Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-06
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
Monday Morning, January S, Is46.
Correspondence of Tic R.chmond Enquucr.l


ing 10 ioresal your publication Of The debate,
must sketch out The proceedings and remarks
on the occasion which created an intense excite
merit. although in point o. fact they amounted 10
little, and are principally Of interest, because the
views Of John Quincy Adams were expressed
souewh;t al length, and The dep;h Of feeling in
The House upon The subject was SO instanIanr
ously, as il were, made apparent.
Mr.. HARRISON reported bill from The Com
milee on Military Affairs 10 provide cr the
raising, arming and eqnirping Two additional fiile
regiments, and aovcd lis consideration in the
Committee or,he Whole on Tuesday next This
prcnc.ilion was induced solely by the wants of
The rcace establishment, which, III the OPT
MON of The committee, should be increased
as our forlifca!i.ns ON the Western frontier and
Atlantic coast are left unprotected by he nectssa-
rs withdrawal OF the troops for service in Texas.
Mr.. Houston of Alabama opposed The motion
10 set apart any particular day for The conside-
ration Of Ike bill, on the ground that The bust
ness of the House would he embarrassed thereby
He ,ough, such action was becoming too com.
mon and that a two-thirds vo:e was required
10 lay over business thus made "a special order"
iIirtquently happened that Subjects uimuch more
Importance. Incidental lily arising, were sighted 10
The injury Of The public service.
Mr. HARRISON again lose and went into de-
tailed explanation OF the purposes oil the bill
lie ieciaicd, that lis Importance al The present
moment justified The committee iii asking such
disposition Of ii; and thai he had selected
hat day in order IL avoid Interfering with
The Oregon bill reported ~ Mr.. Douglass
from he Committee on Territories. He con
cevcj, too that il would doubtless otvi-
ale lie necessity Tor one seclicn 0. that. Gene
ra Houston again Insisted on the proprely Of his
views a, greater cnalh-Ai ef which, MIR. Dou-
glass remarked tina lie cuincided with Mir lla!-
alison on the question Immediately before lie
House. and further, that he must IL permitted 10
explcss The hope hat The Committee on Post o.
fees and Post Roads, on Indian Affairs, ard, in
deed, all aleu-! 10 present bills incidentally lear
ing ON the Oregon question, would hand in their
reports, so as 10 have them before lie House and
if possible, out Of The way, ere the bill from the
Territorial Committee came up for consGera-
ticn. He included in this category Tie report
fl IN The Committee on Foreign Affairs, upon
The subject OF giving The ''notice.' lie conceived
il OF great importance that he field Should he
cleared iur the consideration OF the main qne>-
tons involved, especially in The bill concern
ing which he expressed 50 much anxiety. Tie
had no disposition 10 uuderTaie The importance q.
The matters 10 be presented ty other committees
for the consideration OF the House, which would
be we'll diges'ed and property presented b. Tie
able gentlemen having particular jurisdiction
over them. Mr.. Davis OF Kentucky Interrupted
him, with an inquiry as 10 what could appropri-
dts'y come from The COMMITTEE on Territories on
the subject, if all questions which he seemed 10
consider coia1a', were 10 be cil fer he consIde-
ration Of other committees Mr. Douglass, in
reply, said that though they might be appropriate
10 other committee the Recommendations made
By the Committee on Territories, regarding their
connection with the main question:. lid ncl tGme
Improperly from that source, as al me fiousc
Committees had concurrent jurisdiction For in
stance, the Committee on Manufactures and Noi
On Was and Means reported unfortunately
on the Tariff Ile'recal!ed 10 The recollection OF
The House the fact that the Oregon bill c;the PFC
vious session. as reported, was considered ;hcom-
pete; for all mention OF notice i0r HE termination
Of The Joint occupancy was originally omitted
The Territorial Committee continued Mr.. D,
proii,ins by Ike history OF hakbill, lad covered
All subic Is necessary 10 be embraced in their re-
mort. This he considered Satisfactory answer 10
The inquiry OF the gentleman from keulncky.
