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i Vi I t 'J-'.- i 'V, .4 -! 1 ft-'.' "" i i ! ' '1 I J : . i r i- l r- 1 TE NT V-XI NT! I CONGRESS: FIRST SESSION. 1 i OrrcsponJence f i t - v 1 'I r f e Bait. American. Mr. UV I . WASinyoTox, Jan. i U. S. SENATE." tcolt announced toithe ' W anVAof the lcKi.!atu, e of ploridlHe haine V: of hi cpi?eaguc hd beei. changed frori David i!ee, nnu ine st by that name T Urv tf il.tvid LevyYoi !ee, anu ine secretary , i.i;;LUwl ku call him br tlittT name hcreaf- , , Ull 340. ft sen St e that .j' ie illing to CJCU o can iiHu t i Various memorials wfre presented, among flirfm ritil liV Mr. Dix.frorn the widow hfAlex- andcr Ijkmiltvn.jirftjinpknappfopriatiojirorliic purchase of lhe pipers of ler deceased husband, Which via 'referred to lb committee on the H- ?rary.' ' i l Mr. Calhoun presenter resolutions from Ike citizens jif Georgetown, S. C, on the subject iof tho tariftland warehousing system. Referred ? to,lhe c4n)n?irtcc on finari ce. ! "' . : Mr. Iiiight presented a joint. resolution froim . thp- legislature of Indiana on the subject of te ' linpror'crrjent of westefri rivers. . Rerrcd to Cdrnniittet on roads and ' anals. ; j ; rilr; lWnton reported a bill tot abolish the dip. V tonsan . :- ' I . I' r 5Ir.'Aihlji?on reported a bill (or the Relief of J)rjl!gh .White, who h:ul been robbed by the l Iiwncea jon his way from Oregon to thi seat of gtfrernmeiit., ,: i- r :' ' Mr. r'airHeid, from the committee oh naril ftfliirs, reported a bill to provide (or tfio aujj Vimeniatiohlof the havnl frce of thi;U.State4. ; lTh bill iprovides for thir "construction of ten jvl; itcamycsscls of war three of the class of fr- y gates, jQrq of sloops, and two jniajTer jressels. It a)o authorises the prcsi dent olf the States, ' ''J.':. .' .?iii;L -lit i. ,wnencver!in nis opinion-ine puouc exigency shal.1 rccjViJre itVlo have completed and; put in Corhmfssiun all vessels nojw on the stocks, and - ta purcha!d3 such naval stores aiifd ordnance as prp pn'atcij 83,920,000 for1juilding the ten; steam, .r . era t ,82,20,000 to coirYplete th0 vessels on the ' (ocki ; 8 1,520,000 "for repairs ; 8023,000 for . at'ores, atifJ .000,000 for jprdnance. The bill r'lV'iJaW-'n the table and ordered to be printed. , ' Mr. iTee oflered a resolution instructing -'y . tKfl committee on naval' ajSUirs'to inquire into ! . - i, the latest 'improvements Irjl war steamej's, and f ' j txaminointo the state of the naval defences of the (lulf uf Mexico. The resolution wasadop. ted. '-..: .! 4 - Tfiepfiidcn laid before the senate a remon. strancc against the ndtni ssion of senators or rejrecn1a-tives from Tessas to $eats in! either j i v.Mr. Allen moved that tnc senate take up the 1 Teolution! reported from the committee on for. V ' cign relations to annul and abrogate lhd treaty , of 1.827 1 for the joint occu ancy of Oregon. . ' 'The rh 3lion prevailed ti nd the resolution wat ; . taken up. J , '! , ; U:Mr.Alfn moved that it be postponed and t tnade the special order fir Tuesday, 27th inst. P'cMr. Hay wood- wished it later day and! named Tuesday, .tlje 3d ol Febn.ary. f : Mr. NNestcott wished a still later day to af. ford( the senators from T xas an opjportpniry to havft a voice on this ''important' queistiop. lie moved theroforo to amend by inserting Tues dayitho'lbth f Februarj . Air. Calhoun said he wis in Kivor of an early V day; but Avould vote tor thi; latest day named in V. V. L j to Hve the coilcivheneref in hk judgmen .Ja;A tnteist reouired it; r Hel was wilhr trust jhe President with: pbwer andt would jiot tie his hands, li was ipr giving me noucc, not as !a ? war measure, but as !a peaceful and constitutional question H$ dldinotvsuppose that war would come fronriu If it did he could not but remember that mankind! had consigned o infamy all nations that! did not resort to war in defence of their just; rights. i I - Mr.! Ifoombs avowed Himself to be a peaic man,' arid for peace measures.