American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-17

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would have carried our customs laws, and high
duties would ALLEVIATE the settlers
The other course was that which had boon
pursued, and which had induced as it must in
duce--negotiation, and negotiation must result
in compromise or war. The bills had been
brought in, negotiation had ceased, and we
are where we are. Ifany responsibility rested
on any one he was free, and it rested on his
friends from the West. He went for COM
! promise but was not actuated by unmanly fear
he appealed to his past history to show that
he would be the last to finch. Wars in the
present position of the world were necessary
but peace was positive GOODYEAR positive
evil AS agood he would cling to peace so
long as 1t could be preserved. with safety and
honor TO the Union. In war for Oregon we
might come out without any. Such a war
would soon cease to be a war for Oregon and
would become struggle for empire between
the greatest nation and the most growing peo-
| pie on the face of the earth-in that struggle
Oregon would be forgotten. If at the end of
ten years war we should be able to dictate
peace which should yield to us Oregon, Canada
and MeXico-whch would be the destruction
OF Great Britain-it would be an unfortunate
and disastrous war-not because Of blood shed
and disasters, but its enormous expenditures
the debt with which it would burden us-pa-
per money it would n1Ict upon us. 1t would
etface the lines Of the States and leave us with
a consolidated governmental would have
! given us military impulse wholly inconsistent
with our form of government and which must
be to US military despotism. Enlarging all
| these points Mr.. Calhoun asked, Is it for YOU,
! turning to the Western members democrats
par excellence, the advocates Of progress, the
cOTp no { e.
of measures tending to SO critical purpose?-
lie was opposed to a war as the friend Of i'm
provement, Of civilization and Of progress. He
enlarged upon the benefits OF peace-upcn the
discoveries which had been understanding
even steam and electricity TO the services of
man-and declared tins progress coald only be |
arrested by war, and asked he-shall that war
be on this Oregon controversy? He was OPP
posed to war with England because we and
Great Britain were the most advanced 10 civil
ization and knowledge ofall the nations of the
world, and because this was the critical period
at which it was to be determined whether we
should live as enemies or friends. Ifwar now
commenced it would be a contest for empire
in which one or both must succumb and be de-
sroyed TO the great loss ofthe world. He was
against war because peace is our policy and by
war we become great and cannot be free-to
be great and free we must have peace. He
concluded his speech by some personal remarks
in reference to his course as to Texas and Ore
gon, as it had been urged that his sympathes
had been stronger for Texas than for Oregon
He said he had supposed that Texas was
portion of the valley of the Mississippi and that
the Southern States had not SO great an inter-
est in its recovery as had the West Bot adj
hitting that it was southern question he put
himself on the ground that he had recommen-
ded measures as to both which were the only
to secure both-the whole of both.
On Texas time was against us-on Oregon it
was in cur favor In one point his policy with
regard to both had been the same-for the
preservation OF peace. He had looked before
him and was certain no war would come re-
!pectng Texas, and that settled he was ready
10 proceed with his policy respecting Oregon.
Mr.. Berrien moved an adjournment which
was carried Immediately after the conclusion
IF Mr. Calhoun's speech, ofwhch the above is
only a reflective outline,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Ewing, La, moved that the reading Of
he journals be suspended with, which was a.
FREED to. When, on his motion, the House re-
solved itself into committee of the whole on
he State of the Union, and took up the con-
;deratioR of the River and Harbor appropria-
ion bill.
Mr.. Ewing, of Tenn, being entitled to the
ioor, undertook to justify the principles of the t
dill upon constitutional grounds. He was fol- {
owed by
Mr.. Briggs, ofN. c., who avowed himselfin
favor of the Harbor appropriations, but not of ,
the other.
MIR. Perry next addressed the committee in
favor of the whole bill.
Mr.. Ewing, of Ia, followed on the same side,
ndulging, however, in good deal Of party
nvective.
Mr.. Rathbun after some four days struggle,
at last succeeded in getting the floor, and ad-
vocated the passage OF the bill.
Mr.. Cleveland, of H., then obtained the
floor, and made . strong speech against the
bill.
MIR. peterborough, Of Fla, followed also in
opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Adams, of Miss, was the next in oppo-
,iton, but before he had concluded, it was ne
;essary to close for the mail.