Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-29

,o3 Jackson They bring into contempt sna ehcoaf
ge the naughty British 10 push Us tc exremiies:
shall feel the effect OF this dep'"fable diplomacy ~ ou
mneudng controye rses with that people; and happy
and fortunate il will be for if by correcting our CT
ror r,,racng our steps, recovering our manly attitude
discardnp our distribution schemes, and preparing ioi
war we shall b- able thereby 10 prevent war, ana -
preserve our rights. . . - :, e.
I have never believed English difficulties Tree
from danger | have moi spoken upon the Noriheast'
erp ou.s,on. bat the Senator from that State who SITS
On nv right docking at Senator W,liiams) knows my
opinion He knows that have long believed lha' no
thing could save the rights OF Name 0uf the 'af eo"i
fenance Of Cur Gortrnment Preparation LOT war h,s"'
prevent war and save the rights OF the Slate ms
has been nv oplnion and 10 that point have all my IA
bnrs tended la ve avoided speeches; nave "pposto
all distributions OF land and money; nave gone LOT
ships, forts ard cannon-the ultima rdt'0 OF hepu'-
l:cs as wea as of Kings. go for them now, ana oe.
clare il my opinion, that the only way 70 ool, oa
rights and TO avoid eventual war with England, IS 10
avoid all schemes of distribution, and 10 convert our
public lands and surplus revenue, when we nave ~
into cannon, ships, and forts
Hard pressed on the instructions to air Crittepdeh
PROSTATE and defenceless there-the gentlemen on
the other side take refuge under the letter 10 lr OK,
and celebrate the harmony of its periods, and the
beauty of its composition. grant IT'S merit I'D these
particulars | admit the beauty OF The style, thou1h
attenuated into gossamer thnness ana Lputah "eah-
agree that the Secretary writes well. aunt
his ability to compose pret,'er letter IN less a'
forty DAYS But what has all this do with ques.
ton of right and wrong-of honor and shame-oi
and peace-with foreign Government IN a
contest Of rhetorIcans, il would indeed be important
but in the contests Of nations dwindes INTO
fcance. The statesman wants knowledge, hrmness,
PATRIOTISM and nvincble adherence 10 the rights, no.
and interests Of his country. These are the cha
racerstcs OF the statesman and, tred ny these tests
what becomes OF this letter, SO cnconrascally d"et
upon here; It's knowledge IS shown by mistake OF
the law of nationsts frmness, hy yielding to threat
Its patrio,sm by taking the part OF oreigners-its
adherence to the honor rights and interests OF our own
country by surrendcring Mcleod without receiving or
even demanding word Of redress or apology ior tue
outrage upon the Caroline.
The letter besides its fatal concessions, 10 deficient
in manly tone-n American teelng-in nerve-in force
in resentment of injurious mputnons-and IN en-
iorcement Of ust claims 10 redress Tor biood sp,
territory invaded, and flag insulted
The whole spirit OF the letter is feeble ana dspreca-
tory II does not repel but begs off 1t does not re-
crinna,e but defends II does not resent lnsult-not
even the audacious hreat-which is never once COM
planned of, nor even alluded TO.
This letter is every way an unfortunate production.
Il does not show the expense and trouble we tooh
prevent citizens from crossing the line ana "in
ing the Canadian insurgents 1t does not show the e4-
pense we were at in raising regiment Of infantry
expressly for that service Several voices said yes yes
il mentions that Good let i, be credited accordingly
But il does not mention the appropriation OF Sooo,ooo
made at time for that object: It does not men
ton the calls upon the military authorities
and The civil authorities along the line to assist IN re-
straining people it does not mention Tue ar
rests of persons, and seizures al arms, whch we
made it does not mention the prosecutions "hich
instituted It does not show that Tor TWO years
we were at great expense and trouble 10 restrain
our people and that this expense and trouble was
brought upon us bv the excitement produced by the
affair of the Caroline. The British brought upon
US an immense expense by that affair." Tor winch
they render US no thanks, and The Secretary fails
to remind them. The letter does not repel, with
the indignant energy which the declaration required,
that We had spcrmiucd citizens TO arm and JON
the insurgents Ii repels it, 10 be sure, but too feebly
and gently, and it oms altogether what should never
b. lost sight Of in this case, that the BRITISH nave "a
ken great vengeance people Tor their rashnPss IN
Joining this revolt. Great numbers OF them were killed
in action, many were hanged; and many were trans
ported TO the eatremites OF the world-to Van DC
mans land, and under the Antarctic crcle-where
they pine out miserable existence, far, far, and Tor
ever removed from kindred, home and friends.
