The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1841-01-06

long and animated discussion. which ended j
its being laid on the table for the present.
In the HoDsE. the motion to reconsider III
mendment to the Navy Pension bill. which ,.
peal' the act Of 1887, continued to be discussed
but no decision was arrived at.
Thursday. Dec. 3lst. 1910.
In the Senate, the resolution offered by Mr.
Tailmadge, in regard to the Treasury Notes
WIS adopted There was no public bn.nes
done Of importance. The Senate adjourned ,s
Monday.
In the House. Mr.. Rves. OF the firm Of Baii
az Kives Of the Globe, presented = petition, sta
ting that the Clerk Of The House had given
printing 10 hr. Lsngtree Of the Democratic
Review. which belonged to the printers of The
House and select committee wa, ordered
thereon.
The Navy Pension Fund Bill was finally pass
ed The previous question having been moved
thereon.
A message was received from the President
communicating the correspo ndepce between tho
Secretary OF State and the British Miaiaer. on
The subject Of the burning Of the steamer Caro-
line. On motion of Mr.. Fillmore il was order
ed that 5000 copies should be printed This
motion having passed Mr.. Afford. Of Georgia,
moved that the motion be reconsdered. and at
his request the documents were read. The
following synopsis Of the documents and debate
is abridged from the Baltimore American.
The documents were, first, a brief message
from the President transmitting the conespon-
dence between the functonaries Of the two Gov
ernmenis. Secondly, letter from Mr.. Steven
son, At London. addressed to the Secretary Of
State, saying that no answer had heen received,
TO the question submitted from the United States
Government, respecting the burning of the Car !
oline.
The third letter was from Mr. Fox TO Mr.. |
Forsyth stating that the British Government
would probably answer the questions submitted
without delay.
Some time intercucd, when a comCspon-
dence upon the arrest of Mcleod, now in prs-
on in New Y lork, was commenced The first
letter concerning the arrest is one which will
excite some attention 10 the country. Ii IS ad-
dressed by the British Minister to the Secrela-
~ OF State. and in it he complains Of the arrest
OF a subject Of Great Britain and his imprison-
ment in New York. He demands the release
OF The prisoner. and proceeds TO avow the prn-
clple OF fact that he burning ofH, Caroline ,cas
an act committed by the British avttorihes-
Mcleod, he asserts, II employed III burning the
Caroline, which he very much doubts was en- :
ployed by authority. The British authorities .
therefore, he proceeds to say, are responsible a
aud not Mcleod The question as a conse.
quence, II TO be controyercd. becomes one
which must be settled by the two Governments,
and not by the prisoner This was well known, 9
he thought.-or certainly. was more than inti- [
mated al the time. as il has been since. and up i,
Du many occasions. Mr.. Fox enlarged upon
he idea that the prisoner acted upon authority,
md that the subject matter Of complaint was 1
'ne for the two Governments TO settles In con !
,lusion again he expresses the hof$ thxt the :,
prisoner will be speedily released. =.
The most Interesting part Of the corespon-
Ience is the reply Of the Secretary of State to =
he British Minister. Mr.. Forsyth, in cour- u
eous terms, acknowledges the reception of the p
tter OF Mr.. Fox, and reiterales his ground of Il
omplalnt. Under the advice and dire ction OF y
ne President, he proceeds TO answer the com
lainfs. Always desirous to preserve the ami ~
able relations between the two governments hi
= prorsses To be still desirous to terminate the W
resent controversy IN the same friendly spirit ~,
lie speaks OF the delicate questions which have :,
zen brought before the government in times "
's. and appeals to Mr. Fox to bear testimony pa
'hC llicHuI) uIsIOsliOn OF the IfeSiQent and 10
e United States towards Great Britain. of
Ii is with unteigned regret, he says, that he ar
nnot now comply with the request submitted, 10
1t he cannot and for reasons given At length. ~
he circumstances connected with the arrest a.
The prisoner forbid il, He was CHARGED bl,
tn arson, committed upon american soil, and an
merIcan property. The history of the burn bI
. oi the Caroline was the history of a great =
Itrage. and the prisoner was confined or ar ."
igned under the charge of being one Of the SIS
nd OF la~ess marauders. lie made his ap. of
arance IN New York voluntarily. after the on
mmSson OF the offence, and was imprisoned d..
one Of the guilty party. The President, Wv
ntinues Mr.. Forsyth, knows Of no principle est
International law which calls for the release
such an offender.
MI Forsyth proceeded TO comment in a be- o.,
nlns temper upon the acknow led cement, for >,
G FIRST time officially made. that The Caroline "o'
$ burnt under the authority of the British rea
vernment. No such avowal has before been
lcIaly made, and it now comes from one
sakIng 10y authority. 1t became the United C..
iies, therefore to act as complainant ,.
The reading of the correspondence excited a..
ms feeling in the house. did
Mr. Afford of Georgia, who moved the recon
Grafton, was the Grst TO break silence For iior
he was ready TO approve OF the letter Of the Ho
crelary Of State and | do cheerfiilly an
we u, said Mr.. Afor,l--and the moro rea,i,jy
&c II Is the first official act which can re- an"
mber which has been submitted by the Ad. !
nisiration. My parry biases arc not so strong s,re
can appreciate the good doue by an op. nm
nent. W
Mr.. Gushing ol Massachusetts. in the discus.
D. commented freely and teeNngly upon the gam
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