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TO the Government paper, "the Union," as
Mr.. flanagan called il,


Mr.. Hannegan. did not speak of it as the
government paper, except SO far as the paper
itself claimed 10 be in It's own columns.


Mr.. Johnson read from the paper, and was
most searching in his exposition Of that self
styled organ of the government He said it
read mild lecture to Messrs Allen and Han
negan. ''They really must not catechise Mr.
Haywood so'-as much as to say, 'It is real
ly useless; the President will go on as he
chooses TO. You must keep quiet in the Sc
nate. The seJfbalanced eguanimity of spirit
that so charccterizcs the Chief l.Magistratc will
enable him TO go on regardless of what his en-
emies or friends may do or say here" He
said, that his friend from Indiana, Mr.. Hanne-
gan, in going for 54o40, was in a forlorn hope


Mr. Hannegan, could see no forlorn hope in
course to victory.


promising that he intended to prove that the
honor of the country was bound to the settle
ment of what had been previously offered; and
he went largely and ably into the question Of
title, citing dates, times, circumstances, Incl
dents of travel, diplomacy, and negotiation.
He then commented and contrased on Mr..
Aliens declaration that England dared not go
to war with this country single handed with
that of Mr.. Breeze, who said s. let war come
we may lose few ships, &C." He said,
Messrs. Allen, Cass, Hannegan, and Breeze
were the Hotspurs of this question, and were
all for 54o40 or fight. . fe,


In some remarks towards his conclusion,
Mr.. ]. ntimated that there was one form IN
which he should be willing TO vote the notice
to terminate the convention of joint occupancy
of Oregon, and he was understood to express
himselfin favor Of Mr.. Crittenden's amend
ment or substitution. When he sat down


Mr. Breeze rose, and in reference to Mr.
Johnson's comparison Of himself and Mr.. AL
len to Hotspur; in the poets language, his me
mory was refreshed for he was reminded Of
what Hotspnr had said.


In the division Of England, as contemplated
between. Hotspur, Owen, Glendower, and
Mortimer, over the map, Ho,spur says:


"Methinks, my moiety, north Burton here,


In quantity equals not one Of yours:


See, how this river comes me cranking in,


And cuisine from the best of all my land,


A huge half moon, a monstrous cantle out"


And further:


'fBut in the way Of bargain, mark ye me,


I'll cavil on the ninth part Of hair"


Mr.. Johnson said he..was glad they had such
poetic authority for claiming the whole; and
after few other remarks, Mr. Atchison
moved an adjournment, which was voted
down, and motion 10 60 into Executive ses-
sion prevailed.