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REMARKS OF M i <. BLJUT,
OF SOUTII CAROLINA,
la reply to Mr. Adams, of Massachusetts,
on the protection of American Settlers
in Oregon. Delivered in the House of
Representatives, April 1 oth, 18 4G.
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uii. jlivj 111 ouivi, inai in; uiu uui intend
to enter into the question of title to
this territory, nor to propound interrogaries
to the gentleman from Mass. [Mr.
Adams.] That gentleman had a right
to pursue such a course of argument as,
in his discretion, he thought proper.
But (continued Mr. B.) I should have
been gratified if the gentleman had
thought fit to answer some of the objections
which have been urged against his
course on this subject. I remember that
when, amongst others, I had the honor
of addressing the committee upon it, I
desired to know why it was that he, (entertaining
the views he had expressed
to-day, and denying, as 1 understood
him, that he had received any new lights
respeciing our title to this territory,)
while Secretary of State under Mr.
Monroe, and again whilst President of
the United States, offered to divide the
.country with Great Britain ; and, in the
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empnauc language 01 ivir. ^lay?language
which, upon the gentlemen's own
authority, I may attribute to him as conveying
his sentiments, and not the sentiments
of his Secretary of State, spoke
of an equal partition of this territory as
being the only just mode of settling the
conflicting pretensions of the two governments.
I then said that this House,
and this country, had a right to know of
that honorable gentleman, why, if he
entertained the opinion that Great Britain
had no just pretension to this terri- 1
tory?nay, without the expression of
any opinion whatsoever of our own title
?if he believed, as he says to-day he .
does, that Great Britain has no just pre- (
tension or title to land on that coast, why
nc was men willing to divide the country
equally between the United States
and Great Britain ? I believe that lie
is responsible for the offer of Mr. Gallatin.
That proposition I understood to
be the proposition of the gentleman Irom
Massachusetts, and the country, and the
world, will now demand of him why <
the prosition he then made he is not today
willing to accord to Great Britain.
I do not mean now, or at any time, to
speak disrespectfully or discourteously to
that gentleman. I have many reasons
for not doing so. Bui 1 must be permitted
to say that, in my judgment, there is
great truth and force in the position of
the present Executive, that his predecessors,
and, chief among them, the honorable
gentleman from Massachusetts,
were responsible for that necessity,
which, in his estimation, authorized this
government to divide that territory with
ViilWUi l^tliuiu, A HO ^ UII IICI11U.I1 IS IC"
sponsible, and he should answer.
But the gentleman from Illinois, [Mr.
Wentworth,] in his brief remarks this
morning, as well as on another occasion,
seemed disposed, in my estimation, to
place these members of the democratic
party who, during the last session of
Congress, voted for the territorial bill reported
by a gentleman at that time at
the head of the Committee on Territories,
and now Governor of the State of
Tennessee, [Mr. Brown] in a position
which subjected them to the imputation,
at least, of very gross inconsistency.
Not only once, but twice, during the
present session of Congress, the honorable
gentleman has made special reference
to the representation in this Hall
from the State of South Carolina. As j
one of that renresentation. as one of those I
who voted for the bill to which the gentleman
has refered, I think proper, on
this occasion, to place that representation
and myself right before this House
and the country, I understand the gentleman
to allege that the bilf of the last
session, which passed this House, asserted
the title of the United States to
the northwest territory from 42 to 54 40.
Now, I have that bill before me. Its
biatory will be remembered, I am sure,
by many members who how hear me.
And I call unon the rrentleman to nut
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his finger on the section, the line, or the
wordot that bill wfrich asserts the title
of the United States to 54 40.
The first section of the bill, which as
every gentleman then here, (and there
art many of them now as then members
of the House) knows was a bill to extend
the jurisdiction and the laws of the
United States over citizens of the United
States in the territory of Oregon, described
that territory, and designated ns a
portion of it the parallel of 54. But there
was not a single sentence or word in
any section of the bill which asserted the
title of the United States to 54 40. 1
shall be sustained by every member of
Congress when I say that it was well
understood that the object of that bill,
{as i tuink is apparent on its lacc) was
to extend the jurisdiction and laws of
the United States over American citizens
in the territory of Oregon. Fftyfour
forty was given as a part of the description
of the territory, and nothing
more. There was contained in that
bill a provision, as an inducement to
emigration, making grants of land;
and I now beg leave to show, not only
that there was no assertion of the title of
the United States to 54 deg. 40 min.,
but that it was distinctly admitted in the
bill that Great Britain had rights there ;
that she had asserted her pretensions ;
and that these Dretensions were v?
spected by the bill. The 40th section is
in the following words :?
