Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-01-19

Imore importance than peace. If the sol
ldiers of Great Btfain had attacked Ameri.
can citizens, upon American soil il Amer
lican citizens had thus been murdered, and
the Government of Great Britain would not
give full and ample redress for such an at
tack and such murder. he was for having
Justice and satisfaction whatever mig be the
The main question was then put,--'wbich
was the adoption of two motions, one TO re-
fer 10 the Committee of Foreign Relations
all 1he papers before the House on the sub
ject of the Canadian difficulties, and that
part calling for appropriations 10 the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means. Three Mesa
ges were then received from the President
of the United States, and referred TO the
Committee Of Foreign Affairs These
three Messages were in answer to the three
resolutions adopted by the House on Fri.
day in relation to the attack on the Mexican
brig Guerre by the United States ship
Natchez. The second, in answer TO Mr.
Adamss resolution, and the third in answer
to the resolution of Mr. Fillmore. on the az
fairs OF Canada. In answer TO this resou.
ton il was said that the Message of the
President Of the United States and its ac-
companyiag documents read this morning,
contained all the information in the posses.
sion Of the President or the Departments
MIR Adams presented great number of pc
tItlons,& amongthem one wasso wordeda as to
pray !orthe repeal OF certain laws which sep;-
rate man and wife, parent aud child, in the
District Of Columbia
This petition was laid on the table-the
Speaker deciding that it related 10 the insti.
tuition Of Slavery.
TUESDAY, Jan. g
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
SENATE A Message from the Presi.
dent of the United Statcs-the same as that
transmitted to the House oil Representatives
yesterday--was received, and having been
read,
Mr. Clay arose and moved 10 refer so
much OF the Message as relates 10 appronri-
atoms. to the Committee on Finance: and
so much as refers to our relations. TO the
Committee on Foreign Affairs. MIR CLAW
took occasion also TO express the feelings of
aslonshmeni and indignation with which
be had read the accounts of the atrocious
outrage on the Caroline; for which nothing
had been done by the people in the aggre-
gate or by The Government to Justify this
violation OF our soil and jurisdiction. Ii /
was deeply TO be deplofed that an examine
IN our history may be- called 10 palliate the |
aIrocity OF this proceeding. He wished to
say nothing 20 arouse the spirit OF our coun. /
lrymen; but he maintained that the amples,
PREPARATION by the British Government, ousbt
TO be insisted upon. He hod no donb, |
however, that the friendly relations of this /
country and Great Britain would be pre-.
served.
MIR Calhoun followed with some remarks
Of an unusually personal bearing toward
MIR Clay He said he hoped the Messa ee
would have been passed 10 the Committee
without single word from any Senator
without the expression of any opinion or
honghi-tbere was excitement enoueh-
and that ii needed no addition. He enter
aimed no idea that in this civilized age tive
such countries would go TO War. He would
'fer no opinion, whatever others nigh, do
Mr. Clay replied very cooIy that Mr. Cal.
noun had nn undonbied RICH, to withhold
us own opinions; but be protested aeains,
ne senator complalng of the expression of
MIR Caihoua called out across the cham.
yer that be did not complan-he only diff.
cred from the Senator from Kentucky
MIR Clay. "He did more-he declared
hat no opinion ought TO have been expires.
ed |
Mr. Calhoun. II think so still"
Mr. Clay proceeded. He said be wanted ,,
10 farther evidence to convince him TINT our
oil aud Jurisdiction had been grossly vio- (,
ited No doubt redress and reparalion
you'd be made-bul when he heard of such ;
n atroclous occurrence-and when he saw |
specially that II was done by The troops of :
great and powerful Nation, he would no, !,
Pslrain Tie expression of his deliberate opin :
ms. He would say or do nothing 10 add |
the eNciiement-but he thought il RIGHT !
nd proper 10 notice this outrage in The a
rms he had employed
Mr. Benton then rose IN a yreut bea, md 4
ludlng TO the remark Of Mr. Clay, upon an .
Sample that had occurred in our history.
e said lest the British Government should Il
ssume from what had been remarked in The a
enate that there was precedent for this u
l'rage' he rose 10 deny the fact. Colonel o.
enton sat down ia great excitement. He u
'ldenlly took The allusion The MESSAGE
I'd documents were ihen referred in he IL
amer proposed by MIR Clay. r.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Daily Exnrc,..
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 m
=, Evening. m
Me Clay has triumphed over MIR Calhoun =,
the adoption OF a resolution as a substitute A
The Firth, introduced by the South Caro-. d,
IN Senator, and which was before the Sen. h,