Excerpt from Speech of John M. Clayton of Delaware, Upon the Oregon Question: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 12, 1846 The two propositions differ also in another and a very important respect. The latter holds out, if not expressly, at least by the clearest implication, that all negotiations between the United States and Great Britain ought' not now to be held as finally closed, and amounts to a recommendation that the Executive shall continue the existing negotiations with a view to the peaceable adjustment of the conflicting claims of the two Governments. Between the two, I can have no hesitation m saying that I prefer that offered by the honorable Senator from Kentucky. The other proposes in effect that notice shall be given immediately, and leaves the Presi dent no discretion 111 the case. It assumes that Congress are so thoroughly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.