The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-23

truth, ana OF MS business az member OF the House,
and OF the courteses OF lte and the obligations Of
respect to strangers, than Dr. Relic. Moreover, be
is of that class OF men who are to the House what
the working bees are to the hive, making all the
honey, while the drones are doing up the noises..
On Monday next, the organization Of the militia,
or something OF the sort, will be, probably. taken p
in the House. II they were to lift the tariff at this
juncture, we might look for an adjournment mot
however, that a sort Of understanding viii have
been achieved to the next regular subject In COM
mittee. of the series yet to be acted upon
The dust on Pennsylvania Avenue 10 already .
4nter. It's nuisance to the city, and Fepvoach
upon Congress. er,~
WASHINGTON, March 20, l64e
The Wsathey-7he Wisdom of the Snaie-Adsa~-
tages Of adjosv~ing over-Graphic Rss~i~S *.
count, Cuvrerte Calarsoso, Of the Oregon Ds6stss
in the S<nas, from the first War Speech Qf Gen.
Cass, to the last Peace Speech Of Mr. CaIhos~-
Present Complexion Of the Subject
Tom Moore never dreamed Of such a morning a.
this. II exceeds everythingw we have had yet Tho
little yellow crocuses in the capitol grounds have al
turned out to the sun-the grass looks green-she
trees are putting out-birds coming in
"The rain 10 ovar,
The winter is past and gone"
And here we are constrained to admire the wisdom
Monday next Long live the Senate OF the United
States. We rely upon tive are proud of it-the
country is secure in its hands-the government
stable and safe, and the people and their rights.
are not idle-the remark Of Mr.. Mangum yesterday.
that he made the motion to adjourn over to Monday
from strict "publc necessity" was literally true.
Private local, and general cases have TO be examin.
letters. and documents and books, and maps have
to be examined, in addition to numerous appica-
tons at the departments upon the business OF the
States Thus, we say, that Friday and Saturday
are the real working days OF the Senate, in which
bills and reports are shaped and drawn up With
this explanation, the Senate will be completely vim
d,cated before the country, tor its adjournments
from Thursday to Monday. Ia the House, some Of
the committees are frequently in session during the
sttings Of the House but In the Senate the commit
tees cannot well be absent during the SESSIONS Of
that body, almost every member having some
specific matter of interest in the morning proceed
ings .... -..-..; ;.sa
Oregon debate in the Senate, a. briefly aud con-
cisely as we can make IT. as tar ss II has progress
like opening address OF Gen Cass known a. the "ine-
vitable war; speech hfell like bomb-shell among
the stocks-it resounded like clarion, summoning
the eloquent harangue OF Mr. Mangum, deprecaung
the inevitable war of Gen. Casa, because, in tho
onset, the steamers OF England would wrap the
whole Atlantic eeaboard as in a sirocco Of FIRE.
close and critical Crtienden, In which the General
was out man1uvred-and fairly surrendered that
swar was inevitable" only upon string Of inoon-
tingent contingencies; Then came the gallant So
vier, in which he would have It understood that be
would stand straight up to Great Britain, and talk %
her little louder than to any body else. Then Al
len, out Herodlng Herod out Casing Cas-, and 6s-
y y than Sewer, IN proclaiming against Mf.
necessary to prepare the hearts Of the people tor
war" And with the reference OF the resolutions,
there that matter was stopped
some days intervene-the 81 10 fever runs high
"war is inevitable"-''the whole or touchdown
with the traitors who would compromise upon The
line OF -. Mr. Calhoun arrives. His very presence
is hailed az the harbinger of better times-of peace
nobody can tell how, but every body looks uPoa
ger Of peace. Mr.. flanagan, the Achilles OF The
Greeks, is resolved to bring the Agamemnon of Co.
|. rona TO terms He proposed to the Senate that Il
surrender an inch Of Oregon to the TroJans. Mr..
Calhoun promptly takes up the glove, and declares
in support OF Captain Folks offer Of the line Of ios-
the battle commences-C alhoun againx Achilles
on his right; and Allen, the Gr(oeSr Ajax, on hH
left The 9gis OF Minerva 10 too potent tor tho
shield Of Vulcan-the spear Of thurie ia the hands
Nestor Of the Union is at his wits end be can't un-
derstand it; he can't through il; but he ofsrs his
services. The subject Is set aside to the tenth Of
February.
of war against all the nations Of Europe, single
handed or combined, through the whole extent II
the American continent, from the North pole 70
the Straits of Magellan. Calhoun grspples him
like Hercules, and shakes the breath out Of his
body. The motion 10 not received. Some days
after, PINNED for the fight, Allen renews his motion;
he fights hard-the Senate sympathise-he had mot
had fair play All things considered the resoa-
mittee on Foreign Relations; and there they still
are.
Mr. Fairfield brings in his bill for ten war scam
ers and declares tina. they are intended TO defend
Oregon. Mr.. Bagby denounces the scheme-it II
extravagant for peace and ridiculous for war Mr..
SpciQht denounces It. MIR. Weetcott goes for Il il
will Be Of great service In the Florida Keys war OF
no war but there will be no war. Col. Benton
brings his leace-maker'' to bear upon il and
steamer by steamer-all the ten steamers-are bat.
tered to pieces; and Mr.. Fairfield, BY the SIDE q
Senator Dickinson, stands ruined man in pile q
ruins. Allen looks aghast-Hannegan looks darn
and portentous. Another storm 10 brewing. Ior "
hear the distant muttering thunder. Calhoun mean
it, and his eye sparkles, Tor be knows that IL WIN
bring the rainbow Of peace. ,.; -;.h .
no Alien ooens lie dance-5k4o-sl or none-
now or never. England cannot, dare uos nen. y. !.
%she is = hsps:s III Hsunessn seconds he
ton Dsvton and Clayton are pacifc-Bcnton -
nsci6c-Ijix is paci6c-Dicklnson I'm ms great
font for $40, rather, than make peace upon p.
Rxss.s blows into gale, and the gale swells into
DE-, II 4 regular shower Of thunder and light
S;ng meteors and hailstones CoIquitt's amendment
for compromise is before the Senate Breesc thinks
II a question Of "nerve." Colquitt accepts the
| cbsllenpe--takcs of his coat, and falls into the
sstonshed gentleman from Illinois, right and leff.
until he sings out peccavi Webster, Cnnenden,
Cass, Hannegan, Allen, Pennybaker, X. Johnscn,
and Calhoun, joining in the elemental strife Inc
rounding the Soartans--they will cut them on -
No--a flag Of truce is ofered-s accepted and me
| Senate adJourns.