
his zeal in the Texas anne Ration. Three times did
he come to the charge with the bravery OF the Egyp
tan Mamelukcs and three times, shy the brstlipg
bavonets OF Napoleon's infantry firm as the ram
parts of fertilization, three times was he repulsed
II was the battle of the Pyramids over again, and
the great South CarolinIan stood amid the rafting
and clash OF the fight, as pre-emncnt as the Little
Corporal -.
from the debate in the American Senate to-day:
After the thrilling contest between Mr.. Cainoun
and Mr. Hannegan-between skill sagacity and ex-
perence on the one hand and native enerGy ana
nnsbak en- courage on the other-ater this spirited
combat had for an interval abaed,
Mr. Archer hailed the attitude taken by Mr.. Cal