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oil great harshness, hurrledIy carried
him beyond the limits of the United
States, and delivered him up 10 the au
thorIlies OF Upper Canada. Ills imme
date discharge was ordered by those
authorities, upon the facts Of the case
being brought to their knowledge "a
course oI procedure which was to have
boen expected from a nation with whom
we are al peace, and which was not more
due TO the rights Of The Uuiled States
than TO its own regard for justice. The
correspondence which passed between
the Department Of State, and the Brit
lsh Envoy, Mr.. Fox, and with the Gov
ernor Of Vermont, as soon as The facts
had been made known 10 this Depart
ment, are herewith communicated.
| regret that it is not IN my power to
make known to you an equally salisfac
tory conclusion in the case Of the Caro-
line steamer, with the circumstances
connected with the destruction Of which,
in December, 1887, by an armed force
fitted out in the Province Of Upper Ca
NADIA, you are already made acquainted
No such atonement as was due 10 the
public wrong done to The United States
by this invasion OF her territory, so
wholly irreconcieabs with her rights
as an independent power, has yet been
made 10 the view taken by this Gov.
ernment, The inquiry whether the yes
So WAS in the employment Of those who
Wers prosecuting an unauthorized war
against that Province, or was engaged
by The owner in the business Of trans
porting passengers 10 and from Navy
sland in hopes of private gam, which
was probably The case, in no degree al
ters the real question: at issue between
the Two governments. This Govern
ment can never concede 10 any foreign
Government the power, except IN case
Of the most urgent and extreme neCessl
ty, Of invading it's territory, either 10 ar
rest the person or destroy the property Of
those who may have violated the munici.
pal laws of such foreign Government, or
have disregarded their obligations Gris
ing under the laws Of nations. The
territory OF the United States must he
regarded as sacredIy secure against all
such invasions, until they shall volunta
rlIy acknowledge their inability to ac-
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And in announcing this sentiment, do
but affirm principle which no nation
On esFlh would he more ready to yindi
cate, at all hozarda, than the people and
Of Great Britain.
II, upon 8 full investigation Of sl The
facts, i, shall appear that the owner Of
the Caroline was governed by hostile
intent, or had made common cause with
those who were in the occupancy Of
Navy Island. then, 80 far as he is con-
cerned there can be no claim to ndem
Nifty for the destruction Of his boat,
which this Government would feel it.
self bound TO prosecute-slnce he would
have acted not only in derogarion of the
rights of Great Britain, but in clear VIC
Iation ofthe laws of the United States;
but that is a question which, however
settled, in no manner involves the high
er consideration OF the violation Of ter
ritorial sovereignty and jurisdiction
10 recognize it as an admissible prac-
ice that each government in it's turn,
upon any sudden and unauthorized out
break, which. on a frontier, the extent
IF which renders it impossible for either
o have an efficient force on every mile
If it, and which out. break, therefore,
neither may be able TO suppress in day,
nay take vengeance into its own hands,
md without even a remonstrance, and
n the absence of any pressing or over
'uling necessity may invade the terri
ory Of the other, would inevitably lead
o results equally to be depIored by
)oh. When border collisions come to
,eceve the sanction, or to be made on
he authority of either Government,
general war must be the inevitable re-
suit. While it is the ardent desire Of
he United States to cultivate the rela-
ions Of peace with all nations, and to
ulfI all the duties Of good neighbor
lood towards those who possess terrific
RES adjoining their own, that very de-
'ire would lead them to deny the right
,f any foreign power to invade their
boundary with an armed force Cores
pondsuce between the two Governments
IN this subject will, at future day of
your session, be submitted to your con
liberation; and in the mean time, can
rot bat indulge the hope that the British
Government will see the proprety OF
'enouncing, as a rule Of future action,
he precedent which has been set in
he affair at Schlossor.
| herewith submit tho correspondence
which has rece ntly taken place between
he American Minister at the Court of ST
James, Mr.. Stevenson, and the Minister
If Foreign Affairs of that Government,
IN the right claimed by that Govern.
nent to visit and detain vessels sailing