" And be. it further enacted, That no
sale or contract of any kind, of such
lands, shall bp valued bnforo patent, issues
therefor, nor shall the same be taken
in execution, as bound by any judgment,
mortgage, or lien of any kind before
the patent is issued."
And (continued Mr. B ) there is a
proviso appended to this section ; wliich
is in the following words:?
" Provided always, That the future
grants of lands contemplated by this act
shall be subject to the settlement of any
dispute now pending between Great
Britain and the United States, in relation
to these respective claims, and subject
also to the acquirement by treaty or
otherwise of the Indian title to said
lands."
Now, (continued Mr. B.) the bill before
the committee is, in my estimation,
identical in its objects and purposes, although
carried out by somewhat different
means with that which I have re
ferrcd, I have nol the slightest objection
to vote for it. I intend to do so. Without
admitting any great obligation on
the pari of the United States to provide
for American citizens in the territory, I
choose, as one who has some participation
in this matter to give my vote to extend
the laws and jurisdiction of the
United States over them. But
it will be remembered on all sides,
that during the last session of Congress.
the title to this country was not
the subject of discussion. I remember
well a most just rebuke which the honorable
gentleman from Massachusetts
g ivc to the Committee and the House,
when they proceeded to vote for that
bill. I remember that the House had
authorized the purchase of Greenhow's
book, which that gentleman, in his own
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j ciuu. muy jJUi tiSdUlU^V^ C<111CC1
the Gospel of our title. I remember
that before that book was laid upon the
desks of.members, through the pressure
of the West, this House did proceed to
vote upon the bill, as to the merits of
which they were to be enlightened by
that book. I know that many others,
like myself, had no access to information
in relation to our title, or to the quality
of the soil. I gave my vote from the
confidence I felt in the western gentlemen,
I gave it from the well deserved
confidence I felt in the gentleman from
Tennessee, [Mr. A. V. Brown,] who
now so worthily fills the highest office
in the gilt of his State. But if, in the
absence of information then, and with
full information now before me, I should
be satisfied that I gave an erroneous
vote, I have no such pride of consistency
as would induce me to adhere lo it. I
would cheerfully retract. But not having
perceived that I was in error then.
or that I am now required to prrocced
one step further than I then went, I am
ready to give my vote for this bill.
Tiie Dead.?In New Orleans, children
arc often buried in coffiins painted
white, and ornamented with bows of
ribbon intermingled with flowers. Wc
have heard no reason assigned for this,
but there is something peculiar appropriate
in the custom. It speaks of the innocence
of childhood, the purity of infancy
and the bliss of those of whom
our Saviour said, " Suffer little children
to come unto me and forbid them not,
for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven."
MUSIC IN HEAVEN.
There is another, a glorious theatre,
in reserve for us, even a heavenly;
where, with an car that will never grow
dull, a medium that will present no hindrance,
a voice that will never break, a
body that will bear all pressure of emotion,
subjects of infinite variety, extent
and grandeur, drawn from God's crca
tive acts ; a sccnc where \vc may praise
him with all the powers of heart and
tongue, where we may go on praising
Kim with more and more of skill, and
enthusiasm, and joy.
Therefore, I believe that the scenes of
the Apocalypse are not arranged as they
arc, merely in accommodation to our
earthly condition, but are intended to
shadow forth to us some points of real
analogy between the music we essay to
perform here, and the music of the Heavenly
worldj that we may in the future
world in fact hear the very chorusos,
and bear some humble part in them,
which John, rapt in the trance of Patmos,
heard. The chorus of unnumbered
millions, the millions of redeemed
sinners, will be sung and heard; and it
will be responded tu by the chorus of
unnumbered millions of angels, and
they both will be like " the voice of many
waters" and of mighty thunderings;
no want, as in Handel's puny orchestra
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v. u nivugiluu |I\.11U1U1U1&j Ul UiISS IIUL'JJtoncd
enough to balance other parts.
There, genius, which in this world so
quickly finds its limit through want of
appropriate facilities, may soar at will;
and with faculties unlike those in this
world, which grow weary and give out,
will never need refreshment or repair.
There, one shall not grow deaf with
Beethoven, nor another die at thirty-six
with Mozart, through sheer exhaustion
of the body, nor a third expire with
Haydn at the sound of cannon bombarding
Vienna; but above weariness, confusion,
and wreck shall sing on and sing
on, in sweeter and yet sweeter, in louder
and yet louder strains.
" There no tongue shall silent be ;
All shall join aweet harmony,
That through Heaven all spacious round
Praise to God may ever sound."
And here, there is a solemn thought.
