Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-28

responsible for the custody and safe keeping Of the raid
defendant and prays that his said protest may be enter
ed on the minutes of said Court.
Dated 2lst May, leil.
We understand the matter has been Accommodate
between the two Sherlffs so that Mcleod wl no,wi,b
standing, remain in the city priSon-ihe Sheriff of
York refusing, however, to be IN any manner respsn
BILE for his afekeepng and only rendering the Use os
the prison rs matter Of accommodation 10 The Sherf
of Nagora who he contends must be held respens tl
for the safe keeping of the prlsoner--T. y. Sun
CORRESPONDENCE ~ THE CASE OF McLgob-
We stated two or three days slnce that all the corrc
pondence tina, had taken place upon this suhjec, H.
tween the Executive departments OF the Federal aai
State Governments had been Transmitted 10 the i,
sembly by the Governor, III obedience 10 'lr Swacs.
hammers resolution. The Albany Evening Jorfa
contains the reply of Governor Seward to The S-cr.
tary of State press of other important matter M
vents our publishing entire. We regard il on-
the best productions of Governor Seward pen |,
calm, temperate, firm, and dign'iied 1t takes 4.
ground which we have always advocated and up,q
which, we have no Doubt the State Of New York 3d.
termined to plant her foot regardless of cqrenct
because it is the only ground upon which she s,sa
consistently with justice and honor.
The Governors letter 10 Mr.. Forsyth, the then s.
cretary of State, acknowledges the receipt Of con-
munication accompanied by the correspondence tn
had token place at Washington between the Depa.
-
aver the history of the whole case-the arrest Of g.
Leod-the attempt to bail hints failure and the =,
son therefor-his Indictment by the grand jury
atoms for his tria-the importance Of hs hav
far and impartial trial, Ne II shows that The Brit,
Government had cause Of complaint against ei,.5,
the Federal or State Governments Every thing y.
done that could be done to prevent our citizens fan
engaging in the Canadian disturbances. Those yao
we're guilty of engaging in them were ahaudone. u
their fate and the justice of the British Goyern.
without remonstrance, though not without sympa..
Tho ueople of this State have not complained or ns
ed the nlerposton OF their Government, althc4.
many of their fellow citizens were tried and condemns
in some instances to death and in others 10 BAN,
ment to an island in the South Seas, under special law
and by extraordinary courts proceeding without thc
PREVENTION of jury and the forms OF the common .a
But they exact the same measure OF justice and
that they concede 10 others. IL IS certainly matte
of repret that the arrest, detention and trial Of
Her NIaiesty's subjects charged with the crime Of q
son, committed within this State should be regi:5, !
by Her Majesty's representative as persecution abs
moestation But such proceedings are necessary Z:
the preservation of the public peace, and Of the d,t
of the State whether the offenders be our own
or The subjects of other countries, and the supreme
the laws must therefore be maintained. "a
The Governor declares that the views Of the Pr
dent as exhibited in The correspondence before hr
fully concurred in, and his action in accordance ~
those views will be duly supported by the public
thorities OF this State lie repes the assertion q H
British Minister in reference to the vexat'ous
ance which Mcleod alleged to have sufrr,c
his preliminary examination denies that Mcl6N
was admitted 10 bail at all, the suretes hs',.
withdrawn their names before he discharged az b
alleges that both tho executive and judicial silce:,
the State have endeayored faithfully 10 discharse ~
duty according to law, and with view OF pFocu':,
lor The prisoner a speedy, fair, and impartial TIA
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court had been:
rected to preside at the trial, and the Attorney Gea
TO conduct the prosecution The whole matter :
cisely summed up as follows
Upon the principles assumed by the Federal Governmcf'
aggression Font Schosscr forrible unlawful soi
laws Of this Stale, resulting In and murder III
arrested IN due form of law, upon char. = III
ing concerned in the proceeding. He properly on Is
ted after preliminary examination The grand jury 10 sh
evidence submitted has affirmed the charge. No CO.
contend that nder such circumstances the prisoner Ought
allowed 20 The justice of the country require
The should fairly and mpanally trl.d. aud that b
avoid trial by being admitted 10 bail H.
tonal requires that the plea ntrTposed III the pe
half by representative Of Her Majesty, should BE- sr
toceu the of the and
prisoner may have n legal deverance If innocent, and
punished according 10 his deserts if guilty.
In subsequent letter to MIR. Webster the Cover
audes to his communication to MIR. Forsyth, alt
cares that his views have undergone no change
reiterates and insists upon the positions therein q,
IN T. >E