Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-25

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,po'.ant one and the recent outrage Of the C,,o,.
Is likely still mosc 10 emb,r,,s. an, -.
cattle adjustment. With Mr. p,,s,o,
'h'' " sense OF justice viii influence Bfi.
oshC'un;''', AMI TINT a war, 50 disastrous n h.
80 O"' "e'~ecn this country and England
mus oe' my Do avoided h,norabiy TO both eo,n-
tries. " W." SCUM
SsNATE-DseEMsEn2 90
S.'tsre II Am,siea, Prep,r:y.
MIR u ARROW nrcscnt.I , ,,o,,,,.,sI r. =,
we" o"r.ns InsirHcc Company IL, s,,,.J ~
'e''''' :" MISTER OF much i,nrort,rc. -
o, 'os:''y etr''e crel, cxri,em N, through
~ '"e "''oh' {, a nIcmn.itiI,t, sat.J tb,, T.,
year 'e>Se, se"d fo.n E..,mo.J ia ,h S;s, .'s
'Ts;,"'' bound iNr New q 'v,ns and ,h,t ,hs,,
"'u "Nu'ed thr'Y e'sht slaves ag,ins, cno,u,.
- >, y. ue'en''on OF The property. While the
Helaer, 20 Hut iut1 the port oil N,ss,n n, "
Eahce' III Wlr br';ish Colonies. WtiI. ,n,or.J =,
~" nt'' - 'esso' VIA ."aIiei by persous dress.
w VIC o''h 81 Is 'tish soldiers, and the slave.
were t'N"n "w1y cpntr'ry tn the n,,r..,,,a,n ~,
vac crew AMI the passengers On t,,,rI So. w
~. l'l''l' proc etius was III sre had vbi.L So,
he'on:rd 10 Mr rt.rpem,n WI, 49, ,.'' 'es
Tom Vi--'nit to Lrusiant. .,I w. , '.'"IS'ns
Two vera computes. Doc Of the c,mp,rss ~
P'u ''e ''SHr'n bat the o'her from " birL III.
s'"'''', c''nc hii REUSED To do So; aud IN CONF,
quencc, MIR Temp ernan h,d b omyht , s,,;, 80
II To- tie recovery Of the n,onav a. . "s'''s'
""Cc against RISK, Capture, Zure or dc,en,;o, ~.
P,optrN' tie was si'Ished that this subject ,rr,I
CO 'he question OF peace or war between ,hS c,,,.
Wy nhh hren Bri aIn, ami i: WIS rnD,-,,p, H., ,t
lat er should ha token a., h,, Co... i''' '"d
mP'' az ""ce, - tia. Il nj ,h he setl,l ~l.,h ~
o,NSh 'i''"rnmcui had tisht To 10 whit ,b.,,
WI, "'eI ~ the South denied to thar own Goyc,n.
mem ma hat W. the t.sht oI s,.-,,..s,o., ~
saves tTi!; between ;hs ) ne IL i,t'.- sS o'e
ven IA he memnI,l I've pgn,ed cad r,C,,cI "a H.
Cnm",'ttce - Fu Egg Relation, - ~ '"'
MIR CALHOUN cicI IL. attention nr tho c.
nate and u .Jn;rY % ;hr "lo,ru,rc. IF tbis 81
jet. tn. S.uire wo..! vii ,.,.h,, ' ,H SUI
OF ne t"te'p's SC, with r-.1ri to winch IA. h al mo-
90 D. ieS OF "So I'ion-, Hs.crins the ~ hts If
. 'o''i ana VIII n were passed urlntmou>lv yxnh
the 'S'ep ION of a single Il sseniisri vic 'rh.r
was n,"r" sp"cI'i case nj the seizure nj ,,o,cr,,
on hoatd he Creole" which was t,,c 49,, t,,y
gus >.pI-Ht IN had come n,o c,ntcs az, m betws.,
,he American aod u lt.sh Iiry-rnmen,. AMI
ye' strange TO tell. IN NJ, inc Prr>i!sn,,, I'm. Nj.
a"s'' NC searching 9" vessels IN the cn.sr Of At,
ca as wei as the M,Ine hnuud,y h,d rs.c'v.I
'tSS a'lrriin than any nher suri,c.., !, 60.
- 49, g MT h'' slave question sanuId po
Ss't''h, aud the nation Informed wh-,b-r 10. O.
o'nmcnt wnIi end nrn .ci,,n In ,.s ,, w., .'''
h"' As I l"i Discus, on would come un on ',L,.
SUBJECT he would not pursue The o.,,,ti,p oil, Oh.
nreS""t ,Iei but he trusted that tire Commune. ~,
tor-iSn t"i'tirns woni yiy. II a c,..,,,. ,,,.;i
non, 80 M, lh"y might know where th.v sroo,
Nc KING Sod that the Brush G1v.rnn,.,,
mad gone on, step by step IN rtCsn. To re r.sn,,;
=" H''r me res al he' c rZ-ns ~ hp hal been ,r,,.
ei III c'p'urIns and hheru,g American prore,,r
n case lately occurred nv which i, ,,,,.,,a, ~.
~ ives IN state oi mutny were sen, T., on. or H.
""sn - anGS 10 prevent iheir return - their o,rn-
ers. IT. hoped that the Commune on E,,.;a,
Ne aho"s wo"ld look INTO the matter a,d All ~.
