Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-21


question, from the report in the Congress
siona Globe
In Senate, Tuesday, Dec 80.
Mr.. TlANNEGAN called up the followin
resolutions submitted by him Yesterday;
Resolred, Thai The country included be
tween the plfaIles of AZ and 81 degree
40 minutes North latitude, and exlendin,
from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacifi
Ocenn, known as the Territory Of Oregon
is the property, and part and parcel oil tn
United States.
Resolred, That there exists no powe
in this Government to transfer lie soil, ant
the allegiance of its citizens, to the domi
MON, authority, control and suhjection o
any foreign prince, state or sovereignty.
ReSolred, That the abandonment OIL
surrender Of any portion Of the Territory
OF Oregon, would be an abandonment o
the honour, the character, and the best iu
terests Of the Ameican people.
Mr.. II. moved that the resolutions be
fixed Tor consideration for the third Mon.
day Of January.
Mr. CALHOUN said that, without any
design 10 oppose the motion, he was de.
siruus TO make few remarks preliminary
to offering certain resolutions which he
had prepared, and which he proposed to
submit as an amendment TO the resolutions
Of the Senator from Indiana. Although
he could not consent to give his support to
the resolutions now under consideration,
he was glad thai they had been brought
forward. Whatever objections might be
urged against them, they were at least
direct, open and manly in their charac-
ter. They denied in direct terms the au-
thority Of this government to make a trea.
ty by which any portion of the territory
lying between attitudes AZ and 81 40
should be transferred to any foreign pow
er; and denounced, as ne understood
them, by implication, the proposition
which had aIready been made BY the Pre-
sldent of the United States to settle the
existing difficulty by adopting The parallel
OF the 40lh degree of latitude. If, there
fore, it shall appear that minority Of the
Senate sustain these resolutions, il will be
clear that the question can only be settled
by force of arms and that no peace,
should war be commenced between the
two countries, can ever be obtained, but
by dictation at the lannon's mouth. The
vote on these resolutions, therefore, will
draw broad line, which cannot be mis-
understood, between those members Of the
Senate who desire to settle the question
bY resort to arms, and those who are dis
posed to continue The pacific course of ne
gotiation. lie was for pacific course of
procedure; for an adjustment of the ques-
ton by negotiation; and with these views
and impressions, he had prepared a set of
resolutions directly opposite in their cha
racier to those Of the Senator from lndi-
ana, which he desired TO submit, with a
request that they should be printed as
an amendment to those resolutions. He
would take this occasion 10 state what
would be his course: he was Tor peace so
long as peace can be preserved without
a surrender of our national honor; for
continued negotiation, 81 long as there
may be possibility of an adjustment
by negotiations; aad if, after every effort
to preserve peace between the Two coun-
tries shall have been exhausted, war must
ensne, he d, sired that we should occupy a
position in which the OauS of war should
be thrown rom our shoulders, and be cast
upon Great Britain.
Hs desired to express his approval Of
the course of the Administration, in maxi
ing, under all the circumstances, an offer
TO adopt the 49h degree as boundary
line. 1t was his sincere wish to continue
TO cooperate with the Executive. The
Executive desires peace, and II was his
(Mr. C's) desire to preserve peace so long
as it can hororably be preserved. When
ever it shtIl be found that no effect which
we can, consistently with Ihe honor and
interests of the couutryg interpo>e, will
avert the evil, and tina, war must come, he
would never be found in position anita
gnnist 10 that which every honorable man
must occupy. Even although the war
sh iuld pc the result OF our own improper
course. still, when il shall appear that it
cannot be averted, he would stand by his
country. But if war should come, it will
be no common war. While he would give
every support to his country. he would
hold those responsible by whose rashness
it had been provoked.
Whenever these propositions came up
for discussion, ne hoped that they would
be discussed 10 becoming spirit, and in
the calmest manner; and il, when its
true grounds are clearly seen and under
stood, we come to the conclusion that we
can aveid war, that we shall, by our
course, invite a continuance oil our peace
hul relations; while, on the other hand,
should we decide that rupture Of those
peaceful relations IL unavoidable, that we