The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-17

FIRST SESSION.
IN SENATE.
MONDAY, June IA, 1871.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.

Mr.. EVANS presented four memorials lori bahh-
rupt law.
Referred to Committee ON the Judiciary.
Mr. WRIGHT presented memorials OF citizens OF
New York for Bankrupt law.
Also a remonsrance from part of the Chamber OF
Commerce Of New York against United States
Bank.
Mr.. KERR presented project OF bank by
Mr. Teakle Of Maryland, for U. s. Bank lie
asked for It's printing.
Mr.. CLAY objected. Motion to print negatlyed
Referred TO Committee the u. 5. Bank.
Mr.. HEN DERSON presented memorials for a
Bankrupt law.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. PORTER presented memorials for Bank
rupt law.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
| Mr.. DIXON moved to take up the resolution for
the election of printer the Senate but a, the re-
quest Of Mr. Clay, of Alabama, he withdrew the mo-
ton with the understanding that should be acted on
| to morfow-Mr. CLAY, Of Ala, agreeing to the ar
| rangemcnt.
REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr.. BERRIEN from the Committee on the Judi
cary, reported the petition of the Louisiana BAR
that though was proper and necessary to increase
the salary OF the IT, s. District Judge yet II was not
worth while 10 take it into consideration this session
The Committee were discharged from further conside-
| ration of the petition.
| Mr.. BENTON PRESENTED resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for schedule OF expendi-
lures for the last three months
Laid on the table on motion Of MIR. CLAY
| Mr.. WOODBURY'S resolution of inquiry as to
| applications to the President by owners OF State
stocks, called up, but was laid on the table again
Mr.. SEWERS resolution of inquiry OF the Secre-
! tary of War (as to the nature and details of the
frauds on the Indian Department alluded to in the
closing part ofhis report, was taken up.
Mr.. SEWER addressed the Senate IN favor OF the
resolution.
MIR MOREHEAD objected to the resolution as
i had AMI ouncpu The proper
inquiries in progress and he would report so-
UNFAIRLY when these Investigations were complete.
Mr. SEWER supported his resolution again with
great yehcmence, in speech Of fifteen or twenty mi
nutes. He had been applied 10 by persons who con.
sidered themselves eliminated by these general
charges.
MI MOREHEAD replied again to the same gene
raj effect before. He moved to lay the resolution
| on the table.
Laid on the table; "a to %.
CONTINUATION OF THE DABATE ON MR.. WEB
sTERs CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR.. FOX
Mr.. PRESTON took the floor at one o'clock =
He wished to protest against some OF those general
principles which had been advanced on the other side
principles opposed 10 the law of nations and TO the
split of that benign religious dispensaon under which
| we live.
The Senator from Pennsylvania had found fault
first, with the want of high tone in Mr.. Webster I
letter in reply TO the peremptory demands Of the Bn
fish Minister. A high and even abrupt tone GER
tany would not have been Objectionable IN retaiia
ton of such communication as that OF the Bntsi
| Government. The letter of Mr.. Webster was al
that could be required by American patriotism. MIR
p eulogised the Sccretarys letter in the warmest ant
fullest terms.
Still it was to lie doubted whether MIR. Fon's lettc
did convey threat. Such use of language had oc
Cured heretofore in our diplomacy, both toward
France and Spain, without being considered by thos'
governments threats cadses OF hostility As ar
ntmaton of evil consequences that expression ha'
been met by similar even stranger intimaton 0
hostile results sde,-tha we were ready to re
dress public wrongs by public means
The Senator from Pennsylvania had objected ,-se
condiy TO Mr.. Webser's letter, that it too much con
coded the point of international law made by the Brl
fish Government in relation 10 the exemption of Nc
Leod. He could not think SO. He admired rather
as true straight forward, candid open movement cha
racteristic Of American Dip omacy ever since the tim
of Franklin though in strong contrast to the Machia
vellian policy and low trckery OF European Courts
Ii was right and polite to abandon at once the untena
Die and unworthy ground of individual vengeance 10
national wrong
Mr.. then very cioquently attacked the scanda
lous datoriness Of the late Administration, who, al
ter slumbering the destruction of the Carolin
for three years, had, since the Presidential election
been agitang this subject, just the negotiation
were about 10 pass into other hands. The report @
the Committee Foreign Relations in the House las
session. part Of that scheme of unreasonable pa
tizan agtation-the result of which panic her
and in Europe-a panic which had caused fall in tn
y price of our State securities in Europe-had shake
our Minister his seat in London, and brought on
squadron in flight from the Mediterranean, part
it having actually returned TO shores to seek she
ter under guns or where our guns should hay
been.
The Senator from Pennsylvania had further OF
ected to the mission and instructions of the Attc-ne
General, employed to secure justice to Mcleod bt
fore the Courts ofthe State of New York. II wa
GRAND of mercy and justice worthy OF our highe,
) legal functionary. He admired the haste the bus
~ Il a..
+ he'd to prevent the disgrace ofour nation
the injury of our cause by the thoughtess excculio
of an individual under the impulse of excited feelin
: in the community.
He replied also to the Senator's argument on tn
legal point the national character ofthe attac
on the Carone,-an act of war. He went into
very critical argument on the Interpretation OF Grotu
this point and showed that RutheTforth had misaI
pretended that venerable author.
He commented upon the uncertainty of the fu'ur
progress of those events Of which these seemed be
ginning. That burning of the Caroline might pei
haps in future be recorded the first act of lon
war; but if that should be the result, he trusted W
might 90 into that with Justice on our side,
seek retribuicn. not vengeance, OF nations, not ind
vduals.
Mr.. BENTON took the floor at about quartz
past two with long argument to show that the burr
ing of the Caroline national act OF war, but
private commission of murder, and robbery.
Journmen' promising to occupy only one hour in rep
tomorrow.
!, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,