New-York tribune., 1841-10-05

gsn. end the itluries "R!C4 ~ ~
population are constantly doof1su - s'Ne' =
iFS, Aibsns and Burlington 10 lead lhem 10 con-
,.,,,, ;r,o national wrong the prudential rnea-
.nr,. taken By our authorities to prevent rene"a!
! ,be atrocities which this man presence was
.slculated 10 excite. We dc not say, indeed that
! + ,be United States Government chooses 70 r.
claim this girtuous citizen and to plead hi- r gh 20
protection as the acknowledged subject OF an inde-
pendent State. that ii would not - adyisab.e-
supposing the circumstances Of his arrest 70 be
well auihen,cated-to 1--WE hin up. Iiis 'rond
onig increase the already large amoan. Of iuJnt
RES q 1rdich re hare 10 complain, md lrfsici
n'tst Sons day be accounted t0r Il can make
very liile difference to Us. when tho question
comes to be fairly decided, whether there be one
scoundrel more or less among those who would
stand opposed to us, and the nubbu5 which Is now
raised because daring villain Is likely 70 meet MS
deserts, offers - fine commentary as We could
wish 10 have Yankee morality and justice or
Years the British frontier ha- been marked with
( the ruins Of smoking buildings. caused by the
hands o; the midnight robocr transported from the
other sd 9 aad no .eParation had been Obtained
onlv within these last fey. DAYS the mos; atrociou-
attempts have been made on British property bJ
men who exis: under the protection OF a State TOO
weak or too lax IL its morality TO punish crime
aad vet when even the suspicion exists that The
authors Of these deiesiable ourazes are not always
secure from Justice, the sensitive feelings OF an n
( iured people are excited. and are threatened
with all the vengeance Of the sovereign people:
We do not at aHregret The arrest of G1oSaa;
on tie contrary, IRE 6ciiece = ,ciH hars a gogG
e6cc.. There Is no fear Of TIE American Go:crr-
msnt interfering either. That Government know
100 we'll on whose side tie real grievances lie. and
"a. iu5taiioried proof Of her determination NOT
10 wink the atrocities ot her citizens, which must
raise hcr greatly in public opinion The Procia-
nation which has been issued by the President Is
calculated to inspire confidence. We have always
ascrbed the injuries we have had TO suffer to the
( physical weakness OF the Government, arising from
its democratic construction, and the proclamation
strengthens Us in ,li- opinion.
Now what sense Or honesty. we would ask, !,
there in thus speaking Of hi, transaction!
| British subject come, into our territory, murders
one of our citizens, aul then takes shelter on h-
own soil. Subsequently he abandons the Proec-
ton Of his own governnen, by returning to our soil
and thus renders himself liable to punishment by Us
for the murder nc is said to have committed. He i
arrested and Is about 10 be brough, to trial, and
I
with law and national order But the whole Brit
ish Empire is at once aroused by this terrible vio-
lation OF national law: every British Press teen,
with the most insolent and unmeaning abuse OF
the American Government foI daring to punish
those who, in cold blood murder her citizens, and
the whole power of the Empire Is called into
QUESTION to avengc the insult TO It's majesty. But
one of our citileus chances at some time TO have
been guilty Of some wrong TO portion Of the in
habi,ants Of Canada-whe,her the injury be real
or imagined matter. but little to them and not "a.
all to US but he remains within our borders and
Is entitled 20 the uimos, protection Of Govern
nent body OF Esitsh soldier, by command OF
he Provincial Authorities. as the above extract
would indicate, come upon our soil. with arms il
their hands, and seize and hurry oil to dungeon
his offender agains, the peace Of Canada And
yet in this most dastardy outrage upon cur rights,
the Courier can see 10 ground for excitement
among people. and speaks of the deep indig
nation it has every where excited, in terms of Hip
pant, senseless ridicue. This, however canno,
'lways last: our Government although patient ur;-
ier undcserved reprcachcs, and treating with the
'oatcnpt it merits, this silly gasconade Of her
.eghbors, will never submit to insult or unatoned
INJURY. Her whole power will be ever ready to
protec, the rights of the ucanes Of her subjects
ARREST OF The GREAT FoKGEH.--We are glad
to announce. on authority which admits OF no cues
ton, that The individual who has pcrpe;rated SO
many successful lorgercs within the past year upon
mercantile houses in this and other cities has been
arrested, and is now in safe keeping at PhiIadel;
phia, where he will rcrsain in prison until requi-
,i,ion can be obtained from Gov. Seward Tor hi
ccmova to this State, for Indictment and trial.
Oliver NJ. Lowndes Esq, fornerly Police Justice
and Sheriff, and now Law Agent of the Banks in
his city, went to Boston, days since, pur-
suit OF man named Powell. who was suspected
Of having been concerned, in some way, ID these
torgerics. lie succeeded in finding him. and
ndu ed, by his representations, proceed 10 Phil.
elphia, in search of one Col. Monroe Edwards
Sho has figured. more or less conspicuousIy, 70.
several years past. in fashionable society at Wash
ngton, as well as in Mississippi and Louisiana
Soon after his arrival in Philadelphia, M Lown-
les rcceyeda letter. sent BY express by Mr. Lewis
Tappun. OF this city, Snciosing another which
le had received some fttesa months ago. from
MS same Col Edwards, ,nr handwriting OF which
xas found closely to resemble that OF the forged
checks Fortified with this additional evidence,
ne took Edwards before amagsiratc, by whom, he