Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-29
THE STANDARD.
GEORGETOWN, JUNE 90, ls4l.
THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT
BRITAIN.

the course OI tno HoW 1AuAh'H'SHS''O" ~
wards Great Britain are already realized,
and our condition is truly humiliating to
every true American. Eight days after
the Inauguration, Mr.. Fox, British minis
ter at Washington, made an insulting de-
mand for the immediate release OfMcLoud
and threatened the serious consequences
that would ensue from rejection of tho
demand. Instead ofresenting this insO-
lent demand as it deserved, Mr.. Webster,
three days afterwards, gave such instruc-
tons 10 the Attorney General Of the Uni
ted States as amounted to a compliance.
A copy of these instructions was proba-
bly, transmitted to Mr.. Fox, and through
him TO the British Government, who aP-
pear TO have been quite satisfied, as moth
ing more passed between the two Gov
ernments on the subject, until nearly six
weeks afterwards, when Mr.. Webster
fearing the consequent indignation that
would prevail among the American peo-
pie, upon public disclosure of these in
structions, wrote long letter, addressed
to Mr. Fox but intended for the public eye,
in which he vainly attempts 10 justify the
instructions 70 the Attorney General, and
affects degree of American spirit. The
whig papers throughout the Union are
publishing the letter, unaccompanied by
the insulting letter ofMr Fox,and the hu-
initiating instructions to the Attorney
General. We will therefore publish these
next week. In the meantime the reader
is referred to Mr.. KendaIl's review of the
correspondence. Having read the whole
Of the correspondence, we can vouch for
the correctness of this review,
F From KendaIl'S Expositor.
U. STA TES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
With the Presidents Message we have
the correspondence between the British
Minister and our Secretary Of State rela-
tive TO Mcleod, &c. . ....
Mr.. Foe to Mr.. Webster, dated March
IL, lS4l. Mr.. Fox informs Mr.. Webster
that his Government approves of his
"course" and "the language adopted by
him'' in his letters of the 26th and Both
Dec. las, to Mr.. Forsyth. He then sayss
"And the undersigned is now instruct
! ed again to demand from the Government
of the United States, formally, in the
name of the British Government, the i'm
a mediate release Of Mr.. Alexander Nc
: Leod."
= The grounds of this demand are, that
= the act for Which he is arrested, was
i duly authorized by the British authori'
ties and that those engaged in it are not
|, individually amenable to The authorities
. of any foreign country; that the attack on
the Caroline was ga justifable employ
ment Of force for the purpose of defend
, ing the British territory;" that if il was
"a most uniustiiable invasion of the ter.
ritory Of the United States," as alleged
by Mr.. Forsyth, still it is question be,
tween the two Governments with which
the courts Of New York have nothing to
do.
After commenting upon the fact, that
foreign powers must look to the General
aud not 10 the State Governments for Ie-
dress of all wrongs, Mr.. Fox repeats bis
demand in the following terms, vizs
"But be that as it may, Her Majesty's
Government formally demand, upon the
grounds already stated, the immediate re-
lease of Mr.. Mcleod; and Her Maiesty's
Government entreat the President of the
United States to take into his most delib.
crate consideration the serious nature of
The consequences which must ensue.from
a rejection of this demand"
He adds, that the British Government
are convinced that Mcleod was not en-
gagged in the Caroline affair; but says,
that makes no difference in relation TO
the question in issue.
A Mr.. Webster, to Mr.. FoE, dated April
"a. Mr.. Webster tells Mt Fox, that
tthe President is not certain that he un.
derstands precisely the meaning intended
} by Her Majesty's Governments" but she
, inclines to take it for granted, that the
! main purpose was to procure the re-
, lease Of Mcleod "by such proceed
J ings as are usual and are suitable
} TO the case" that in England, as we'll as
r America, persons confined under Judicial
: process can be released only BY judicial
: process" that if case like McLeod's
: were pending in England, the prosecut
{ ing officer might enter a nolle proseuui,
s or the defendant might be discharged on
; habeas corpus, but not by diracl act of
: executive authority; that Mcleod is held
under arrest upon civil suit as we'll az in
a criminal proceeding, and that il is quite
clear the Government cannot Interfere il