Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-04-16
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FIRST SESSION.
Correspondence IF The american.
WASHINGTON, April 7.
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UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr.. ASHLEY of Arkansas called for The orders II
the day al an early hour. aud Mr., WEBSrEn ,'"so
rosn a,.d hs e.ccen. oee,nning with desPach irom
i.ofJ Pamers,on 10 Mr.. Fox, IN August 1870 lord
+ had said tina, he wished 10 wait for disposal of this
question until he coming in Of new Administration in
me Lalleu Ia ~.
lie tMr W. wished to prevent any inference from
being drawn the fact thai this desire 10 pospons
the question Was in conseqn u laclle dspositioa
On the part Of the L. 5 yield 10 British power lie
would bar any such inference by impresslng upon Tho
Senate The fact thai Mr. Van Bnsn made no progress
the settlement Of the question. though attempting 10
make one Mr.. W. held IN his hand the pinon OF Pal
mefsun, Dough and Napier. all going To show the
cesson Which Great Britain had made by asserting to
III. w ashlnplnn treaty.
lie would cuonc,halance these opinions by those
Of Sir liohut Peel aud eihets Both OF these opinions
were overslaied. perhaps. and all he claimed iot lhs
Washington treaty was that the u. STATES eafe rnofo
than an equivalent IN military point OF view, and ~.
cry other punt ol view, Tor all that It lost Houses
Puln he regarded as AN acquisition oi the first inpor-
lance.
In closing his phr Of the subject he put IT to gene-
men, II the nps thrown nj this pari OF the treaty
nnl the result ui wish not 10 give too much credit to
those who had negotiated The " ashington trcay}
Mr.. Webster next passed 10 the Mcleod and Caro-.
line affair. The Caroline burnt IN 1898, during tho
hfst year OF Mr. Van Buten's Administration. while
Mcleod was arrested N lSI0. while IN visit TO n, Y.
ne hihh Government hVuMeu Tie ACT 0i the burning
nj The Caroline and Mr. Vox assumed 10 the name OF his
Government mat The ac was done by authority. Iord
PalmcTsion avowed II 10 Mr. Stevenson and what did
Mr.. Van Buren, do obtain redressl Nothing, until
Mcleod WAS arrested IN lSl0-an act which lnfamed
the British Government and which created AZ much ex-
cltonent IN England corresponding event would
have dome IN the United aiea.
Mcleod under the orders of England, and his
Govcfumen endoteed all that hr had done. The Gov
Of Enaan said IN regard To Mel eud-"It is
VII "A hp hp he
Government and Cown. and we boldly ayow the act"
Nas rlghi. then, 10 lursako The linn ard fall upon the
amb as was doneby saying nothing Of the burning Of
the Caroline and by making an officer Of tho British
Crown prisoner
General llanlson felt that Tho Government of Great
Britain was wrong responsible and accountable for tho
burning of The Caroline and he felt that Mcleod ought
mol 10 be made prisoner. But the imprisonment
the General Government had control Whatever, ex-
yep. ~ SEE, az 's 80 e""' '' s,,~' 'h"' h" I'D ''
trlal. This WIS done, and all that was done by iho
General Government.
Aud here Mr. Webster came to Mr. Dickinson Of NJ
Y aud Alr. [. j. ingerso the auihor Of speech in
The House Of Representatives not long saee, charging
MIR Webster with transactions and proposals dshonnra
ne Ia h mspf and dlscredIlable tho Government of
the United States,
The extract ot Mr.. Ingerso's speech was read. aud
Indignation, while the reading was going on appeared to
fire Mr.. W ebsle's Whole frame. The ehatse al vii.
my 10 Gov. Seward In the manner stated. dennnocs
ed an absolute downright and entire lalsehood. From
'
borrowed 81 h,u Islander. There one lutte mono-
syllable which some and some persons deserve,
which alone could express proper idea OF creature,
man he could not cali him, could indulge in such
malicious ialseh0ods
Now said Mr.. Webster have read the charges and
ask any Senator, and every man 10 say what word
should characterize The aulhor Of such production -
The member (Air lnprfsD said (aier closing his
umnes) lhat mir, Webster was man Of ,alen,s."--
Spare me from this, said Mr.. WEBSTER "a man Of
laleniso The cnndpmna o such Htlp | can hear
but If he undertakes my commendallon, begin 10 rem-
bic for my reputation.
know not, indeed, continued Mr. Webster that This
person has been governed by malice in heaping his SIAN
dtrs upon me. They may have Originated IN a moral
obuseness. native want OF perception that did mol ems.
ha hun 10 distinguish between truth and alsehood nd
such man had yerlured regret that Massachusetts,
WIS disiniesJaed by the Washington treaty Massachn
sets would beg 10 be spared from the approval Of such
man His whole character WINS anomalous. To
Term of mechanics there a opss in his chan
acler 1t rrketiy. dsjoIned. crazy, moon prenenH
sbe. lie had been gully oi as ioul aud hack mouihed
ebnlion as ever elected from any hng sta ndlng
~ :wu legs
Mr. Webster came to Mr.. Dickinson, Of New
York. who had endorsed Mr. lnpersun by appointing
ali The calumnies OF which Mr.. W ebster had om,aia.
ed IN he speech which he Lad made in tbs u. Slales
Senate,
Mr.. d. was dealt most severely with. bit not more
ralnly ihan warranted by the wrong dune MIR.
Webster then rruceeeed 10 review very npidly in
cusUn the remaining articles of The treaty OF Washing
tons claiming some merit for that referring 10 impress
menf and Tor that iu the surrender OF u9itIyes iTom
justice.
Mr.. DICKINSON gave notice tina, he would speak
o-morrow and endeayor 10 maintain the posiiion that
there had been direct aud palpabe Interference with
New York during the lual Of McLeol
message was received from tho Executive. and the
Senate then adjourned. after REJECTING resolution TO 70
into Executive session.