The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-07-08

mean otherwise dian % y deco0ua. "a.
specuai, and jus, N hrF demands. This
was almost q matter az c9urei quite 3
mater o. eolrse, unless eEoss and pslpa-
DE haaghiy insult Was hurled, Which
could nos be bEO0ked EiLllouf instant and
indignant resentment Ilwssdns 10 our
selves 10 less than 10 Great Briiain.
whom ne had taught 90 respecf us,. 10 say:
" fou cannot possibly mean disrespeci %
~, or % demand more fhzn what You
think lawfully right and rs sill, shsre-
fore. respecsnll< exsmine ycar claim and
proceed % dispense justice 10 goa" This
course vas msgnifying ourselves. and be
lliaszsg &c mighiness pf Mr.. Fox; il was
truly psiroaizing his WRATH" and wen,
very wen. done.
But, n The second place. Mr. Webster
tells Mr.. Minister that IL the demand Of
Her Majesty's Government meant more
to require the Federal Executive 70
usurp Judicial power. to interfere with the
course Of municipal judicaiures. 70 inter-
rupi justice in the forum, 70 obstruct the
authority Of die courts Of Law under eri-
minai or civil process. or 70 violate The
nights Of The state Of New York-it meant
something which could not - have been
expected from either government, and
something 40 irhich ihis G0utmmenf
cannot aceede." And this Government
has at.seeeded 20 any such demand.
The President calmnly tells us in his
message, dated long since the letters both
OF Mr.. Fox and Mr.. Webster, sit may
be proper 10 state that Alexander Mcleod
has been heard by the Supreme Court Of
the State Of New York, ON his motion 70
Be discharged from Imprisonment, and
that The decision Of that court has NOT yet
been pronounced" The demand, then,
in any and every offensive sense, has been
both theoretically and practically refused.
And thirdly, sir, so far from crouching
or succumbing, in a way 10 tempt agrees.
sion on, when Mr.. Fox ayows sit was
England, Mr.. Secretary, and not Mr..
Mcleod" Mr.. Webster does not, like a
coward, select the weaker adversary, the
poor individual, but replies: " All! very
well, Mr.. Minister, / now understand
you. II England assumes the response
bility, readily admit that individuals
OugM not-he does not say shall not be
- Ough not 10 be holden personally re-
sponsible;' land the President presumes
that it can hardly be necessary TO say thai
the American People, not disinlsifui Of
ihsr ability 10 redress public urongs By
public means, cannot desire the punish
rhent of indiDidaais, when the act COM
Planned Of is declared to have been an act
of Me G0ysmmsaf Itself We therefore
take you at your word, Mr.. Minister, and
hold Engiana responsible. We viii
leave the courts Of justice to deal with
Mr.. McLeed-ay, even send our Aiior-
ney Genersfsas amieEs eurie, 70 advise
the court 70 discharge HIM, IL you choose.
The United SfaiesN will deal with Eng
land" Nothing couldrbe more proudly
gallant and generously brave; and he mis-
takes the point Of chivalry much, who
M0uf0 tztn~nre truf ktkl4Itt kuE = ctth&H-
a foeman worthy Of his steel"
This is my view Of this case. The
Secretary has my thanks, and shall no,
have my censure. Ihave confidence, full
confidence, in his American heart and
American head to maintain the honor and
interest Of my country, and its present
Administration, in controversy with any
foreign power; and as long as he main.
tains both, as he has in this instance o
Mcleod, that confidence shall be CRATE
fully continued.
Mr.. Tillinghast next took the floor; bu
the morning hour having expired, thu
house went into committee Of the Who'll,
on the state of the Union, and took up the
Distribution and Presumption Bill.
Mr.. w. G. Johnson addressed the com.
mittee at some length, but without con.
Guiding gave way for the committee to
rise. ...as
The house then again resumed the con.
sidTation Of the resolution of MIR. Floyd,
and the debate was continued by Mr.,
Tillinghast, Mr.. Holmes and Mr.. Cor.
don.
A motion was then made to lay the re-
solution on the table, but failed--yeas 81,
nays los.
The resolution was then adopted, and
the house adjourned until Monday.
Monday. June %.
The Hon. Henry Black, representative
elect from the State Of Pennsylvania,
(vice Hon. Charles Ogle,) appeared and
took his seat.
The House then passed resolutions in
testimony Of respect to the memory Of
Gen. Macnmb; and adjourned to attend
his funeral.
Tuesday, June 30.
On motion of Mr.. w. Cost Johnson,
the House resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union
(Mr. Lawrence, of Pennsylvania, in the
chairl on the bill to appropriate the pro-