The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-19

great part or the temporary pressure Tor
this single year was to be attributable to
the Orders III Council ; yet. if it were found
that there were other concurrent causes,
and that the pressure was merely tempo
rary, he Gould not say that he could pledge
himself to abandon tie system.
he motion was unanimously agreed to,
and the committee were ordered to sit from
day to day.
Remarks by the Editor of the Eorden
Statesman. e; -"
twill be seen BY the allusion made last
Aight in both Houses Of Parliament, to the
stessage of Mr.. Madison, and the dccu-
nIents accompanying it, laid before the
Congress of the United States, that the
base attempt to subvert the Governments of
that country, by exciting rebellion a
mongst the American people, vas neither
attempted to be denied nor excused by
Ministers. But, said Lord liverpool, IS
solemniy disclaim, for myself and for his
naJesty's government, any intention whate-
yer of foInenting disturbances in these
States. AS to the employment of any findi-
vidual, 1t was entirely unauthorized by me,
and even tvifhont my knozpiedge. Govern
fnent did not even know that Captain Hem
fy was employed until after his return to
Quebec; Now, surprising every word
which Lord Liverpool uttered to be true,
We would ask, why Sir James Craig on
whose shoulders Ministers now wish to
throw the blame of this pcrfdious transact
ton, has not only been permitted hitherto
to go at large uniripeached, but has actual
~ been promoted in Our service Does not
TINS Conduct show, on the part of our go.
sernment, that they highly approve of eve
ry step which that General took to over
turn the Constitution of the American
States tits impossible to doubt it and
therefore Tphatever solemn hrotestations
MINISTERS may no7v make to me contrary
hey must De held aszmhlcated in this abo-
s1tHdofe aBair-as thoae individuals only
VINO are responsible: tothc nation which
Jthey nave so grossly insuIted. and on whose
heads onght to fall that lust restribut;on
tor the crime which they have committed.
But 1t such are the conclusions we are enti-
tied TO draw from this relative state OF the
Parties, what are the inhabitants of Great
britan to think; nay, what Is the. CONT
nent, the whole Universe, to say, if we
Shali be able to prove, by the most unde-
niabte evidence, that Ministers net only
kHe71 of the employment of Captain Henry
SeJore he was engaged in the iniautous
mission, bat that Lord Liverpool himself
afterwards actually and unrcservedly an
nroved OF 1t! That we are able to do this
We feei httle difficulty, even with the few
documents which are now before the pub
Tic. II appears that Captain Henry was
employed by Sir James Craig, in a808. TO
ascertain the state of parties and their DO
hticai views, IN the United States. The
correspondence which passed a, this time
between Sir james and the Captain, was
transmitted by the former to the BIRTHS h
ministry. This is proved by the following
extract OF a letter, dated 2Stb June last
written by Mr.. Peel, Lord Lverpooi's Sec. ia
Henry himself, who was then in London -
! Ills Lordship has directed me to agauaint
you, that he has referred to the correspor.-
aence IN this Office of the year 1908. and
mas TWO letters from Sir James Crair. da-
ted lOth April and 9Th May, TRANSMITTING
the correspondence that has passed during
your residence in the Northern States OF
america. and expressing his confidence in
your aoihty and judgment 7" Here then is
direct PROOF, that the attempts made in
1898, by captain Henry, at the nstigaton
al the Governor General of Canada. to ex.
cite connections in the United States. were
well known to Minister'S at that period. Cir
cumstances having rendered il probable
IN the year 1909, that sometime further
might DC done 10 promote tbis uerD bonoyo.
or cause,. Sir James Craig appears to have
Mad some further communication with tbs
present Ministers on tie subject. and again
70 have recommended captain Henry as a
9t PERSON TO carry their views into effect
he result OF this was, that Sir James iii.
rected bis Secretary 70 write capt. Henry
on the goth January. 1909, as follows. "Tbc
piovmatioD, and poiitical ob9GeyatioIS lieri-