- II i constituent! were for an .honorable peace, ahd had alwas Wen thb adrpeates for peace w$en it was bn orabW; Co the country ; but if we were invtded by Great Dritain for vindi:atingour jiist rhts, he was; a n i advocate of war, andj no one, would be fmhd more ready in such a struggle lan the people be represented, j : Mr.U. R. Ingersoll of Pa. asked Ifave here to offer jan amendment to j he rt port f the com mittce en Foreign Relations, wlicbithe House alloweiol to be read for information! The lamendment was Mmilar f )hat of Mr. Hilliard. The Resolution .was fhi the Presi dent of the United States ibe inducted to open negotiaions with England wejiever he may deem it expedient to do so for te-mipating the con vention3 between England ard United States. Mr. tngersoll desired irat his amendment should take its place withothersjthat had been offered,! '- 1 "I , 'Mr. Hamlin of Me., .made a peech for the Orecroni for the whole of Oreijoq, and in favor having the notice at this time, j Ho claimed, however, to be the advocate of peace", and de signate! his political friends ofjthe dominant party as "the Peace party." T$e commercial, importance of the territory waf discussed at length. Mr. Hamlin was the first man to bring parly politics into the discussion!, and to make a party Idefenee of the President and party re flect ion upon the opposition. Mr. pd noun's pplicy was denounced, and, masterly inactivity " was pronounced only masterly duplicity. It was, in Mr. Ha.nlin's opinion a miserable policy. H was also for a Rail Road to Oregon and fori the strongest military! defence on the way therp. .!'-.- Mr k m 41- 41 mmhoii Miff, ected ;a ndder the rule the question was put, shall the uiu oe rejected V f MffiSS M IK--, -i The yeaslarid 2" motion was lost. Ayes "lij - The bill wias (henwlce read ana rewrxeao tbs committed on commerce.. M -Jr. fr 4 Mk G. Wi Jones, bCTenn. ofiered & resolu Hon demandihg the 5000 extra copies iofre. mont reports, ordered by the last house ofep reserkatives tor tbe use! of members oUbat bd. dy;- The previous question was nwved atjd. se conded upon ihis resolution.5 ?! .i lihi j Mr. Schenck of Ohio moved Jo amend the resolution, foil the purpose of giving members kf the! next cobgresk properly which belongs t? the present congress, and for allowing them to take any amount of Wlcage or! per diem jfWffi may belong to mem1ers of this bouse, j Sj j f The' house Were Unmoved by this appeal to justice, and after refusing to lay It! upiln thiri ta ble by a vote of 63 io 105, the resolution was passed. The1 house then proposed an Addition al five thousand copies of this report for them selves, but the resolution wals rejected j:by a rote of 97 to S3. . . ; j ;' , X J A resolution was tjhen offered to resqinxl the resolvrtion ofkhe last congress, ord ring the printing of Fremont reports, which the bouse had previously! reported. J i. .Jin,uB o orxMBtitn I Mr. Chase of Tenn. addressed the Commit tion proposing an amendment ot the constitu- . .t, & . r .i i i . u L ..1.,U n k m,wti of th pWtion of ,ep- i fhe efiVct of the debate upon this ques ... ...r; -r . . ; , J, The Teas and nays wfro ordered, and Ware to introduce the resolution was refused, ; 23 to 23. : AU io Wjhig' Senalors, 23 in jriumber, (Mr. Mofeheod being absent,) voted against receiv. ing jhej resolution,! as did! Messrs. i Calhoun; Chalmers" Hay wood, McDuQe and WestcoltJ , A NEWj" OREGON RESOLUTION. : i s ! " j - i i ' , - . Mr j?rittendcn, on leave, introduced a pre amble and resolutionsetting fortb that it is de sirable io terminate the treaty of joint occupan cyJand igivinj? authority to the President to gire the tivejve months notice whenever; in his opin ion the public interest! demands it but giving A notice ought not to be ;given until after the pres ent session. ! 1 ( ! - ' : -This ! Resolution lies over to the 10th of Feb ruarj with otberResolutions of the some char act erj already: before the Senate. The jrest ofthe session was occupied in the consideration'; of a private claim, after which the Senate lodjourned. I HOUSE OF HfePRESENTATIVES. . i j OREGON QUESTION. Mr. Pettit of la, mved that the House resolve itself into Committee ofthe Whole on the State of the Union. The motion prevailed, and the debate was renewed upon the" merits of the Oregpni Question. J THE CAROLINA j WATCHMAN. Salisbury, IT. C. . .i :. t the president and vice president of the U. states; U II tion hej Yegafded as secondary in importance UDon;the business of the country. This debate Mr.' Johnson of Tenn., ofiered a series of ; lead to results which would shake the FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23. 