Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-01-08

4 he would be termed By ScageE--a man the llke q
whom, Is to be met with only once u century has
recently electrified the nation b. bis bSh and sFi-
King views upon the Oregon controversy Age
seems NOT yet, 70 base impaired the gor q hi'
iu,siecs. nor 10 have distinguished lbe burning i9et
Il his patriotism. Bot IKE The venefsb.s NAsr9r
( in tic Geeriab Camp. bending uades the Weigtte
eighty wiusers, he .tefais rebuke- DE youttfa
spirits afoaad him, far their tafdinessaad delay ID
maintaining .be just rights u the County
/ These yaia debates fgfbear
/ " saFk ike children not bke heroes dsre.
4 Where. nov srs all yaar Ugh resolves az lastt
( Your leagues concluded yoal engagements Yast
I While useless words consume tai inactive hours
No wonder Ta5R 50 long fssists our powefs
But we hasten 10 lay hsfase oar readers o portioo
Of his speech ezty4ctsa from Tile debates u ghe
Nasioaat Inteageneer 81 % 81 inst
Do not sec any testimonials Of the pra-
liability Of a war at tais time; but if any
dsnger is appreheuded By any gentleman
here, 1t appears "a ne thai the very nrsi
measure to be lakea--that which should
precedo al N hiary measures 0 any kind
lis to give notice 70 Great Bnla'n that
we mean to termnats the existing JOINT
occupancy OF Oregon. Taat IS the first
MEASURE to be taken. How can gentle.
men apprehend war otherwise Docs
+ Great Bntalh tell US that she SHALL take
/ Off nee al the Continuance cf the treaty Of
/ JOINT occupancy She does nor, though
| have heard Of some question being made
10 England whether they STA MOI give Us
notice Of The termination Of tie JOINT &C
/ cupancy. Ittltis not joint Occupation,
aud have been surprised at the language
/ held by some gentlemen on the subject.
I The Treaty acknowledges no occupation
OF the territory by either party; il is a
commercial convention for Tree navigation
bat IT does not admit by either party The
occupation of one inch of territory by the
other. It $ no occupation. But, what.
ever II IS, neither party can permanently
occupy the country without notice to the
other 10 terminate the convention OF com
merce and trade, whica would not be per.
mitied without such convention. 1t is
not treaty Of JOINT occupation; il is a
/ treaty for the exercise OF navigation rights,
| commercial rights, and trading rights with
the ladians. II precludes The occupation
Of the country by either party. Exclu-
/ slve occupation cannot be assumed by
either without notice. OF all the measures
! for occupancy and for assuming lurisdIC-
| ton over citizens of the United States who
have gone into Oregon, and are there in
actual possession, notice is the first thing,
Twelve months after that notice shall
have been given the right will accrue to
the United States TO occupy any part Of
the territory they may think proper.
In the bill which passed at the last ses.
SION myself moved, as first section tc
the Sill, that such notice should be given.
The House did not think proper TO agree
to it, and passed the bill without any
notice.
MIR. C, J. lugersol. No. 1t was put
into the bill al the last moment.
Mr.. Adams. But the bill did not pass
the Senate, and so the insertion was i'm
| material. But it is a material fact to me
because proposed it as constituting the
! first section oil the bill. declared nv.
self ready then. and am ready now, tc
give such notice. [Gieat sensation.
/ hope it will be given, and that we shall dc
il as the first measure 10 be token--to be
! followed afterwards by real occupation
of The 'chole territory. Great sensation
in the HOUSE. and an incipent clap, which,
however, was promptly arrested by the
/ Speaker who called loudly TO order l..
But it is indispensable that we shall first
/ give notice.
/ The gentleman from Illinois Mr.. Doug.
lass) says that il appears 20 him there is
a game playing here--n remark which is
quite ncomprehensible to me. shall no;
( inquire to whn; the gentleman alluded, bu,
| confess was very much Surprised 10
hear that the COMMITTEE on Foreign AT.
fairs will not report to the House such
notice.
Mr.. c. ]. IpgeysoIl. | know Of no
member Of that committee who has said
so.
Mr.. Douglass. said so because had
heard that such was their determination.
Mr.. Adams resumed. ! have heard it
from various quarters; and if the report
is delayed much longer. | shull believe it.
A laugh ! lit is so, shall deplore it.
| shall deeply rsgret if majority of that
COMMITTEES shall not be ready to give tina.
notice. All the other measures must de-
pend on that. While we sit talking hero
about regiments of uilemcn, and regi-
ments Of infantry, aGd stockade forts, and
sapperS and miners, and pontoniers, Great
Britain is armine her steam vessels, equip.
ping her frgates and line Of battle ships,
and sending troops over here 10 be ready.
1 toouH press The resolution g,ging notice
THIS DAY, if | hoped that majority Of
the House could be obtained to effect the
measure.
Mir. Wentworth here moved that the
rules be suspended to afford an opportuni.
~ for such motion; but the motion was
/ pronounced to be- out OF order
Mr.. Adams resumed, feel myself
scarcely authorized to hepe that ! should
be successful should make the motion.
| But for this would have il on first day Of
the session. Because | have so profound
a sense of the duty OF adheariug to trea.
ties, ! feel 8ebarred from the least act Of
hostility, or even from meeting hostility
manifested elsewhere, ill notice shal