Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-12-25

by law, So Tar As they NAV c1nstI,uuonaiy DO -,
tor the removal al their commencement, and a,
the option of the parts, ct all such eases sS may
hereafter arse, ard which NAV Involve the lai;h-
ia observance and execution Of our uternanoa-
al Obligations. from the State 10 The Federal JIM
dc ar. TIN, Government, by our iusi1u1oas,
Is chlrged with the maintenance OF pence and
tie preservation Of amcab,e relations w,'h toe
ra,,oas o, the cath, and ousb, I, possess, WITH
out question, all the reasonable and proper means
ct MAINTAINING lae ore and preserving the o.h-
eT. WINS. Just confidence Is felt n the JHdi-
CARY Of the States. vet th.s Government ou-h.
10 be competent 10 itself for iha fild.ncut o. tae
high duties which have been dcyo)yed u2un u
under the organic law, by the States themselves.
In the m.uih Of September aParly of armed
men from Upper Canads Invaded the territory ol
the United States. and orcibly sezed upon the
person of one G5o.an, aud under circumstances
Of great har>hnssS, hurrledv carried him beyond
the hints OF the United States, aud delivered HIM
~ TO the authorities Of Upper Canada His IN
mediate dischlrLe was ordered by those author.
ties upon the facts of the case beng brought
to their knowlcdge-a course Of procedure
which was TO have btea expected from nation
with whom We are al peace, and which was not
more due to the tights Of The United States,
than to lis own regard lor Justice The cores.
pordence which passed between the Department
Of State, and The British Envoy, Mr. Fox, and
With the Governor OF Vermont, as soon as the
facts had been made known to this Department,
ire herewith communicated.
lregret that It IS not IN my power to make
known 10 you an equally satisfactory conclusion
in the cnsu oil the Caroline steamer with the
circumstances connected with the des trucllnn Of
which, IN December, 1897, By an armed force
fitted out in the Province Of Upper Canada, yoU
arc already made acquainted. No such atone.
ment as was due lol the public wrong done 10
| the United States by his invasion Of her terri
tory so wholly rreconcllable with her rights a,
an independent power, has yet been made Ia
the view taken by TINS Government, the nqun,
whether the vessel was in the employment Of
| those who were prosecuting an unauthorized
war against that Province; or was engaged by
the owner in the business of transporting pas
sengels to and from Navy Island in hopes OF
private yam, which was most probably the case,
IN no deg-ee alters the real question at issue be-
tween lne twl gpyenmenS This Govern.
ment can never concede 10 any foreign Govern
meut the power, except in case of the most n.
gent and extreme necessity oi invading its tel
utorv. either 10 atrestth persons o. destroy The
property of those who may have violated the ,nur
niclpa laws OF such foreign Government, or have
disregarded Their obligations arising under the
law OF nations. The Territory of the United
/ ko 4
gllLst all such lnyaslons, until they shall vouna
rally knowledge their inability to acqnt them.
| selves of their duties to others And in an
nouncing this sentiment, do but affirm prnci
pie which no nation on earth would be more rea-
| DIV TO indicate, at all bazuds, Than the people
and Government OF Great Britain.
| II upon full Investigation OF all the facts, it
! shall appear that the owner Of the Caroline was
| governed by hostile intent, or had made com.
mon cause with those who were in the occupancy
Of Navy Island, lheu so far as he is concerned,
there can be no cam TO indemnity for the de-
siruction OF his (which this Government would
| ice itself bound to prosecute -slnce he would
| have acted not only IN derogaon Of the
rights of Great Britain but in clear violation OF
the laws Of the U. S,alc.; but that is a questHn
which however settled N no manner invoices the
higher consideration OF the violation Of territorial
sovereignty aud jursdlclon 10 recognise L as
an admissible practice that each government, ~
ia 'u,n, upon any sudden and unauthorized out
break, winch, on lIonli-r, the extent OF which
renders ii impossible for either to have an eff.
Gent force on every milo OF It, and which out
break, therefore, neither may be able to suppress
in dly may take vengeance into lis own hands,
aud without even remonstrance, and III the a6'
sence Of any pressing or oyeUulng necessity,
may invade the territory Of the other, would "a.
ey,ably lead to results equally to be depl5red by
both. When border collisions come To receive
the sanctl, or to be made on the authority Of
either Government. general war must be the en-
evtabe result While is the ardent desire Of
toe United States to cultivate the relations OF
peace with all nations, aud 81 flG, all the duties
Of good neigbborhood towads those who possess
territories adjoining lhel' own. that very desire
wo0i lead them 10 deny the right Of any Foreign
power to invade their boundary with an armed
force. The correspondence between Two Govern
, men's on this subject vii, future day OF YOU
, session,be submitted to your consideration; and II
; the meantime, cannot but indulge the hope that
, the British Government viii see The proprIely o
renounclng, as a rule Of future action, the piece
dent which has been set IN the affair at Schlos
SER
herewith submit the correspondence which
. has recently taken place between the American
!. Minister at the Court of St. James Mr. Steven
n son. and the Minister Of Foreign Affairs oil tina
!. Government, OF the right claimed by that Gov
r. ernment to visit and dttain vessels sailing unde
II the American flag, aud engaged ~ prosecuting
N lawful commerce in the African seas. Ou
~ commercial Interests in that region have expeI
enced considerable increase, and have becom
i. an object Of much importance, and i IS the du
10 ty of this Government to protect them again
in allimproper and vexalious interruption. Ho"e'
ID or DESTROYS the United States may be for Ii
nj suppression of the slave trade, they cannot col
n. sent to interpretations into the maritime code'at II
10 mere will and pleasure Of other goyemmenis,-