Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-04-18
CONGRESS-.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore American.
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UNITED STATES SENATE
The Senate met ct eleven O'Clock th, mornino with Ill
expectation was ,oner.I ,h,, an ,n,.,; sH INC
be heard, and resolutions woud be di.po.eJ s in
reference to the notice put the Of
1921
ORDER OF THE DAY
The orders Of the day were called for nj an hon, h
Mr.. ARCHER. "
MIR. CRITTENDEN rose to address the sen0,, q, IN.
Oregon Resolutions Mr. c. said That he should be n. bef
possible and say nothing hui what would ,cC.r d, d.
giving o withholding tho ..no,ic." Two .o,n,,i. Ia
long conflicting claims the territory in dsputeo the
spacious country lying between the 43d and 54h degree.
OF north latitude This country was Interested by ,
great rivers the Columbia Eru1ers River IN, fom,
discovered by ourselves and the latter Great
There was nothing In and Sc.
Elements which had been made which could really make
out a good claim by way OF ile
MI Cruenden said twas the wish OF Mr. jefferson that
hls question shouldbe settled by continuing the same lin.
IN force beyond the Rocky Mountains well as this side
OF tue Rocky M"unsins But the attempt enfor
eed ana ~o went on until 1875 when the treaty made
"neh u was now proposed To abrogae.
Mir O. said he regretted the recent upon this .uh
lset IN the Senate, and in the country. Had not been
made party subject afew hence would have
Iouhd US IN possession OF the territory England would
not have regarded the country worth If she
had found our people in possession Of it.
" ~ taiu ne was among those who thought the great
est goou would De euained oy giving the notice II the
terms IN which u was given offensive and were
peaceful there would be and could be of COM
complaint whaieyer Postponemeut only increased the
dhcules OF settlement and made the end than the
BEGINNING lie believed II the notice given of
amv aud respect, there would be OF difficulty
he feared collisions would from longer delay upon
hs question: and he desired, therefore, that tho notice
should oeg'ven.
Seo'e congress met sgsln, this question not
tied, he feared there would conflict among The people
o. oregon themselves Confusion and anarchy would be
nhely 70 en'1e from delay: He had confidence that the
fussuon coula anu would be settled amcsby. The Pre-
'I, uesHeu zoe houee To and MN IN negotiation and he
Nouu mus alu hm Tue Administration rested IN the ap
peaanee OF assured peace and nothing had that
looked IKE preparations for war.
OF
eonhfes must DO more than men or less than they
eu 10 telue 'nis question smicably lie regarded the
me oil Peace as was asked for He regard
sun under ail the circumstances, and II would be
% tee ags IN ihe end should not be amlcably
settled Before Tod and men they would be responsible
who acted as negodators upon this question.
on would be settled Let the Presdcn, look to when
~ 49, 49, :" nis own h4nus' i,s then would be
uen. " nc u o-as Just man. II he plunged the eoun
h oid hn ao aWal, ue laul' would DC his and term
o'v "ou,u NC w" fe'psnsloily'
,;.T aseu 'ia' inc question was not one in which
- n III ' " a'' inIo'eI' was but question
W quo no more, ana ought to be settled as EASILY
n az peseeuy as any question OF neghborhood between
P',.e' IN dispute
-; ',, .I NV Mi'n great power upon the consequent
ssud ~n,, It's horrors war ensued It
Wv. "' oe''alnV DC long war IL was sald boasi'u
" u" p tue sun never sets upon British Dominons.
~ sun ~'"H never SCI upon the war mat would onsue
@ ~ uo 'wIn'y''our hours would Ind tgong on whcr,!
o' ,r 'he sun to co. ana 'he sea flowed.
nc COST oi war no man could well compute. We had
h war OF seven years. winch lett US heavily burdened
,n EeI'. INC senator from South CarolIns, lMr Cal
u5 naS esulha"a inc debt al SJOU,OuO,oOO which
,ons o pee % war win 'he capacity OF the
TWO nations O to carry on war; no one could tell where
"G a.. C S"o, ..... IN.