1846 V . i i . , " i1 LOCOFOCO CONVENTION. In our last we gave the result of the de liberations of this august body, so far as the selection of their standard-bearer is concerned." Green W. Caldwell, Esq., of Charlotte, vAs;thertrcrf one : or, more properly, perhaps, the victimised one. We j have turned our attention a good deal this week to the sayings and doing of that Convention, and must confess our surprise at some of them. It appears that a most intolerant and censorious spirit, prevailed among its members ; and that the Yhigj were abused at no measured rate. For agree that "Mr P example, Louis D. Henry, the President j that toTer. But he ; of the Contention, in his inaugural re- j ry impudent by marks, declared that he had no more re- ; his oiler wasreu The following from Ihe proc era r 8. eon Polk lqConventic ed oir past neotiat;.. and ilie irnc .. to comnromiw v eu u4sr spprobati . i ; , rt jc io of ihe cvt:; persisted inby hi t on oi r fart, but an -J or a ; ixd resolution f -; Thus, it vill 1 cyo'Korth Can : pttfi, ion hj PrcsUU , ' the natter in disp-:: in f lVor of drawi; -49thj parallel of bti: posed to give En:-! division are Brill are they ? Wc kno posed io the compr, Polk, unless it be t! whole f Oregon cv.' : nintAf narallcl. C'C resolutions declaring that rotation in ufficei was a democratic principle jhat no .man sjiould hold office for more than eight yars that those in office should be divided in four classes, and the first class Main their offices for eight years. The resolution' was laiil over under therule, an amendment being first moved that offices were created for the government; and not for the people. : jl; 1 ; : Mr. Baker of 111., presented a resolution to the effect that the president had no right to cede avay any portion of the territory of the U. ! States !to which our claim was clear and un- i Globe to its centre, and in that sense was it of importance. He claimed the whole of Oregon, thoush he should sav nothi'.itr of title. spect for certain distinguished Whigs, ' his proposal, set r- Daniel Webster, 6cc. &:c. &c.,tban he had ;for a parcel of slice pstcaling dogs He was for giving the notice, and argued How chaste and beautiful is the" language, that it was a peace measure. Great Brita.n Maml h()W ) yhh courteous dignity! had a right to give this notice at any moment, ; . n . ,. , J , and wb Ld no right to take offence at it. It Lou,s D- Ht'nr' ra,ses htmself above the was a peace measure throughout. If England j character of Daniel Webster, or attempts claimed to exercise authority over the' territory : to bring him ddwn to the level of a sheep ble ac oiler Briti T1 ' He did. wr tern ble o ter to arbitration. of his in the otv. pinion, in rcfu- compromise. Minister did : accept5 it. If Mr. i The floor was then given amidst the usual ! quest iojnable. The previous queslipn wasjnov ' 1 E V 1 '. mm s't i. i m it 1 ' Y I s ttT' .1 numeroi competitors to 3lr. Utiase ot lenn., and the -Committee rose, . j Mr. Douglass of 111. moved that the Commit tee of tie Whole be discharged from the Ter ritorial Oregon Bill, and that it be referred back to the Committee on Territories for some alte- The House then adjourned. rations. unite to resist it. inere was not even the re motest shadow of a title for her south of the ed by Mr. Baker, when Mr. Wiitthrop mved ! ,m ' , , -,i r i a talari;! l i a r i i of the Oregon south of 49, then war would f,-ng j Yerily. this surpasses eve- Wo stirjup discord xv, most certainly come. No one would consider i ... , . , , . , : .-i I . . suchan act short of aggression, and all would I rV thinS of lhe k,nd vve have encountered, if he had pursue ! ;v Aitnougn we j enienaineu oi mm duc a tic course in this in ;! ; poor opinion, and although we would not i lieve his olTc tolav the resolution upon the table. The mo tion pievailedand a motion to reconsider sub- mAtrn1 Vtvr Resolutions of inquiry as to; the coinage of "c't ""V"" ,,,v"" Vj j -r -jii ii L:" '.r....:J .ui, uu ,i, I our people in Oregon demanded protection from that I hey had a perfect military organization and Hvere stronj; in their possessions. - They iorciira correspondence of the Bah. American. I Washington, 'Janf. 13, 1846. ' U.S. SENATE.) On motion of Mr. Allen, the committee on gelations was discharged from the fur ther consideration of a petition from citizens of Pennsylvania, praying the recognition of the Independence of the colony of Liberia, and the pcuiuont; was jam on ine table; Mr. Bagby gave notice that he would on to morrowlor at some early day introduce a joint resolution Wprovide for an amendment to the constitution in reference to the election of presi dent and vice president. j Mr. T'urney, leave being given, introduced a bill to establish a national armory on the Ten nessee river. ; ,1 Mr. Aljen gave notice that '.he would intro- jH. U Lt '. U k,ll our people in yircou ueumoueu p house Into a library, arid making a new hull i rnment corresponding to that which proposing a nexy mode of selecting West Point J'reat Bnta.ngave to her subjects. There will r j . i "? . .l . 1 . r 1 1 x be, said Mr. Chase an conclusion, no war, cer- cadets-in relation to the duty, of clerks,? &c. . T , itr 1 i 1 1 i J : i tainly none, unless Great Britain should invade were flittered, m I '! .i. r l- l .j Ablll was reported ito enable the people of!0,ur 1 8ea;'c,nH",s' "c coulu isconsin to form a State government, ankl for ,hat aU would we come he struggle, and Wisconsin to form a blatc government, the admission of Wisconsin'into the Unions was referred to the committee on territories. ; The States and Territories were all called for resolutions and reports. Motions were made j to go jinto committees of the whole upoti the j Oregon question, all of which failed, and the 1 house adjourned. ; j ! i iieveinis oucr would , have wondered he should use such lan- But no, he must net guage in an ale-house or doggery, yet we j of a ltilly, and eiKlr;i were not prepared to hear such a dcclar- foe, to carry' his o: ation from thej President of a Convention rashness, this undi:.. of sensible anoj respectable men. Itisun- i caust jofall our npj n ' becoming a gentleman under any circum- i is the thing' with stances, and most of all was it so at the - most time it was made. No good can possibjy i grow out ot it. It will not help Dcmoc- duco a joint resolution declaratory of the princi ples by which the United States will be irovern- defcrenccto those senators who wished time for et m regard to the interference of foreign pow. rrue-cuoii ;irjM)u uquesnon ot sucn magniUidc. VpThe question was theh taken bv vela a and trays on '.Mr. Wecott's amendment, and it was adopted, ,eas ; 3i, nays 1 , as follows : . 1ra l!VIrwr. Archer, Barrow, Deiitnn Berrien, Cal 'i :hoa, Ch;kUner, T. Clayton, J. M. Clayton, Colquitt, CorwiiV, Crpeiulcn, Davis, D ilyton. E?ans,- (lree.n, Hay-i'-i-wooi, JtmasrHW Johnson, IXIkL, Johnson, La. Lewis, LIcDulTiei tanutn, Miller, f nrce.Peiinybacker.Phelpa, ' ; FtHMght, t'phain, Wehter,r Westcoit, VVoodbritlge and " .yjftyt-riArsnn. Allen, Ashley. Atchison, Atherton, j ! ' vl PrcewyJtriilif.Cunit-ron.CVpsLnickinJkm.pix, Fairfield, 4iV'"".'tx HanhegniuiJennei8, rsiiea, beikjple, bevief,; Sturgeon and I1' :( i ' Mr. IIinnec:an then moved that the resoln tioris heretofore ofiVred by him on the Subject of Oregon bo now taken kin. The rnotlon Dre. Availed, antl on motion of Mr. Hannegan, they were made tho special order for Tuesday, the The Senate then freht into lOthofr'el Exe'cutivo Session. r v ;;)iouse o? representatives: ri:TiTipxs. ers with the independent governnients of Ameri ca. i . . i Mr. Benton, in accordance with previous no tice, introduced a bill to abolish the duty on salt and tor other purposes, which was read and referred to the. committee on finance. Some documents relative to the Washington national monument society wera; severally pre 6ented by Mr. lienton and Mrl fPayton, and re ferred to the committee on the district of Co lumbia. - j ; . A message was received from! the president. ot the ly. Stater. j -; The senate then proceeded to the orders of the day? and some few bills were, by unani mous consent passed over informally. A bill granting a pension tot tho widow of Col. -Win McRae was advocated by Mr, Ben ton, and; on motion of Mr. Sevier its further consideration was postponed untij Thursday. On motion of Mr. Speight the orders of the day "were then postponed for the purpose of going into executive session. j I HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. .. -'- REPORTS OF COMITtEEsJ - The reports of committees we-re the first bu- receive its strifes, struggles and deaths with joy. Mr. Gordon, of N. i. followed in the debate. Great Britain, he said, dreaded war more than the United States, though she had blustered up on the Oregon question, and in reply