The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-06-17


from this Government. OF were regarded /
By il with indliTsEencc: or that. under he
circumstances Of. The case. they could
have been prevented By The ordinary
course Of proceeding. Although ne TegIsis
thai. bs.using he term permiued. a
possible inference Of that kind nigh, be
raised. vel such an inference. the Pres
Dent is wiling 20 believe. would be
quite unjust 20 lhe infections ,oi Ihe
British GoEefnmenl.
That on . line Of frontier such .
separates lie United Safes from Her
Britannia Msjes,, . Norih American Pro.
yinces-s line lane enough 10 divide the
whole Of Europe into halses--irregulsri.
ties. sioIences. end conflicts should some
times occur. equally against The will Of
both Governments. 10 certainly easily 10
be supposed. This may be more pos.
sible, perhaps. in regard 10 ihe United
States. without any repfoaeh 20 their
Gosernmrnl. since their institutions en-
tirely discourage The keeping up Of large
slsnding armies in lime Of peace, and their
siiualion happily exempls them from The
necessity Of maintaining such expensive
and dangerous establishments. AL thai
can be expected from either Government
in these cases is coed faith, sincere
desire 10 preserve peace and do justice.
the use Of sll proper means OF prevention,
and that, il offences cannot. nevertheless.
be always prevented, The ofeduers shall
still be Justly punished. 10 all these
respects. this Government acknowledge
no delinquency in The performance Of ~
duties.
Her Majss,y's Government are pleased
also, 10 speak Of those American citizenl
J, who took part with persons in Cansds
engaged in an instruction against thu
BRUSH Government, as "Americsn pi
rales." The undersigned does not admi
the propriely or justice Of this designation
1T citizens Of the United States 6Iied ont
or were engaged in flung Out. military
: expedition from The United States INTENDED
to set against the British Government IL
! Canada. they we've clearly violating lhs
laws Of their country, and exposing them
. selves 10 The just consequences which
" nigh, be inflicted on them il taken with
= in the British dominions. But, not
outstanding this. they were. certainly
not pirates. nor docs the undersigne,
= think that j, can advance the purpose o
! fair and friendly discussion. or hasten III,
accommodation Of national difficulties, s,
to denominate them. Their offence
i whatever il was, had no analogy 10 case
" Of piracy. Supposing all tina, is allege
against them 10 be true, they we're takln
= a rar, in whs, they regarded ss civ
war, and they were taking part on III
= = side Of the rebels. Surely, England bel
= selfhas mol regarded persons thus engage
~ as deserving The appellauon which lie
- Majesiy's Government bestows on Ties
: citizens Of the United States.
g II is quite notorious that, for the gresI
:. est part Of the lasl two centuries. subject
is Of the British Crown have been perml,te,
70 to engage in foreign wars, both nationa
4 and civil, and in the latter. in every stag
In of their progress; aud YET it has not bee
!. imagined that England has ST any lin
m allowed her subjects 10 turn pirates
r. Indeed. in our own times, not only hav
n individual subjects of ina, Grown gop
abroad To engage In cIvIl wars, but vi
n have seen whole regiments openly re
!, cIuiied, embodied. armed, and disciplined
! in England, " it'll the ayoweh purpose o
! aiding rebellion against natian viii
= which England was at peace; although /
= is true that, subsequently. an act Of Par
n lament was passed to prevent transactions
!, so nearly approaching to public war
e withou, license from. the Crown.
); nav be said lha. there is difference
o between The case Of civil war, arising
e from a disputed succession. or q pro
Q racied revolt Of colony sgsinst the
' mother country. and the case Of fresh
III outbreak, al the commencement Of re-
J. bslhon. The undersigned does not deny
]. that such distinction may, for certain
: purposes, be deemed well founded. He
II admits that a Government, called upon 10
+ consider its own rights, interests. and
duties, when civil wars break out in other
! countries, may decide on oil The circnm
{ stances of the particular case. upon It's
J. own existing s,ipuls,ions. on probable
d results. on VIVA, its own security requires.
. and on many other considerations. IL
4 may be already bound TO assist one Psriys
or il may become boend. il il so chooses,
10 assist the other, and TO meet The con-
!, sequences Of such assistance.
4 Blu, whether the revol. be recent or
!, long continued, they who join those con.
e cerned in il, Whatever may be their offence
), against their own country. or however
b they be treated, if taken with arms in
their hands. in the territory Of the Go
n vernment against which the standard oil
o revolt is raised. canno, be denom'nated
e pirates. without departing from all ordina
' ry use Of language in the definition Of
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