-" ~ ~. gave o'iIian' ana hapPy picture OF
30 n,;an II ~ plus,ess III making men wise anu
~ I' Ie'i NO'"ihg put our Holy and "lckedness
uo our peaceiu' progress and the child is born
II ,.;I;,.. =; rs '""' Po'P'eu Win one huhdieu
y ~, :, , -. ''.'''''
,hs ,ro,yb az the go, NJ peuo " 'Ho progress o'
% $3.50 " v u-,io,; ht; Or,enden also gave an ac-
- - ~ " ~ iork uHrng tue mai OF MeLaod
1 Snron, H ,ho . vim "oy, seward, introducing the
I NJ n'ti ,no pHposo W Gohiauieuns 'he po-inon OF
II - - VI 4'e" oiA' ma' inc uehefal Govern
j mTJ '''''''e. WIN We" iotA during the uiaI Of
| M r. olo..5 ,;,L ,-c r 49,.
| and - '1 WIN u''o"'e VI MS own Neso'u'ioh'
| NJ Ar,pN
,no"sJ % 81 now w'u , MS resolutions, ana
4 J w ' up muse from 'no HOUSE, "hich was
81 iouNcoN = AZ, .,,
4 p1I.i,'S. - " ''u' '"o" "''eu ms ifeaWp'e ana
\ 80 . ~. " '''. OI'ehuoh' inserting inc WORD anu
J A. TfEN UJIs'en ~
: Nh, tn, 49, i.oo t 20 inc t'ealoe oy sttiHing
go ,h, r. ,; nu opy'ng M extract rom Tue HieS'
Y IS, -, .'' ,'au 'o'e ""en +" WIS necessary 10
,I $3.50 M JVSi ,g.sg 70 nS territory
n,o.,ia ID hhN hen defined his position upon
-. o'ss,;, - t es.y "I''vau"s a compromise
fol- - NJ Gu 10y pe'e''"g 'ne HOUSE RESOLUTIONS 10
: those ~ WI; CIueno'n.
,r,a tore.d 40 10 Do WHICH eA'eu some interest was
"u ,, pp ttSr " M.
&C.. tbe d,sc,ci,on of a." ps, =, e ou' .ne woIus
tce which the Presidon, - .ut,oyzsd toeiv 'rhis aJ
ment was rejected % To ~
~ ia,,sn, 80 r., -. - i, ,
Preamble of Mr. Criuenden The yeas and navs ,ye, or
dered and the amendment was carried by vote nj az o.,
IT. p..l,,.. 49,. ~, .., IL,
Mr. PENNYBACKER moved the Hon. Eo,", NJ.
anew with an amendment which was Withdrawn bccan.e
not in order.
\ Mr. ALLEN now rose. and with moro temper than re,
son denounced the whole proceeding in the senn'echarg
s we ol' WI" sn'I =, I'spons'ony ana putting up
on ue ooen' S' 'S 'S'a'Gs mat whlch II was AFRAID
tid Inc 40 ro.n..In he P,'i., e o' ~ ~
"'nIp' 'aIlc Us hanaonns ne rt1Suen' OF the 10
Ims po.on M.' IsgI.ueu o. mos. eN"aord'nary, and
Pouyu sNeo e"eo' upon inc Sena'e TOT It's EFFORT TO
oss f Cu we 2TnS1,
, ni' Cnl hNDEN teJo'neh WIN power Of rebuke
a' n'o', w ,'e cna'noe'' "nd once II
@ aous ~ applause tie spoke
w., a. Ss 49, 49,. ~ ', t to,u' ~, noveI inc
s' w. 81 vac "'o hao come wnen " was neces
49, Iodo ,,ito, ~, 80, - 49, JO'O' S,u %