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containing this threat, Mr. Crttenden, the Attorney General uf the United States, was despatched post haste to luckpon to be present At the tral ol NC Lcod, then under indictment before the Juelcial tflo nals of sovereign state fen invading her soil ana murerng one of her citizens m cold hloo'l-and Nha was the object of the Attorney Generals misslon !! To that Mcleod, in the laagngr ol hs written instructions from Mir. Webster" have skiini and eminent counsel, If such be not already ret,lncd and although you desired to act as counsel N"ur- self, you will cause il be sgnihcd To hln and to the gentlemen who may conduct his defence, li Il IS the wish of the government that, in case hs dtcnce he aVerruled by the in which he shall be tried proper steps he taken immediately for removing the cause, by writ of error, to the Supreme Court ol U. St ues." And these instructions also say III us indictment pending in one ui the courts ot the |. States, 1 MT. Wehsterl am directed to say thai the President, upon the receipt of MT. foNs last communication would have immediately directed a noiie proSegin to be entered."

 Mir. Buchanan contcnded that these instructions, copies of which transmitted to the British "oN- ernment, upon the receipt of letter using threats such as had no parallel in the annal of diplomacy among civilized nations had tendency to deprecate national character the eyes ot foreign nations and to encourage the nsoence of the British GoVern- ment. Mir. Rives replied to Mir. Buchanan, but d. rected his remarks only portion of hls argument -conending that the individual offence of Mcleod was merged by the ayowal of the British Govern ment, that the authorized and JustlIlable one. Mr. Choate, the successor of Mir. Webster, then obtained the floor, but pleading fatigue, on mo tion by Mir. Clay of Ky, the Senate adjourned al quarter past o'clock. The day previous MT. Clay of Alabama asked for an adjournment at o'clock on account of exhaustion, but Mir. Clay of Ky. said "l hope not,' and it refused

 In the House, abolition, the right of petltion &c occupied the sitting. Mir. Ingerso concluded very able speech the subject in opposition to the fana- tics. Strange to say, he was repeatedly called to order by Bolts, Underwood, and other wings from other slave holding states, and when an adjournment asked for the day previous, the mass of the southern whigs united with their abolition brethren in voting against it. Mir. Marshall, a new member from Kentucky, made most eloquent speech Tn reply to Mr. Adams, at the close of which the question reconsdering the vote by which Mir. Adams amend- ment adopted, was taken and lost-ayes no, nays 1l6-so the vote was not re-considered. mo- ten was then made reconsider another part of the subject by Mr. Wise which agaiu opens the whole question, and he and Mir. Adams have both intlmaied their intention of speaking on it.