Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-02

9m The British Government. and thence desires il to be
INFERRED that as the instructions solicited il ON those
grounds no would reject ii. Now, we will hereafter
show that the instructions did treat IT, and Ina, he
san e mot So so sTG ss. But beg enquire tho
aton TO this subject We aver that both the Sepan ~,
VT mgos'er, SO Tor from rejecting the trade, before tho
oil the subject and alter examination of the ipsirc
uons and all the correspondence did expressly consent
not merely TO take the trade but did posv auboz
the President to accept upon very tcnns and In tb
same MANNER and under the very same nstrucions which
nc now presumes to sinuate compromised the national
On the Goth May, $780, the President sent MESSAGE n,
congress stating that he expecting the definite an
"er Vi he british Government 10 proposition which had
oeen submitted 10 II by ours upon the subject of,be Co
MAJ .aue ana inviting Congress pass law authorizing
cess Or q, ' en arrangement into effect during their
Ut 10 ADOPT realiatory against Great Britain
on tnat OCCASION as it now appears by the public Mes
sages OF me President of the 9th of December following
% opy ., 'ne instructions under which Mr.. McLane had
acted, together with the communications which hd
hat ume passed between him and the British Govern
nent' was conhdeniially submitted TO both Houses Of
Congress And 1t also appears, that this
embraced all that was in anywise material
Here then, at that early day, these Instructions ,
the subject OF much defamation were fully ;snoI
lhe mode IN which they had been executed fairly IaJ
Sp rn ana e Senate and Congress necessarily con-
ueu whetner they would approve what had been done
ana accept The trade in the manner in which il had becn
asSeu, ana upon the terms proposed
III there had been any thing in the instruc,,,s - =;
INC correspondence, in the slightest degree deroyao ~
,he national pride and dignity then was the time 10 s
our hon
then was the time to avert il: if the terms ON which H.
trade had been solicited, and was likely 10 he o,aaS
asgaeeiul then was the time to reject it, for that
rsasoh,hen Tie Senate, and Mr.. Webster might have
even iu scope to their American feelings Indignantly 10
u PACK me oier and by disdaning to accept ga boon
upon sueh terms read AN appropriate and timely lesson IN
the Minister who had acted so rcprehensblw Rs 10
ney 10 so' Did they even stand still and withhold ,hn;
sshcuoh' ana decline any participation i'm the matter,
Motley passed act of Congress authorizinp ibe p
dent to accept the rade, to open the ports pura,
to the terms offered by the instructions and in the
bee oil
Is 1t not plain, them that both Mr.. ebster and tho S
ac nave expressly sanctioned the whole instrucions
pioPosohs' correspondence, arrangement and all and
ha they are as much responsible for every mart ~ ,h
transaction as the Presden. Secretary of State or the
minister who executed them. : ~
The Senate having thus acted with tho 60 ;,.,,;,,
before men, achae the negotiation ,oas pend;ne and
and which, if they believed the half of what M
ster now says they bound to do are ne nuc, ,,s
he h op ene instructions and as eecualy assened 10
ven before the Minister departed upon his mission
MS however, is not ALL the arrangeme was concI
u more than hve months after the passage of this law.
was returned TO the United States and in October f,I
g was carried into effect by the President ACCORDING n
Ills duty under the law. In December foIow;nn -;
annual message TO Congress- the President 80
The result othc whole subject to both Houses and all
81 g 'he instructions, published by the di-
before known TO the British Government and the Sena,
anu Mr. ebster, sent it forth to the American peonle
"out me slightest objection to- any part of the subject
Inc exaggerated and factious msnterpretaion III Nh.
instructions wv reedupon, first suggested bv some
I'M "A few
presses, and is finally selected from such vehicles nv ne
tam pure Senators, TO violent and unparalleled
attack upon the President, and upon an eminent nnhc
servant resident in a foreign land Pu0ne
III hese instructions be really what these Senators
ey are hey too should be made feel for they too
nave gwen them their sancon and the honor of the ns,o
VIII not be restored until every one of them shall ho re-
moved by their respective State Legislatures
put II idle to attach any seriousness to this preenc
It's an unworthy and stale excuse dragped forth from,
ne oblivion tn which public Indignation was fast cons
@ IL, 20 justly an act Tor which other excuse could
hts
Senators may have nothing apprehend from her iI
siSiaures; but Tor the manner, the tme and the pur
american People, if there be not heavier idgn,en, 10
store W Tor o mem at the tribunal of public opinion
we nave not done, however, with Mr. Webster On 9th
81 Vi uoSe grounds His Hartford Convention American
tons of te ' oca and deliberate sanction of the nsuc-
S e hegociaion, matters fruitful of observa,;on
anu we intend TO pursue them-GiO6e.
CONGRESSIONAL ANALYsIs-In tho Seooto 49,,
Jay, Mr. wilkins presented some resolutions of IN p;
e ana directors OF the Pittsburg Bank in favor of the
.1he"ai oil the Charter of the u s. Bank The hill G
@ ci OF certain revolutionary officers and soldiers of
io ~ Inc, was reported without amendment The
dscussed M M me Tariff submitted by Mr. Clay, was
WI. oines had not concluded his remarks whom the Sc
nate adjourned. '' VIC S'-
Among the numerous memorials presented Yesterday
III he rouse Of Representatives. was one Inv tbs Snr.y
En- Err rom the Free Trade Convention recently assem-
bed in Philadelphia on the subject of the Tariff t. III
laid on the table, 5000 copies in addition -, was
az NUMBER directed TO be printed Mr. johnson of Ken
Iscay' rom me Committee the Post Office and Post
hoau reported bill to reduce postage ON periodcas
ana pamphlets. Mr.. Wilde, from tho Committee of Wau
anu means reported bill making appropriation to car
mo erect the I'd article Of the treaty at Fort Wilkinson
r. J" Is Shepherd from the Committee ON Territories
reported b to Tx the salaries of the Governor Secreta
rsso5 OF ,he Territory of Arkansas The House
1Snea the consideration of the Apporonmcnt Bill ME-
; t.S.e motion to commit the bill Select Com
consist OF one member from each State, was lost
30, nays 10 Mr.. WicL!iffc then moved TO strike
from the bill 600 as the ratios but before the question
s.s s0Sen, the House adiourned.-G Globe Jan 81
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