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In coming tossthsr. fellsS-eisizeus. 10 rs:.r
gaia upan he dneAafTs q De daRss Win which
ne reop's nave changed 10, ssvefslly, xe Odd
oesss.en 10 rsioies N The geoer al prosperity
u the eSuniry. We are in ,he snN,yner, Of an
ne esessiags Of elVu and rtiigioas liberty, with
aaexanP'ed neaas Of edasali0n, koswletse, and
lmPtesenepf- TAroash Ihs year which 70 nov
lfawinS 70 elose, peace has been In our Dor. l
osfs. an4 plenty IN oaf LIMITATIONS and although
ohsease has visited sous few portioas u the land
with distfess-aud mortality. ret ia general The |
health Of ne People has beea preserved. and ~, |
are called ppon. By the highest ebiigatioas oil
dutJ, 10 renew our tAaaks aud our devotion. 10
our Heesenly Parent, sho has eontiuued to
voeehssfe 10 Nc the eminent blessings which ,ur-
feand rs. and vho has 80 signalty crouaed the
Jear vith his goodness I've hud oarseIve, in
ereasins beyond sxample, in Numbers. IN strength
IN wealth, 70 kno~ledge, IN every thing which
promotes human and social happiness. LEI a.
evef remember our dependence. foS all theAe. on
me protection aud meEciful dspensaiions Of Dr.
vim Providence
Sanee youS last aajournment, Alsxanier Me.
Led, bsitish subject, Nho was indicted Cor The
murder Of al American cliEeE aud whose case
has eeen the sabiee: Of a ooffespondcnee hereto.
Tore communicated 10 you. has been acquitted by
ths verdict Of an impartial and intelligent iury
and has. under the isdgment Of the courts been
regularly discharged.
0rat Btii&ia having made knowu 20 this Go.
Vernment that the expedition which was dued
cut from Canada for the destruction ofthcSst-am.
poat Caroline. IN the winter OF 1897, and which
resulted 10 The desiruciien of sad boat and IN
The death OF al American citizen, vas underta-
ken bY oriers enana.ing from the authorities of
h. N N 4 a..
ing the discharge Of Mcleod upOo the ground
thai, II engaged IN iha, expedition, he dad b1,
.ulhl The orders Of has Government has thus
been answered y The only var 10 which she
could hs ansueted By Government, the pouer,
OF which afe distributed among its several depart
meats by The FUNDAMENTAL law Happily for the
people % Great Britain, a. we'll as those Of the
United Siaies. the ony mode By which an indi-
NIdaal, Afraigned for a criminal offence, before
the Courts OF either, can obtain his discharge "a
by the Independent action Of The judiciary, aud
nv p'SeesdiasS equally familiar 70 the Courts OF
both eon7uiea-
If "a Great Britain . power exists in the
Grown TO eadss 10 be entered . Rolis pvolsgui.
which - not ips cave with the Executive pow
sr Of the States uPsa q prosee ution pc aiding
10 State Courts Jet Ihsrs. more N an Acre,
e1n the Chief Executive power rescue n
prisoner from suatody without an order Of the
proper tribunal directing his dis charge. The
precise stage OF the proceeding al Nh.eh such
order may be made, il Q matter OF munich
pat regulation exclusively, and aot To be con-
plsiSsd ofby any other govern nont- In cases
OF this kIhd. goverDment becomes poiiiiesI-
ly rssPOosibls only, when iis tribunals Of last
resort are shown TO have rendered unjust aud
Injurious judgments 10 matters not douotful.-l
To The establishment add sireidaion Of this
principle, no nation has lest its authority more
sGieisntly than Great Britain. Alexander Ne
affN -
wFit Of error from the dseision Of The Suprs me
Court Of New York, which had bsen rendered
upOa his application for discharge, TO tie SUI
preBas Court OF tbe United States or TO sub
NIT nm esss 90 the deeision Of Jury, prefer
red the lAttsrs. dseming II the readiest mode Of
obtaining his liberation, aud the result has fol-
ly sustained NE wisdom Of HE choice. The
manner in which the issue submitted was
tried, will satisfy the English Government that
the principles of justice uH never fail to GO
Vern the emil ghtenrd dseision Of 40 American
tribunal. cannot fail, however, TO suggest 70
Congress the PrOpriety, and. in some dsSrss,
the necessity, Of making such provisions By
Law, 30 Tar as they may constiiutionaIly do 30,
fof Tie removal at 2heiT commencement, aud
81 The ogiloa Of the party. Of all such eases ~
may hereafter ariSe. and which may involve
tbs faithful observance sui execution OF our
International Oblig cations, from the Stste 10 the
FederAl JudIciary. This GoVernmeut, by our
institutions, is charged With the maintenance oil
peace aad the pressrsation Of amieabIs reIa-
lions with the nations OF the earth, ssd ought
TO possess, without question, all The rSasonsbls
and proper means Of maintsining the oos and
preserving the other. Whilst Just confidence
y fsh 10 ths judiciary or the states, vet this
0oVernmsnt ought TO be Competent IN itself for
the fulalmsni Of the high duties which have
been des0lVsd aPoa % under the organic Law,
BY The States themselves.
If 49,
cd men frcm Upper Canada Invaded the terri
tory Of the United Siatss, aad forcihly seized
upon The persoa Of one Grogan, and under
eireunstaness Of Ersat harshness. burriedIy
carried hin beyond The limits Of the United
5tasss, ssd delivered him Up 20 the aushoritiss
% Upper Caaada. HE imnsdiats disebargs
wa oedssEd By those authorities aoo1 The facts
OF the case being brought to their knoWlsdgs
"A e0uF,s 81 procedure which ~ss to have
Oeen expected from q hatiop With whom ue
ere 81 psaee, and uhisa uas nof more due 10
The rights OF the United States, than 10 is ovn
sgaFd sor 1ustses The eoTrespoadsnea which
pesses ostwssn The Department Il stats. and
tSs Brhish EaToy. Ar. FoE. SID With the Gossr-
nor 81 FeFn0at a. soon a. the facts h,d han
mace kneEn 10 this Department, are herewith
communicated
FsEFei that ii $ net in ny powsF 70 make
knoSn 70 yeu al equally satisfactory eonrlu.
SION ~ ihe case q the Caroline steamer 9Th
thsercnmsianess connected gith La- ,s-=srne,iov
o. Wheh, "a D-crmbsr 1891, By an armed force
hued oui 10 The PFovines 81 Upper Canada
yon are slrssdy made acqsAin,ed No such
AioasE-ni IS vas doe Zoe ne public vrnnr done
70 'he Uoied States ~ thss invasion o! her terri
'9fyi - wholly ifreconciiable with her right, a.
40 indsPsnSeHi poSef. has yet been made. In
We wee taken ~ lhis Govsrnmsut. m. ioaairv
uoeiheF ne vessel vas an the smpiayn~nt Of
NOSE sho we're pros-cating ~ unaaihorfsed
war sEainst hat Provinces. o. vas spzased by
ne oTheFtn he butnsss q Transporting nas.ep
ger 70 sni from Navy lsland. " hopss N tyisais
san. vhieh vas mosi pfobshiy The ease. Ia no
eeffee AYERS The real question 81 is-5- between
lhs I've governments. Tais Government can
nevei eoneede n nhy levin oovsfsmsnt he
poser eEeepi - 4 ease ~ ne mcrs sfr~b, soA
thHeme necessity. 81 iavaAirt its frfrtnrv siiher
AF'rsi ne persons o. destroy ne nfopsr,y ~
moe shn NAY hfvs violated The asnf-lcsf1
avs y sneh iofeiE7 Goveraaent. ~ have d,.es.
Rafaed ihef oh'gsHoss afisina un4er M isw
% ah'ions. The 'erutury ~ th- Un,s5 500.
mpti b rrrsfdet ss sacfssly seesrs srsisst an
sneh iasaFions unfi fheT shau v,l1sf.,iiv -.
haavls6es heir liability 20 aeoat ibs--..ig., N
ihef duties 70 nihfrr. And. ~ ssnann~.sr -.
efniiEsEi, % bai arm priueiuis vhirh =,
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