The faults of the letter fundamental and radical
such as no beauty Of composition, no tropes and II
cures, flowers Of rhetoric, can balance or gloss over
The objections 90 10 It's spirit and subsance-o errors
OF fact and lawto its tamcness and ttmidty-a and TO
total omission demand redress IRON the BRITISH TO-
vernment for the outrage the Caroline which that
Government has assumed. She has now assumed
that outrage for the first tme-assumed it after years
of silence; and, III the assumption orers not one ~ord
oiapoogy Of consolation to our wounded FEELINGS
She caps her akmbo, and avows the offence; and
our Secretary in his long and beautiful letter, finds 10
place TO insert demand for this assumed outrage. lie
gives up the subject and demands nothing Of the soye
reign He lets 70 the servant, and does not lay hold
of the This is grevous omission. II IS tan
tamount surrender oil all claim for any redress OF
any kind Mcleod the perperator ~ gIrenup: ne IS
niven up without conditions. The English Govern
me mt assume his ofeuce-dcmand his releaseotfer us
no satisfaction, ana give him up, and ask no salts
faction The letter demands no,hing-lcrally nothins
and in that respect degrades much AZ the surren-
der upon threat degraded US
This is most ma,erIal point, and mean 10 make II
clear. mean to show that the Secretary, in giving
up the alleged instrument, has demanded nothing from
the assuming superior; and this viii do him the JUS
lice TO show by reading from his own letter. have
examined it carefully, aud can find but two places
where The slightest approach is made, not even to
demand for redress, but to the suggestion Of an init
nation of a wish on our side to hear the name of
the Caroline mentioned again. These two places are
the two concluding pages Of the letter: If there are
Others let gentlemen point them out and they shall be
read The two paragraphs discover are these:
1.-The undersigned that when her Britannia Malesys Go
nv ,e Local authorities Of Canada in aaskns and destroying
Caroline they will consider that the laws OF the United
and thai The Government T. has always manifested
SINGER disposition those laws etctay and npnriialy nd
n;eicd II there have been cases IN which individuals lnst
IS punishment have escaped this IS no more than
happens in regard TO other laws"
Thc President the undersigned say, in conclusion
that he conhdrnts trusts that ibis and all other questions q dr.
between the two Governments will be treated by both IN the
u exercise ii such spl Of cando justice and mutual respect
give Of The long Of peace between
the Two countries"
This is all that can see that looks the possible
contingency OF any future auson to the case OF the
Caroline Certainly nothing could be n more com
plete Abandonment of our claim 10 redress The first
paragraph goes no further than to "trgSt that the
may ha ed yh
word in such case-the local authorities in attack
ing and destroying this vessel; and the second bures
It all up, by deerrlng It to the general and peaceful
settlement of all other questions and differences be.
tween the two countries. Certainly this is farewell
sautation TO the whole affair 1t is the parting word
and is evidently understood BY the British Ministry
They have taken notice oflhis beautiful letter. they
have returned 10 il, acknowledged
lis receipt. The Ministry, the Parliament, and the
press in England profess themselves satisfied They
cease speak CT the affair and the miserable Caro-
line, punging in flames the frghtfu cataract, the
living and the dead on board, is treated as comedy
IL, Lat