Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-11

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fore should not notice what from oral report he
understood them to be, until they appeared in some
authentic form.
Mr.. ALLEN was understood as offering to reca-
ptuate the substance Of these observations. Mr.
WEBSTER said he would not require the Senator to
do so at present. there other speeches which
he wished also to attend to-
The Senator from New York, (Mr. DICKINSON
by appending considerable part Of speech made
in the other House by Mr.. G. ]. INcERsoLL as
note to printed report of his own speech, had
enabled him (Mr. WEBsTER) to make illusions to
that speech in the other House, which, otherwise,
it might have been out of order for him TO do. We
do not wish to weaken or to msrepresent any por-
ton of Mr.. WEBsTER's most energetic, emphatic,
and condemnatory refutation of the charges made
by Mr.. lHeERsoLL, respecting his correspondence
with the Governor of New York in relation to the
Mcleod case. 1t will best appear in connexion
with its context in the full report of the speech
We must refer our readers also to the almost
equally forcible observations in relation to Mr..
DICKINSON, and Mr.. WIS coloquy with that gen.
tleman. Mr.. WEBSTER denied that the Senator
from New York could prove that the Government
of the United States ever attempted to coerce the
Government of New York, or interfere in her judi
cial proceedings with respectto McLEoD. He twice
called upon the latter gentleman for that proof. Mr..
DICKINSON said he would adduce it after Mr.. w.
had finished.
energetic and triumphant defence of the other arti-
cles of the treaty, and noticed the charges which
had been brought against them.
The clause relating to the surrender of fugitves
from justice had been productive of the best effects
and would, if nothing else, entte it to the appro.
baton Of the country and the friends of civilization
every where. He called upon the Senator from
Mr.. WooDBRIDcE stated in the most decided terms
With respect to the African squadron and the
right Of search, he referred to eminent civilians ant
authorities for evidence of the proprety of the
stipulations of the treaty. He read letter from
Mr. WHEATON, giving his own views and the views
of the highest authorities Of Europe in appreciation
of the treaty, and stated that treaty had been made
between Great Britain and France in ls45, the pro-
visions of which were precisely similar to those o.
the Treaty of Washington, and enabled those Gov.
ernments thus to avoid the embarrassing difficulty
of the right Of search.
As to the question of impressment, Lord AsHBUR.
TON had no power tonegotiate respecting II; but still
the Treaty Of Washington had not left that question
where it found it. discussion had taken place
which had reference to this point which the doc
trinc of Mr. JEFFERSON had been asserted, that the
/" flag Of a uessei is the protection Of its cre,o."
In former discussions the United States had merely
alluded to the right of Great Britain to the service
of her subjects wherever she might find them, but
now she denied the lawfulness of impressment IN
der any circumstances, and Mr.. WEBSTER was
much mistaken if hereafter it would be attempted
from under the protection of our national flag. The
case of the Creole and other similar ones were al
uded to, and Mr.. WEBSTER appealed to Mr.. CAL
HoUN whether the Washington Treaty had not
tended to diminish the occurrence Of such cases.
Mr.. WEBSTER said he placed himself before the
country for its udgmentin respect to the Treaty Of
Washington, and he had no fear that large major
ty of his fellow-citizens regarded that treaty as
States and as favorable to its honor its peace, and
its prosperity.
Mr.. WEBSTER spoke for three hours, with great
energy and power. We have never seen him more
forcible than he in many parts of his observa-
tons, and the entire speech was listened to with
intense interest by, we think, majority of the
House of Representatives the floor of the Senate,
and by very crowded auditory in the galleries.
Mr.. Dickinson made few observations in rela-
ton to the personal passages between Mr.. WEBSTER
and himself, and intimated his desire to continue
them the next day. The Senate then adjourned,
On Wednesday, after discussing some subjects
belonging to what is called the morning business,
Mr.. DICKINSON, of New York, who was entitled TO
the floor, yielded it to Mr.. CAss, who asked from
Mr.. WEBSTER the reading of the letter from Mr..
WHEATON, relative to the question of the right Of
search, which Mr. WEBSTER had alluded to in the
course of his remarks the day before. This re-
quest led to colloquial discussion between these
gentlemen relative to this subject, (which is given
in the proceedings of the Senate !; after which Mr.
Dickinson resumed his reply to such Of the
comments Of Mr.. WEBSTER as he considered had
reference to him and to his views of the Treaty Of
Washington. His reply was very discursve one,
in opposition to much that had been asserted by
Mr.. WEBSTER on Tuesday, but in no degree weaken
ing much less confuting, any of the arguments adj
vanced by Mr.. w. in vindication Of the treaty. Mr.
d. spoke until the usual hour Of adjournment.
On Thursday Mr.. MANGuM took the floor