The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-30

Mr. EyAs. suggested that the official papers read yes
terday by the Senator from Maine, Mr Fairfcid0 DO
Mr.. FAIRFIELD accordingly moved that the letter OF
the Secretary of the Navy and that of the committee
not submit the documents from the Bureaux without
consultation he thought perhaps they were not de
Mr.. BAoBr took the floor He would have contented
himself with silent vote upon this BILL but for the
grounds upon which il had been presented. He
posed to in two simple and explicit objections lst IL
this were peace measure on the score Of economy the
expenditure proposed too large. I'd. If II a
war measure il was too small As Of a series Of
measures, which would doubtless be carried out in its
adoption, It proposed addition Of six and quarter
mlons-the army would next have to be increased in
corresponding degree, or eight millions added to
ITS expense doubling the present cost of that branch
of the service as in the naval preparations and
thus, instead Of an annual cost of the Government Of
twenty-one millions, the estimated cost economically ad
minsered we should have draft upon the treasury OF
forty millions of dollars for the current year. We had
been seven weeks at sea without rudder canvass
distinct course Of action here defined and our action
upon would perhaps, settle the policy we were TO
pursue. Mr. Bagby differed with all the Senators who
had assumed that twas inc vitablen He took en-
tirey the opposite ground Mr. Bagby then proceeded
into clear and mastery review Of international re-
lations upon the Oregon question including the treaty
Of 1915 the subject matter Of the resignation
Of Peels ministry the appointment Of Lord John RUSSELL
and his speedy withdrawal and tho suspicious restoa
nSn Of Sir Robert Peel Mr. Basoy referred to the de-
Mr. Hannegan and Mr. Fairfield that it was necessary
ITO prepare tho hearts Of the people for war Mr.
to all the people to prepare for Peaceto the people not
No sir it all necessary prepare the hearts
people for war; The interests Of this nation all
nations Of Christianity Of civilization and Of humanity
were opposed war Mr. Bagby went first for the honor
country second for the rights OF the country and
third Tor psacs and he vent for these principles in the
show the first two might be secured without sacrifice
OIL the latter or the necessity Of adopting the measure
before the Senate Senators had shown good deal Of
coyness in the subject Of the of the Admins
ration Mr. Bagby was an advocate Of these measures
But this was by no means measure of the Administers
ton had recommended such thing Mr. would state
to the friends Oregon that in the vote which he should
ntno tn ha hat
ne was opposed to the notice He believed the notice
would lead to the settlement Of the Oregon ddcuity
u ne was opposed to putting the cart before the horse
lie was for holding on to the money until the exgsncy
or such extraordinary expenditures had fairly arrived
As peace measure the bill too large, q
sure i wa. like the aIrayns Of Li!Pat against GULL
Missouri to postpone tho bill to May next Mr. B. said
.ne b De sn the table
s,ty shall arise for calling up Il war were to come
meet but he foresaw such contingency in the pre-.
sent, in the future. Mr. Bagby complained Of the
pastapproPriaonst Alabama The cityo Mobile which
contributed one nth to the export trade Of the Union
had received within the last five years. the
Tor naval army And commercial purposes Of
lection to this bill II not all
sary The whole complexion Of the measures before
Congress since the opening of the session wrong
The of the inevitable war'the resolutions of
qury ntroduced-the discussions and excitement upon
them, had been moro mschievous the country than
any thing that hal happened for the last ten The
not Sy be
BY the speeches in Congress? No, sir Convince them
East and West they will come up as one man TO the sup
port OF the country The hearts of the people, re-
fish policy. But Britain was an intelligent nation
and we could not shut eyes to the fact that had
with all the nations Of the world beside Do we expect 10
attain peaceful results from daily and constant abuse of
that power Is that the process amicabe settle
ment No, sir and with much energy Of manner
and force fo argument, Mr. Bag5y contended that we
should settle our difficulties with England peaceably
C md nj
necessity OF venting shall have arrived One thing
thank o we svs to or
was not demanded for present contingencies Suppose
nsss ne for the d the evil
land then Mr. Bsgby predicted, would gentlemen see
Sa Sss T Be- s M n. &c
TO have the inevitable war; must not prepare the
defence we must prepare The cry of peace, peace,
when there no peace had been decried by the highest
be- @ said
should for the notice. and for all other
this bin he considered unavailable either for peace
Mr. MULLER in favor of the steamers as the means
OF an efficient and harbor defence. He thought
that appropriations to these small steamers would
heavy appropriations for the future which would
otherwise be necessary keeping up chain of expen
sveiortihcatons The large steamers would be Of no
the earth and take upon ourselves the duty Of
protecting the totterng Republics OF South America
vessels were not necessary or expedient for ne. He
home defence, and ' as as me psscs Mr. Mil
Ter took up the question of the probabilities Of
intimacy Of the relations between England and the
United states, II was not only improbable, but mposs
asy ss %
the Union Of this morning to the Secretary Of the Senate
compromise upon the line Of forty nine and the free
navigation Of the Columbia by England; and the re.
marks that this latter demand Of free navigation through
hardly be in seriousness proposed The accompanying
also referred to by Mr.. Miller, dispensing all the
and "a 40 speeches made the occasion As illus
incident two farmers in New Jersey who disputed
about the boundary line between their farms. The
struck tree over the one cOntsndins for the
North and the other for the South side the They
sd both farms we're swa allow up by the lawyers
These were inch men, Mr. Miller argued for the peace
idea that wa. necessary to prepare the hearts Of
the according to the doctrine Of Mr. Allen, and
Mr. CAss observed that as he should leave town this
evening, and should be absent for two days. he would
country in properspostion defence Look at
the whole seaboard Why sir is said that cockboat
sGHa ons1 end
other We were never in more dsfenceess condition
SINCE the formation Of the constitution. And he was
lost in the conradstincton terms war measure and
peace measure. II there to be state of perpetual
peace. We wanted defences at all but the moment
eplant enc gun, pIe.supposes state of What
the present state Of things The Senator (sir Msr)
BILE" No had dec Jared that He (Gen Cass)
did not say SO nor did he believe it. MIR Cass then
proceeded to rocapi,ulaon of the grounds upon which
war was to be apprehended wit that three times
Great Britain rejected our overtures, and had no
further offer to make which she would accept-hat the
increasing difficulties between the American settlers in
Oregon and the Hudson's Bay Company required the
preensions as she would be most likely do then
the issue was an inevitable war Mr.. Cass urged upon
the Senate the necessity of armipg the country.