The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-03-17
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o9th Congress---sst Session.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, lS46.
IN SENATE.
SPECIAL ORDER-OREGON.

lie SHP1l1le pfUCteucu ~ lilS COlIcih4cl~s
alton Of the special order, being the joint
resolution of the Committe on Foreign
Relations, proposing to given notice to
Great Britain of the intention of this
Government TO annul the treaty for the
Joint occupation of the Oregon territory,
and the resolutions of Messrs. Hannegan,
Calhoun, Crittenden and Colquitt having
relation to the same subject.
Mr.. Haywood, OF North Carolina, re-
snmed and concluded the speech which
he commenced yesterday. When he
had taken his seat
Mr.. Hannegan rose to address the Sen
ate; but yielded the floor at the request
Of
Mr.. Calhoun; who desired to correct
an erroneous impression which might be
conveyed by the remarks of the Senator
from North Carolina, in respect to the
protocol which had been spoken OF. Ii
Senators would turn to it they would find
that il contained simply declaration on
the part of the British Minister stating the
reasons why he did not feel authorized TO
go on with the negotiations; and that he
had applied TO his Government for fur
ther Instructions: whether those instruc-
tions were received or not, he could not
say; he presumed, however, that they
had been received. The United States
never assented to the proposition that a
nv part Of Oregon belonged to Great Brl-
tain Our negotiators had always claim
ed the whole. In his own letter TO the
British negotiator he had claimed on the
part of this Government the whole valley
of the Columbia river. He was not a
ware that it had ever been acknowledged
that the title was notin us.
Mr.. Hannegan promised not to detain
the Senate very long. Before proceed
ing to make few remarks Ill reply to
some parts Of what he considered as the
most extraordinary speech he had ever
heard in his life, he begged TO ask the
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. HAY
wooD) one question, which, for greater
accuracy, he had reduced to writing
T We did not get copy of the question;
but il was in substance this: whether he
had the authority of the President of the
United States, direct or indirect, declar-
ing here that it was his wish to terminate
the existing controversy with Great Bri-
tain by compromising on the parallel Of
1927 y
Mr.. Haywood replied that he had al
ready said that which, for fear of mistake,
he had previously written, and which he
should print. For the President to au-
thorize any Senator to make such decla-
ration as that stated by the Senator from
Indiana was not to be expected, and
would be out of character.
Mr.. Allen said he should construe the
reply of the Senator from North Caroli-
ma into negative, unless forbidden by
the Senator himself to do so. !.
Mr.. Haywood. | have already en-
deavorcd to prove my friend from Ohio a
bad hand at construction. A laugh. =.
Mr.. Allen. Then shall adopt the
other construction, and consider his an
swer as in the affirmative; and / demand
Il demand it as public right-tlat he
shall answer the interrogatory put to him..
If he does not answer, ! am here ready
TO denv that he has expressed the views
of the President.
Mr.. Haywood's answer was but, par
italy heard, but he was understood to say
that his constituents had not sent him
there to answer questions put TO him, by
any man; bnt, in regard 10 the inquiries
Of the Senator from Ohio, if he (Mr.
IL. occupied the position which, that
Senator did, and was driven to the neces-
sity Of asking questions here about the
opinions Of the President, he should quit.
{ Much laughter,
Mr.. Westcott here called Mr.. Hay
wood to order, if he was about to state
any thing as from the President.
Mr.. Haywood. The Senator need not
be alarmed. Increased merriment in
some parts of the chamber. No Sena-
tor had right to make demands of him
on the floor Of the Senate, and he should
submit to no such demands. Neverthe-
less, he might consent, if properly re-
quested, to reply TO any reasonable mqui-
ry, either in the house or out of it. He
had often done things in that way out Of
doors, that he considered rather humilia-
ting, for the sake of peace and good fell
lowship; but he recognised in no man q
right TO demand answers from him in his
place in the Senate. III
Mr.. Allen said he had not demanded
an answer as private or personal right,
but as public right. When Senator
assumed to speak for the President it
was a public right possessed by every
Senator TO demand his authority for da-
ing so. The savowal here made by the
Senator from North Carolina was, thathe
was, ,theexponentof thevicws of thePresi-
dent Of the u S on great national ques-
ton. The gentleman had assumed this: