Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-03-20
FroD the 3 Gilmore American.

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II is currently reported AMI w, proIImo upon
good authority, that Mr. For has dcn,l ted from our
Covenant The delivery OF Nc Lcod. The auesi,ol.I
i>sue now lies between the Government OF the United
STATES and that of Great Bilna, The demand of tho
BRUSH minister ID placed. we proum2. unoa the
grsuni that the destruction or ILcCarline w1, author.
iEsd BY the Quesns Government. The chief poiut
"l dincuity seems 10 BE- whether or not the General
Sovermont can Drought to interfere with the course
%! p'ocrediHgs now gong on ia The case under tho
authority OF the State of New York.
The New York American expresses the hon. thar
he President, under the advice Of b.. cabinet. will
ir-II lass duty % demand from the Governor Of that
State tho ijuncIiltc liberated of Mcleod. M; m a
compliance with the rs4u.sition OF the Brush minis.
ter, but asa necessary assertion of the contribution
and ParamoShi su'h,ri,y Of tho Genera! Govern
msnt.
Isl to be recollcc'si that during tho late irouhler
IN Canada many of the Anc. lean citizens went into
That province aud took part with the insurgents.
Our Government disuVowed the Gets Of all EIch prr.
sons oDd they were d s'insIly told that tho coassouen-
ees of their actions were ~ their own risk. Many al
Them "rro made prisoners by the British; some of
whom were oTccutcd and others rransyonoI. Tn, 4.
inencsn governments dad not inlsiere in any man.
nor.
In tho case Of Mcleod we hav, nm EXAMPLE NJ =
similar Kind though on a different side of the question.
lie 10 charged with having participated in n a hostile
isVnsion of our territory He is arrested on the
oharso, Imprisoned and ordered 6r trial. Tho British
government however does not dIStyoW las Ellpig.I
act ~ orr Government disayJwed the acts Of Ameri
csn citizens IN the other case. On the coutrory IN.
scf - avpyvel, ani on lhatgroTnd The BRUSH minj,tor
dsmsSis the Liberation Of McLe1i. The Govern.
Iacnt OF Grsat Britain therefore becomes tho response.
bic party. and not The prisoner now IN duranse.
l~trppears 10 DO the opinion OF the British Mimi,
iors ~ London that our Government holds Mr.. Me.
Lsod IN confinement in order 10 elicit from G.. Britain
a declaration whether she hulds herself responsible
or not in tho m1ror. Lord Palmer,lrn, ON a recent
oceusion, sler u~ilndiug 10 she case Of American citi.
zsns arrested ia Canada on The eide OF ,ho rebels il
that province, sid
Until, therefore, the British Government di,ov ned
those persons concerned in the DISTURBING of the
sIroIins In he same manners "a The American Govern.
mcnt bad disonwed their citizens in tho other ssss
he conceived that the American Government bad ndop.
ted an international responsibility ia the late deten.
ton Of Mr. Mcleod, and could not therefore ciszgs
Iheir ground upon this occasion"
Ihs proper course now certainly appsnrs 20 be 10
Mcleod since his Government offers 10 stand
responsible Tor him. The destruction Ofiho Caroline
must be afDned for Or compensated by The British Gov.
eminent, not by the sacrifice OF the irresponsible az.
emf 'upposiag him 10 be guilty. IfMcLeOd j, tried
and acquitted the other md main question will 10
FAMED hereby towards closing Inc difisulusS; ihsy
VIII only BE- aggravated BY such a result.