The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-06-18

und,, any decree Of ,ouu,ruaucc i.ou Oh. ao-
ycrmcot 90 We 'ega5dod 10y 1t with iHd'lc.-
cn'' ol 'a' u''', ,lo ','Ssl'''I',S % ,'T ,,
, ,', of p.o,r,Jipr AHbnueh he zen cts ,h,
ty r,ug the tenn 'a,untlcd,' possible ini,-
en.' OF Ina. And m'2't' be .a'sed' yen such an M,
m @ ,r.1-t f., ,b intent. ons Of ,hc B,,,h "o-
,r.nmcnt.
That on a line orlronlicr, such sscpomtcs the
a't'd S''''' 'lom h'f Ba'anmc m'Jy-,l Norm ,'I,
,,L,,r Il, E",5,, in", bai l
Wilderness. and conflicts should sometimes orcu,
equally against the Will OF both governments Is
,,s.,,,. ,,rh5.s in r,,.,,J w. tho InitcJ S,r,r.
without am, rcproach to thcir government, since
thc'c institutions c"u',ly discourage the hc'p'n4
o. l,,-y .' .',IS III ,',r ,, ~ ,E' ', n
r,s,ity of maintaining such expensive and danger
Gus establishments. Al! that anbccApcclrd l,om
'''o'' -3''.'ynt IN tn'.' eases Is s1"' -.
usr o mn r,npr, means Of prevention and THAT. ifI
offences cannot, nevertheless, bcanay prevented,
inc offenders 'nIl '''H he Ju'uy p"n,'o,Ii u "'
l,,,,,,,,,,, IN ,,, ,,c.,r",,n, li.s Juljrs
Han o,,;.y,... ooyorrmcnt ,rc nIe,s,J
.Isa - snnol, or ,Loso Amcr;c,n c;,i,cns
,L.,,,ol. ,,.,., ,,.;,I, ,,orso,,s j., C,u,l, ON.
,,rcl :, -, ;nsurrrrtion on,inst thc Eri-
I,isb governments rs ..American pirates"
PRIV, r,,lcrs;orcd does not admit the nro-
nriot,. ~, ;us,ico If This dr,iop,tior nj
citizens of the United States fitted out or
were engaged in fitting out, military cx-
petition from the United States intended
to act against the British government in
/ Canada. they were clearly violating the
laws of their country, and exposing them
|srlycs TO the lust consequences which
miaht be inflicted on them if taken within
the British dominions. But, notwilhstan-
dino this. they were certainly not pirates,
nor does the UNDERSIGNED think that it can
advance the purpose of fair and friendly
discussion. or hasten the accommodation of
national difficulties so TO dcnominate them.
Their offence. whatever it was, had no
analogy to cases of piracy. Surprising all
that is alleged against them to be true, they
were taking part in what they regarded
rs civil war, and they were taking a
part on the side of the rebels. Surely.
ENGLAND herself has not regarded persons
thus engaged rs deserving the appclation
which her majcsty's government bcstows
on these citizens of the United States.
Il il ouite rotor;ors that for fine GREAT
est mar, Of the last two centuries. subjects
Of the British crown have been permillcd
10 cnrocc in corcirn wars. both national
and civil. and in the latter. N every Stare,
oC their nronrcss. and vet !, has not been
;mog;ncd that E,r,,pd allowed her sinh.
iccts to turn niro,os Indeed. in our ov n
, lines NOT only have individual Subjects
Of thatcrown zone abroad TO cnnaoc in ci.
vii wars, but we have seen whole rcgi-
ments oncnlv recruited. embodied. armed,
and disciplincd in England. with the avow-
ed nurnosc or aidinc \ rebellion orainst =
nation with which ENGLAND was at pcace ;
al,houch if is true that. subsequently,. an
lac, of narIiamcn, was nossnI IN nrrven,
transactions so nearly approachjnc TO nub-
lie war. without license from the crown.
II NAV he said that there is 4 difference
between the case Of civil war. ARISING
from 4 DISPUTED succession. or \ protract-
ed revolt of colony AGAINST the mother
country. and the case of = fresh outbreak.
at the commencement of rebellion. The
undersigned does not DENY that such dis
tinctions may. for certain purposes. be
deemed well founded. He admits that a
Government. called uuon TO consider its
own RIGHTS. interests. and duties. when
civil war breaks out in other countries,
NAV decide on all the circumstances Of the
poriirular case. uuon its own existing sti-
pulalions. ON probable results. on what its
own security requires, and on many other
considerations. 1t may be already bound
to assist one party, or it may become
bound, if it so chooses, TO assist the other.
and to meet the consequences of such as