Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-11
POLITICS..
IFrom Tie Globe.

From The Globe.l ,,,,,,.,,,,
GREAT ALAcR[TY OF THE WEBSTER ADMlNiSTRA
TON IL COMPLYING WITH BRITISH DEMANDS.
If our Washington Ministers had been accessories
in the Caroline affair, they could not have shown
greater anxiety to get comrade out, than they 40 tc
get Mcleod out of the scrape. When this trial wa:
about to come on at Lockport, Mr.. Attorney Genera
Crtenden was despatched TO interpose in his behalf
II seems that triple plot then laid to open the
way for his escape. One is shown in the legislative
attempt to authorize Gov Stewards Attorney-Genera
enter a nolie prosequi. This found upon exPe
riment to be rather hazardous business, it was like
ly for Wing popularity along the Canadian border ant
forthwith The second contrivance to deliver nm
without trial. He is brought to the city of New lori
under haGras corpus to see come Oft cannot be ount
in plea 10 the jurisdiction, or some other petence II
the shape Of point Of law. Governor Stewards AT
torney- General, and his District Attorney, doth a
anxious to let him go Seward is 10 keep the yrgni
negro.stealcr to argue in behalf of the States
10! Mr. Webster himself, instead Of MIR. Crittenden
has found it convenient to go to New York. just in thu
nick of time to give the Judges the advantage Of hi
legal lore and private counses. 1T the Judges should
not be able with those uids to make loop in the Law
sufficiently large to enable Mcleod TO escape wthou
making 80 great breach that all the world must SEE
through it, then the third plan TO be adopted, that
making a reconnaissance round the State on chung
of renue, to find jury to acqult hun "Chanse
change, is Mr.. Webster's counlersign-and there "a
no old lawyer who does not understand the advantage
of change of renue in criminal where the neigh
borhood know the circumstances Of the case loo wei
10 be cheated by the oil attorneys
We give the account Of the Mcleod escape under
the Federal auspices, from the Federal prints.
The New York American says:
"McLron is NEW YoRx-This prisoner arrived
here this morning from Albany, in charge of The She
riff of Niagara county, under writ Of ha6eas corpus
returnabe this the first day ofte May term Of the SUI
preme Court, sitting in banco in this city.
"Ths writ has been taken out by the prisoner coun-
SELL in ORDER the first instance, 10 try The question
of jurisdiction question OF law.
Joshua A. Spencer, Esq, counsel TOR the prisoner,
accompanied him. The District Attorney Of the Ma
CARA District, Mr.. Wood, and the AtorneyGeneral Of
the State Mr.. Hail. are here 10 argue The case IN be-
half Of the State.
ain order to avoid excitement at l.ockport, the m
tenton OF removing the prisoner under the writ oil ha-
beas corpus was judicously kept private; and he
far his way to this city before il was known that he
had gone.
"McIeod was quite lion on board The boat last
night and seemed, hear 10 enjoy it. 1t is tins love
for being onized apprehend that has got tins Tool
sh individual into his present scrape and come near
yolvng the two great nations in serious difficulties
This appears to be clearer of legal abduction
than that by which the muderers Of Morgan were en-
abed 10 avoid conviction.
Another Federal print very simply confesses that all
this legal 6nessing the result Of an arrangement be-
tween "Mr. Fox and the Government Of the United
States"
The New York Commercial Advertiser Of Monday
afternoon, after mentioning the arrival of Mcleod IN
that city, says
ain the meantime -four private advices from Wash
ngton do not mslead us-and this they have never yet
done-a decision of Importance has been come 10
there, reference GoM 10 .Leods case and The bonn
dairy question.
"lf we are rightly informed, it has been agreed be.
tween MIR Fox and the Government Of the U. s., that
no farther opposition shall be made by the former 10
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jurisdiction of New York, without interference either
by the British Minister or the National Government
If acquitted as is probable, Mcleod Will be dis
charged Of course and the matter thus be disposed
of. If conrieted, the National Gortrnmcnt cH then
take the necessary steps 10 afford him that measure q
justice and protection 7ehch all the circumstances u tie
case may require
Gas 10 the boundary, We learn that convention has
been signed on the part Of Great Britain aud The I
s., which provides for the appointment Of SIX comms
soncrs, three for each party TO the dispute ihcse SIX,
if they can agree, to give final decision on the
question. Ifthey cannot agree, they To appoint
three others, and decision By the majority Of nine
is to be conclusive.
"Such we understand to be the arrangement agreed
upon Some of the details may be incorrectly stated,
but have every reason to believe that the general
fact of convention being signed will prove anthem
tic"
The N. Y. Express says:
mShould the prisoner be set at liberty here upon
the motion discharge, early trial will probably be
had elsewhere, and at whatever place may NC ADVISED
through his counsel
Here il will be observed, that if the Administration
at Washington cannot prevent the conviction Of Nc
Leod in any Of the ways devised, Mr.. Webster has
stipulated that "hc National Government @dt en take
the necessary steps to aford him that MEASURE If justice
and protection chch all the circumstances Of he case
,nay regure" In other words "if the judges and ju-
rcs with the connvance Of the State prosecuting at
tornevs, cannot him under Tie lars, the Ma
tona Government is to afford him protection against
the lacs In the meantime, it seems that this unbaied
prisoner ccused Of murder, allowed 10 20 at large
The New York Herald says
"McLeod ostensbly in the custody Of the sheriff,
but restraint is imposed upon his motions, and if he
had any disposition to evade trial and 90 back to Ca
nada or to the devil il would seem that every facility
is to be offered him. He stout, and rather power
ful man. and has been wandering about the city to-day
looking the lions, with nobody to prevent his escape
but the sheriff of Niagara county, man much inferior
in point of physical strength"
Our innocent prisoners at Dartmoor in England,
were half Fortunate las the Editor Of the New
York American we'll knows;) but they were poor Re-
publicans in the power Of British Tories--a British
Tory no matter what his crime, is OF the protec-
ton Of our National Government, when in the hands
of Hartford Convention men, and the British Govern
lnent gives the order.
from the same
"PRosCRlPTIoN PRESCRIBED"
Never before did an Administration set up for per-
peluity of it's power over an honest and sensible
munty upon the plan of making most liberal and bcnc-
violent professions, and reversing them altogether in
practice 1t to be the idea of the worthless
at the head of affairs, that fine sentiments will suffice
for the vrtuous and upright, while the evil-disposed
and selfish gratfed by having all power directed to
compass their malignant or scrdid aims.
The public cannot have forgotten Mr.. Prestons We
hemen strain of nvectve against prescription just be-
fore the Inauguration. The obnoxious imputation that
his party looked TO stripping the friends Of the van
pushed chief of The Democratic party of employment,
shook his soul with adherence "The administration
coming into poper (he sad) reject and rpudate The IN
famous marin that 10 the rictors belong tic spOs. The
system of prescription is itself to eprosrriLed stand
upon that ground: and, so help me God aON act upon
IT,"
This hypocritical and impious adjura,ion was made
to cover with solemn pretence Of honorable intentions
towards all Others the setting aside of election made
by the Senate and the violation of contract to graft
fy the maligny and scliishness Of Mr. Clay and his
personal par,isnns, by stripping the publishers of the
Globe of their employment to confer it the instrn-
mens of his ambition. As compensation for this SUBJ
seryency and for that yet to be rendered. by violating
The will of South Carolina in voting for National