Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-14

:. had a'so been answered and refu,,d n,
u'snngoshed gentleman, (Mr. Holmes. az W "v'ne,
VINO was perfectly familiar with the whnl .ancl
-; referred to the reeen, eorrespondross I'm
In reference TO Mel cod; and said ,h., ar 'nster,
useu oy mr. Fox was very strong ana suago
ne thought, rs should not have r.. eoaen,
GU snnou, instructions from his Goyernm.n, ~
nv, - 'h,, me whole correspondence on liz
part OF that MINISTER was without ins,, .a VIC
ana nc was not going to put himself in ns.s:e,
aeeount OF language used by n Min;s,o ~ ~"
sucn circumstances. The sf,ir Of the Cs,o Inose
sn.n mueh oeheecy; and II remains TO he 80. -
~he'ner the order by the British autbo,;,;. ~ sen
.ure the vessel was not int nded TO be l;m;,.i
~uets over which they had Iursdiction ~, ny
Ii,ght have been jus,iiable, but her co,,,, "ncn
Instruction at For: Schlosser, on our own sha ano
"as ehother and a very difie, ent matter NJ s"o,''
co TINS question to rest M pre.cn, ,.L &c wish
u.on had placed it, in the hands of the sSs.
CT concerns our forergn relations ,ho,,S -
nj, ~ always with the greatest caution on ,h
10 s,rsns,has 80 anu should never be touched but
ia the hands Of the Executive or .o..;s
had Jailed IN its exertions TO s..,r. y. aitern
esaohsh our rights. Should hi, ons.';a.y anu
settled by negotiation, and be brousb, hse ,a 20
-. w; aeuon, mat course would be pursued Which,
was dictated alike by the honor and inercs ~n'en
country. And, II collision should unCo,,,, y. our
.nsue, ne would not be hindmost in the des.nas ny
american rights, who, before that collision cnn,s
o most cool, and the most open to reason. Hs
A. u sNp'css'iS MS opinion that the ida. rC
,v Pvoaeiiity OF rapture with Great Britain ws.
entirely unfounded. D"a'n was
mr. w ALkER said, whatever cpinion, o,h.
s"' entertain IN regard to this boundary con,sa
,iyi uie'e was one IN which he had boped Tho, III
w.. ooncuri and that was that f war mos, caa,.
49, ', nave uone all In our power TO drmnn'
@ pom 10 inends and foes, that the right Of d..
NJ was WIN US and not with Great Britain. A..
w. sald 'hai, before any conflict arose. h, w,s =.
.aNor VI demonstrating those rights-not Inv hoJ
ee.Hon OF uecamation-not by unmean,ne men-
acc IN advance perhaps Of any real necessitv-bn,
w the publication Of important documents in az
au'hehtlc form, containing the undesiabe n,oor 81
,he justice OF all our claims conceded AZ one finn,
oy our opponents. This was a document ,h.,
ougns 10 DC known TO every citizen of the IJnion
u VT w. was especially DESTROYS that IL shou,J
&c III 'ne nanos OF all his constituents TINT yb.n
w eVerl they should be called upon 10 e.nend
.n n o'oou and treasure in maintaining the ius,
J.annS o' SISTER State, they might know thar
muse c'alms had been acknowledged bv bo,b
parties parties anu both Houses of the British Pnrla-
tneht IN lIs3. MIR. w. said he was also d.s;rom
lnat ,nis important debate might be published ;n
an omclal form, IN which il might reach the noo
Pc OF Canada, for he (Mr. W. knew, from ,rnvsI.
ing through Upper and Lower Canada last Snm-
her, 'hat the authenticity OF this debate was denied
mere throughout both provinces and that much
eeIus,on prevailed, which might in part be diss;
Paled by tins publication. As, however. il ws.
now late, MIR. w. woad move for the nre,sn, -,
lay the resolution on the table.
BILE "'u upon the Ia
Anu The Senate adjourned until Monday next,