American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-25


Porterfeld-but not one of which took effect.
He was knocked down with a rock between
the courthouse and the hotel, and only escap-
ed for the moment, by jumping from the porti-
co Of the third story to the ground, which he
effected without breaking or dslocating a
limb Thence he was conveyed by the officers
to Jail without farther molestaton or interfer-
ence on the part of any one
Here we most sincerely wish we could end
our painful narrative. But it is not permitted
to US. About ten o'clock that night, a consd-
cradle number of persons, among whom, we
are informed, were some ofour most respectable
cltl2ens-still laborng under the intense excite
mentwhich the occurrences of the day had pro.
dueed, proceeded to the Jail, and against the
remonstrances, and in defiance of the resistance
OF the jailor, possessed themselves of the keys,
seized Judson and proceeded with him to the
public square, with the avowed intention of
hanging him. This, however, was not done.
The rope, it is said, with which it was at
tempted to hang him, broke. We suspect it
was intentionally cut. Reason had by this
began to resume its sway, and Judson was
finally carried back to the Jail and delivered in
to the hands of the keeper by the same party
who had taken him out His situation we I'M
derstand is somewhat precarous, rendered so
by the bruises he received, and possibly from
some lnterna. injury occasioned by his fall from
the portco.
Mr.. HAYwooD's SPEECH. The National
lntellgencer of Monday contains a part of
the spaech delivered by Mr.. Haywood in the
Senate on the 4th and 5th inst, on the Oregon
question. 1t is an able defence of the Pres-
dent, and proves conclusively, that Mr.. Polk
has Just cause to eXclaim, "save me from my
friends" for Messrs. Allen, flanagan and
Breese had placed him in position from which
Mr.. Haywood exerts himself manfully to ex-
tricate him. According to the declarations o.
this gentleman, the President is ready to take
the 49th degree as the basis of q compromise
with England-and we do not doubt that ne
is correct; for we believe that he spoke what
he knew to be the sentiments of the President.
Entertaining this disposition to compromise, it
is strange that MIR. Polk should wrap himself
up in mystery, and keep the country in sus-
pense and agitation, when he could by word
relieve public anxiety, by putting the dispute
w
the following extract from Mir. Haywood
speech:
"The President knows his own purposes
best-where he intends to stop, and whether
he has IN truth already terminated his efforts to
negotiate compromise. He knows that, if he
terminates negotiation, and rashy encounters
the hazard of asserting our extreme claims to
the lchOte Of Oregon up 10 sd deg. 40 min., the
United States must either retreat inglorously
from her pretentions, or prepare to dislodge
Great Britain and to defend herself by force of
arms. That think have already proved
And yet, oh! what an OMISSION! No notice
has been given for this necessity to Congress
or the people, plainly and directly, as it ought
to have been. No recommendations to Con-
gress to prepare for our defence, or for the
forcible assertion of our rights, are in these
"records!" TOprepare no,o-to-day. No esti-
mates have been sent up to US for this object
None. Nothing of the kind. The estimates
are lowered, not increased! What is the in
ference2 What does he mean that you shall
understand by this' That there is, on his part,
no intention to compromise? That negotiation
is come to an end, and will not be pursued by
him? And will not his friends permit themselves
to see, when they thus misconstrue his mes
sage, that they involve the President, were it
true, in guilt too deep for decent utterance?-
an inexcusabe, treacherous, cowardly, crimi-
nal concealmeLt Of our country's danger; when,
if in reality there is to be no further negotia-
ton on our part, there can be no excuse-no
reason-no pretext for silence. But the con-
struction is false: President Polk would not be-
tray his country thus Depend upon it he
would have told you plainly and directly of it,
if he had abandoned negotiation on his part;
not daring thus to bring you to an ''inevitable
war;" or worse alternative, for call of Ore
gon or none," against your consent, and with
out notice to prepare for it. That he has not
SO warned and so informed you plainly, is, to
my mind, conclusive"