The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-02-06

agine that the passage oil hese measures
constitute no lust grounds OF war, and yet
they NAV be willing TO vote five or a hun
dred millions OF dollars for preparations
for defence, the notice being gwen, who
would mol vote a larthlng notice beng &c.
fused. Yet these Senators may sincerely
believe that the passage OF the notice gives
Great Britain no Just cause OF wal. But
she NAV think otherwise and therefore,
on the passage Of the notice, We ought TO
prepare for every contingency that may
arise.
think al these measures are parts and
parcels of the same thing and ! ASK Sen
a,ors 10 put 10 themselves the question
whether if there were no Oregon question
ihev would be disposed TO burden the
Treasury with an expense Of five and hali
millions of dollars IN preparing for The de-
fence Of the country ! presume no Sen.
ator viii say SO. Then ask, suppose
nothing be done and Great Britain be al
low ed TO reap all the Advantages TO Le de.
rl,ed from our "masterly nacuslty, What
will then tc our position She viii be vel!
conten, TO let things stand as they are.
Then, wherefore make the appropriation
Of five millions Of dollars TO meet al un-
changed state of ailaiis-,o meet conlIu-
pency which will moi arrive Would any
one vote for an appropriation Under such
Circumstances
Mr.. lIannegan. would.
Then you would throw away the money
and that j., after all, bat one eat Of hity-
four again ak, Il wc dc nothing IN re.
ference to the subject, II We await 'he
movements Of Great Britain, It we 20 on
our knees and beg her MoJcsly's pardon
for daring 10 entertain an oP.niop, II We
leave unprotected our citizens upon the
Pacific cunst, what use shall We have tor
the five millions SIR there i II" danger
Of an attack from Great Britain 1t we let
her have the benefit OF our " mastery ~.
actiyty.' She viii have the whole Of
Oregon. She has already extended her
jurisdiction over tho territory; We have
none there. Ii You let the convention
stand think YOU that she wt.I give notice
10 terminate il ? 30, sir. Well IT YOU
DO not pass he Oregon bill, Do gentlemen
want, without prospect of war TO saddle
upon tue country an expense o! millions OF
dollars There was measure introduced
a. the beginning Of the session BY d,-tn.
gu.htd Senator not now IN his seat Mr.,
Cass) ON the assumed basis thar Congress
would do something 10 reference 10 The
Oregon mailer that might possibly lead 10
a necessity for appropriations. want the
measures in reference 10 Oregon TO pre-.
celc The appropriations. do not want To
. 90 home ard say voted FOR on apprup;ia.
, ton Of FIVE or ten millions Of dollars, and
. came away leaving our rights unasscr'ed
and our citizens unprotected, and leaving
e Grea, Britain 10 ENJOY the benefits g.. our
Q mastery inactivity
e Mr. FAIRFIELD ,aid lie did not risC
!, 10 participate ID the discussion, but s.mpIN
e TO make one remark. The Senator IRON
Ohio seemed 10 argue Os though five and ,
Q half millions Of dollars we're to be uroGn
e drionalv appropriated by this bill, 10 b,
] expended under any circumstances, mud nj
nil cvenrs. There we're Mt two mill n
: to be SO expended the rest was TO be len
+ TO the discretion OF the President, and be
were not required 10 make the eXpenditur,
b. polcss i, were demanded by the cxlgrncie
j. e he case. lie n,nle Tins remark fpcrel,
9 IA shaw thai the hill was entirely separate
i distinct, md independent Of The question
relating IN Oreoon.
r NJ, CATu0TT said he vas b7nny II
: bes, from the ardent Senator from Indian.
n ina, lie was for peace. The Senator an,
a b,,oself ln co,fnd differed onlv as IN m,
d means bv which peoce wag to be secured
He honed the difference between then
y would 60, lac .,,il r,,rber narrowed down
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d from Ono suPpascs that | ara the only On
1t out OF fIIly -iour Senator'S who would v"
u for the augmentation OF the navy "eF
: there no Oregon.
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