The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-04-01
NUMBER 27.
THE CAsE a. McLEoD.


Of the proceedings had in the State of New
f York, enquired Of Lord melbourne wheth.
er the Government bad any Information
and what steps had been taken.
The Viscouu; replied, briefly, that nfor.
nation had been receiyed-that mcLeod .
liberation bad been demanded BY Fox, SC.
As to steps, he was sure that the House
would not expect him to give any answer
at present. He would only say that Minis.
tiers bad taken every means in their power
TO secure the safety other majesty subjects.
In the House Of Commons the same mat.
ter was called up by Lord Stanley, who said
that,
Seeing the noble Lord the Secretary Of
Foreign Affairs 10 his place, he (I4ord 81
should ask that question of which BIO had
given notice. This beng a subject of SO
important a nature and coming forward at
so critical period, he was compelled TO
preface the question he was about to put
( by short statement Of flcis but it should
/ 10 only such a statement as the rules of the
House permitted.
I Here his lordstip stated the facts relaiog
70 the destruction Of the Caroline which By
the way, he called a schooner he went into
an enumeration Of different stages Of the
hole affair, the original complaint Of our
Government, and tie statements and ev.
dence Submitted by the President 10 the
BRUSH accompanying demand
for repaTation for an outrage on or ueu.
tral.'y laws in the case Of the Caroline
Also The counSr statement by the British
authorities. rLese things had transpired
previous TO February, 1898, since which
time no information bad been laid Lofore
the House by the Foreign office, and be be.
Ieved since then the affair had been by
The public considered as settled. lie then
alluded TO tue arrest Of Mcleod, and the
alleged grounds Of the arrest, also 70 the
Diplomatic correspondence on the subject,
and the refusal Of the President 10 surren.
der Mcleod on the demand of Mr. Fox
Promising that the trial of Mcleod was
about to come on, and that his life was in
Jeopardy for having acted by authority of
Her Malesly's Government, he asked if
there was any objection 10 laying the en-.
tire CORES pondence before the House and
It Her Gejesty's Government had taken
any measures for the release OF cLeod
Lord Palmerston thought il would not be
expedenl in the present state Of the ques.
ton 10 lay before the House the correspou.
deace relating 10 the capture and destruc.
ton Of the Caroline, until that correspon.
dence was brought to final close hear,
hear.) The noble lord (Staaleyl had sud,
that he believed Mr.. Mcleod was not one
Of the party by whom the Caroline had
been attacked.
His Lord Palmerston's) information
went precisely 10 the same conclusion-tha,
he, Mr.. Mcleod was not a member of tho
party that was concerned in the destruction
Of the Caroline; but with regard TO the
ground taken up by Mr.. Forsyth in reply.
ing 10 Mr. Fox he (Lord P.) though. it
night 10 say that the American Government
undoubtedly might have considered this
transaction either as transaction 10 be
dealt with between The Two Governments,
by demands for redress on one hand 10 Ue
granted, or refused Oh the other, and to DO
dealt with accordingly: or it might have
been considered az the British authorities
consider proceedings between American
citizens on the British side Of the border,
as matter 10 be dealt with by the royal au.
thorlies.
Bat the American Government had cho.
sen the former course, by treating this mat.
ter as one 10 be between the two Govern.
menis and this wls the ground on which
they we're entitled TO demand redress from
the British Governs at for the acts Of its
subjects. He was sure the House would
,tmak with him that in a matter of such
extreme difficulty II would be improper for
him TO enter into any further remarks or OBJ.
servatuns, and be would therefore content
himself with answering the noble Lords
questions by stating those important facts
which be had then mentioned.
With regard 10 the inquiry as TO meas.
ures for the succour of Mcleod Lord P.
said -" That q case somewhat similar in
principle 10 the present was expected about
a year and a half ago, and instructions
we're sent at that time to MIR. Fox, on
which he founded the communication he
made to American authorities. OF course
the house would suppose, he trusted, that
her Malestey's Government had already
sent certain instructions but until the cor.
respendence upon this subject was conclu.
ded, 1t was impossible to send any lnstruc.
tons that could be final He hoped the
house would believe that the Government
would send TO Mr.. Fox such farther In.
structlons as they might think /. their du.
10 do; at the same time he was not prepar.
ed 10 state what was the nature of those
instructions. - (hear.)
Mr. Hume begged the House to suspend
their opinions upon the affair until the whole
of the papers had been laid before tho
House. He alluded TO call for documents
in Congress, and the submission among
others OF letter from Mr.. Stevenson, da.
ted end July last, in which he had received
no answer to communication made 10 the
! British Government, on the 18th MAY, 1888,
and Mr.. H. stated that up TO this time that
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