Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-01-19
GEORGETOWN, Q, TUESDAY, JANUARY Is, Isl

: OF such a power, If IT existed. tn
; transaction out of which the questio
: arises, presents The case of a most vi
. justitable invasion, in time of peace. {
: portion Of the territory Of the Unite
States, by band of armed men fror
the adjacent territory Of Canada, the fol
chile capture by them within our own wa
tiers, and the subsequent destruction Of
steamboat, the property Of citizen Of th,
United States, and the murder of one o
more American citizens. If arrested a
the time, the offenders might unquestion
ably have been brought TO justice by tht
judicial authorities of the State within
whose acknowledged territory these
crimes we're committed; and their subse
queDt voluntary entrance within that ter
ritory, places them in the same situation
The President is not aware Of any prin,
ciple of International law, or indeed oil
reason or justice, which entities such Of,
lenders 10 impunity before the legal tri.
bunals, when coming voluntarily within
their independent and undoubted juris.
diction, because they acted in obedience
to their superior authorities, or because
their acts have become the subject OF d..
plomatic discussion between the Two Gov
ernments. These methods of redress,
the legal prosecution Ofthe offenders, and
the application Of their Government for
satisfaction, are independent of each 9th.
er, and may be separately and simultane-
ously pursued. The avOwaI or iustifca.
tion Of the outrage by the British author-
lies, might be ground ofcomplaint with
the Government of the United States,
distinct from the violation Of the territory
and laws Of the State Of New York. The
application of the Government of the
Union TO that Of Great Britain, for the
redress ofan authorized outrage of the
peace, dignity, and rights of the United
States, cannot deprive the State of New
York of her undoubted right of vindica-
ting, through the exercise Of her judicial
power, the property and lives other citi-
zens. You have very properly regarded
the alleged absence Of Mr.. Mcleod from
the scene ofthe offence at the time when
it was committed, as not material TO the
decision of the present question. That
is matter to be decided by legal evil
dOnce; and theIsincere desire of the Pres.
ident is, that it may be satisfactorily es.
tablished. If the destruction of the
Caroline was a public act of persons IN
her Msjesty's service, obeying the order
Of their superior authorities, this fact has
not been before communicated 10 the
Government Of the United States by a
person authorized to make the admission;
and it will be for the Court which has
taken cognizance of the offence with
which Mr. Mcleod is charged, TO decide
upon its validity when legally established
before it.
The President deems this to be pro-
per occasion to remind the Government
of her Brltanic Majesty that the case of
the "Carolne" has been long since bro't
10 the attention of her Majesty's principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
who, up to this day, has moi communica.
ted IFS decision thereupon. It is hoped
that the Government of her Majesty will
perceive the Importance of no longer
leaving the Government Of the United
States uninformed of its views and inien.
tions upon a subject which has naturally
produced much evaporation, and which
has led to such grave consequences.
| avail myself of this occasion TO re.
new to you the assurance Of my distin.
guished consideration.
JOHN FORSYTH.
II. s. Fox, esq. &c. &c, &c.
The foregoing Message end cores
pondence were laid before the House on
the Slst ult, On Monday, the 4th inst.
the Speaker laid before the House the fol-
lowing message from the President ofthe
United States, transmitting additional
correspondence in relation to the burn.
ing of the Caroline. Fa
TO the House of Representatives. of Me
w United States:
think proper to communicate TO the
House Of Representatives in further an.
swer to their resolution Of The 2ist ulti.
mo, the correspondence which has since
occurred between The Secretary of State
and the British Minister on the same
subject.
NJ. VAN buren,.
WASHINGTON, January 2, is4l.
Mr., Foe to Mr.. Forsyth.
WASHINGTON, December29. 1910.
SIR: have the honor to acknowledge