Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-07-20
GEORGETOWN, o, TUESDAY, JULY 20, ls41.

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any appeal TO our Governments, eithe
State or Federal--without applying to u
to put our own laws in force against he
an English officer, Of his own head, will
out THE knowledge ofthe British Govern
ment, determines to do--what? Not +
watch the suspected vessel, arrest her il
the fact, ze1he guilty and spare the 10
nocent, but TO stealupOn her in the night
board her asleep, and destroy her at tht
American shore, under the flag of he
country. In the evening of the meditateC
outrage volenteers are called for--ffiy o.
sixty daring fellows--ready to follow
their leader to the devil, for that was III e
language used; and il proves the expedi
tion 10 have been diabOIicaI one, and
worthy to he led ais we'll as followed by
demons. The arms were sabres and pis.
tolls; the season of attack, midnight; the
means of approach, light boats with muf.
fled oars; the progress, slow, silent and
stealtby, that no suspicious sound should
alarm the sleeping victims. The order
was, death and no quarter. Thus pre-
pared and led, they approach the boat
in the dead Of the night--reach her with
out discOvery--rush on board--hy 10 the
berths--Cut,, slash, stab and shoot all
whom they see--pursue the flying, and
besides those in the boat. kill one man at
least upon the soil of his country, far
from the waters edge. Victorious IN an
attack where there was no resistance, the
cOnqueTers drew the vessel INTO the midst
of the current, set her on fire, aud with
all her cOntents--the dead, the livingihe
wounded, and the dying--sent her in
flames over the frightful cataract of the
Niagara. Mcleod, , the man whose re-
lease is demanded from us, was ,(accor.
ding TO his own declarations, made at the
time in his own couotry, repeated since
in ours, and according TO the sworn testi-
mony ofone Of The survivors,) an actor in
that -piratical and cOwardly tragedy. Ac,
cording to his own assertions, and the
admission. of his cOmerades, he was one
Of the foremost in that cruel work, ,andact.
ually killed one ofthe slammed Ydnkees,"
TO use his own words; with his own
hands. ..r. -s..t..a
All tbs was in December of the year
1887 II filled the country with indigna-
tion. II fred the bosom Of the border
settlers on a line Of fifteen hundred
Miles. Retaliation was in every heart,
threats in every mouth, ,and -warimminent
Mr.. Van BuIen was then President. To
calm the spirits of the excited, proclama.
tions we're issued TO them. To prevent
acts of retaliation, troops were raised and
stationed along the line. To obtain re-
dress for the outrage TO our citizens, and
the insult to our national character, appli.
cation was made to the British Govern
ment to repair the wrong that was done.
That Government delayed its answer TO
our Just demand-avoided the assumption
of the criminal act excused and justified
without assuming it-rewarded the olfen-
ders with titles, pensions, and praises
and clearly encouraged them to do the
like, again. Diplomacy was still drawing
out IFS heightened hread-stiIl weaving
its long and dilalory web--still Ponelopi.
zing-when the same Mcleod, the boas-
ter in Canada of his active, share in this
triple crime of midnight murder, arson,
and robbery, crosses over TO the Ameri,
can side and repeats, IN the hearing Of
Hmericans, and on the spot which had
been the scene Of his exploit, the auda-
cious boast ofhls participation in it. jus
tice then took hold him. The laws Of
New YOrk laid their hands upon him;
and grand jury of the vicinage, on an
indictment regularly preferred, returned
true bill against him.. A trial, ofcodrse
was 10 take place in the courts Of the
State whose laws had been violated, whose
citizens had been murdered and robbed,
whose peace had been disturbed, and
whose authority had been set at defiance
The news of this proceeding flies TO the
British Minister here: that Minister ad.
dresses a note to the Secretary of State,
(Mr. Forsyth,) demanding theFeiease Of
Mcleod; and the Secretary answered, BY
the direction ofthe then President, (Mr.
Van Buren,) that this man being charged
with offences against the laws OF New
| York. the General Government had no
wish to interfere, and should not do so.
This answer was read in.the Senate in
January last, when most of the present
members Of The body were then present.
when the present Secretary OF State and
the present Attorney General were both
present-when all the old Senators now
here were present-and whenSthis re-
sponse of Mr.. Forsyth, refusing TO give
up Mcleod, or 10 interfere with
the courts of New York. received
iheunanimous appreciation Of this cham
Der!
MIR. D. repeated the expression, unan
| imous appreciation! and said thathe woult
pause for correction, ifhe was mistaken
lie paused. Several Senators exclaimed
eyes, yes" 81.
Mf. B. c0ntinued Iremember the
reading of that letter veil, and fhe feeling
ofunsRimOes applob balinn WhIch Pervsdet