Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-04-23

WAsmSeron, April 7, los6.
J. H. Chandler ~ have listened neaf,y
three hours and half to DAY to one Of ,he most
Extraordinary and powerful speeches, viii
venture to s-s that was ever heard 10 the Sen
ate, allude to Mr.. Wehsier's in continuation
Of his speech yesterday. in yindicaton Of TIE
( Washington treaty of 1912. Such fierce in
lyeetiye, such scathing irony, sueL singing
sarcasm, and such excutiating Fidicule as y
poured out npon the devoted heads Of J. e.
! lngelsell, and MIR. Dickinson Of the Senate
never before fell upon human being. Il was
4 molten lead---ihe GowiEg lava iiom the burn
| ing crater which buried Them as deep as Mr.
! flanagan represented bis ucachery woGd
bury him under load of iniapy. To des.
crlbe i, or repeat the language far exceeds 'he
fewer Of my pen. wit ondeaycr, however,
IN my feeble way, 70 give some iaiai idea ol
his speech.
Mir. Webster commenced his remarks BY r.
curing to the declaration made by Lord Pa
mers,en in his despatch TO Mr. Fox, m'n'ioo
! ed yesterday, namely. that there could Be no
hope Of Bringing about an amicable setlemu
/ ct the n. II. boundary question while MI
| Van Buren, was in cfilce. lie referred % that
81 dis time merely 10 prevent any miereaS
beng drawn that il was owing to any peeul-
Rr rigidnsss in maintaining our rights ly Mt
Van Buren, and thai the British governments
expected TO make better terms with the neon
ing administration. 1t WIS because the nego-
iiaiion had become SO involved and intricate.
Mr.. Ven Buren had proposed an arbitration
England aeceded othe proposition, but during
the whole of Mir. Van Bnren's administrator,
the whole correspondence TUNED upon pro
jects and counter projects, exceptions, and eA'
Der, until the negotiation became as poIpleMd
and intricate as a raveied skein Of yarn. He
had referred TO this merely 10 Lar an inference.
He again spoke of the objections that had
been made 10 the ueaig--io the concusslons
which this gayernmen, had made Whfn
those who made these complaints OF a ucaiY
which was negotiated upor@ the principle Of
matual concessions and mutual equTa,eEiS,
ne thought il but fair thai both sides should Be
taken lntoihe accountant that Whalwe Cham
cd should not be entirely overlooked. lie again
referred TO Rouse's Point, and dwelt uponHs
value in military point of view, and the ESD
nation in which it was now held b. Our GOV
eminent, not inferior 10 the NaTows Of New
York harhor. He put it 10 the people q iAs
country whether the complaints winch ha'e
been made and being made OF that treaiy'@
not arise from an apprehension that too ns,a
credit should be given 10 those who IlS'
band in forming it
Mir. " ebser now took up the subject olGa
Caroline. and the other exciting subject grow
ing ont Of it, the Mcleod Case. lie gaze
succint history Of the revolution, or ATTEMPTED
revolution in Canada, and the part taken "
some OF our citizens on the Canadian bCia.b
Certain persons Lad assembled on Navy IS
land in The Niagara, who were making Wal
upon Canada, and cannonading il from inc
Island. The steamboat was alledged 10 De
the service Of these persons. and on mara
count was taken and destroyed. Mr.. roy
when called upon by Mr. Forsyth, ayoyea
the act to have been done under the anthony
az the British Colonial Government cor
respondence took place on the subject between
Mr. Stevenson and Lord PalmeWton, and there
die matter slept I'LL walked up by the arrest o.
McI.e On that occasion Mr.. Fox delnah
ded release, again declaring that the act vas
done under the authority Of the British GOV
eminent which was responsible for II, MeLe'
od being private soldier, and obeying oibea'
by whom he was commanded.
Mr. w. referred 10 the correspondence &
tween MIR. Fox and MIR. Forsyth, and ~ Il
Stevenson and Lord Palmerston. on the ~
iect. The latter wrote 10 Mr.. Stevenson u
August AS luut no - ]htti~s.0i NNNfN ~ -
en- IN regard to that act, and no repafae~
made. New. he had to remark. that duiis
oil the time that interviewed from the desiIss
ton Of The Caroline, down to The close Of Al'
Van Buren's administration, had any IepAs
ton been demanded Of tie British COVER
ment, for the violation Of our territory sni
wounded honor2 Had any thing been dolr,
nothing. Even as private outrage no s"F
had been taken TO procure redress. go
MIR. w. went on 10 coInlacnt somewHe.
length upon this case, ihe Injury done y v
that act by the violation Of cur TERRITORY "a
arrest Of Mcleod, sc. Such was me ~. 49,
things when Cen Harrison came INTO O. H..
there was great excitement here ana ~ - ".
land How did Gen. II. aef as a iisa . n,,1
ded man at the head Of the Govefnmen slgs ..s
act. He said the destruction OF the alVl
was an invasion Of our Territory, ana az ~
rage of our soil. At the same tune, ine ~
ceedinrs IN the Mcleod case were also 49,. s.
He SAID there was an apparent want ll.sse
tesy in MIR. Fox's lererdemanding 'he is'itsg
but il is proper TO consider Mf. toA y &c., s.i