The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-07-08

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70 6xhs a. ln indrpen6sni indisiassl. ii
his oun choies and spon tisorn mption.
ihess against ~ho@ be kghls nighs look
upsa he asi q bearing sias sgsinsi
them IN such wsr - personal crime.
Bss when they. With III mankind. have
agreed 70 consider ne several members
q eish society only > paris ola eeiisc
tive person. that act under ihe direction
ef he common uill Of such eoilechss
pessea. however insKeusabls Gsn. ~hs
6ghls agsinsl then. Aighi be. "a The siew
Of bis own eOnseienee. OF Of The Law OF
nature. which considers ben ~ an lndiyi-
DIAL. they esnno'. consistently with The
.a~ u nalions. charge him with having
been gully of psrsonsl crime merely
On account Of his having fought against
lhsm." .Ths lsw Of nature, applied 10
individual persons. would make ia crime.
not OILY 10 the view Of eonselenee. bet
likewise IN he view OF msakind. 10 hghl
IN IN unjust war. Bsi when mankind
hare agreed 10 keep individuals out Of
sight. - il were. and 70 apply lhIs lac
0nly 70 collective persons. they cannot.
eousisaeally with Ihis sgfeemeni. charge
he paris Of these collective persons with
sny separate guilt for what's done Undef
the direction Of The commun oreolleciise
will" in the less solemn kinds af mar.
whist The members do. who act upder The
particulaf direction and authority II their
na.ioR, IL. By the las 81 nations, no Perso-
nal crime in them; they cannot therefore
be punished. consistently with this Law.
for any act ia which IL considers Them
only IS the instruments and the nation
~ the sgeni."
In shsi | have said on The general
sutsrel Of the rule Of International Law.
IL has been very far from my inlrntion 10
intimate that The British government d
MOI 10 be held responsible Tor the uulaw.
lul aei COMMITTED BY is auihoril,; on
The contrary have said. and | repea',
thai | do nol believe any necessity exist
ed for The destruction Of The Caroline
which can be justified upon The rules Of na
iionsl law.
II such necessity did exist, Il is for he
British government 70 show il. SO Ear ssls
nov known. l think The opinions hereto
fore expressed BY This government in re-
gard 10 The real nature u the transaction,
vieuing il as . most nnjusIiisble inva.
sion in time &c peace OF TIE territory Of
tie u States, are correct These matters,
are now before The two gov
ernmenis. The views Of this 10 relation
10 them are known 10 that Of England.
and an answer from The lailer is expected.
With these matters the question ss 20 the
exemption Of Mcleod from personal res.
possibility IS not necessarily connected.
The lsuer 10 point depending upon The
rules Of public Law. ss applied TO Inde-
prndeni nations; and while The ayeyeI
The indivldvsl from persoral liability. the
nation authorizing il sill be held 10 just
responsibility.
Having said all which I deem i,neces
ssry 10 say on The question Of public law.
I proceed 10 CONSIDER The other topic
which the senator IRON Pennsylvania in
irodseed, and on which he bestowed
much attention. refer 10 the charge or
complaint against The Secretary q State
for acting. 10 reference 10 this corfesPon.
dence. in . manner mol errd,,sble 10 The
American character, and for no, manifest
ing sufficient energy and American spiiit.
This. il IL be well Funded, is no Seni-
Il charge. !, is one which affects men
who have done the cnun,ry some service,
and whose reputation and character are
The property Of The nation. Propose 10
examine The nature and justice OF tins
complaint. sn5 | think il will appear 20 be
wholly without foundation. The senator
could excuse the Secretary Of State Tor
The minor offence Of admitting, in favor
OF Great Britain. principle which had
no foundation in the law Of nations. THIS.
compared with The complaint TO be consi.
dered. was. be said. a.smsll affair" and
that he lrl, constrained as senator o..
tho United Ststss. from proper regard
10 the American character, 10 comment
upon the correspondence Of The Srcre,a-
ry. particularly The Instructions TO the
Attorney General. The Executive Ad-
mlnisratiou is condemned by him. both
10 respect 10 the tone and spirit Of the re.
ply TO MIR. Fox. and Tor its interference
with the Iucal authorities Of The Stale ri
New Yurk. through the agency Of Mr..
Cri..enden. Several particulars are men
toned under these general heads Of CON-
plant. Before referring to lheIn. ! would
take leave 10 ask The senator what would
be and his fIienJs haze done in the cir
cumsisnces in which tie administration
was placed when these documents were
wriltenl II they had been in power
would ihey have folded their arms. and
SAID aud done nothing, Or, 10 reply 10
Mr.. Fog, have said. Mcleod 10 in The
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