Can there be music hereafter in the soul
that does net love God? Nay, music
and hostilitv to God arp. inj'nnnri-imiie
ideas. The oratorios of Heaven will
give no pleasure to those in whose hearts
the love of God docs not exist. If wo
enter the future state unreconciled to
him, then farewell peace, farewell joy ;
farewell hosannas, halleluiahs, praises;
farewell the company of the redeemed,
the glorious church of the first-born,
whose names are written in Heaven,
and farewell the chorus of angelic beings;
farewell all that can purify and
enoble the soul. That we had enjoyed
something of music here, and felt longingsof
soul for something far beyond
what the present state permitted to attain,
but which we did hope to reach in
that better and more glorious world;
this will but aggravate our bitter disappointment
INTnir iVio p ?n<>/>itino ?>"
j - j ?MV V/?l|7UUlblUO VI IIH4"
sic, the remembrance of earthly enterprise
and enjoyment in the harmony of
sweet sounds, will be turned into thorns
and doggers of remorse. O, the powers
of the immortal mind ! its capacities of
joy; its capacitics of wo ;?solemn
thought! The heart says, would there
were no wo! But reason?conscience,
God?says there is. One of the grand
choruses of the Apocalypse is, the paians
of rejoicing of the victory for the Lamb
over the enemies of his Church. Some
of these enemies are the apostate of this
world. "And the smoke of their tnr- i
ment ascendeth for ever and ever.
For. The Ladies.?A new way to
make merinoes wash well?Infuse three
gills of salt to four quarts of boiling water,
and put the calicoes in while hot,
"and leave it till cold. In this way the
colors arc rendered permanent, and will
not fade by subsequent washing. So
says a lady who has frequently made
the experiment herself.
Gapes in chickens may be cu3ily 1
cured by giving them small crumbs of
dough impregnated- with a' little soft
soap ; once or twice is sufficient.
Murmur not at Providence.
Examine thyself and thou wilt acknowledge
that thy lot is better
than thy dcservings.
Religion ?Impress your minds wilh J
rcverenco (or nil that is sacred. J .et no !
wontonness of youthful spirits, no com-1
plianco with the intemperate mirth of J
others, ever betray you into profane sal-!
lies. Besides the guilt which is thereby j
incurred, nothing gives you a more odious
appearance of petulance, and presumption
in youth, than the affectation
of treating religion with levity. Instead
of being an evidence of superior
understanding, it discovers a pert and :
shallow minal *' r.
M) < vain UI IIIU JU'.Sl
smatterings of knowledge, presumes to
make light of what the rest of mankind
revere. At the same time you are not
to imagine that when exhorted to
be religious you are called upon to become
more formal and solemn in your
manners than others of the same years;
or to erect yourselves into supercilious
reprovers of those around you. The
spirit of true religion breathes genllem s?
and affability. It is social, kind and
cheerful; lar removed from that gloomy
and illiberal superstition which clouds
the brows, sharpens the temper, dejects
the spirit, and teaches men to fit themselves
for another world by neglecting
the concerns of this. Let your religion,
on the contrary, connect preparation fur
heaven with an honorable discharge of
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uiuuuucsoi jmo. UI such religion, discover
on every proper occasion that you
are not ashamed; but avoid making
any unnecessary ostentation of it before
the world.?Blair.
A word to Mormons.?In the evening,
when your children have prayed
for pardon and peace, endeavor to infuse
the spirit of that beautiful expression of
the Psalmist, " L will both lay me down
in peace, and sleep ; for thou, Lord, only
malcest me to dwell in safety." At no
time is the influence of the mother more
valuable than when her children arc retiring
to rest. It is then, that having
ceased from the business and pleasures
of the day, their minds arc quieted, their
feel in or <5 mnro iondor nml mnn> (V??*
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the reception of religious impressions.
Happy it is if the spirit of her own heart
be such as to enable her to make use of
these favored moments; to make use of
them as opportunities for withdrawing
lh<$ hearts of her children, "from things
which arc temporal," and of fixing deeper
and more lively impressions of those
" which are eternal."
Josi:rniNTE was one of nature's Queens
?she was divorced says her biographer,
but her love did not cease; in her retirement,
she joyed in all Napoleon's
successes, and prayed that he might be
saved from the fruits of his rash ambition.
When his son was born, she only
regretted that she was not near hirn in
his happiness; and when he went a
prisoner to Elba, s!ic begged that she
might share his prison, and relieve his
wous. Every article that lie used at her
residence, remained as he left it. The
book in which lie had been last reading
there with the page doubled down ami
the pen that he had last used by it, with
the ink dried on its point. When her
death drew nigh, she wished to sell all
her jewels, to send the fallen emperor
money; and her will was submitted to
his correction. She died before his return
from Elba; but her last words expressed
the hope and relief u she never
caused a single tear to flow." She was
i :?,i ,u~ -:n ~i u _r
uuiicu in uiu vuiuue CI1UICU Ui ItUl!!,
and her body followed to the grave not
only by Princes and Generals, but by
two thousand poor, whose heart had been
made glad by her bounty. Her marble
monument bears only this inscription:
" Eugene and Hortense. to Josephine
The glory of men ought always
to be measured by the moans,
which they have used to acquire it.
