New-York tribune., 1841-05-04
VOL. L. NO. Fl.
Dasb!natou Gorresron0cnee.

II = understood mere hai Jacse Bronson OF the Supreme
Court OF State has granted of aab as corpus in
favor OF Mcleod, ana that parsonage IS now probably Oh
his way from Lockport Nsw-York 1t is further stated
that his arrival in NewYork motion will be made by
MS counsel Mr. Gardner for the discharge ofMceod and
that viii probably be granted by the court and this noa
bic person be discharged, AID given safe conduct TO ST
Johns. These facts from authentic source and
rs this has been the subject Of here few
DAYS in private circles, somewhat surprised having
seen no reference them in the public Journals The
ground upon which McLeods counsel will ask his dis
charge Is, that the question OF international char
acie purely, since the British Government has distinctly
cognized the attack on the Caroline.
General Scott has made very full report the Pres-
dent and Secretary of all the circumstances con-
nected with the Caroline affair Ii Mcleod should be dis
charged the case viii be relieved OF very productive
source OF difficulty and exasperaon; but yet will have
very grave aspect and only hope that govern
ments whose sole interest and gery il cultivate
peace and harmony, will take accommodate the diff
iculty in honorable and amicabe manner Thus far
here has been no communication between Mr. Fox and
Mr. Webster the subject that has been perfectly
spectfu and friendly in It's spirit and tendency.
Whats creature is this ALEXANDER MCLEOD TO have
thrown into a flame the belcose spirits both SIDES.
Undoubtedly he had TO do with the attack the
vessel in question than you had His boast double
nterGre meaning only 10 boast OF his brutal triumph
young woman named Caroline whom he had seduced,-
but giving the impression that he had had boarded the
olne The British officers in Canada express freely the
utmost and disgust for this proigae character while
they protest against his seizure and imprisonment and
would cry much if he brought pun
islnlent on their side OF the lines
An extraordinary document made It's appearance few
days ago the Globe, signed Levi Woodbury. and pur-
porting be report from the late Secretary of the
Treasury to President Van Buren,, showing the state
of the finances the close of the late administration.
If this thing bona de made to the President why
not communicated Congress before the close of the
sion-even the last day-for their Information and that
of the public But nobody believes II presented Mr.
Van Bren pitifu attempt to blind the people to
the bare condition which Mr. Van Buren, left the finances
The document has been topic of conversation all
ces and every where it has been treated with unmt-
igated ridcue. As composition it is about the most
cloudy and clumsy that from Mr. Wood
bury AS statement of finances there nothing in it,
from beginning end stated with any degree of
ness and precision In my Twill present yeur res
es some facts the of the finances which will
show very differently from what Mr. Woodbury. would have
the public believe. Mr. EWING has opened new books, -
and the country needs the assistance of the Ex-Secre-
,ary to umne now his in keeping dark and pro-
ducng confusion COMPOUNDED for eight years past
When Mr. Woodbury. finished his speech in defence Of
Blair and Ryes, the extra session. Mr.. Buchanan, Of
Pennsylvania said very keenly Well, am quite dsap-
pointed in Woodbury. Really he is quite intcMgiNe
confess he never made a report could understand !"
When John Calhoun in opposition to Van Buren, he
used 10 denounce his fierce way the unpenetrable
darkness OF the Treasury Reports" of Mr. Woodbury.
and this is the gentleman, who after the lapse of two
raoa,s sends the hills OF New Hampshire long, prosy
pontlcss contpmeous string of conecures and proba-
bles and computations make people believe that the
Treasury left in prosperous condition and the
Globe proclans on the strength of it, that Mr. Woodbu
ry could carry the Government triumphany through the
year without any additional provision Oh oh
Mr. GRANGER removed from tie Post Office Department
Yesterday two clerks who had placed there par
san grounds and had retained their places by partisan
vices Removals, you may expect will be made from time
to time ia the Offices here the evidence of lncompetency,
or indelity of trust if melsersaton presented strong
enough for conviction. The reform will certainly be e1~
tended to the partisan agents. though may be Slow
ly than the Wings desire.
perceive that morning paper in New York contains an
attack on the Secretary of War, the form OF letter rem
Washington he has removed certain officers IN
his Department This blow comes if mistake not FROM
person who particularly anxious to be Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, There many applicants for this mpo-
tnt and lucra,e place and ,shen of the many i"0r
t,ncts solicitors clear out from ahington Nh Ben '7n2
perhaps make he aR7ointment-Yerb Sap
r,ov -p, S.xn,yrcu I,LAxps-The w-Havcn Regls-
nor m received from an officer of the Exploring Expeditions
several numbers of the Poynean paper printed at Oahu,
in the Sandwich Islands paper of the date Of June 1910,
interesting account Of h" the LOS Dl small se'if
- Mo-, of those on board natives several Of whom
sd ,boir lives BY swimming twenty thirty miles The
f;nr is an Of letter to the editor giving
of the eaai! naie Is 'he name nc OF native MIS-
You s,l be afflicted to learn that friend Mauae IS among
-. yraye liar uifn saved and tlev both