Turning next 10 Inc objections OF The gentle
man from Alabama, he characterized them as a
fnesse, 10 avoid meeting the Oregon question in
all is bearings. Mr.. II. here in!errosed, ard re-
marked, that the gentleman could not surely in
tend TO charge him with inessing for such pur-
pose As he had expressed 10 him, in person, nol
only his willingness TO meet The main question,
and all others involved therein but also 10 sustain
his Identical bill.
MIR. Douglas then disclaimed all personal allu-
sions, bnt considered it most evident that there
was a taverish exciement-a lodging on the
/ ,borc he TloJ0
said Mr. Holmes OF S. Carolina.-"yes, sir, "dod9-
ing" is the word hope M honorable friend
from S. Carolina will be as eager 10 assert and
maintain our rights in this instance as in the
case OF Texas" He continued giving his views
on the Oregon Question somewhat al length and
declared his wish TO meet England as promptly in
this controversy, as Mexico was met, but short
time since, when Texas was in issue. The
! balance olhis remarks were devoted 10 an appeal
10 The House, on The subject OF IN" necessity OF
! immediate and energetic action in The premises
\ Mr.. Holmes Of South Carolina next ohla ne,i
the fl ,or, and occupied the attention OF the House
for few moments. Hc spoke in so low tore,
! that only those crowdiag around him could catch
his remarks in detail. He was however, under
stood 10 say, that he was tor further efforts IL
maintain peace, which he conceived must be sa-
crificcd, ii the proposition from The Committee
on Territories should he passed ty tbe House.
Nothing in his judgment would more surely lead
10 war Than giving The notice.
Mr. John @. Adams next arose, and COM
menccd by abiding t. q bill on his table, rom
the Senate, Tor raising an additional regiment 81
nountch men. He desired 10 know HE meaning
OF these various propositions for the increase Of
our military force, coming, as they 10, from
gentlemen who are usually distinguished ior
steady opposition TO all appropriations for mill
T.la fL.-1,h 1d
since, not only proposed but, By dini o! peTina-
civ, had actually carried Though bill fora CON
siderable decrease Of The then existing military
force OF The county, lie conceived, that these
movements evidently looked tr the possibility Of
rupture with England, and he Judged them 70
be premature, as they should rather come alter
than precedc The notice In his opinion, The
passage oil these various propositions would be
equivacLt 10 an actual occupation OF The terri
tory, which would be violation Of express lrsa-
/; .rinnalons lie had, byc-lhe-bye, been SUI
prised 10 hear the existing convention win Great
Britain, upon The subj ice; oiOIegon styled treaty
for Joint occupancy. On the contrary, II express
Is Inhibited occupation, in The common accepta-
tion Of The Term. by either party. Il was, in his
Judgment, but convention, securing 10 subjects
OF either government common privileges, Tor the
purposes of commerce, navigation, and trading
with the Indians, and expressly providing against
occupation, except after The twelve months notice
cared for therein He was so strongly in favor
of the strict observance of national engagements.
whether ueaties or conventions, that ne should
feel constrained 10 oppose ali the propositions be-
fore alluded 10, until The notice was officially &
ven, which should precede all other movements.
He expressed belief that the Committee on
Foreign Affairs did not intend 10 report in favor
OF Inc abrogaion OF The convention; such was the
public impression, alleast
MIR. Charles ]. Inecrsoll Che Chairman OF that
Cummi,tee) enquired by what authority he ar
rived a, lie conclusion that such course was
determined on by The Commiliee. lie fell as
sured i, had not emana,ed from The Committee
themselves. and also denied that any one was au-
,horzed 10 say wha, they would or would not do
on the subject.
Mr.. Adams COMMUNICATING, that if they Qhe
Committee did not repor, speedily, heshouid con-
clude there was good ground for the common rn-
NOR as 10 their determination. As for himself, he
would vote for giving The Dolce, 'nsan9eTi lna'
such course did not necessarily draw war in lis
rain. and that he did not believe that war would