The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-03-04
FOREIGN RELATIONS.


Foreign Aasirs rsked leave 70 make
reporl in rs ference 10 The burning Of The
steamboat Caroline. end Ihs impTisnn
neni OF Mcleod. The report excited
much interest. and on The call 81 several
members Was ordered 10 be read.
The report complains Of The British
Minister 81 Washington snd Of his iden-
lilying The terms 81 rebellion with piracy
-of hls defence Of The right 10 destroy
property sslsched 10 our soil--of bis
acknowledgement that The Caroline Was
bnrnt upon our shores under orders from
Great Brisain-0f bis remark that IL WAS
quite notorious that Mcleod had been
improperly Imprisoned. &c.
The peculiar relationship between The
Government and The States Was explained
Cor The purpose Of showing that The Stale
Of New York has peculiar jurisdiction
over The mailer Of The Imprisonment Of
Mcleod.
The Commute say that they deem il
dangerous for The Executive 20 interfere
in reference 20 Mcleod. and they Further
say that they would MOI have discussed
an international question Al such length
IL The demand Cor The release Of Mcleod
had not come iron The sccrediled organ
ofIhe British Government in this country.
The close Of The report discloses IN =
manner calculated 10 create some feeling
al home. The condition Of foreign affairs
both 81 home and sbrosd. The report.
as soon az read. became deba,eable.
Mr.. GRANGER Of N. Y. spoke upon
The report, and The remark created some
feeling in the House, that he considered
The Report almost equal 60 q Declaration
Of War with Great Britain. As one Of
the Commitlee on Foreign Relations. he
fell called upon 10 state that he had dissent
ed from the report. Il was agreed 20 by
a bare msjoiiy Of The COMMITTEES. lie
did not agree with the rrpor, for the
reason that itdiscussed matters foreign to
The subject referred 10 the COMMITTEE on
Foreign Affairs. Ono subject only had
been referred 10 that Committee, viz. The
Correspondence between the British Min
later and the Secretary OF State. growing
oul Of the burning Of the Caroline and The
Imprisonment Of Mcleod. Instead of
confning ,heir action 10 this subject. they
had reported generally in reference 10 The
affairs al issue between this Government
and Great Britain. The effect of the
report Was such that The Government OF
Gres, Britain nigh, 81 once take issue
upon IL. I, was calcula,ed also TO alarm
the country, already inaamed, by sending
forth FIRE brand. s. 4#a
Mr.. Granger spoke ably and eoolly.
expressing the hope that the House would
moi second the efforts Of The Committee in
an attempt to create panic.
After Mr.. Granger had concludes, .
motion was submitted 10 lay The report on
The table and have il printed.
The motion was divided. and the re.
port laid upon the table. The mouon 10
pint became debstable-,he House, lilo
TO "a. refusing TO print.
Mr.. PICKENSreplied 10 Mr.. Granger,
and with an effort TO be severe and witty.
The member from New York. he said,
had come into the House with sci speech,
and had sung 10 the tune OF popular
bsgpipe. The same member. he said,
not long since had voice for war, as he
thought. ba, now his courage had oozed
GU, at bis fingers ends. In regard 10 the
Report before the House. il was true shal
/, had been adopted by a bare majority Of
The Comnit,ee. Such was The TACT, and
he stated il with regret, but the authorship
was his, solely and unadsisedly, and he
was ready to abide by it. lie considered
il the reverse Of war report, and no
more Than manly vIndissiion OF Ameri-
can rights. and tina. The effect would be
pacific rather than belligerent.
Mr.. GRANGER said in reply 10 the
| first remarks Of MIR. Pickens. thstit was
true his voice nigh, no. be SO dulce, and
sonorous as that Of the member from
South Carolina. and if i. was Of the bag.
pipe wang. the reason was that he had
not SO many pipes to GIL as the member
who had spoken. cannot Gill my beg
, with as much wind as he can. MIR.
Pickens out. sien,ors S,entor in voice, and
tears a passion 10 ta,ters" whenever he
speaks. There was great laughter in the
House at The prompt and happy rejo'nder
TO not very dignifed slusion
Mr.. Granger was still more pointed IN
reply TO the other illusions Of the mem.
Der. IL was true that he clung to life
with gres, lenscity. and regarded il with
all The fonduess aud attachment Of one
who fel. its value; and had he been like
the gentleman from South Carolina,
&" born insensible to fear," --he might
have placed less value upon life than he
did. The "born insensible 10 fear"
was remark original with Mr.. Pickens.
and the sllusion to il was very happy,
aud again excited laughter. Other mai.
.ers were spoken ofby ME-. Granger. aud
the discussion continued.
Mr.. ADAMS complained OF The Re-
port also. and spoke Of the fac, ,hs. there
was a divided feeling in the Commit,ee
on Foreign Relations in regard to the
controversy al issue between Us and Great
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