Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-12-22

10 It's err Tsgard for justice. The cor
rcsrDpd which passed between 'h'
Departures Sta'e.Hn,i the Governor o
pernioui, soon as the facts had beer
made knoy 10 this Department, are here
will, communicated.
/. regret ssi IN Is no, in my power II
make knof 8 10 you an equally sa,isficio
ry coUc!usinFI inilie case of tho Carolin,
steamer vita The circumstances cnnnecie'
with The destTac,iou nf which. in Decem
Der. 1897 asan armed force Gued out IL
The. Pnviiiceef Upper Canada. you are al
ready nsi,de arquain,ed, No such atone,
.ment as way due for the public wrong
done 10 The United States By this invasion
s,i' her' iersitsfy, So wholly irrecoacllahle
With her rights as an independent power
has. yet been made. In the view taken
by this Government. the inquiry whethcI
the. vessel syas in the employment Of those
who were IT0seruiins IN unauthnrscd
war agaiusi sliaf Province, 1r was engaged
tby,, the ownni'in the business Of rrnusInr.
ring passengers 10 aud from Navy l.
land IL, iplls OF private gain, which was
mosi pfnbatsy The case, in no degree alters
The real 90 ion nj issue between the two
gurernmepis The Government can new
er coacede d any foreign Government the
power, cxos'gIt jn - case of The mnsr-urgenr
aud eSirenI Hecessiiy, Of uiinyadiug iis ter
ri'nrY, eiiisef tp paFrstthe persons ar destroy
the properiy ct thnse VIM may nave viola
ted The munieieal laws nf such foreign
Governmeus.or or have disregartlrd ihpir.nh-
l,saiinn, arising nniler ,he law Of nalitns
The ierriiot Of ,hr U:;iled States must
be regarded sacpdly secure against all
sutll invasiolis, uuril they shall voInntnril,
Acknowledge lbrir inabiii,yio acguil them
selves OF iIIeEf duty 10 others. AID in
announcing E.ls sentiment, ] do bu, affi ~
a principle which no nation. on earth
.Guld be fiiS.ss ready 10 vinhic.rc. at all
hazards, thaEetiIe people aud Government
Of Great BfiIaia,
II. upon full investigation nf alI The
,(acis. il shass appear thai The owner Of Tie
Caroline pas governed BY hostile intent.
or had mud eaInmon caesc with ,huse
who were ii 80 acc,ipancy Of Navy Is
land. Iiieu, ~ 9iiy ss he is concerned. ihetc
can he nacl d 10 indemnify for the dc
sirnc,ion uf iuat. which This Govern.
men, would Itself hound 10 prosecute
since he e I'D have acted no, only in
derog s,ilri ag s,r rights OF Greai Briiain,
l,ut IN cleHE 9lBliun OF The laws OF The
United SIM IsiIs thai isa question which.
however ~eI nnu manner involl5estfc
higher ceBsf OF Iicyiolaiion OF ter.
rii6riai sdvessigfsy aud Jurisdiction. TO
recognise !, as All admissible practice that
each government, in It's turn, upon
any Sudden aud unauthorized outbreak.
which. on a,frun,ier, the exIrn, of whic;,
renders It impossible for either. 10 have an
efficient force. on every mile nf il. ana
which out. break, therefore, neither my
I've able TO suppress in u day, may take
vengeance into lis own hands, md " l,uut
even II rrmunsiranre, and in The absrncc al
any pressing or overriding necessity. uny
inva,lc the Ierrr'ury of the other. would
Inevitably lead to results equally Ia b. de-
piurrd by both. When bunler COLI.
siuns rome To receive the SANCTION. nr
To nc mmie on the authority Of either
Government. general war nusr be the
inevitable result. While il is The ar
dent desire Of Tie UGrcd States To cuIu.
vuie line RELATIONSHIP peace with all murIons,
aud to fulfill ail The duties of good ucish-
b0rinod towards ihnse who possess terrific
ries adjoining tbrir own. thar very desire
would lead ihrin in deny the right at any
fUrrign power TO invade their boundary with
un armed f,rcc. The correspondence he
tween The iuo Governments on TIN, sub.
jrri. mul, at future day of Your ses-lor.
he submitted l., your consideration; aud in
nope ,lial ,hs British Government will see
the pruprlety 0f rennuucins. rs n rule Of
iuurr action; the precedent winch has been
set in The aliair at SchIossrr.
! herewith submit the correspondence
WHICH has recently taken place between
the American Minister ut the Court oi 81.
james, Mr.. S,cvunsun. aud The Minister Ui
Foreign Affairs of lha, Government,
on The risi sclaimed by that Govern
mcnt Ia vish end driain vessels sail-
Ing under the American Gag aud rn.
gagged in proscco,in. IN via & mmcrce
m the Affirm seas. Our commercial
Interests in mat region have experien.
ced considerable increase, and have be-.
con,c an object oi mech Importance. and
i, is the tlu,yof This Government 10 pruiecI
them aga,ls NIL improper and vexatiou>
in,errupiion. However ,!eSiruus thc United
S,a,es may be for the suppression "I the
slave trade, ihey cannot couseui TO inter.
po;a,ion.-inlp The maritime code. al Inc
mere will aud pleasure of other govern
mcu,s. We deny the righI of any such
in,rrpoIa,ion 10 any one. or all the nn!i"iis
or,he Earth without our consent. We
claim 10 have voice iI NIL amendments
or al,crp,ions Of thar cntle--ani when we
ore piyen 10 understand, as in this instance
Inv foreign Government, thai lis rrralies
with other narirns cannot he executed
wi,hou, the establishment and enforce
,neu, of new principles of maritime p"lry,
10 be applied without our cou-"nt, wr
must employ a language neither olequivo-
cal import, or susceptible OF misrun>rruc.
,inn. American citizens prosecuting a
lawful co,nncrcc in the African seas, under
The flae Of their country, are nni respuusi
BILE t;,r the abuse or unlawful use Of ,ha
,lap by Others; nor can thev righlfully or
.,, oc ,ny such nlIered ohusay bo i,