The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-09-23
Free de Sslisaal IaleIIiesaceE.
rHR CASE OF M.LEOp.

Ca Saturday lssi. EE-presitens Adams
Delivered speech upoa The resolution con
csrnlns lie case Of MeLeoi. inirod0ced
some nme laeo By an opP'si'lca me@bsr
inlo ahr House 81 Reprfsenlanses. ~hieh
eaplsaled lie sllentioa AZ The house %
degree whirh miehs Re expected from he
position u that disiingeished member,
and his kaoEa familiarity with every
ding thss eoaesrns The forsign rrlsaons
Of Ihs united S,sleG.
Mr. Adams krsl spoke Of The apparent
party aspects and objee. of The resolsi,an
b<Esrs The hoase. ard lie debate 10 favor
af %; sad 81 he sirorg caHdennsiion
whieh thai rnndaci mtnied which sought
- make pso6I % ) parry. regardless Of
e0asrqaenees, out ofa question uhich
involseJ. or might te made 20 involve.
che nsae " peace or ~ar uilh counlry
perhaps the most powerful on The Globe.
tie thrn proceeded 10 say that he was
opposed 10 multiplying issues with Great
Braia. We had one issue uiIh thai
s0eary the sss understood 10 refer 10
the boundary question: where ne were
elssiy 10 The r,gt,. and she was eleaIly
an he sToag; and. II we must hghl. se
mad bstier fight about such question
than about one where ne were N the
wrong. For lie desired 10 declare. IN The
fscs u the country and the world. lis
oaiaicn. that. in regard 10 the affair Of
the :. csrCline." due consideration Of Ill
tie Circumstances might lead 10 The con
siusi0n lhs; We were in The wrong. The
guesiiaR Was. and always w"Eld BE-, ubo
sunck the fret boat The Blush, IL is
true. burnt the bozt aud killed man. Bot
the question j.. what was the boat about.
aid Whai vas The rasn doing IN The boat!
The bot vas engaged ia hostile sc;s
sgainsl Great Britain; il was employed
"a transporting men and arms 10 Navy Ill
and. IL all of 80 insufreciion sgsinsi The
Bniish s1lhoriiies 10 Upper Canada. We
might - 10 var on this mstieI; and. af,er
The blnnd and treasure Of The nation had
been expended in support ufn. ne should
have peace And What then! The
question would sill be. Who struck Tie
frss bow! All are we suite We could end
am@ng ~ he Christian nstors an umpire
WIN would n, sly ths, ne had been 81
the yb;ie IN The wrong!
NJ. Adams lhtn spoke oi another issue
which had been attempted 10 he made.
viz. il relation 70 The particular case 81
Mcleod. tie spoke Of the opinion deli
yeTei By judge COuen. oi tie New York
court. IN this case. and declared his dis.
cent from ina. opinion in strong terms:
and ne silcded 10 the sentiments express.
ted By some of his forty trends from New
York 81 thst floor. 10 The sane purport
and effect % 10 that opinion, with empha
tic dis.gprnbauon. Nes York had been
called tie :. Empire state; but. be sail,
Delaware u - much an Empire" state
rs New York; and he regarded il ss both
wrong and dangerous. When persons were
heard - declare on that floor. and in tie
Other ena III The capitol, that New York
,ceyR Try Mcleod. and. il found guilty.
ieOuiI hang him; and all because New
York was The "Erpire siate!" Nobody
had proposed 10 interfere with New York.
or the courts of New York; BAT. BY some
process, Mcleod ought TO be released,
and the President had doGe no more than
his duty in sending The attorney general
into New York on this subject. There
vas not an enlightened n4tion on earth
thai would not decide against This iies Of
h"lIing individuals responsible in case
like this. And The management Of the
whole case belonged 10 this government;
Tor il was a national matter, and. if war
grew on, Of II. il g as not New York tina,
was 70 maintain that war. but the blood
and treasure OF the whole ns,ion must
mAinlainn
Nj. adams. before be was cut of BY
tbe expiration If the hour. paid a noble
Jriblie 10 NJ. Webster. lie alluded 10 a
Teasrs ~hlch had hesn made by some
mr@ser from New Hampshire. that I'VE
should have NJ war with Great Britain
Will" Daniel Webster uas secretary of
state" tie ssii he thanked God hear
,,liy far j.. and The people of this connrs
oughl 90 rsise their haads in devout and
uDi,ed thanksgiving TO God for IL! He
b lirEed lhe remark TO be true. Peace
,Doastd b. preserved While lhai man was
Secretary OF State: No, BY concession!
he was the last man Oh earth 10 make |
rOneessi m l., Gre al Brilsin-he lad On sde
noqs---5us By moderslon aud a cnnc,ls
Iary temper. accom- panied with jus, de-
rissoa aui irmness. Mr.. A alluded TO
Mr.. Webser's letter to Mr. Fox, and pro-
noanced j, one Of The best diplomatic pa
pets that had ever been written. and said he |
enaid adnpA every line and word Of il. II.
Ealae was already NANTES. in the efiecl
o. hsl e'ideaty produced: and he refet-
red, AZ llns connex on. 10 The concIIla 'ory
tpne assumed towards this country by
SIR RcberI Peel. in his address a. Tam
worth. lie repeated his conviction that,
While the rights AMI the honor Of the
country zoulI be firmly and fully maln-
tanned. set peace u0uid be prrscryed s.