The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-15


contest Of rheiOricIanp, il would indeed be i'm
portanl; but in tho contest of nations it, dwIn-
dies into iusigni6ciauce. The statesman
wants knowledge, 6rmHeSs, patriotism, and
invInclNble adherence 20 the rights, honor aud
interests Of his country. These are the char
acierisucs OF the statesman; and tried by
these tests, what becomes Of this letter, go
encomaelcally dwelt upon hereI lis knowl-
edge is shown by mistake off the law OF ma
tions-its firmness by yielding to threa!-
its patriotism by taking the part Of foreIgners
lite adherence TO The honor, rights and ln~
tsrests ofOur own country, by surrenderIDg
Mcleod without receiving or even demanding
one word Of redress or apology for the outrage
upon the Caroline
The letter, besides it's futal concessions, is
deficient in manly tone-n American feeling
in nerve..ln force-. 10 resentment OF lDJurI-
Gus imputations-. and in enforcement Of OUr
just claims 10 redress for blood split, territory
invaded, and flag iusulted,
The whole spirit OF the letter 10 feeble ana
deprecatory. II does not reCrimlnale, but de-
fends. |, does not resent insut--nol even
the audicious threat-~which is never once com
planned Of, nor eTen alluded to.
This letter s every way an unfortunate
production. It'does moi even show the ex-
pense and trouble we took TO prevent our cltl-
zens from crossing The line and joining the
Canadian insurgents. 1t does not show the
expenses we were at in raising new regl.
men. of infantry expressly for that service,
fseveral volces said ca, yes, il mentions that
Good, let il be credited accordingly. But il
do, ~ in lha lott Of EHhtl
600 made at one time for that object: il does
not mention the numerous calls upon the mill"
tary authorities and the civil authorities al1Dg
the line 10 assist in restraining our people; It
does not mention the arrest OF persons, and
seizures of arms, which we made; it does not
mention The prosecutions which we instituted;
ldoes not show that for two years we were at
great expense, and trouble was brought upon
US by the excitement produced by The affair of
the Caroline. The British brought upon US
an immense expense by that affair, for which
they render ia no thanks, and the Secretary
fails 10 remind them.-The letter does not re-
PEI, with the indignant e1ergy which the dec
laraton requi ed, that we had 'psrmited" our
citizens 10 arm and join the insurgents. tire
pes it, to be- sure, but too feebly and gently,
and il omts altogether what should never be
lost sight Of in case, iha! the British have Ia
ken great vengeance on our people for tbeii
rashness in Joining this revolt. Great mum.
hers oflhem we're killed in action; many were
hanged; and many we're transported 10 the ex-
trem,.les OF the world-lo Van Dieman's land,
under the antarctic circe--where they pine
out miserable existence, far, far, and forever
removed from kindred, home and friends.
The faults ofthe letter are fundamental and
RADICAL .such as no beauty Of composition, no
tropos and figures, no flowers Of rhetoric, can
balance or gloss over The objections 90 TO
its spirit and substance,>to errors of facts and
Iaw-to its lameneSs and limidlty, and 10 its
its total commission tu demand redress from
the British Government for the outrage on the
Caroline which ths, Government has now ae-
sumed. She has now assumed that onttage
for the first time .assuned it after thee years
O! silence; and, in the assumption, offers not
one word of ofapology orof consolation TO our
wounded feelingS She clapS her arms akim-
DO, and avows The offence; and our Secretary,
IN his long and beautiful letter, finds no place
to insert demand for this assumed outrage,
lie gives up the subject and demands nothing
of the sovereign lie lets 90 the servant and
does not lay hold the master THIS is a
grieyous omission. Ills lantamounl 10 sur-
render fall claim for sry redress, ofauy kind
Mcleod, the peTpetrator, is given up: he is
given up without conditions. The English
Government assume his offence demand his
release-- offer US no satisfaction, and we give
him up, and ask no satisfaction! The letter
demands nothing. literally nothing; and in that
respect degrades US as much as the surrender
upon threat degraded us,
This is most material point, and mean TO
make it clear. | mean 10 show that the Sec
rotary, in giving up the alleged instrument has
demanded nothing from the assuming superb
or; and this will do him the justice to show
by reading from his owa letter. ! have ex-
Amiued it carefully, and can find but two pla.
ceS where the slightest approach is made, not
even 10 demcnd for redress, but to the Sug-
gestion of an intmation of a wish on our sida
ever 10 hear the name Of the Caroline ment-
toned again These two places are on the
two concluding pages Of the Letters if there are
others, let gentlemen point them out, and they
shall be cad, The two paragraphs | discoV.
! erate those:. - -
"The undersigned trusts, that when her
BritaniO MOjesly's Goverumen, shall pre-
sent the grounds, at length, on which they
Justify the local authorities Of Canada, in
attacking aBd destroying the "CUroIine,' u
they will consider that the laws Of the U
EtateS ara lnch aa the under signed hAs now