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"Mr. wIssrIr. IL is wholly false.

"Mr. WEssrER. II is wholly false.
"Mr. Dicxmsos was happy TO hear IL. He wished
to be correct TO the history Of tho past but if his
recollection served him, the federal government IN
sisted that the authorizes OF New York, under the
circumstances, had no right 10 try Mcleod, who
declared he had sent the missile which terminated
the life of one of her citizens upon her own soil.
Does the senator wish to explain
"Mr. WEBSTER. Not at present; do not want TO
interrupt the senator. | shall think il necessary,
perhaps, to call on him hereafter for the authority
upon which he makes this statement
"Mr. DIokRsos had understood there was a cor
respondence between the authorities at Washington
and the governor Of New York TO that effect; but he
alluded particularly TO a letter addressed by Mr..
WEBsrER, Secretary Of State, to Mr. CRrrEsDEs,
Attorney General, at that time, directing him to
proceed to New York and take charge of the trial Of
Mcleod. He had il not then before him, and did
not recoect its precise language bat wsuld refer To
IL before he should close. He would endeavor 10
speak of the history Of the past truly, and in perfect
kindness. but he wished to show what we had gain
ed by negotiations with Great Britain, and who had
made the concessions.
"Mr. ID. here gave way 10 a motion for executive
| session.
"WEDsEspAr, FrBRUARI IS.
"Mr DICKINSON said when he gave way yester
day, in discussing the Mcleod affair, he had Incl
dentslly alluded to statement which, he had under
stood, had been made in the other house Of Con-
gress by the chairman of the Committee on For
egn Affairs. The statement surprised him, he
had previously stated for he thought, il true, il
was great abuse which should be guarded against
for the future, and, II not il should be denied. He
| would produce and read the remarks TO which be
alluded, as well in justification Of his statement
as to allow the late secretary Mr.. WEBsrIRl full
opportunity for explanation, IL he desired.
"Mr EVANS said it was not in order.
"Mr. DICKINSON said he had no desire TO read, il
objected to from the other side, and would waive
speech delivered and published-and was a faithful
history Of what took place; containing his statement
and allusion TO MIR. Ingersoll's speech--the denia
Of the senator from Massachusetts, Mr.. WEBSTER,
for it went with il, and TO this appended in .
| note extract from the speech Of Mr.. Ingerso
the chairman of the Committee Of Foreign Relations
in the House Of Representative high and respon-
sble authority, and Notwithstanding the denuncia-
ton Of the honorable learned, and dignfed senator
he would add, highly respectable; a gentleman who
had been long before the country, had filled many
high and distinguished posts with great credit and
ability; was now holding Of the most honorable
and Responsible positions In the other House Of Con.
gress. The note was only published with the
pamphlet edition; that was his own, and he did moi
/ think it necessary TO ask Of the senator from
Massachusetts to whom he might send it. He
said the honorable senator from Massachusetts
|
not the floor for the following Saturday or Monday,
announced with marked Formally that he would
| speak on Monday on the Ashburton treaty. He
(Mr. d. was somewhat inexperienced here, and
therefore was unable to determine at the time what
such announcement meant and he would not now
say that any portion of the senator's remarks were
addressed for the edihcatou of those who his timely
advertisement had assembled. The senator had
| consumed much time in his denunciation Of him
self, (Mr d. and boosted in a tone Of great tri.
umph that his speech erroneous in its state.
ments and yet, after dischargng all his batteries he
had not singled out one erroneous statement, and
had only assailed a single inference--which was
whether the federal authorities nterfered with the
ordinary course Of justice in New York, touching
the Mcleod affair." and it would be seen that he
| (Mr. d. was correct in both facts and in.
ferences. Mr.. D. said his offence had this
extent-no more. He had appended the ex'
tract from Mr.. Ingersoll's speech to his
pamphlet edition as matter of history. Mr.. In.
gersoll's speech was before the public long before
he 80 appended that fact to his-was official Ian.
guage from responsible source-and, though moi
in technical, perhaps, yet in popular phrase, was
the honorable senator, Islander fshed up from the
cutters. 1t had been long before the public, crcu.
lated here and in Europe and known to the senator
was introduced by Mr.. D., as he stated, at the
time, to enable the senator to contradict it, il
Gus; and yet il had been for months uncontradcted
except in single point; and that was, whether the
counsel Of Mcleod was paid from the treasury.
He had to regret that the honorable senator could
not have pursued the defence of his negotiation,
without invidious sneers, and that he thought il
necessary to attempt to disparage experienced
humble and unambitious member, by sneeringly
| remarking on the fearful odds he had to encounter
in this personal contest which he had opened Blu,
Mr.. D. would not initiate HIM in temper or spirit
he should feel it his duty to extend his remarks to
some length, and would therefore, for the present
| move executive session.
The motion of Mr. D. was then put, and mega
| tived and them
On motion, the Senate adjourned.