Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-28

| On motion OF MIR BAIARD, the Senate con.
Cured IN the resolution, and select committee Of
/ hVe was directed to os appointed 10y the Chair ON
the part OF the Senate 10 unite with tina, on the part
| OF the House.
And then adjourned III. Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HE journal oi yesterday was reld ana approv &.
Mr. ADAMS, by unanimous consent. from ,b.
select committee appointed on the subject Of the 70.
moyal Of the remains Of the ate President of The
United states, reported the following resolutions:
ht'ope", mat on Saturday mex, the remains of
W NJ. HENRY HARRISON, late President OF the IT,i
ted States, be removed, under the superrtendrnce
OF committee OF both Houses of Congress- fo,, the
Congressional Burial Ground, and accompan;ed nv
s7ch committee and the delegation from Ohio 10 the
| line OF the District OF Columbia.
Resy!rsd, That when the two Houses ediorr,
| they adjourn to Monday next.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted and
were sent to the Senate for concurrence.
THE McLEOD CASE.
Inc House resumed the consideration OF the fol-
| owing modified resolution, heretofore offered bv
! Mr. Floyd, Of New York:
RcSorsd, That the President OF tie Uaited States
he requested 10 inform this House whe! her anv Off
Ger ol The Army or tie Attorney General of the
United States mas, since the Attn Of March last been
directed 10 visit the State OF New York for any nur
pose connected with the imprisonment or trinI of
Alexander Mcleod; and whether, by any Execu-
! i've measures or correspondence the British Gov.
men has been given 10 understand tha: MIR Mel cod
Will ue released or surrendered; aud It So communi
cate TO this House copies Of the instructions 10 and
report Of, such officer.
Ny CUSHING took the floor, in continuation OF
/ ms remarks OF yesterday. He addressed the
House al great length "on the merits Of this dc
as conneced with the attacks made in both Houses
u congress ~ relation 10 this point IN the foreign
! ToIcy Of the present Administration A renort of
he speech is IN the course OF PREPARATION and ,SiI
/ be given hereafter.
Mr. WISE SAID: Sir, canno, sustain this re.o-
! luton IN any aspect which It presents IN the FIRST
place, II Is out OF time. Negotiations are nsnd;n,
and We ere TOO much IN the habit IN this co,otr, .,
making diplomatic correspondence pub &c before NO.
goNations are brought To maturity. By this means
every man IN the nation IS too frequently made !
secretary OF State 10 settle foreign al mrs and bi.
Asseu pG"hc sentiment Is afforded the opportunity
10 cJusuain or emJarrlss an enIlyhteUeI C,bf,e,
course pi conclus on. The adoption If this resoI,,
ton HoU might interfere with the action Of both the
coordinate departments Of the Goyeinmcut-,bs
TX cIt!ve which Is negotiating, and the judiciary
winch IS deciding upon the case Of Mcleod.
But IN the second place. the advocate Of this re.
So'u-on (Mr lh1CrGoii) has put Il out Of nv power
were 50 disposed, TO vote for u. He has accom-.
panied It's introduction with such a course Of re-.
marks that It's adoption could not b, Considered n.
any hms short Of an implied censure upon IN. pre-.
sent Secretary oil State for the positions which i,
ing 10 censure and every thing 10 approvc in ,I.
conduct and correspondence Of both the prosen, md
late Secretaries touching this whole case sb,i
AVOID the least Implication Of the censure which
co"sinef Ihy9iVed IN an Affirmative vote on this pro.
/ position. Mr.. Forsyth has been attacked nv M.
| BODY, and, therefore, needs no defence What bn,
| Mr. webster done IN this matter, since the homo,
and interest OF the nation have been confJed IN bi
eafe 10 draw down upon him, directly or lndirectIy
| the censure OF this HUusc7 Wbv air on a.. 10
L.
Brush Government" d.mand,d uthc inyi,Ji,t. -,
tqSs Of Mr. Alexander McLsod."
Vow what SHOULD have been the course NJ NJ,
Webster, ~ the name Of the United Statc,7 Tn,
rue 70 govern him II strikes me, was 10 place b,
Government ~ the attitude and ASSUMING tho bcsr
ing Of noble-mIndcd, generous gallant man. con.
.cous Of his own dignly, weight Of character. ond
power Of seIi.rodrCss, when approached by ano,be
man 10 any doubtful or ambiguous shape Of pcac,
Or hostility. The on'yeRccpton to this rule shoul,
be that nation may be more slow 10 anger ami re-
sentiment, more pachs in is temper, more copr,Iio
ting and ior5eaung m rs conduct and corre4ponJ
ence, thIn an individual IN personal guarr,l III
foR's dsmmd was doubtful and Ambiguous. H.
meaning was ci'hef arrogant and oyorbelring intend
ing 70 demand something which neither the l,vs n
nations nor our own peculiar state and feds,,I ,cl,
uons could allow or II was urgent only in dern,nd
ing what was due under our own laws and tho l,,s
OF civilized nations, without dsfespect 10 the Gov
eminent Of the United Sateq or ifs ,or.,,,,
authQrucs' The Secretary tells him thit rs doubt
fol character "Occasoncd with the Pfcsdspt ,o,o
hesitation" and thus intimatsd doli,a.eIy tb,t n,
Government was not insonsibIo 20 is own self 70
spccl: and, as best compOdsd with that self r,sosg
and a conscious dignity and generosity which Ir,
greatness always feels, very properly chose 10 con
struc tbs dfHlnd as intended % be resrre,r,f ~,
70 be demand only Of what was lnwl,Uv dYs-
Islhlng more. '''
In lhis the Secretary was very c0mmcnd1JIv rich
lie Tote 70 a dandy dignity and n cockocv.(n,s,,,
hood 20 "hire up upon point Of mere etionef,c 5
punclio, 10 "faSo about nothing and get 1otbngiC,
US rage and he rightly assumed, ng1ipst tbs I. \,
YER you please, that Great Britain. In odd,es.i,
lhe United States Of America, could MOI moan o,b,,
wise Than " be dccorOus, rcspeetrII AMI me, -, 4,
oeWahos' Ihs was almost o. mlfter Sf rou,s.
Iu'c q HAter oi course, unless gross and p1Ipab.
naughty insult was hurled, which could no, be brook
{ eJ WITHOUT instant and indignant reeeotrosn,
was due To- ourselves no less Than 10 Great g,i,,,,
whom We had taught 70 respect ms, 10 say. aYo
cannot possibly mean dIsrcspoct 10 US O, Ia DOM,
more than what you think lawfully rlgbt and =,
will, therefore, respectfully examine your claim =.
" proceed 70 dispense justice N you.S This con-,
was magnfying ours sivCs, and bstIing he Mil,
ness OF Mr. Fox II was truly "pat,on,z,,,9 ~
y wfath," and we'll, very well done "
" But ~ the second place, Mr.. Webster tells NJ
Minister that II the demand Of Tler Maisstv,s CI
: Vernment meant more 10 require the Federal Pr,
eutye TO usufp judicial power 10 interfere win 4,
course OF municipal iudicstures to interrupt iust
m the FORUM 10 obstruct the authority Of d. con,
loi law under criminal Or civil process, OF 70 viola