to the In augural Address of Mr. Polk. He denied that we were not prepared for war, and he trusted we should never be better prepared for war than'wc were at present. We had two millions of fighting men and eighteen millions of people. Standing armies were not our jolicy, and he had rather that we should be beaten for one year in a war than that in a time of peace we I should be cursed with a . large army. He would not vote to increase this army until there were signs of aggression from Great Brit ain. He was for the notice at once, and de , spised "the masterly inactivity policy" recom ! mended by Mr. Calhoun, and which had be- come the South Carolina policy, a policy that racy, neither injure the Whigs: and we ! late v. displeased. 1 - -4- rioh Craige, Democratic Com would presume that Mr. Henry did not j Mr. Caldwell, said I! expect that Mr. Webster would challenge j MecKlenburg -the II him for thus using his name. With all his I Revpljiiion, and I tr vanity he would hardly suppose that Dan- I TViilrrr to death." iel Webster would even notice him. j Dempcrits expect Mr. Therefore, it was no manifestation of a the JJornct, and "tth:: brave and daring spirit. But it was a j What it vain expects a mamlestation ol a violent and olfensive ' Caldwell may be spirit towards many virtuous and good 1 fieryT hornetvet it v. men ;' who, because they happen Io be ! to su ppose he uu a Whigs contrary tothe wishes of Mr. Hen- ' crful enough to "pierce ry, he has no more respect for them than : and cause its tlemi.-r. he has for 44 a parcel of sheep stealing dogs;" and, as a matter of course, if he had it in his power, would treat them as he would treat " a parcel of sheep steal- MoJeri Dcuiocmt, This is the spirit of the Con- rinjr dogs. I IT if. Mr; Adams presented a largej number'of re monstrances against the annexation of Texas. Among them was one signed by cuize.ns! of N. Caridina, and praying tfcat Teias may not be t admitted as a slave Statt. One of. the -(North 1 siness in order this mornin i;nrpiniaiwinnerscaiieuiorin reading this ! A bill was reported granting lands to the States of Arkansas and Missouri. A bill granting lands to the State of Michi- gan for works of internal improvements was read andi relerred. i ded Correspondence ofthe Baltimore American. Washington Jan. 14, 184G. TT. S. SEN ATE. t " Numerous petitions ; and remonstrances a gainst the annexation of Texas were presented and apbropriately? referticd. GOVERNMENTS OF EUROPE AND THE ' ! j jU. STATES. 1 " Mr. MAJlen; in accordance with notice given yesterday, asked leave to introduce a joint res- oiution ueciaraipry oi me principle iy wnicn ; wouiu sacrince every tning ior vauiorniu, per the United States will be governed in regard hapsTor M"exico but of that he would not speak - - ' t Ti ' 1 : . Its . t . .it; o the interterence o ine powers ot iune m : ana yet wouiu a notmng to secure us tne j ventioA which nominates Green Caldwell. thA nti-iiro r InA innprtprtrmnt ctrn rhmonf o r fT rt I lromm rtr (hit ivirt rA ti Smith aU ' America. t i ' Wnich, however, he believed would never The resolution was read for information, and be given up on any consideration. embodies the principle of Mr.: Monroe, as set . Mr. Gordon maintained that our title was forth by Mr. Polk in his message, and declares j good up to 54 40'. lie would not say any that the U. States will deem the interference of i thing about compromising below this line, but any European power with the social or pjoliti- J he would say that our title to the whole was cal affairs ofthe independent nations of Ameri- , clear and unquestionable. ca as dangerous to its ! own safety: and wil re-v Mr. Brinkerhoff Ohio continued the debate sist it accordingly. defending our title to the whole of the terri- Mr. Calhoun $aid that jevery semitor must be lory irf dispute advocating the giving of the aware, that, in the present condition ofthe Coun- notice and making many flourishes upon the irj, nils rcjuimiuii was one oi grave importance. ; irumpet i our own pravery, ana in lavor oi an nulling the Convention. J he speech was one of the extreme kind; though apparently Mr. B. was not very fierce for war. fJ Mr. Went worth of Illinois addressed the House in continuance of ihe debate. He com- the Revolution wi re Whte hornets to' th: that tan be made memorial, which' wa signed by a dozen per i