The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-20

We have two or three wounded, and the pirates
about the same number killed" ~ s
few days after this and under date Of tie 9TH OF
January, 1885, President Van Buren, IN his pfoeiA-
nation, after stating that " arms and munitions o.
war, and other supplies, have been procured ~ n'
Insurgents the United States thai amilAfy ioles
consisting in part at least of citizens OF me onns1
States, had been actually organized, hah cong''
ell Ut Navy island and still IN arms unns' ~
command Of citizen Of the United States an >,
they were constantly receiving aecessions anu a''
says:
.Now. therefore, to the end that the authority o.
The laws NAV be main, aimed and the faith OF ueaues
observed. i. Martin Van Buren,, do moot earnestly
exho ali citizens Of thc United States VINO nave mus
violated their duties, 10 return peaeaniy 70 men
spectve homes /. and hereby warn them that any
persons who shall compromt the neuuaiay " uhs
Government, by interfering in an unlawful manner
with the affairs Of the nsighborIng British frosnees
will rem Ter themselves liable TO arrest and punish
ment under The laws Of the United States winch wil
be rgidly enforced and also, that they VIII receive
aid OF coontenance from their 1oserhmen. in'o
whatever difficulties they may be thrown by the viola
lion Of the laws Of their country, and Of the territory
of aneighbonng and friendly nation"
Sir, complain not, never have complained, OF the
sentiments expressed in this proclamation Less
could scarcely have been expected from the Executive
of nation, sollcitous TO preserve Ia good fath us
treaty stipulations. But has il struck you as
pose Who does not and feel that had this pa
per appeared in the fall Of 1887 the horrors
OF the night in which the Caroline was destroyed
would in all human probability have been avoided
That the blood o the Prescott Attain would never nave
been she'd And why did it not appear IN season to
do good Why wait until the death rattle IN the pa
TENTS throat before administering medicine why
leave the door unlocke until the robbery had been
committed, and then fasien M For the best OF All
reasons An important election was 10 take place In
h.. E.sf nd
two succeeding days in November of that year, 1881
election which, in its results was looked to and
correctly as fixing the fate Of the then President
The votes Of the Patriots Of the border countes oil
that State were needed by gentlemen whose suilenngs
WAS intolerable ai that time. Hence, IN SSte oi
two millions and half of freemen, aIseDals could be
broken open MONDAY and arms taken from them 10
aid in the Canadian war, without effective resistance
from the then rulers of the country. Tie Patriots
ESQ cslled) had right TO suppose that at least they
were to be denounced hy their own Government,
if they had not herght (of which am by no means
oeitan) 10 believe they secretly and IN reality
eounfenaneed by that Government IN their infatuated
movements. Butt sir, the election took place; the
hopes OF the then President big hted the IA
uiois had roted Navy island had been occupied by
military force and Tie Caroline had been burned ;
and then yes sir, then, the Patriots are gwen over to
the tender mercies of the British Government by the
proclamation 4 have just read. And ye, gentlemen,
the face Of all these things talk of the sympathies
the struggles for liberty throughout the
word-of the biz American feeling OF that Admin
istaiion and its resistance to British assumption
and aggression.
Pursuing the history Of this affair, left by the
preceding Adminlstr alton, we find MIR Forsyth then
Secretary Of State his note TO Mr. Fox oil the 18th
February, 1888, saying
"Strps have been to obtain the fullest evidence
that be bad of the particulars Of the outrage, the
Caroline affair, upon the receipt Of which II Will be
made the subject of formal complaint TO the British
Government ior redress"
On the Goth December, 1910, Mr.. Forsyth in his
note to Mr.. Fox, says:
"Ifthe destruction OF the Caroline public act
of persons in Her Nlesys service obeying the order
of their superior authorities this fact has not been be
fore communicated 10 the Government OF the United
States, by person authorized 70 make the admission
and il will be for the court which has taken cognl-
ofthe offence with which Mr.. Mcleod Is charg
ed TO decide upon its validity, when legally established
before il" #
Sir am bound 10 assume the truth Of the statement
made by Mr. Forsyth; and yet the world knows we
all know, that Lord Pamerston, in his place in Par
lament, stated, with the caution belonging TO vete-
ran dipomatisi in substance that the attack uEon the
Caroline had been ayowed al early day "a public
act - that the avowa had been Withdrawn at the re-
quest Of the American minister-be stating, at the
time that he authorized 10y the American Govern
ment 10 say the matter then to be further press
ed. Whether this statement of Lord Palmerston be
correct not will not undertake to say. Nor will
at present decide between him and Mr. Ste, enson, in
the somewhat angry controversy to which the deca-
ration of his ordship has given rise But this do
judging from the past from the fact that
thus matter haG slept quietly for three years. It would
have been long time we should have heard
from il, from the preceding administration II would
like the Oregon and Maine questions, to say nothing
Of the Florida war; have been made yield the
important business Of canyassng for success in some
town election.
But sir, Providence had ordered what politicians
had not foreseen Mcleod most unexp ectedly became
prisoner 10 my State charged with the hi CHEST
crimes known 10 laws. The State tribunals
were about proceeding to try him, and 10 deal with
him according to his deserts This brought the mat
ter suddenly 10 crisis, and at this crisis the past Adj
ministraion went out of place and the present one
succeeded to power. Finding this amongst the other
irritating subjects, which had grown worse and worse
from delay, calling for its INN ediate and
action that and action were at once Civ
to the subject.
Here the morning hour allotted TO this debate hav-
ing expired, Mr.. III. arrested IN bis remarks
PsIDaY, JoLY 0, 1871.
Mr.. HuNr again having the floor, and being in
formed by the Speaker that under the rule ad pied
the eth instant but minutes eit him stated
that it was utterly impossible for him to state
the heads of the remaining pant Of his argument with
in the time remaining to him He should therefore
in justice 10 himself feel compelled to do what he had
very seldom done, write out the heads Of the remain
ing part of the arguuent and should publish the whole
entire, as though finished in this Hail He then pro-
oeejed IN his argument until arrested by the ex pira
ton of the time.
In the Augusta (Mainc) Age the case between the
preceding and present Administration is thus put
and the statement has received the endorsement of he
Globe by repubshing Il without comment under date
of the 25lh of June, 1874 =
THE CASE OF MCLEOD.
There are certain distinctions in regard to this case
which !, rs important to kep in mind
He has been indicted Tor murder and so NAV he
presumed TO have committed a murder Ifie defends
himself the ground that he committed the homicide