New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-09


province OF the statutes against fitting out e1pedl-
lions against countries with which we are AT peace.
Ia the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign heia-
tions satisfied. daughter.
He then referred 10 the opinion OF the New-York
Court-retaining Mr.. Mcleod in custody He had
great respect for the decisions OF Courts and other
bodies | say ii, however, on the peril OF my repu-
iation shat il is not a respectable opinion.
He said he would refer 10 several speeches made
on this subject He had seen from the report OF Mr..
Aliens speech In the papers that he made references
TO this case but as his remarks were not published
he would say nothing in reply If he did not now
answer them 10 W hal he should say in reply 10 9th
ers as soon as they were published he would refer
to them.
Mr.. ALLEs said he would state them now with
permission.
Mr. WEBSTER said as be had other things to re-
ply now, il would be as well 10 wait I'LL What was
said was published
Mr.. WEBSTER then continued.
He would now turn his attention 10 the Senator
from New-York nearest the Chair, Mir. Dlckinson.)
That Senator had chosen TO shine in borrowed light
for he found in note what Is called an extract rom
the speech Of Charles J. Ingersoll of Pennsyiva.
MIA" / shall first paw my respects TO this JeWel
which the Honorable Member from New-fork has
chosen TO work into his diadem. wish could be
called to order here that could be held IN lgnor-
ance that this speech was delivered anywhere out
of bar.room theatre quite too high for such an
ebnllition.
But the Senator had printed it, and had made it
worse than Mr.. Ingersol made it, for he made
me write the letter myself and expressed II TO New
York. That expressly put IN suspect by the
Member from New-York
MIR. DICKINSON replied that he took the extract
from public newspaper. He also proceeded 10
make some explanations in reply.
Mr.. WEBSTER said al all events there was one
thing in Mr. Dickinson extract which even Mr. In
gerse was not base enough 10 PRINT.
The whole thing was absolutely false-itis false
hood absolute, downright and entire. The charge
about my writing to the Governor OF New I ork
that unless Mcleod was delivered New-York would
be laid in ruins is totally false 10 be characterized
only by monosyllabe which some men are base
enough to have thrown in their teeth but which gen
tlemen seldom man or thing that would
make such assertions, what can be said IN reply
But will keep my temper have drawn pic
ture. hold it up to the public and let every citizen
write under it the name proper 10 be applied to such
a creature. /.
1t is false in every particular to say that we gave
$4,000 TO defend MIR Mcleod TO Mr.. Spencer. U. S.
District Attorney for NewYork. 1t is false for no
man has right 10 make such statements and claim
the privilege of calling them mistakes
But we refer farther 10 this speech" Mr. IN
GERsoLL would call upon the venerable gentleman
from Massachusetts Mr.. ADAMS TO sustain him IN
some of his statements. Mr.. ADAMS has not, and l
rather think never will sustain him. II Is said that
wrote letter to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
TO fit out Special Mission to England l did no
such thing.
He says that stated at Baltimore thata Treaty of
Free Trade with England would be fair equiva-
lent for Oregon This is false. The speech is be-
fore me, and Oregon is not mentioned in my balti-
more speech.
WHY Sir, hydrostatic pressure, steam-power, any
thing everything fails in power 10 condense false
hoods into narrow compass when compared with the
author of this speech. Mr.. WEBSTER here read an
extract from his Baltimore speech TO show the false
hood.
Yet in that speech in which Oregon is not men.
toned, it is charged that recommended 10 swap OH
Oregon for Free Trade.
grow weary. There is one thing do beg to be
excused from in this gentlemens speech.
He saws differ from him in politics is true.
He said he would have been Tory in the hevolu-
tion | would not have been He says that the De-
claration of Independence was carried by accident.
differ from him there. But he says Mr. Webster
has some talent" Spare me that; | can bear his
abuse but if he praises me, begin to tremble for
my reputation.
He here burst into the most tremendous piece OF
invective ever listened to on Mr.. 1ngersoll That
man said he venerated Massachusetts. Then, said
MIR. w. it is disregarded love. He signs in vain.
Massachusetts holds him and his veneration aud his
speeches in utter-what shall / say Anything bat
respect.
His mind is g caricature. We sometimes say,
loose all over His mind is rickety, crazy, creaking
upside down as often as upside up. But have
not time TO follow Mr.. Webster in this part OF his
speech, nor part of his reply to MIR. DICKINSON l
reserve that for tonight.
In reply to Mr.. Dickinson, Mr. WEBSTER said,
regret to be compelled to say what | must say.
l have had but short acquaintance with the Mem
Der from New-York, whom he called the Apollo
Major The gentleman said that he tried honestly
fo ,trnth would
lish his researches after truth, the book would sell;
the Harpers would make fortune; the people OF the
United States will pay for anything that will give
them good hearty laugh, whether II be story:
carcature of Punch or volume Of researches after
truth by an honorable Member OF --. Laugh
ter)
The learned and honorable Member stated IN his
speech that there was direct and palpable interfe
renee with the Courts Of New-York. l call upon
the learned Member for his authority.
Mr. Dickinson rose (Mr. Webster taking his
seat,) and said will not now produce my author
Mr.. WEBsrER-You had better let it alone.
MIR. D1cKISsoN-I will produce it in good time
Mr.. WEBsTER-It never can be produced. II Is
not produced and is not produceable.
Here must omit part OF his SPeech
In charges against the Treaty it is said an innocent
woman was sent back 10 be tried. Why Sir
woman killed her husband or some other relative
She was pursued sent back tried and on some tech
nicality acquitted
What was the result of this clause of the Treaty
II suppressed the order difficulties il stopped the
ou,rages of burglars and bGrn-6urners Laughter
who wished TO involve the two countries In var
will call upon my venerable friend from Michigan
to state what was the influence of that clause
Mr. WOODBRIDGE said he could not refuse TO
answer what his Honorable friend required OF him.
He stated that the border difficulties were very nu-
merous. He sent an extract from Message OF the
Governor of Michigan to the Clerk, which was
read. That clause in the Treaty, said Mr. WOOD
BRIDGE, was eminenty successful in suppresslng
these difficulties.
Mr.. WEBSTER resumed. This clause had been
found eminen;ly useful and salutary, and had been
initiated since Nobody complained but murderers
felons, and other fugitives from justice.
The clause abou, the African Slave Trade had been
attacked. He read the opinions of distinguished
Americans abroad upon the influence of that article
one from Mr.. WHEATON al Berlin.
he would rather have that opinion OF Mr. Whea-
ton than fear all the small artillery that might be
fired here He did not refer to the Senator from
Arkansas who had opposed this. but 10 these g Doc
uuentsv which had been referred 10 here
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