Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-04-30
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SATURDAY, April l9.


previous question, by yeas and nays. Yeas lob,
nays 63.
Mr. Boyd of Kentucky, then moved that the
House proceed to the consideration of the Oregon
Resolutions from the Senate, authorizing the Pres
Ident to give the Notice, which was carried.
Mr. Owen moved that the House concur therein,
with the following amendments:
Strike out the words "and Immediately directed
to renewed efforts for the amicabc settlement of
all their differences and disputes in respect to said
Territory" and in lieu thereof, to insert, directed
to the Importance Of speedy adjustment of all
their differences and disputes in respect to said
territory"
Also to strike out tho Cd Resolution, and in llcu
thereof to insert
| SEC. 9. And be it further resolved That the
President of The United States is authorized and
requested to give to the British Government the
rotce required by its said second article, for the
abrogation of the said Convention OF the 9Th of
August, 1927.
Mr.. Owen moved the previous question, which
was sustained
The amendment offered by Mr.. Owen was a
greed toyeas o. nays 81.
The Yeas and Nays and Previous Question were
then ordered on the Scnatos amendment as a.
mended, and it passed by the following vo'o-Yeas
! l41, Nays Al
The House was engaged for some time in pri-
vatc bills, and adjourned before three o'clock.
MONDAY April 20.
SESArE.-Thc Resolution on the Oregon Notice
coming up in the Senate to day as amended by the
House, motion to concur with the House was lost
by vote of Yeas 81, Nays ~ as follows:
AYES Allen Ashly, Atchson, Anterior, Bagby,
Benton, Breesc, Bright, Cameron, Cass. Dickinson,
Dix, Fairfield Houston, Jenness Niles, Pennyback
or, Rusk, SemplC Sewer, Turney-2
NAYs-Archer, Barrow, Berricn, Calhoun, r..
Clayton, j. NJ. Clayton, CoiquiH, Corwn, Critten-
den Evans, Greene, Hay,oood, Huntington, Jarna-
gin, Johnson OF La, johnson of Nd, Lecis, Ne
DuHe, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Pearcc, Phelps,
SpetgM, Upham, Webster, HccicoH, Woodbridge,
Ymee-29.
So the Senate refused to coacur in the amend
ment Of the House.
The Senate then passed the Resolution so long
before them, ordered $4,000 copies of the Patent
Report printed.
They also passed the bill for deficiencies in ap
preparations, with some slight amendments and
then adjourned.
HousE.-The long expected message of the
President, in answer to the Resolution of Mr. In
gersoll, has, at length, been communicated, and
what was anticipated and announced by Mr.. Web
sters friends, has been fully realized. Not one
particle OF evidence has been communicated. The
President declines 10 comply with the call not
because there Is any thing on record, but for the
reason that it is in direct conraVenton OF the law
He, however, eXonerates Mr.. Webster from any
Mr.. Tyler's certificates, for the amounts expended
under the appropriations for the secret service fund.-
are upon the confidential files oc the proper de.
partment.
After the Message had been read, Mr. Ingersoll
rose, for the purpose Of sustaining some Of his o.
riginal charges, of very unimportant character.
One was the interference ia the Mcleod case
which Mr.. Crittenden had publicly refuted, but a
few days ago, whose character andhonor | appre-
bend, stands little higher with this country than
that OF the common caIumniator, Charles Jared In
gersoll. lie also introduced the Journal of the
Committee, to prove that Mr.. Webster had applied
for an appropriation for special Minister to Eng
land in the year 1913. Mr.. Adams rose, and re-
marked that no letter, to his knowledge had been
received from MI Webster upon the subject. The
President had expressed desire to that effect
and he may have authorized the Secretary of State,
as the official channel, to present it to the consid
Grafton of the COMMITTEE
Mr.. lngersol concluded, by reiterating his last
set Of calumnies, and stating that he could prove
what he had aledged.
Mr. King, of Georgia, obtained the f]oor-and,
IN very candid and emphatic manner, repealed all
the charges which had been advanced, and entered
into full and impartial examination of all the
facts. He Showed concluslvey that Mr.. lnger
soil stood sonvicted of falsehood and detraction.
and called upon him, again, to substantate one
single item. During his statement, he was inter
rupted by systematic effort to put him down, and
to prevent any sort of explanation. A coarse per-
son from Alabama named Houston, who is a vilely
Ignorant as he is presuming and offensive to the
decency of the body, was most conspicuous in his
uptions-Dromgoole, of Virginia, who was
drunk nerposed every difficulty that his situation
allowed Rathbun, of New York, another malig-
nant and filthy Loco Foco, whose appropriate place
was at the head of the Committee on cutters, in
stead of that on the Judiciary-an arrant coward
withal, and as contemplate as he is mean, having
traffcked his vote away, to get son appointed to
place in the House, TO the disparagement of men
Of family and character he, too, was prominent in
endeavorlng to suppress the truth.
Mr. Winthrop, as the personal friend of Mr.,
Webster, was denied the poor privilege of sub
hitting the case fairly to the country. Thus, after
these Loco Focos had contributed every thing in
their power to assail the character and fair fame of
Mr.. Webster, when nothing is found against him,
then they apply the torture OF silence, SO that their
rascality may not be exposed. 1t has ended pre-
cisely as predicted The President has sent no
answer to the accusations because there is proof
upon file. If there had been, Dir. James X. Polk
would gladly have grati6ed his friend Ingersoll.-
Thus has ended this disgraceful conspiracy-and
Mr. Webster has risen purer and brighter than be-
fore-.Atias Correspondent.
The Senate Oregon resolutions were then taken
up, and a motion made by MIR. Gentry, of Tenn,
10 recede from the House amendments, The yeas
and nays were called, and the House refused yeas
81 nays 95. [The majority was only at first, but
votes were changed.l
The House then decided to insist--yeas 90,
nays SO.
A motion that a committee of conference be APP
pointed was then carried.
A motion to reconsider was made and carried
So the whole question is lett open for tomorrow.
The House adjourned at o'clock.
Upon the late c. ]. Ingersol's affair with Mr.
Webster, the correspondent of the Tribune says
We have finally got hold of the Presidents
Message in reply to Mr.. lngersos resolution
The pompons manner in which Mr.. lngerso de-
manded the information, led many to believe that
the engine was to crush Mr., Webster; but what
ridiculous termination! The gun that was to bat
ter down the great mental Gibraltar, has exploded,
manfesting hardly enough strength to kill a fly.
Never was any shaft dipped in such virulent
poison. Never did any one present more invu-
nerable front to foe than has Daniel Webster
Tho xyhnlp in n brand at tho 81