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


u We copy the following remarks Of the
Hon F. W pickcms. on the Mcleod case
The Whi- papers throughout, the country have
accused ,hi, honorable scm,lc'nan w:;h being
the cause of much disturbance III Engand, OF
accoun, OF a rcpor, 10 Congress Il! lis las,
session, iaaic by . committee of which lac was
chairman; in which the injuries committed
againS; the lives aud properly oi our citizens
were pour,raycd IN their true coo!s, and the
language used in the rcpOr, bcin: too plain aud
democratic to suit the British Wings Of this or
the other side o; the atlantic. No true friend
10 this country, could poin, "u, one sentence n
the report ;l.al was not strictly AmcrcaD, anl
me !lic ucctsiOnOr tac .,cw iork judges, in
refusing to gran, Mcleod the HaJeus Corpus
is convincing proof, that The views taken Of
the case. in that report, were correct, and IN
stead o! dcmnmcia'ions, thanks Ought 20 be ten.
dcicd 10 any member oi Congress who comes
forward al; ;any time, and does his duty. The
.odlikc Daniels decision h:s been hoo:ed ai by
the Judges, and The honor Of cur country niur.
cd by The par, he has acted IN the whole affair
TIE MCLEOD REPORT.
After word or,w" oi explanation by
Mr. Gushing to Mr.. Rhc;t-
Mr.. PlCkENS said that he wa, glad
that IN opportunity had a, length been pre-
seated 10 hin Of maniuc some explanation
in reference 10 the history of the rcpor, 10
which alus;on had hccm made. He had
not been present Yesterday when Tie re.
marks of;ho gentleman from Ohio Nr.
Mason had been made. From ,hi, nor
nuS's rcppr, in the lnc!liScuccr, it APP
qcarcd that that gentleman had cvinccd a
oriaSilion 10 consider Mr.. T. as the author
ON LorIrort intended to excite agitation
the rcsnonsr OF tho water, aud to throw
ON the prcscmt Of the consequences up
should say a. liulc '9iiniNiraiion. Mr. =.
50 delicate. u, hc did u,,ib!c on >u!jcc,
proper Uijunal for the di,c1sIdcr this The
and delicate questions u! diploih. oi nigh
course. |, would he rccoIlcctcd' inter
resolution had been introduced into "a
House by the gentlemen from New York
now chairman of the Committee Of NayS
and Means, Nr. Fillmore a, The close Of
the las, session, calling on the prc,,dcn,
Tor the correspondence with the Er;ri.l,
Horcrnncnt rrcla,ion 10 The buru;nr ~.
The steamboat Caroline, in which The ,lc.
mand had been made for the liberation
oil Mcleod, and that gentleman had h;,,.
seii moved 10 print the communication r,.
ceivcd III answer to that call. and ref, !,
10 inc committee of which Mr. L. had becn
appointed chairman. |, was hy ,ha, zen.
,ctna" motion that The correspondence
had been thrown on Mr.. P's hands. No,
should he ever forge, tina, the motion had
been accompanied by the mover with some
pretty Oc!licoSc remarks, which had hccn
followed by others in sill higher strain
rom another scnllem5n from New York
now at The &cad Of the General Post Office
MIR. Granger. Mr.. f. had risen at The
ninc, and cntTca'cd gentlemen to keen
quiet, intmarinS tina, very in,erc,,iun
questions ml@h' grow oul of the communi
cation received, aud that Il more reserved
ana prudent tone should be observed in re-
Sard 10 them. 4 gentleman from Ken
lucky on his left Mr.. Underworld had
'hch ''Scn anu delivered u very rcmaIkablo
speech indeed, on the motion Of reference.
10 which he had chalkcd out an outline Of
wha' The report oush, to contain. and had
leciared that the whole uarion wonld boIJ
hr. L. responsible for the tone an! po,i.
'onS W., oi any report that nigh, bc presented
nus II had been entirely by the act Of :
gentlemen on tho other side in polite, thar ,
'lr. T. aud tho committee had been p,,ds +,
'af,'es IN The matter. lie had thought il,
II the f'fnc. course somcwha, impol;,ic !
"a premature bat &c case had 5eco i,