Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-12


and call the Senator'S attention To Mr.. Polk
reply To . committee oi the citizens ot Cincin
nati. Their enquiries referred TO the snncxa
'ion oil Texas: bat in replying. Mr.. Polk
volunteered opinions ina regard To Oregon
also aud this while he was before the nation
as a Candidate for the scat he now occupies.
La - reply To a question AZ TO the date oi
the letter. Mr.. Il. said IL was the 23l April
iSI. Ms. IL. here quoted the letter. Her,
Ma. Polk Sprss~i the opinion that the Union
ought never to b. '.dismc rab.rcc.' by tn,
separation -, Texas. Did In. speech of ,h,
Senator from North Carolina sustain the prin
| ciplc al this declaration MIR. IL. would
leave IL to he world To >sy
| lie further quoted the letter WI here he lie
clared ought To ASSERT and hold oar right o.
dominion over the whole territory U tn,
Republic. Who defined tho limits of IN,
of Oregon Did not the President himself
Nh. II. here quoted the following passag,
from the President message Tho eIirsoriin
AIRY and wholly unsdmissiblc demands oi the
British Government. and the lection of the
proposition made i'm Difference alone to wha
had BEEN done TO INV predecessors. aud the
implied obligation which their acts seemed 10
impose. Afford satisfactory evidence that no
compromi>c which the United States ought
to accept can h. effected. With this convic-
ton. tn. proposition of compromise which
had been made and ri cited was by NV dircc-
iion. subsequent, Withdrawn AMI our title to
the whole Oregon territory asscrt-i. sn,,. as u
believed, maintained nv ifrcfragsbl facts and
arguments."l What did this language mean
The offer OF 80 deg What comprorn,-.. could
b. m ,de short oi the Russian line of ~ min. 10
deg Did lac not ASSERT our title to be clear
and UNREASONABLE To the country between
a. deg. aud 81 deg. 80 min. Besides Mr.. II.
held the language ot the President; and had
not MIR. Buchanan claimed the whole terrific
~ up to 81 deg 80 min he had. Mr.. II.
here read from the closing part Of Mr.. Buch-
snsn's La, letter to Mr.. Pskenhsm. Mr.. II.
herr declared that il wss still the opinion of
the President that oar title was the best in
the world To the whole territory. Did not
the Secretary here sp-nk for the President
Aud did not the President s-e this document
before IL was sent2 Aud dill no, the Presi-
dent adop, the Language ~ his own, and plant
himself upon 81 deg. 30 MINI IL was his
own docuinc-his own position he plsnted
himself on 81 deg. 40 min. aud nothing short
of that line.
MIR II well remembered that MIR. Polk had
not bccn his own first choice nor that OF The
Senator from South Carolins. Neither of them
had preferred him for the Office of Cheif Mag
'straie. They both preferred another but lie
was happy tn sc that MIR Bolk had won his
wsy 80 iss, Ia tho regard II the Senators as TO
induce him to volunteer his defence against
attacks oi those who never made any
But MIR. ~. would here say that IL the Pre-
siden, had betrayed the standard OF the Bali
more Convention To its enemies-he would
not do a, the Senator from North Carolina had
threatened To do-tum his hack upon the Pre-
u irnt--(ior he rather supposed the President
would care but little IL they both turned their
saCks upon him.-but he would denonnce him
- recresnt To ms own svowed ptinciples-Tc.
.fcani To the weighty trust Conided to his
Isnds-r ccrrsnt TO the generous confidence of
hc American people Mr.. IL. would not on
hat account abandon his principles, nor sta,e |
'ne iot OF title OF the demand he set up TO the |
,hoge OF Oregon lie would speak al those |
mo dbl IA the language Of ruth aud fearless
icss ~
The Senator from North Carolina had under.
aiken to give 10 the Senate tho language OF the
'ubj eot OF Oregon; ne understood him as pro
cssing to read il as "a Stood: II that was what
&c protested, What he did wss unworthy Of
Senator.
Mr. Haywood said that, in reply to this, he
would read io the SENATOR a part oi Mr..
5feese speech; and he quoted passage from
hat speech.
MI. flanagan, resuming. said there was
great difference between this. as Explained by
The Senator, aud the resolution a. adopted at
Baltimore. lie would read the resolution a.
IL WAS. Mr.. IA here read IT, "a follows.
"Rosoipcd, That our title To the whole al
ihc territory of Oregon il clear aud unques.
,ionsblc: that no portion oi the same ought 10
h. coded 20 Englhni OF any other Power; and
that the fe occupation oi Oregon and the re-an-
ncIauon of Texas. at the earliest practical
period, ate great American measures. which
this Convention recommends to- the cordial
support OF the Democracy Of the Union"
This committed the Democratic party 10
the whole at 0cgon--cyery foot of IL. let
any Senator nsc in his place, aud tell in whs,
quarter OF the Union the names of Texas and
Oregon had not flown, side nv side. upon the
Drmocntic banners. Wherever Mr H. had
been, IL was ~. Texas and oregon-ongon
snt IeSas-slwsys went together
Dad the Senator from North Carolina Aattel
himsli that he could win the applause OF thu
Democratic party, and blind their eyes. a. w
seemed to think I've hid tichlcd their ears
while he withheld from them the substance
Of what they were contcnding iorl lfhe did
he was greatly mistaken. TEXAS and Oregon
were twin measures, and they dwelt togethei
IN every American heart. With oil who hsd
gone Tor Texas, aud las he was todd in Te1s,
itssli the two names flosied together on al
tnf Dcnocfauc banncfs And now. whcE
I Texas wss admitted. when they had stretch
ed forth their hands aud seiEed on one of tn,
two and secured tic prize. did they mean I.
turn about aud AZ we meant by Oregon
just 80 much al IL as we would aiierwar,l
choose TO give youi They little knew ia
people oi the West II th~s dreamed that the.
were going to b. tIsmpled on in that way.
, Let gentlemen look at theiT own roooris
J votes IN favor OF taking up the Oregon bill
the close OF the last session aud then let the
look al the language Of that ball. and sec IL
dad not propose Ia take possession Of oseE6
/ uP TO u deg 40. after giving unqualified "a
tIce toGreat Britain that the Convention mu
. oesse. At that tine We still held TEXAS
our hands; aud this was test question: 81
2 every man ia the Senate voted for IL save Il
Senator who sst there. Understood 10 refer
Nc. McDuiiie,) and the peerless Hugcr. Al
i Wat most excellent Senator (HugeT) had ate
wards told him that lac hsd voted t,t she uro