Pardon thy enemy, and do him
good as thou hast opportunity, and
thou wilt resemble the incense
that fills with perfume the fire
that consumes it.
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B " Here's the banisters, oui confound
me if I can find the stiars"
as the drunken'fellow said when
he walked around the bed-post.
Believe nothing against another,
but upon good authority; nor re
peat what may hurt another unless
it be a greater injury to others to
conceal it, yt
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Borrowing.?" My dear," said Mrs.
(Jreen to her husband one morning',
" the meal which we borrowed from Mr.
Black a few days ago is almost out, and
wo must bake to-morrow.
" Well," said her husband, "sendand
borrow half a bushel at Mr. White's, he
sent to mill yesterday."
"And when it comes shall we return
the peclc we borrowed more than a
month ago, IVom Widow Gray?"
' No," said her husband gruffly, "she
can send for it when she wants it.
John, do VOll lro down to Mr. Rrnwn's
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ami ask him to lend mc his axe, to chop
some wood this afternoon, our's is dull,
and I saw him grind his last night.
And James, do you go to Mr. Clark's
uud ask him to lend me a haminar?
and do you hear ? you may as well borrow
a lew nails, while you are about it."
A little boy enters and says, u father
sent me to aslc if you had done with his
hoe, which you borrowed a week ago
last Wednesday ; he wants to use it."
" Wants his hoc, child ? What can
he want with it? I have not half done
with it yet?but if he wants it, I suppose
he must have it. Tell him to send it
back though us soon as he can spare it."
They sal down to breakfast "Oh
mercy !" exclaims Mr. Green, " there is
I not a particle of butter in the house.
James run over to Mrs. Notable's; she
! always has excellent butter in her daii
ry, and ask her to lend me a plateful."
After a few minutes James returns;
Mrs. Notable, says she has sent you the
butter, but begs you to remember that
she has already lent you nineteen platefuls,
which are scored on the dairy door.
" Nineteen platcfuls !" exclaims the
astonished Mrs. Green, holding up both
' hands, " it is no such thing?I never
had half the quantity ; and if I had,
what is a little plateful? I should never
think of keeping an account of such a
j trifling affair?I declare, I have a great
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minu never to uorrow any thing ol that
mean creature again as long as I live."
SpuAKiNfj cuoss.?You gain nothing
by a rash word. What if that little boy
broke the pitcher, or put his elbow
through the glass, do you mend either
by applying harsh epithets to him?
Docs it make him more careful in future?
Dors he love you better? Hark!
lie is murmuring. What says the boy?
" I'm glad of it?I don't care how
much 1 break."
He -talks thus to be even with those
who scold him. It is very wrong in him,
we know; but it is human nature, and
the example has been set before him by
you.
Say to the careless boy, :t I am sorry
?you must be more careful in future
and what will be his reply? 4{ It was
I an accident, andll will be more careful."
He will never break another pitcher or
| glass if lie can help it; and he will respcct
and love you a thousand times
more than when you flew in a rage and
swore vengeance on his head. Remember
this, ye who get angry and rave at
a trifle.
Feeding of Poultry.?Professor
i Gregory of Aberdeen in a letter to a ,
menu, observes?"As 1 suppose you
i keep poultry, I may tell you that it has
! been ascertained that if you mix with.
| their food a sufficient quantity of eggj
shells or chalk, which they eat greedily,
' they will lay, cajteris parabus, twice or
j thrice as many eggs as before. A well-fed
fowl is disposed to lay a vast number of
eggs, but cannot do so without the materials
for the shells, however nourishing
in other respects her food may be j
inrlppH a fowl on food and water.
! free from carbonet of liirie, and not find*
! jng any in the soil, or in the shape of
mortar, which they often eat off the
walls, would lay no eggs at all with the
best will in the world. Lay this to
heart, and let me know in the spring if
the hens lay two, or two for one."
" You are from the country, *re
you not, sir 1" said a dandy clerk
i n a book-store to a hon^ely-dressed j
Quaker, who had given him some ^JT
trouble. * J?
" Yes," wits the reply. ?
" Well, trtr,he re's 4 An essay otiA
the Hearing of Calves.'* ; ; 7 | ^
said Obediflth; asj he J
tdrfted to leave the store, " thee I
[Bad better present to thy mother*'/ ? J
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