The Arkansas banner., 1846-04-15
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 MT. SEVER proceeded 10 address the Senate. He commenced by observing that the President of the U. States, in discharge of solemn duty he owed to the country, had at the commencement of the present session given them full and detailed statement of their relations with Great Britain ig relation to the Oregon territory; concluding that state ment by recommending Congress to abrogate the conventions of 1918 and lS27 The President had also recommended other mea- sures in conneXion with that one, but of those he would not speak, as they were not then before the Senate. TAat part of the message of the President recommending the abroga- ton of that convention. and the resolutions offered by the Senator from Ohio. Alr. AL LEN, were at an early day of that session re- ferredto the Committee on Foreign Relations That committee acted promptly on the sub. jeet, and the resolution which they were now considering embraced the view of that com mtlee. It was a resolution simple, clear, and decided; yet Il was comprehensive and Hnen- cumbered by aHy eXtraneous matter. That resolution only proposed to do what they had right, without offence, or explanation, at any time 10 do-to give the notice. The honorable chairman ol the Committee on Foreign Relations, Nr. ALLEN. on the eighth of January, Ca day, by-the-by, memorable in their annals directed the attention of the Senate To those resolutions, asking that an early day might be set apart for their consi- iteration He made a motion to that effect, but it Was several days before t WIS acted upon. That postponemen was made to gra- tily some senators who desired, before acting on that important question, ta hear from En- gland. They were told packet was eX7ec- ted, and it was all-important that they should wait action until its arrlvnI. Other senators desired a postponement because they thought it nnwise to act until the House had disposed of it. third class of senators, who lived not very remote, desired postponement that they might visit their homes on bu5iHe s. All these were gratl1ied, because they consti- tuted a majority of that body, and the coa- sidefation of that resolution Was fixed fer tie 10th day of February. On that day the ab- sen1ees had returned, the liouse had voted, the expected packet had arrived, and they proceeded to considerth resolution; and from that day until then, when he spoke, il had formed the subject of their delibegadons.- And yet he doubted if any one there or else where could tell what was to be its late, ol how they would dispose oft. In the interim between the day tle resolution was reported and that named for its consideration, the sen- ator from Kentucky, Nr CRlT.rENDEN, pro- posed d substitute which had for it's object the removal of all responsibility from Con gress and the placing of 1t on the shoulders of the Executive. He (flr. 8 assured the Senate that regardless of that, should the no- lice in that form pass, as surely as the sun rises on that day. before the sun should set, it would be acted upon by the Pfesident,- But he would ask, was it right, or manly, or proper iii Congress to place the responsibili- ty in tie hands of the President? It was very unlikely gallant bearing oI the senator from Virginia, MT. ARCHER, who the other day had said he was unwilling to vote Tor any measure leading to war, although he was pro- tectcd by his age and position from eneonA- terino the consequences of that war Bnt he, Mir. SEvtER.l had thought there was sort of whig conleSsonal-one with matter of this sort. s.that the executive power of this country was too great, that ii was increasing, and ought to be diminished, Now, Il war was apprehended to come from that notice, was il right or becoming to propose to place in the hands of the President the power 10 make war: power so extraordinary, the senator had said, he would not confer on any President And what change then had come over him in proposing 10 confer thatPoWer on the President But they possessed no power to place the President in that position whatever he might do. The resolution also proposed that the President ia his discretion might not give the notice until the expiration of the present session of Congress. He thought, however, that whatever, came oi the notice, il was but right and proper that Congress should be in session at the tune to meet any contingencies that should arise whuteverthey might be. ILecouldsee nogood that could come, of delay of sixty, ninety or hundred days. Did his friend pretend to say they should be better prepared then than now9 Pending those resolutions was preamble three times as long as tine FesoiH- lions; but as it was historical narrative, he could see no objection to it Pfeambles and pledges had ever been held in abonlnailon: because the one reflected on his capacity, and the other placed too great restraint on eentIeman's liberty. But what did the gen tIeman expect to get by this preamble! ! Was it held o,iI as a gelden apple?-or was It ln- tended as peace of diplomacy, by winch they were to tickle her majesty's ministers l1- to negotiation He thought Great Bfiian would be more disposed to look at the thln9 itself than at any garb in which it should be dressed Shortly after these resolutions hao been introduced, the senator from N. C. tlr MANGuMl had given notice of his intention to add to these resolutions two addltloha provisoes. He first proposed to refer the controversy to arbitration, the other, alter specified day. proposed to organize In Ore gon territosal government. On the l0.f of February it was discovered that all ofle to arbtrate had been made by Great Britain and rejected He Mrs supposed also tila the mover of the additional proyisoes saw that there was in the other House bill pen ding to organize government in that terrlto ". and eonseauently he had given mp his DO