Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-10

IRE CASE OF McLEOD.-The Hon Iob,
ouncy Adams made speech in the House of
Representatives on Saturday, on the Resolution
relative TO the affair OF Mcleod, which is thus 500
Ken OF IN the National lnelisencer OF Tuesday:
On Saturday, EX-President Adams delivered
speech on the Mcleod case, which cap,iya,ed the
attention Of the House to a degree which miobt Lo
yNp'e'eS rom ihat distinguished member, and his
Nnown iimlarty with every thing that concerns
the Foreign Relations of the United States Dis
tanI from our Reporters bench US he stood with
the members crowded all around HIM obstruct,r,
the passage OF the sound OF his voice, we hay. mo-
hope OF being ableJo report his speech unle>. win
his assistance, and at a future day. Nor doub,;n,
however that our readers will desire TO know
Srou'd he occupied on this interesting gu s,Ion We
enieaNor give IN our own language, las follows l
an nteiis'oie idea OF the general character of his
TemlrEs. - MS
MIR Adams first spoke of the app,ren, r,r,y
Gets and objects OF the resolution Ueio-c the House
and the debate IN favor OF II; and of q, sron, con,
demnstlon winch that conduct merlied which sought
10 make pront To party regardless Of consraueu-
ces, out oi question which involved, or mi ,ht be
made 10 involve, the issue OF peace or w,I with ,
country perhaps the most powerful on the q ODE
lie then proceeded TO say that he was opposed TO
multiplying issues with Great Britain. We had one
issue with that country (he was understood TO re-
fer TO the Boundary Question: where wc 90.
clearly IN the right, and she was clearly IN IN.
wrong and, we must fight, We had better fght A.
oo-t such question than about one where we were
IN me wrons.-For he desired 10 declare in the Gce
OF the country and the world, his opinion tb,, IN
regard 10 the affair of the "Caro!Ine ~ a due con
sderaUon OF all the circumstances might lead 10 the
conclusion that we were IN the wrong the ou.s
uoh was, ana always would bc, who struck the hrst
ho~ The British, It IS true, burnt the boa. and
Killed a man. But the question is what was tho
boat about, and what was the man dolno IN
the boat The boat was engaged in hosri a
acts against Great Britain II was employed
IN transporting men and AIMS to Navy Island, in
aid OF an lnSurrectIOn agalns. the British
IN Upper Canada. We might 90 10 n war NJ, tb,.
matter; and, after the blood and treasure Of the
ton had been expended in support Of it. we should
have peace. And what them The quest on
would sui be who struck the first blou2 And were
we sure we could Ind among all the Christian Ma.
ions an umpire who would not say that "a. b,I
been all the while IN the wrons2
Mr. Adams then spoke Of ano'her issue which had
been attempted to he made, VIZ: in relation To the
particular case of Mcleod. He spoke of the onin-
ION delivered by Judge Cowen, Of the New York
Court. IN this case, and declared ms dissent from
mat opinion IN strong terms; and he alluded TO the
sentiments expressed by some OF his FORTY friends
from Ne" ork on that floor, TO the same purport
and effect that opinion, with emphatic d,s,nnro
ballon New York had been called lie "E,ni,,ii;,o,
State; but, he said, Delaware IS as mucI, an "En
pre- State as New York; and he regarded II ps
both wrong and dangerous, when persons yer. heard
20 declare on that floor, and in the other end of the
l.pnI nd AZ
found guilty. ioOilLd hang HIM; and all because NV
Iork was the Empire" State !--Nobody had mo-
posed TO interfere with New York. or the Courts Of
New FORK; but, by some process, Mci cod ougbt In
De released, and the President had done no more
than his duty ~ sending the Attorney General intn
New GOfk on this subject. There was not an on
lishiened nation on earth that would not decide A.
glnst this idea of holding indlvdu lis Responsible IN
a case like this. And the management of the
W ole case belonged 10 this Government: for II was
a national matter, and, II a war grew out Of IT, il
was not New York that was to maintain that war
but the blood and treasure Of the whole Nation
must maintain u.
Mr. Adams, before he was cut Off by the expir,-
ton OF the hour, paid noble tribute TO MIR Web
sier lie alluded To a remark which had been made
ny some member from New Hampshire, that Eve
should have no war with Great itiin while Daniel
Webster was Secretary Of State" lie said he
thanked God heartily Tor It, ard the people OF this
country ought to raise their hands IN deyout and
uni ed thanksgiving to God for ~ lie believed
the remark to be true. Peace poi,id be preserved
while that man was Secretary OF State No, by
concessions he was the last man on earth TO make
concessions to Great Bntaln-hc had ma ie none
nut ny moderation and conci.latOry temper nc.
companlcd with just decision aud frmness Mr.
a. alluded TO Mr. Webster's letter 10 Mr. Fox, and
pronounced u one OF the best diplomats psrs that
had ever been written, and said he could adopt CIV.
cry line and word of il. It's value was already
manifest m the oHsctit hid evidently produced: and
lie referred, IN this connection to the concIIiItoty
tone assumed towards this country by Sir Robert
Feel, IN his address at Tumworih. He repeated
his conviction that, while the rights and the honor
ol 'nc country would be firmly and fully maintain
ed, yet peace would Ice preserved so long as Daniel
Webster was Secretary Of State.
we 90 not pretend TO give even n sketch Of al the
remarks made by DIR Adams; and IN regard TO the
topics 70 winch we have referred, as embraced IN
his speech, we have given only the faintcst outline
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