The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-02
THE DAILY UNION.

national, knew that the notice would produce war
What was the object OF the notice VAST not q
terminate the JOINT oecupancy' Why terminate tbs
joint occupancy Was ii not, at the end Of twelve
months, TO enforce our rights over the entirety Of
the region called Oregon unless they expected what
gentlemen did not expectl that Great Britain would
not be driven off beyond the 49th degree of north
latitude. Who was there who had watched the
progress Of the negotiation, and had not been con
vlnced Of the tenacity with which she adhered "a
her supposed rights; and whether she had them OF
not, who did not see that she would not be driven
above 49 degrees3 Was this their object, in giving
the notice, TO say that she should not come to 49
degrees' H
Mr. @. J. INGERSoLL interposed, and called
the gentleman from South Carolina 10 order. He
considered these remarks not only altogether out OF
order, but calculated injuriousy to affect the pub
lie interests.
Mr.. HOLMES. With the understanding that
the debate Is TO cease, and with the grave rebuke
have received from the chairman Of the most i'm
portant committee Of the House, will yield the
floor; and demand the previous question, S Il :
Mr.. H., on appeals 20 that effect, Withdrew the
demand for the previous question. .., "a.
Mr. HARALSON rose, simultaneously with
Mr.. ADAMS, and addressed the Speaker; bat
having spoken once upon this question, the floor
was awarded to ...... -.
Mr.. ADAMS, who said he perhaps ought to
make an apology 10 the House for addressing them
health being such TO render il impossible for him
to enter fully at all into the important question
which was presented to their consideration. He
understood the question before the House TO be
whether n bill reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs for the raising two regiments OF
riAemen should be made the special order Of this
House for next Tuesday; and he inquired of the
Speaker if this was not the case. I'D.
The SPEAKER replied that that was one branch
Of the question:; but that branch would not strictly
be debatuble. The question Of referring the bill TO
the Committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union Was also before the House; and that was de-
batable.
Mr. ADAMS. Is the question, whether the bill
shall be referred AT alp
The SPEAKER resiated that there were two
questions pendng--one on referring 10 the Commit
tee Of the Whole the state Of the Union, and the
other on making the special order.
Mr. ADAMS. Then ! ask that the question be
divided, and that the question first be taken on re-
ferring the subject TO the Committee Of the Whole
the state Of the Union. He desired this because
he presumed there would be no diversity OF opinion
in the House upon that subject. Ii there was, il
would entierly change the state Of the argument and
debate here. He asked that the question be first
taken on the question of reference. .. ... INV
Mr.. HOUSTON Mr.. A. still retaining the hoorl
remarked that he believed he had made the obiec-
ton originally; but IL was not to the reference but
to the setting apart the bill as a special order.
The SPEAKER stated that the branch Of the
question which proposed the reference to the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union, il
was competent for majority Of the House 10 deter
mine; but the other branch, which proposed to make
il special order, would require vote OF two thirds
Mr.. ADAMS still retaining the floor,
The first branch Of the question was propounded
Mr.. HARRISON wished TO know if the gentle.
man from Massachusetts, had closed his remarks.
The SPEAKER replied that the gentleman still
retained the right TO the floor
Mr.. ADAMS requested that the question be first
taken the references because, if the House refu
sed that, he had nothing further to say.
Mr.. HARRISON objected to that question being
taken, as it would preclude all debate--the Other
branch Of the question not being debatable.
Mr. ADAMS. Then Withdraw my motion for
the present.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman can demand q
division of the question, and that division will BE-
made when the question is taken.
Mr.. ADAMS. Then | suppose ! am now al
liberty to debate whether or not the question shall
be made the order Of the House for Tuesday.
The SPEAKER. The chair has stated that this
question is not debatable, coming under the 18Th
rule which prescribes that Gall questions relating
the priority of business shall be decided without de-
BATE" but the question to refer to the Committee
theWhole the state Of the Union is debatable and
il opens up the whole Question.
Mr.. ADAMS. | will, then, at the risk Of being
arrested for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. very favoritt
mode of stopping debate-nake my argument al
together on the question Of making this special or.
der, while in form appear to be Speaking to the
question of reference. '1 %
This measure now proposed to be referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union
(said Mr.. A. is one Of great variety Of measures
all Of them as important as any which have ever
come, or ever will come, before this House. 1t is
only one of them, and one which il is permitted
to speak without having special reference to all the
others connected. For example, this measure is,
understand, for raising two regiments of raemen.
find on my table here, bill already in
troduced into another part of this building,
to provide for raising a regiment of mounted
riiemen. The question has occurred to my
mind how these two measures go together, and
whether they could not and ought not to be con-
sidered together. The decision of the ono question
will depend somewhat on the manner in which the
other is decided. mention this simply by way OF
illustration of variety of measures connected with
this question now before this House. | find in the
same bill, now under consideration in another part
Of this building, clause which proposes TO appro-
pirate sum of . thousand dollars "to defiay
the expenses of any military defences which the
President may deem necessary on the line of com
muncation with Oregon" Now, it is very evident
sum of money 10 be appropriated, and to be placed
in the hands Of the President for the expenses Of
any military preparations which the President may
deem necessary. All that infer from that is from
the passage of the bill-if any pass--it is contem-
plated that there viii be other expenses and, in my
opinion, they will be very great expenscs-as acon-
current measure with that of raising regi-
ment Of mounted rifemen. Now this is not the
only measure which will be necessary, all in con-
nexion with this one subject. 1t appears TO very
doubtful whether il is necessary at all to waste the
time of this House in the discussion Of the question,
whether two regiments of rfemen shall be raised
not, unless the necessity for raising these reg-
ments shall be made aDparent to this House. Why ?
Whyi What 10 the reason that even one regiment
Of mounted rfemen shall be raised at this time;
Why is it that two regiments not mounted shall be
raised at this me' rr.uH
We have gone through some measures, the pros
pect of which presented appearance, at least, Of
danger of a war We have gone through these
measures, and no war has ensued. We are IN pro-
found peace with all the world. Why, them What
necessity is there for increase Of the military
force OF this country II is within the recollection
Of many members of this House that the spirit of
this House wo, three, or four years ago, was very
different hom that Of raising additional military
force; and zee here, among others, some of those
gentlemen who at that time opposed an increase