Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-20

'ilnltrnatona INV, mat hoone county os state has
| right TO say, ON demand of redress for q won:
alleged TO be done by that country or its subjects
that Il acted according to the principles Of its owl
peculiar institutions Nations Were hound 10 re
| gard each other as aggregate communities hayirl
nothing to do with their respective in'ernstiuns
lsws and constitutions; h one suffered wrong iron
another, redress should be given and il the laws o
constitution of the nation which had committed III,
injury did not enable II to make PREPARATION, then
must either alter its laws 90 change its constitution
or submit TO the o'her alternative ns well a, il /
were private indrUdual.-Iilear, hear.l
But in alt cases a nation or government must b,
governed 10y sense of eSpediency aud the ursenc,
| of circumstances. Now, referring to the case he
fore tho house though the FIRST reply given TO tn,
demand already mentioned was IN his Lord P.s
opinion wrong, and on principles Of interna tiona
law entirely unsatisfactory, yet he had the satsfic
ton TO be able TO Inform the honorable member anS
the house. that from, the present Secretary for Fo
reign Affairs in the United States there had been re
ceived by her Majesty's Government eommuaica
tiUn enclosing copy of the formal instructions CIV
en- to the Attorney Geueral OF the United States
| and containing doctrines which were perfectly JUS
Ard consistent with the laws of nations as well as
| IN accordance with those principles on which I'll,
! British Government had demanded the release o
! Mr M'Lccd, lhear, hear These Instructions were
given nv MIR. Webster to the Attorney General o
the United States. lie, Lord Pamers,on, would
read from them passage which would at once an
swer ;~o or more OF tho hon. and learned gentle
| m'u's questions, because they would show tina, the
British Government had assumed the entire respon.
siblliy OF the attack the Caroline, and that the
American GOV ernmcnt had considered this q ues inr
| as to be dealt with between the two Govern
ments, and rs entirely uneOnnected IN any way ith
! tho qucs ION how Mr.. M'Lvod was 20 be dealt with
The instructions referred to familiar TO our
readers, ana need not be quoted herel
The noble lord then proceeded 10 say that moth.
ing could have been more honorable to the Govern
ment Of the United S,e'es OF more satisfactory TO
her Mrjcsiys Government, than this dec arltion OF
principle On the par; OF the United States The
passages Just read answered almost all the
OF Ihe Honorable and learned gentleman except that
asking whether the United States Government had
: a'es at large and not To the state af New York
specially. Crguestionably tho original demand
was founded on ;hot ground, and wren he lord
p briefly aivcrtcd 10 this question in the last ses-
slon he stated that fact as ground why It was I'M
possible for the uaied States 10 turn round on the
Government OF Great Britain and deny re dress on
the pretence that this question was between En-
gland and the state Of New York alone.
Ii was quite true, as the hon. and learned gentle
man Ind stated, thHt the constitution OF the United
: ate p ced all questions between the union and
foreign states as concerning the federal Government
only. The le.h artc e oithe constitution laid down
tins principle. |; stated that state should enter
INTO treaty or alliance with another power without
the consent of Congress or levy impoSs keep troops
or ships at war, or engage in war with a foreign
power, unless IN case of actual invasion or imm-
nent danger OF l.. Therefore il was perfectly true
as the hon. and learned gentleman had stated, that
the present could be no more sad TO Ue question
between Great Britain and the state of New York.
than II America had felt herself asgrieyed by Great
Britain, and The question SAID to be between
the Unto States and the county OF Rutland. lie
trusted that in these circum stances the hon. and
learned gentleman would see the best answer to this
rcgirk, that NJ the outset the Government OF Great
Britain should have sentan envoy or ambassador to
the state OF New York. Indeed such step on our
part would have been a notification, to use an
American expression, on our part, Of the general
and fundamental principles of the constitution Of
the American Government, and the Government OF
the United States would have been entitled to re.
gard such proce dilss between one State and the
Government OF Great Britain as an afTion,-ihear,
hear.)
1t was rot through negligence then. that the
Government OF Great Britain RETAINED from such a
step, but from respect TO the fundamental consli:u.
ton OF The United States. He Lord P.l had now
answered the questions Of the hon. and earned cen.
tcman, and ne lIhe noble lord trusted the house
would acquesce, If he RETAINED from entering into
speculative statements respecting what was further
10 ue done IN the settlement OF this question: IL
was better that he should not anticipate the course
that would be taken by the United States to carry
ont those principles OF international law which their
Government had so fully and handsome V admitted.
and he was sure the hon. and learned gen leman's
wishes would, as REGARDED the rest OF the uuestipn
be better realized by his 1.-THE noble .ordl no, now
going farther into the question-[helr, hearI
II u NJ course impos Nule for US 10 give speeches
uttered on either side IN the course of the ons de-
bl:o, or even an abstract of them. Time nor room
will permit. We must content ourselves with two
extracts from that of Sir Robert Peel. I'm relation
TO the state OF affairs with the United States he said:
did see with regret the omission Of any notice Of
our relations with the United States Of America
NOT 'hat entirely blame that omission. ] am sure
u was not casual am 81 IL was not an acci.
dental one. Why regret II is that fear YOU have
nothing satisfactory TO communicate. Questions
were asked Of the noble lord the Secretary Tor For
eign Arhr. 10y the hon. and learned gent, the
member Tor Bt;h, 10 which the noble lord m .de a
reply. The rep y which the noble lord made might
wei! have suggested other questions. When the
noble lord laid II DOWN principle that we had
notE!n: 10 do with the municipal institutions Of
o'her countries, apart from the general law that
demand must be made on the public organs OF the
country, and that their own internal laws and rrpt.
latUns couI not TO he apI 81 . for an answer to
The que,uon-when the noble lord read the despatch
from MI. Webster, recognizing, IS | understand H.
the principle for which he con,ended, and which de-
spatch was dated IN March lasl-If the occasion
had been an ordinary one, some questions must ne
ctssdr'y have been put. ! understood the noble
orr 10 depIecate the putting OF these questions |
undefs.ooi the noble o d 10 say that he thought it
night be conducive to the great interests of peace
and more c0hsIsten. with tie national honor, that
thesc question should no. be pressed; and drawing
the inference from Thatl conceive to be the opin-
ions Of the noble lord, Tor one shall abstain from
pressing questions, or asking any farther eKplanu-
ton from him but the noble lord vii, permit me 70
say, that the explanation which he gave was any
thing but fall ana satisfactory.
THE HARVEST AND THE CROPS.
ReUieW Of The British Con Trade during The last
Esek in .fBgu5t.
Ii highly gratifying TO observe that the remarke
by hne weather which has been experienced in ell
parts Of the United Kingdom during the week has
caused the greatest ACTIVITY to ptevlil IN the fields
10 harvesting tie crops Of wheat, barley and oats.
10 mo''oi me forward districts, immense quantities.
The barns and stock-yards are rIJiIly filing with
the produce OF the soil which, Notwithstanding the
late heavy rams, has been gathered IN excellent con.
dtion. Although a variety Of rumofs has heen
ehoi' as TO the return, We are fully Of opinion that
u WI VIA The aid Of q fine temperature come up