sons. . A memorial wasi also presented for a Jmail route-ito tho Pacific Ocean. Another for the abolition of slavery in the District ofCo'.um- Via, which was laid on the table. Mnl Adams 's . "" a resolution The niilitnrv eommiftp nn occupied mora than an h ur in the presen ation ; calling oh the secretary of war to communicate ' "iri ". -" ., . . : . i L . i i iuf uouse- me iniormaiion in bispossession .' l ' T , ; vu.uuuuL-e oi uie , relative to the tribes ot Indians in Texas. i noio u i)i ii inc vrcgou resoiuuons. Mr. Tiinbs of Ga.. 1 I. '...J' .. .i i, a i.L- i 3 . i1 . Bitu uviuiiu ixtw aptruKtT, irisjiemnrKs com manded great attention. oi A resoilutioti wa silso ofTl .1 ' WW , - .. vv iiiu un "iii iiiki IniLlrnari.l l IT I .1 i. r .. . s. 10 ruu,v",u w" Mu't 1 t"e expediency ol the erection of a mr n hn. r, hisfiemnrks torn- pital at or near Pittsburg Pa. i He said the time of Air. "1 J i . 1 .i ipw.uu u.. ic-suiuiiuu asKin ! T I 7 " miCCr w,ie Pf ot the secretary of tbe-treiuury U report to the t tho nation,! but it is wise no longer. Masterly ! some plan of a bill for j restoring the constitu- mi.uiiii mi mil. JiUis was not tional eruption, and he pittied the man .couut t regard it. It u It will, said Mi.iC, be a! matter for us to reflect if the resolution should be adopted, how fur we will be prepared to carry out the measures it will render necessary. jNo man can view with stronger feelings than I jo the improper inter ference of fbreigjii nationjs with the independent governments ot his continent. I look upoi the the whole of Oregon or none ; that he was in intermeddling o.1 the Brijish and French jgov- j favor f settling the question now or never; ernmepts in tho afTairs pf -Buenos AyresUs a and that he was for action and not for speaking, gross, outrage, i But it is a question whkher ; His wish had been to decide this whole ques. we are prepared to; takejeare of all the repub- tion in one day, and he regretted therefore the lies of South Aiherica. j I disposition to speak rather than to act. If, said Mr.! Calhoun, we are prepared! the j The people were of the opinion that there entire energies of the country must be put forth was a goodeal of humbug in this question. to accomplish it The subject requires ime. It had been introduced into every political can I am sorry that it is put torih. i It must ha e an vass f ir .twenty-five" years past, that the whole unfavorable eilept upon our foreign relations. of Oregon was ours but when elections were The declaration of Mr. Monroe had a miscliicv- over there was more of silence than action up ous bearing on the questions we then hail, of' on this subject. foreign policy. are approaching reat I Mr.jWenlwoilh made some allusions to the events, and I am afiaid we are not approach- ; Texas bill which had passed the House at the mginem with that solemnity which they derand. last session ot Congress. We say this is ite spirit, because that Con vention loudly applauded Mr. Henry's speech. The Raleigh Standard says : It is with peculiar pride that we unfurljhis day the Hag of Democracy, hearing upon its spot less folds the name of Green W. Caldwell, of Mccklenburg.county, the Democratic candidate for Governor." Wc suppose the "peculiar pride" here boasted of, simply means unexpected plcasurf for it is well known that Mr. Caldwell was never thought of until the Convention met, and menefcd his speech by saying that he was for i found that Mr. Fisher had refused to ac cept the nomination. We doubt not Green Caldwell is equal to their best nag, but he is not so esteemed by the party ; and if we did not believe that some interested Democrat had brought him forward rwe Should be disposed to think that his nom ination a sort of last resort. t ions are not hkclv tationi of his friend- lat Green W. (' )fe-eminent df'-i 1 n love o to : It Was said in the I j tion, in a Jacks his fritnds." Is fln.t eral jvjas a very d 1 1 is Mil Caldwell on ti cerelj hope heditlrr 1 partict lar, at all cv( : Louii D. ; Henry, v. ! hangj very .Whig in would a sheep st n!. in hi$ power so to do. 1 1 v see- t tional plan, recommended by thd president, and who : his information relative to the'treasurv laws of i , V T."