Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-07-29

Mel cod he surrendered, the difficulty was
mn, obyiated. IL was clear that redress.
and annie redress, must be given by Tue
British Government, or the honor oi 'i'e
American People be put IN hazard nc
would no, stay TO inquire who was right o.
wrong, or whether the position takeh "
this Administration was exactly ina. winch
!, nprb, to be. With his vote the Govern
meni should not be disgraccd. Her honor
.bould be maintained. And lett cost W nat
i, might, foreign nations must be laueL 10
respect US. The gentlemen had inlimh-
ted that the former Administration had
been dormant with regard to this Outrage
upon American rights; that It's friends
were formerly as dumb as Ba!aam's ass
bu, lba, now they were loud IN Their de-
clama,ion for redress. lie thought the
gentlemen had done the late ?dmnIs'ra-
ton Injustice. IN his opinion, our foreign
relations, during that Administration, were
never m anaged with more dignity aud SKILL.
This committee would recoilec, the Mes
sace of former President upon the Name
Boundary Question, when every pa'r'ouc
bosom i, iha, Hall swelled with emotion
q, the lofty tone il had assumed. Con-
cress met his recommendation by placing
millions a, his disposal, and the trust con
6ded TO him was properly admln's'ered.-
The difficulty in relation McLcod, The scn-
men should recollec,, originated properly
speakiug, with this Administration, and
tho former one had scarcely any thing 10
slo wi!h.i;.
The British minister minated for the
first time, TO the former Administration,
but few weeks before ii went ou! oil pow
er, that Mcleod bad acted under British
authority. Our Government questioned
. the propfiery Of the British minister's de-
, ,nand, upon The ground that, in their cor
respoudencc with the British Government,
IL had not hitherto assumed that position
and. therefore before il iouk decisive steps,
il reouircd TO bc more distinctly informed
unon ,ha, point. The demaad-lhe pre-
mature demand made by the British min.
isler for The release pi McLcod-Was aiiCr
he received renewed instructions from to"
: British Government, III consequence "l INC
CORRESPONDENCE with the former Admins
tra,ion. and was made upon president llar-
rison n few days after comminc into pow
er. This might be said 10 have been thc
beginning of The Mcleod affair. Before
that, there was nothing hostile or very Sc
rious in its aspect; but now, by the post
,ious which each Government had assn-
med, and the tone Of the subsequent cor
rcspon,lencc, there was no question nut
what one nation or the other would DC
compelled 10 reccde. or war was The alter.
native. As he (Mr. r. had no influence
on the question: heretofore he intended To
have none iu the future; bu, he trusted
(although he nigh, be supposed 10 be op.
posed 10 the present administrator he
would maintain it in the highest aud ir-
NEST attitude il might assume in prulcc-
ting the honor aud The rights OF the c"un-
try. 1.-THE emergency should arise, which
gentlemen seemed so strongly 10 alndr. I"
DO (Mr. R.) trusted ,ha, the pa'r'oI',n "t
the country, which they So ernphaIcaliy
invoked upon this bill, would rise 10 meet
-i,Essas WAsuISGroN, July l6.
In the Senate, this morning, Mr.. Clay
appealed 10 the Senate 20 take up the Loan
Bill. on the plea Of the urgent necessities
Of the Government.
Mr.. Calhoun hoped the Senator would
conform TO his own rule, and let them dis
pose of the sub jcct before thcm-lhc Bank
Bili-which might easily be done by Mou-
day. They could then lake up The Loan
Bill, which he considered as important as
any measure of the session, and which in
It's present form, he should feel bound 10
resist mos, s,rcnuunsly. IL was the com
nencemen, Of funded debt OF indefinite
extent, and he considered it bu, rs part
of the entire system Of measures cOntcn-
plated by the dominant party, the success
Of which would essentially change the ac-
ton Of this Government, and i; would re-
qure Thorough aud deliberate exarnna-
ton.
Mr.. Wight would not oppose taking up
The bill, aud was willing 10 vote iur what
ever amount was necessary 10 carry ont the
Government, but he thought with the ac-
cruing revenue, the Treasury was not so
much pressed for mean, as represented by .
the Senator from Kentucky.
Mr. Clay repeated that there was an ur-
gent necessity Tor its immediate passage,
aud referred 10 the course pursued Ly The
minority in reference 10 the Treasury note
bills.
Mr.. Calhoun said there was i wide dis
tinctiou between the two modes of supply.
Tho one was 4 temporary provision, III
mode in which no public debt had ever
accumulated: the other proposed To esiab-
lsh permanent debl. and taken in con
nection with the report Of the Secretary,
there were good reasons TO apprchcnd tia,
il would be increased TO an indefinite cx-
tent. Instead OF relreuchmcn,, IL. prolni-
sed by gentlemen, there was increased ex.
there was not the smallest effort
10 reduce the expenditures Of the Govern
mcpt, which. i'll his opinion in Il slate Of
peace, nigh, safely be reduced full four
millions.
Mr.. Calhoun was sustained with much
energy by Mr.. Benton and Mr.. Allen, in
his opposition 10 take up the bill, but some
Of the Democratic Senators manifcs,in. a
disposition to compromise, and Mr. Clay,
Of Kentucky, asserting 10 remark OF Mr..
King that The bill was intended for the