New-York tribune., 1841-09-08

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Tpr CASE OF McLEop.-On Saturday last in the House
&C fReprecna,ve Ex-Presdeat ADAMS made an elaoo' &e
and most able speech upon this VeNe question winch even
We, threatens to pung of the powerful nations upon
The ear, into all of long and bloody val pom
subject of so high international importance there Is no man
now living whose opinions entitled TO more respect than
those of Mr. ADAMS 1t essential TINT every citizen
should have clear understanding Of the grounds IN t
reat controversy and hesitation therefore, IN
giving place to the following abstract of Mn Adams re-
marks mpercec a. is from the National Intelligent
1t will be the ground he is in opposition to
that taken by the Supreme Court OF this State
Mr. Adams first spoke of the apparent party aspects and
objects of the resolution before the House. and the debate !?
tyor of it, and Of the strong condemnation which that
duct mcrited which sought make profit to party regard
less of consequences Of question which involved or
might be nado involve the issue OF peace war with
country perhaps the mest powerful on the g'ooo.
He then proceeded say that he was opposed to multi
yng issues with Great Britain. We had one issue with that
country e understood refer 10 the boundary question:
where we were clearly the right ard -he was clearly the
,yronp and if we must fight had better hight about such
question than about where We were IN the wrong fo'
he desired 10 declnr the face o the country ana the
world his opinion that in regard the affair OF the Caro-
line due consideration of all the circumstances nst eau
10 the conclusion that the wrong. he question
yas and always would be, who struck the first blow! he
British is burnt the boat ana Killed man. pul ue
question is what the boat about, and what was e man
soiDo in the boat! The boat engaged III hostile acts
against Great Britain it employed IN Transporting men
and arms TO Navy sed aid ean nsrection against the
British authorities Upper Canada We might go to war
on this matter and tue Blood and treasure of the ma
zion had been expended support OF IT, we should nave
peace And what henl The question would sti be- VINO
struck the first blow2 And we sure we could I'm"
among all the Christian nations an umpire VINO WOULD nor say
that we had been all the while III the wrong
Mr. Adams then spoke OF another issue which had been
attempted TO be made relation TO the particular case
Mcleod He spoke ot the opinion delivered by Judge
Coven of the Ncw-Y York Court this and declared
his dscn from that opinion in strong terms aud ne alluded
10 the .cn,en,s expressed by of his forty friends from
NewYork that floor 10 the same puo and effect a that
opinion with emphatic disapprobailon Newi ork mad been
called the Empire State but he said Delaware as much
IN Empire NewYork and he regarded 1t as both
wrong and dangerous when persons heard to declare
on thai foor and in the other end OF the Capitol that New
Yar ,roud Try Mcleod and il found guilty 'rodd hang
him. and all because NewN ork was the Empire State
Nobody had proposed interfere with New ok or the
Courts of Newly ork but, by some process Mcleod ouSh
20 c reieaed and the President had done no more i ms
Iuv in sending the Attorney General into New YORK on th
snbect There enlightened nation or ear tha'
would not decide against tbs idea OF holding 'nuVuua' IT.
snonsbe in Il case like this. and the management OF the
,hoe case belonged 20 this Government for was naiiona!
1naer and il out o It, was no. We" iorN .a'
maintain that war; but the oooo ana ueeS''e u '
whole nation maintain 1t.
Mr. Aon,s before he was of by the expiration OF the
hou, paid noble ubute Mr. Webster lie alluded TO
remark a:,ich had been made by some member from New
Hampshre thatw should have no war with tIreat britain
while Daniel Webster Secretary OF State lie said ne
thanked God heartily r 1t, and the people OF th' country
uoh, 10 raise ,heir hands devout and united THANKSGIVING
10 God for il, ne believed the remark TO be true Peace
,eoala be preserved while that Secretary OF State
No by concessionshe the last earth 10 make
concessions 10 Great Britsinhe had made noneout by
moderation and conciatoy accompanied with
lust decision and frnness Mr.. alluded 10 Mr. " ebscr
letter 10 Mr. Fox and pronounced II o the best dpo
matte papers that had been written and SAID he could
adep, every line and word OF Its value was already na
the effect had evidently produced and ne referred
an this conuexon 10 coaciaory assumed toward
shis country by Sir Robert Peel in his address at lamwoh
He repeated his conviction lat while the rights ana 'he
honor of he country would be firmly and fully maintained
Vet peace coatd b- preserved long as DANIEL WEB
SrER was Secretary OF State.
Oux Consul MArA>zAs.--We alluded yesterday 10
,b, hghhandcd imprisonment of Mr. Crcss the American
Consul at Maanzas BY the aa,hori,ies of Cubs We under
stand that tie L. S brig Dolphin lying OF the Battery
and s very soon e sail Maanzas with sealed
bs Government at Washington There can doubt tha,
her dispatches rela;e TO the affair alluded TO-
TsE D4xvllLE BANK RoBRERY.-Ihe Richmond Star
saws that the Second Teller OF This Bank has been arrested
ON CHARGE of hsvng been the personase who robbed the
vault, We stated yesterday that $4,000 OF the money had
been found in tomb the battle-ground it seems that the
Sexton was led to examine the spot where one certainly would
be slow 10 look for goods By seeing the Teller in that
vicinity under which he deemed suspicious
1t appears this did have charge OF the keys
but was allowed lock the vaults: and is supposed that
an order TO his vany he left the doors unlocked as
rbeY were found the naoHing the robbery The
,yhee ssair will probably be unraveled.
The citizens of Washington county, Md, have determined
60 cree. monumen, to the memory OF General HARRISON