- now in some 1789, and ihe probable operation of thesub m to pan end to the c onvention o 181-27. treasury ill reLted at the present slslo r l" x nicni cur ime was not clear to 54 iM4,ami mi man could mike it clear, unless he I on HJiriu reiauons nao inougiu proper troduce his resolution,' and I hope he wilj press it Aipr, Hail j und night list wc had a 1 snowr nd hale.J Tic-, from it ie North about ten.it jccame! comj i But perhaps ! Wednesday mornin-1 ! the editor does mean something when he ! covered tothe depth ; . . . . . I . . I . I 1 .' m - m TTt . I U 1. I . r ... says ii is wun " peculiar pride, occ. 1 er- anu t air, unu nij- , haps it is intended to couple with the name bout lalf inch of ice, ofthe nominee, all theglorious names and susta a the weight of characters which figure in the glorious put ori their skate deeds which, on the der Mecklenburg so igurc in the glorious put ori tneir sK.'ttrs page of history, ren- . through the stree ts, ( glorious. Perhaps, ' ped nnd fell) ; w Li! t 1 - ft I, ' T ---.V(s v rl ' )Ver1aUT,e u no man wool was also reported and laid over. rely upon discoverv alone t uprum A,llhh. i 41 1 ..' ... - T. " T IV hnl tafrti 1 1 ported at the present session of resoition relative t the duties on coarse was also reported and laid over. Also absolution calling tinrj information as congress. He had voted tor regre.t that the chairman of lhe committee ! annexation, and so had the western Democratic 1 tbrejjjn relations had thought proper Co in- I members. not j INov he would not say that any bargain had jt is to be told to the people that Green buck? ofthe town c! ; been made unon this subiect. but the enemies :.; ht . 1 t .1 n 1 ! a J:I V - ...i.i ...r, rr 1 , t ,i , 1 ..1 1 1 c . i . - , ' ' .. , . . v . iaiuweil is 01 me same vouuiy wnicn , uirctuwu u.. wuat:a iixi.ivncn s:iiii ne nrid nra open witrinur n r t tii lam prehension tbat even this1 proposition mighjt en-.1 South obtained Texas, they would not vote f..r Save mrl to the hero of Urleans, to Ame- accompanied by the J counter opposition in the senate, but be hajd not Oregon. Was this true ? He knew that the ;;rican Independence, and to James K. Polk pleas nt, and rno-t of supposed that :the mere introduction of it Would tWo South Carolina! Senators had defeated the randson of Ezekiel Polk ! President ! pleaskntly. meet with opposition. It was not his intention ; Oregon bill at the last session of Congress. p .i" ir ,1 ylno. nA u i ' t r I to enter upon Uhe sulyect at this time fthe Mr. Holmes of S. C. called to ordeV fbr al- !tof United States; and that he has in-. j " II- than t, make a single remark iin reference, to i lusions to the Senate in violation ofthe rule, jjherited the greatness of these. No doubt j Look out for. Count whnt ltnd (nlipn f mm tli. onnni.m r., t2..U i iif t:l.i.: .l -j .l. i. il.L t . ' 1 r ii ', ... n.1 1 .... w av imiui Hum Kfuiiwi . r. Aiooais, in me vnair, saiu me rcinaiKs fine iocos iry 10 gei uvt .1 ureeze 01 wouiu UOWeillo ucc: were not out of order. ; this sort such means afiord them a " ;- Counterfeit notes 0:1 1 Mr. x anceV of Ala. called upon the memier i j r 1 1 .. u I ., ,. ; , from Illinois io state whom he meant when he iCulwr Pndi aild triumphs by such, a p- of North Carolina. It UMl tlhtiinr lit if V linr.x f ;r . 1 . t' " 1 ' v iq in leg discov ery and settlement conflicted fa. they did irilthis -rase,' we1 we re lound to compromise the iLun daries' Wivvjeen. nations, unless we chos 5 to J settle tjiem by tho s word, as the Ixaindari ?s of j most nations had been Settled upon this cpnii. t. . IICIU. 1 j i i 'MrT;argued that thp title of Great Britain , Io the i'oliiirry on Fraz er's river was just as fj. good ai plirs, if not better to the other parts of . tkejcuuatry; It was clear, however, thak so f long at the convention of 1818 continued, there , cou.d bo no settlement of this question. . After i negotiating for Uventy.se veil vc irs alout a title, ; Mnd consnruig to extend both settlements Uur ! fff :.l?at mne, it did not become us ti say that y our tithi 4as clear. Wb were, however, ho w V prepar.d to go into the territory and to colohlzc J Jt. fjTho Jime, therefore was proper for doling Vithe conveiitioti and givii g the iiotice. v r f 'Mr. 7advIcated the giving of the Snot'icU in rthe manner proposed by 'the member from Xla- bsina, (Mr. liilliard) empowering the PrcsiWt fluencelofthe executive of the! United Smte. Objected io' and laid over. ; ; A bill to construct a military road to Fort Adams in Newport R. I, t Besolutiions from the legislature of; Vermont were; ofiered by Mr. Collamer, of Vt., calling ior IUC restoration Ot tuor liratdnnnn. totA by . the Green Mountain, bora in the battle of A resolution of inquiry was also ofiered, pro. Ping a ship cannal in Florida! Also, a reso lutjon in Reference to the pi blication of the un pubhshedf papers of Barnes Madison. A resolution wa nffl.r oSn:- ! .t. I I -mjiuhw UUUII toe revolntiomnrv tut..: ... . 