Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-14

seraon Of the subject From their retirement in the coun-
~ they look upon political movements calmly but
ey watching closely the conduct Of their public servants
They state that the relations between the United Staes
and Great Britain have occaoned deep and painful anxiety
the American people that country at present in
state OF unexaped progress and must attain the highest
pitch Of glory not arrested by some untowad events the
glory they is that which the safety happiness
and prosperity Of the people Not that glory which springs
from military achevementhat false glare which leads 10
bewlder and dazzes blind = and which has, us they saw
been highest and poudest IN the history Of nations
when the people in the lowest condition of pryation
and abasement.
They say that there national rights which cannot be
abandoned, and national injuries which be redressed
but that the night must be clear the injuries fragrant and all
modes oil amicablc adjustment must be exhausted before
sort to arms They then inquire what rights in Ore
gon, and examine briefly but forcby the pan title They
are evidently informed Of all the negotiations on this subject
and OF all those facts and which have been
repeated ~ the last thirty that persons think they
have become reagabe, though these memorasts do
think They refer TO the frequent offers Of partition made
by our Government 10 the mutual occupancy Of the territory
BY virtue OF conventions in force for twenty years. and
TO the negotiation Of 1918, by which, Spain then had
good title Oregon, the United States and Great Britain
they say unusy and dshonoraby combined to strip that
heroic but fallen State Of her territorial rights They repe
this charge by showing the nyadiy Of the Spanish title If
il be said in reply to this that there clause in the
convention Of 1918 saving the rights of other States must
at all events be admitted that when negotiating with England
as the United States then for the division Of the north
W,
esced in but must have denied the anquaied claim of Spain
10 the exclusive sovereignty Of the territory The memorial
lists recite all the principles adopted by pubcsts terrific
rial rights acquired by discovery occupation, and settlement
They remark that Tor two hundred after her discoveries
Spain had not any time single settlement On the coast
OF the main land from San Francisco Prince William
Sound either by authority of the by the private ad
ventures OF lis subjects. That she had but settle
ment-the one at Nootka Sound, Vancouvers Island
which made under peculiar circumstances and abandoned
as soon these circumstances ceased in 795om that day
to this never having been restored From all which they
pronounce the Spanish title void and invalid
They express the belief that this vexed question can
tied and ought be settled without force and with
out mpang the honor sacrificing either
nation In this belief fully and cordially concur with them
the Administration has taken any steps, trust
they will retrace them if they had determined heretofore
insist upon their extreme claim $40 4V they will
recee from this demand their predecessors DONE
hope they will conjure up phantom Of mistaken honor
TO the destruction Of the peace and best interests
the country believe they they will settle this ques-
ton honoraby, peaceaby, and satisfactorily If they do So
they will be sustained by Of the American people,
and IN this they shall have my support Senator Of the
United States
Mr. PEARCE then moved the printing Of the memorial
Mr. FAIRFIELD rose, not for the purpose Of entering in
to the discussion, but simply slight misappehen-
sion which the honorable Senator seemed I'm
ference to the which had been submitted to arbitration
alluded to by him. He had the books of reference before
him, but II the Senator would Them he would find
that the question submitted arbitration in those cases was
not the question OF title. Ii submission of geo.
graphical line in which the artraors had only settle the
prccse direction OF line already determined by the parties
The commissioners 10 upon the title,
ply to locate line, the face Of the EARTH showing where
boundary should be- which boundary had been already agreed
upon II was not such question proposed here i'm
reference Oregon and the Senator'S exutalon over these
precsdens therefore premature Instead of gain
ing any thing had lost islands which Of right belonged
to and hereupon gentlemen might say that question Of
title involved Not 80, however the commissioners
went further than they authorized do and we ought
to have submitted their award What was the cues
ton submitted TO the decision Of the King Of the Netherlands
Was it question Of title Not ALL And that decision
set aside for the very that he undertook decide
upon title which he authorized to do He thought
that the cited by the Senator not support lis position
M PEA re said be Thought aha awarl
made by the King Of the Netherlands aside be
did nat decide the title made other case if
lost two islands and Great Britain had got them he sup
posed she had got the title them the title he thought then
must have been in question.
The motion TO print agreed 10.
REMARKS OF Mn. JOHNSON, OF MsRrLAsp
On the following day the joint resolution terminate the
reaty Of joint occupancy up the special order
Mr.. REVERDY JOHNSON, being entitled to the foor |
addressed the Senate nearly follows:
IL is with unaffected embarrassment rise address the
Senate the subject under consideration but its great
Importance and the issues involved final SET
ilement such compel me, notwithstanding my dsns
oil my own ability u be useful To my country make the
tempt We have all felt that, time at least (I trust
that time is past,) in imminent danger Of
From the the President Of the United States
deemed right and becoming, the first step Of his official
duty, to announce to the world that title Oregon was
clear and unquesonabe down 10 the period his message 10
Congress in December last when he reiterated the decara
hon, could not see how it possible that should be
averted That apprehension rendered much in
tense from the character Of the Debates this cham
Der, but elsewhere well from the speeches Of some
Of the Presidents political friends within this chamber
could not but listen with alarm and dsmay what fell from
The distinguished and experienced Senator from Mch
gan Mr CAss) at an early period Of this debate and then
TO what hearl from the Senator from Indiana (Mr HAN
NEGAs j and, above ALL TO what said by the Senator
from Ohio, (Mr ALLES, the chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, who, my simplicity, supposed must
necessarily be apprzed Of the Of the Government i'm re-
gard to the foreign Of the country Supposng the
condition OF tie country 10 be what represented 10 be
by the three Senator'S could imagine how il could be
possible that that most defu of all human calamtes war
was TO be avoided and accordingly prepared 10 saw on
the hypothesis Of the Senator from Michigan that IL the e.
forts OF negotiation should fall was will not saw in the
language Of the honorable Senator inevitable because that
phrsse seems account not to be in favor with that
genteman-but will use his panphase on his own ex-
presson and say thought that war must come"
What did they represent TO be the condition OF tie nation
speak particularly Of the last two Senator'S from
Indiana and Ohio They told that negotiation was at an
end TINT we thrown back our original rights
that our title 10 the whole country beyond all question
and that the national honor must he forfeited that title shouId
not be maintained by force Of felt that he must have
been careless and proess reader OF English history who
could indulge the hope that such be course and
conduct OF this country, inevitable Then in
addition my opinion heard admitted BY the honor
able Senator from Michigan with that perfect canor which
always distinguishes him this floor that in his opinon