The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-06-06

= local qayernmeni, and lhey we're abuudsnllt
able 10 take care ~ themselves
M. Asn had word 10 ssy about leaving Tho
local suihoni,ps aud making them oIlieufs ~ inc
aud about leaving the Americans
IN Oregon under british authorities after me
10th VI May. lst7, o. sbou, tia, time whom Tho
yosr's notice would expire.
The Committee on Territories weto then DIS
charged from tho further consideration Of tho
bill
M. llcntoD SAID be regarded tho present oe'
ession M proper oDe 10 state What 10 WgM.
dcd M our due limits oi territory. lis object
was TO ask nothing but what was clearly hgh''
and 10 submit 10 nothing that was wrong.
Mr.. Benton commenced his speech by what no
called tho ungracio us task Of correcting tho or
rors which had been pub ishcd far and wido m
the republic, and which were contained IN Tho
book Of MI. Grccnhow.
Error the irs, was 10 regard 20 Russia ma
king line OF 81 40 at q certain parallel. No
eueh line was ever agreed 10 IN the world--no
limo which warranted our saying We had claim
up to 81 40 and Russia the territory beyond
MIR. Greenhow did very well IN copying maps,
but going beyond thus aud undertaking to settle
The politics Of nations by defining their tofrlto'
lres. he should say that hls own maps conlredic'
ted he own statements.
Upon the line of 81 40 Mr.. Benton made
some amusing remarks. There was, no saiu
no such line. Il was q mountain born Of mouse,
aud those who went in pursuit OF II would not
find il. The end OF all this ridiculous excite
ment about 5A 40 would end in "thn an
Those who were ready to die and fight Tor 51
40 could find nothing to fight and die Tor. Mr..
Benton Owed deeply into documents and official
papers and upon all the topce introduced by him
made learned and attractive speech.
Ear. Benton received great attention while dis
cassing the Utrecht treaty. The light thrown
upon this subject would have given sunlight to
darkness. IL was proved that for fifteen years
we had claimed under this treaty from lS03 on
wart--that by the treaty of U,rech, wo had
shu, out Great Britain from her having claims
to l.ouisianv. by the UtFech, treaty we had
been able TO accomplish more for the ex ension
of our territory than by the treaties made with
Great Britain.
The treaty made 1870 years before with France
and Grea, Britain fenced out Great Bltaln from
she Mississippi. The authorities quoted by Il.
Benton, from the four Governments, Of The u ..
States, England, France and Spain, and bearing
go closely upon the direct question, could hardly
fail 10 produce an abiding impression upon the
Senators, and upon all listeners.
mr. Benton, after speaking for two hours eaid
he bad spoken thus far only to remove the im
portant errors into which the country had fallen
by relying upon Mr.. Greenhow's book. He
should now 20 into the main question, involved
in proper settlement of the Oregon question
upon the basis Of the 40th degree Of north iat-
tuGe.
The subject was here, however, postponed
until Monday next, and on motion OF Er. hay
wood of North Carolina bill was briefly con
sidered having reference 10 the number OF gene-
rails and other officers Of the army, and pFopo-
sing a general increase of the same.
I'he bill was read, and Dir, Haywood deemed
it necessary, In view of the large corps OF vol
unteers ordered out and authorized TO increase
tho officora al once. and therefore called Tor tho
prompt passage OF the bill.
The Senate thought it too important q1es-
ton TO be passed upon at once, and therefore
ur. Mangum moved an adjournment, which was
agreed TO- and the Senate adjourned to Monday
next.