0 r j y ..yvu committee to report as to the propriety of g,via2 pension to thClA. of revolutionary tsokhW niarAed ttr itqa and befbje jlSOO, The resolun'on was object ed to and lies over, f t fet f -1 - Mr, Tibhats reported ahill appropriating 820, 000 for the, improveraent of the! harbor at Cin cinnati and Covington and Newport: , iiioiwu wsmaae to refer j toe bin to the commutes pn commerce f 4, Carolina. Mr. I A. said that gentleman appeared to think that Congress ought to remain silent and leave me 1 rcsiuem uiijporiea in me declaration ne 1 .1 1 1 .. . . i uau mane in pis message on this important sub ject. What would then be the case? The President communicates certain facts and an. nouuees the principle which ought to govern the U. States injthe matter. Havinjr addressed insinuated that there was a bargain. Mr. Houston of Ala. called upon the gentle man to specify, as there were some of us' who designed to go for the notice.' Such imputations were not becoming! and it was due to all that addressed i ,De gentlemaii should particularize when he himself to Congress, as required by his oath, if; made such charges. Consress should remain silent.-that Kiine Mr. Chanman of Ala. also called Mr. Went- - y ; I would pa a proclamation to all the powers of 1 worth -to order for his allusions to the tsouth Europe that the principle laid down is ndt re cognized by the people ofthe 17. States. (The rwi.jwt ii uciimc congress unuer circumsiances which will make the silence of Congress a. mount to a negotiation ofthe principle laid down : M r. : Calhoun objected io the manner in which the resolution had been introduced, being on the responsibility of the ! Chairman alonejand not enianating from the Committee on Foreign Relations. He thought this wis sufficient rea. son fbr not receiving it jAll ofthie CoainiUtee on Foreign Relations were appealed to onja by one to sustain , this position. U t t ; j ; M r. Jarnagan moved that the motion for leave, to introduce the resolution be laid ion ihe table and. Mr. We Ut worth speedily backed out of them. ;The external pressure was too strong for him, and he yielded to others, meaning to insinuate what he dared not assert. The House for the neit hour was convulsed with laaghter at the expense of Mr. Chipman of Michigan, who went the whole for manifest destiny inevitable destiny the whole ot Ore. gon, anjd other things' in proportion, j He pro mised that the people of Michigan would take Canada1 in ninety days, and if the people else, where Aid not; like that they would surrender it and take it ninety days again. The ifloor Was given to Mr. Cook ri Tenn., after which the Committee rose and the House adjourned. ' ! - 1 ! Thf finer nf Tlnnnnemev-bfnrinr nnnn A fntlr! dnllnr bill V. ; its spotless folds Do you really think, since in this town. I Mr. Standard, that your flag is spotless? ; Branch ofthe above We read upon its folds repudiation of ted a id whole on c j honest debts;" the violation ofthe Consti- ! ly printed particu! : ponging ; the pocketing of bills to prevent j' printed and not writ: their passage ; the New Jersey case ; an-1 J - ; 1 ti-rent-ism ; Dorrism ; and wc also read up-1 Vu -gorily. It is a on it the names of Swartwout, Price, and King of .Kings, as w Harris, with'other distinguished purloin- ! the feelings of other ers and we even see upon it an army of j in vulgar words and blood hounds ! fon the Florida service Do you call' that a spotless flagt Look again look to jyourwn aesenpuon oi the Locofoco Party previous !to your join ing them, and you will read upon its flag !all these and many other things as polla- tinS. : !- If ' 1 ! : cial intercourse. to company but they - r J mm t it mty to display tncir and tflensive gum f!htifh nf ChrNt h i guilty of it. If tl ry I thou God nearest c - 1 tl ' 1 II: rt
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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