North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-07-31

M rmaW&tuu tFDW tVC hHHtEutNs s"s oe"s
6re which had e,es,ed the ten colonies into
The now IRE. and independent States Of
America. But he would come 10 the more
immediate correspondence % ~ which
son,e Information vas sought by the rese-
luton before The House. He then reea-
ritplated the circumsts nces connected with
The burniKg of the Caroline; and continued:
vef his colleague had called this . psrstieal
vessel.. add had Rad In the Hosse o. proof
the letter ~ Sir. Allan Mc'Nab, the very
man, admitted On oil hands, to be the au-
thor Of this blood and mischief. this infa.
nous contamination of their soil; he was
the vitness brought forward BY his col
league.
Mr.. FiLLMoaH enquired 10 whom Mr..
Browne referred.
Mr.. BRowNE said he could not he inter.
rupi~d, fur at the expiration Of 60 minutes
he would hr gagged. fie referred TO his
colleague (Mr. Hunt.)
Mr.. FILLxaRr said he was not in bic
place.
Mr.. Browne knew very well whs, he
wss about. His colleague had read the
letter IN show tina, the vessel was sailing
under false colors, and engaged in carrying
troops 10 Navy Island. He would produ-
&c the evidence of American citizens, not,
he supposed, admissible in the opinion Of
the counsel Tor the crown, hut worthy Of
all credit, he trusted, IN the floor of IN A.
merican Congress.-He would read from
the evidence collected under the authority
of the government. He(Mr. Browne)
then read copions extracts from the printed
evidence, especially as TO the occupation of
the Caroline, commencing from the 99.h
December, sn6 continued. At midnight,
thistv.three of their citizens, without arms
and ammunition, under the eacred sanction
of III. American Aag,. beneath the sable
curtain ot night, had retired RI their beds
." slser--'he slerr Of death. At the time
NJ midnight, ,he British troops had placed
their polluted feet IN American soil, mur-
dered American citizens in cold hlond, tow
I'D out the boat into the current, set il on
FIRE, with q presumption that human life
was ON board the red glare Of the FIRE
was reflected in the heavens, crimsoned
with the blood If their fellow countrvmen.
The vessel is sens over the falls, l"st in
the roar of the torrent. Yet this conduct,
II il was mt iuaiiGed wss ut least palliated.
He called On the men nf Schenectady and
Saratoga. to hear their representative tell
them that thrse men were pirates and law.
less band.t. That gentleman( Mr.. LYNN
had expressed his willingness 10 vote for
the resolurion sub siientio. hut the dificnl-
" was, that Mr.. Webster had been attack
ed and therefore he had Withdrawn his SNIP
port from this resolution. II was not that
he loved his county, and i,s interest less.
but he loved Daniel Webster more. He
(Mr. Browne was opposed IN war, he had
been brought nv after the manner ofthe
stsiesept sect ef the people. called Quakers;
hut he lov-d his country's honor, and was
not willing to see Il degraded il abiect ser.
vilisv At the foot Of British power, and es-
pecislly when il was brought 70 that attn.
alton nv the American secretary. He then |
defended the course OF the late adminisira- |
tom in reference 10 this subject and expires. |
we'd HE conviction that il Mcleod was
found guilty, ne would be hung IN the |
spot where his victim fell;
but he charged thst the American Secre-
tary at the bidding OF British power, had
sent the Attorney General, not 70 aid the |
State or advise with the State Government, |
hut accompanied with the brsvest Of the |
brave, whose head was whiirned in |
glory, to interfere in the proceedings Of the
courts, TO advise and assist felon. He
approved of the course pursued hv The CO. |
vernon Of New York Ia this inter; il was
almost the only act ri his political HE that
he approved, but there seemed q mystery
in bic non-interference; he should have seat |
the Attorney Genesal hack. He laid M |
great claim 10 be a profound lawyer, but |
he looked in vain to End authority to take |
this matter out oil the courts Of New York
and hiring il before the Supreme Court or
the United States. But while negotiation |
was pending between the TWO countries
an Amerissn Secretary Of State sits down
add tamely surrenders the point a. issue.
This servile crineing TO British powers had
PIT the United States in position where
she must be disgraced in The eyes oi the
sivilized world, or she must declare
war. Great Britain before would have
had 10 declare war herself. bat new the
u United States must declare war or submit
IN insult. They might have hung city Nc
f.eods before England would have declared
war against the American Republic, for
she only Eshts with puny Cinnamon and
Hindoos. He now asked the
Congress 10 take measures 10 wire out the