S'"e - pNtme"t tor the CORE srondenrr vhIrh
III " We tx place between tho twn G,vc,r
'n'"'', ia ori"r tn ascertain how Ear the rnbts Of
H"' IAN ciulsns we're 20 be- protected II WINS
sn't ac's as these Ih,t ,he jiisn Goy.rnr.n, ca
nttr
"a government should retrlcc her stems ,be ri,ne TO-.
lily arise. '''"a
Nj PRESTON admitted the oues,i,,, ., l.. =,
great inplcthnce, and he felt the necessity of ln,k
ing ~ IT with the greatest attention: hat no co,IL
h'' say tni nc considered II DC q c,use for ssri-
uH I"'si"" trt"e-n The two countries, for the Tea-
son mat the dictates oi the Ia " nj nations vnud nj
most forbid such a cnnSeuuen. p. and ,s m. a.
IpVHrnns"t had late fallen To the care of , n.w
Ministry he thought that there was some reason IN
"ce'o th't the decisions nj ne former British Cab
met with regard To the sez Ire Of slaves wound n.
,e'e'seh, or al least ihu some mod hsaton wouId
be nude that would avoid n collision between IN.
TWO countries. Although he knew th,t the temper
-, '"o nal'on was eSIsperatcd, he would not permit
hlmsen TO believe that the en'ishfen.d nation or
I6eit Britain, the destnias of which we in ,ha
hands OF Ibe'al ministers, would ever come ,nto
'o'i's'oh w II ih,s cnuptTy on points not doubtful
ana on p'In's winch could be fecDnced. A hos.
tile CO i'Ibn, IN his opinion, was very remote. Lu,
while he desired to p .es-rve amic,b a relation, re-
tween the TWO COVE nmen's. he should not nermit
'hrse Impressions 10 prevent him from entertaining
just We" OF the entire slbiec; and he held il to
be the part OF wisdom, well as Of patriotism IN
keep orr country always ready.
Nr. NI|bS was opposed to this incidental and
premhuro discussion. lie understood the memon,l
,"h'ch had been presented by The Senator from
Lou'Siann, as asking ON The Gnv.,np.,, DO
demny Tor the loss &C slaves Carried nv nr,tcs, q,
the BRUSH West lnd Islands. Many cas-. of This
SORT had occurred and had always created copiover
S,cs Ociwecn the United Spics nnd Great B tain
Tie was sorry his remi ks vested y Ind bcen taken
in 50 grave sense rs t1ry had hrrn n he had uot
undertaken 10 I've Understood sayins that COLI.
son betwren tho two counties was highly prop,bIe
lie had only Intended the pres nj condition
oi the country, aud assert that contnuance oC
ps'cs was Imminenty precircus so murh So
thnt lha county should be pIcrd IN m attitude Of
defence. TIE meant 10 sly nothing more THAI tn T.
and aS citizen Of y free country, he could never
consent TO have II held IN allowance To n G,,eisn
power. The affair Of the Caroline w IS still unset,
ileji and, Judging from the reports from the Ex.
ocutvi Department, l. was in n very unpromisne
CONDITION. This, taken IN conncKion wnh the
bonn lazy question the seizure of our vessels on the
coast of Africa, rendered il impossible irr gentlemen
10 suppose that they could rest in peaceful secu
tty and this adTunlshed them 10 make prepnta-
mons Tor iha counuy's defence H. wished TO he
understood that he had ,d no cp,n,nuni
cation with the C,uinet on this SUI c. I'm, n. rad
1uokcn from he facts rs furnished IN The documents
from the Departments. The VII le ofths question
nlght come up again and he would sny 10 the Sc
notor from Louisiana iNr Birruwl that this sub
iect ought not Ia be acith;td thus premnturcIy flo
looked at the Biiir NJ the Crtoc ne more grave and
important than The subj to which The memorial
referred. lie was willing, however. n IL was tho
pleasure OF The Senate, that the subject should be
t'ken M md examined, so that II NIGH be ascer-
uin@d what was tic most pruper course now TO
pursue.
Mr. CALHOUN expressed his extreme regret
that 90 much n been said about war with Great
Britain. III had not intended In speak upon that
subject, but rs gentlemen had delivered q cir views
he would give his. lie thought that there wsin
DO countres,a large peace party; bur, II there
should b. w1r, r. would he because this country
wanted n due foresight IN secure common respect
The first step IN insure This, was 10 reform the Ad-
mini'tratinn. " was declared, on all hands that
the country WIS in better condition Than Il wns
IN 1872 md this too. after eNpend'ng millions upon
millions Of dol arsl What volumes did that speak7
lie did not however, believe in the rrck eSs cnnr.
ton OF the country, but he believed one thing and
that was, That much Of public money had been cE.
pended, and accounted for. lie n, leved that
much might bs saved without particle of rrrud
aid thnt al The Departments ought IN he held To a
strict account. The Eject of distributing the sur.
plus revenue, which grew nut of the tariff If IsJa
WIS now coming IN upon them; and hc would here
remark that he considered that ror N The rrno,t Of
he Srcrcti'Y Of tie Treasury IN relation To tho Ia
z n n slang ard ignorance. which he did not eK-
poet from th't source. lie had n great respect for
inst ind vdnol, and had read his terort with much
aton''n. us concurfcd with the Senator ffom
NrginA IN his remarks with rrsreet tn the Creole.
tie " i"en;y statements about it--all sworn To-
mo cowrlce-0ni he bod so Tho British accounts,
HrI n lie 4