The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-06-02

! UTeW SrTeQ ut.WutSil h'SiSi
IThe wan.e: "some bold men, armed win
cutlasses, who would follow him to the
devil"
| The a!ber asserting tha, when the Caro-
line was boarded the American guard
turned ont ard fired upon the assallants'
tha, Ii. Elmsl4y and party afthe assali-
ants advanced some 80 yards upon the
shore and took position where lhey gar
lanlly defended the rest against the Amer'-
can rlnemen, while the laslenngs oil the
boat were cast loose.
GAll this is notoriously untrue; there
were no rlcmen, and there was no hrlng
except that of the assailants. Mr.. Hairs
object was TO show, if Sir. +. Head could
he believed, that the assailants actually
set foo, upon the territory of New YORK.
Mr.. Spencer remarked that if the account
was untrue in part, i! was probably untrue
altogether
The nexi read was Governor Marcy's
special message to The Legislature, Of jan
uary 2, 1888. describing the outragc-stat-
ing that number Of persons on board ut SO,
nr whom IL were believed to have perish
ed, &c.
Accompanying this was letter from
Mr. Rogers, the District Attorney at Bull
faIo. to Governor Marcy, with the follow
ing affidavits.
/. OrCapt. Appleby. taken December
80, 1897.
Stated that he left Buffalo in the Caro-
line, morning Of December %, for Schios-
ser, having cleared to -un between Buffalo
and that place. While at Black Rock ran
up the American flag; voley of mnsket-
ry was fred at the boat from the Canadian
shore, but lid no damage. Landed pas
seugcrs and some articles of freight at
Navy Island; thence went to Schlosser,
made Two more trips in the afternoon,
landing passengers and freight as before.
At6, p. NJ. monred at the wharf Of Schlos-
ser:
His crew consisted in all often PERSONS;
twenty-three others came on board and
asked leave to stay for the night, as they
could get no lodgings at the tavern. All
turned in about 10 O'Clock. About mid
night was reused by the watch on deck,
who told him that boats were approaching.
Before he could reach the deck the boat
was boarded by some go or 10 armed men,
with cries Of Cd d-m the Yankeesl
kill them all-give them no quarter"
No resistance was made-all fed for
their lives. After the boat was cut loose
he made dligent search but could find only
twenty-one of those who were on board.
James H. King and Charles F. Harding
were severely wounded, ard some others
slightly. Believes that Twelve were killed
on board or drowned in going over the
falls. Saw the beacon lights and heard
the cheers on the Canada side.
Dispositions Of James II. King, G. F.
Harding, and five or six others were read,
confirming that Of Capt. Appleby.
Mr.. Hall then read the remainder Of Mr..
Forsylh's note TO Mr.. Fox, Of December
26, 1910, Of which part was read by Nc
Leod's counsel yesterday. In the part
now read Mr.. Forsyth asserts the inde-
pendent jurisdiction Of the several states
and the right ofNew York TO take judicial
cognzance of this malter-Gcnies the pow
err of the Fedora Government to interfere,
and its duty to do so even if it lad the
right; asserts The cx stence Of two distinct
methods Of redress, one by the national
government for the national wrong, the
other by the state of New York for the
wrong done to that stale, &C.; and argues
in support Of The course taken BY The irib.
unale Of New York, &c.
Mr.. Hall then said that no farther evil
dence would be offered on behalf of the
people, it being deemed sufficient to pre-
sent prima farie case in testimony. The
evidence laid before The grand jury Which
found the indictment would not be pro-
duced, the counsel for the people being
much in doubt as to the right or propriety
of disclosing that evidence in the present
state of the prosecution.
Mr.. Bradley then rose 10 address the
Court.
lie remarked that this was the first at
Tempt TO introduce a new principle in
iegislalion-that of holding individuals per-
sonaIly responsible for acts done in nbedi-
ence TO the constituted authorities Of their
country; principle whose magnitude and
Importance could scarcely be appreciated,
and which, If established, would effect
revolution in civic and national relations,
whose tremendous consequences no eye
could foresee and no judgment rightly es.
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