The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-06-01
From the New York American.

MCLEoD CAsE.-At the opening of the SUI
preme Court, Mr.. Wood, the District Attorney
of Niagara, read many documents and doposi-
tons in relation to the Caroline and the killing
of Durfee, with McLeod's participation in it.
There was also read the part of the letter of
Mr.. Forsyth, of December last, not read yes
terday, declaring that Mcleod was, in the Pres
ident's judgment, amenable to the Courts of
New York.
On the affidavit and documents thus presen-
ted Mr.. Bradley, on the part of the prisoner,
in a really eloquent speech, took the broad
ground that Mcleod was entitled TO his dis
charge in consequence of having done what he
was charged with in obedience to superior or
ders, which he could not disobey.
Mr.. Wood opened for the state by citing
several authorities and showing that the Court
could not discharge on a return TO a 'habeas
corpus, where an Indictment had taken place
and the defendent had pleaded to it.
The Attorney General, Mr.. Hall, then went
into very learned argument, citing numerous
authorities to the same effect, and is now, hal
past one, proceeding to discuss the case, in an
swer TO Mr.. Bradley, on its merits.
o. The arguments in the case of Mcleod
were concluded on Wednesday last, but de-
cision was not expected till the close of the
term.
THE CASE OF McLEoD.-The Washington
Globe assails the Wing party, and especially
the federal and State Governments on charge
of trucking to the British, wishing to screen
Mcleod from Justice, &c. &c. This charge
is sustained by three specifications; first, ''the
legislative attempt to authorize Gov. Stewards
Attorney General to enter ''nolle prosequ;"
secondly, she is brought to New York under
habeas corpus" thirdly, "A1r. Webster himself
has found it convenient to go TO New York
just in the nick of time to give the Judges the
benefit of his counSels."
To these three allegations we reply-lirst,
"the legislative attempt" was made by Mr..
Hoffman, and secured by Mr.. O'Sullivan, two
of the ablest and most eminent Loco-focos in
the Assembly, while it was resisted and defeat
ed by Wings; secondly, the 'habeas corpus
was granted by Loco-foco Judge; thirdly,
Mr.. Webster has not been in New York since
long before Mcleod was brought here, and had |
nothing to do with that movement.
:. Try it again, Abellinol Log Cabin.
Mr.. Van. Buren, is rapidly loosing grace in
the eyes OF his own party. At loco meeting
in Philadelphia, Com. Charles Stewart was
nominated for the next Presidency. We are
glad of this, for the labored encomiums and
fulsome panegyric bestowed upon Mr.. Van
Buren's democracy has long enough grated on
he ear like the filing of saw, and long G.
1ough offended against common decency, and
t is no bad plan to take down the old riddled
arget to set up fresh ono; besides, they must
Jain by the swap, even throwing the sub-treas-
Try in to-boot. In less than two years the
heretofore sacred name of Martin Van Buren,
Will become as Odious to his present worship
ers as it is or ever will be to the Wings, DEM
the fact that the furious frenzy of
he party in his support had no foundation in
n honest opinion.
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