The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-06-17

sisians q Ian hate been coatiRnecs &C.
@isea. aseadrd. and srs tux Esscs u he
pssssnt mnasent. Nor iass they been .
dead irier. - Il il wed known that en-
emgaary rsaishmsnas have been inflicted
On these chs have Ransgrsssed lhsm. Ii
q ksswn. indeed. that heavy peasaales
have f.iien On individuals. eIilzsns 81 he
Umsd Slsirs. sngsgsd In this very dssssr-
hance 10 Cznsda. With which The dissgue
4loa 0i me csrMine as ennnecird. And
a 10 10 Mr.. Fox's knowledge. also. that
she srs % Csnsrsss Of March 10Th. 1858.
Was passed I,r Ire precise PsEpese o.
saore eiTeclusils restraining milissry en-.
asrprisss from The United States inlo The
il. BRUSH Provinces. hy sulh0rlziRg The Dse
.oflhs mott sure and decisive preventive
means. The undersigned may add. thai
ii s,snds on The admlsslon Of very high
British suihorlsy. thai during The aecen
Canadian troubles. although bodies Of ID
ssnmfer appeared on the border. making
Il necessary for the People Of Canada "a
keep themselves in siais prepared for
srlf-defeacs. ysl that these sdveEtGrefs
gefe acting By 20 means IN secordance
~ish ne feehag VI The great mass Of The
American People. Or II lhs GosefnInenl
.ol the United States.
Thh Government. therefore. not only
holds itself sboss reproach 10 every thing
respecting The preservation of neutrality,
She observance Of The principle Of nom
inlesvsn,lon. and lhe slr,ciest conformity.
In these respects. 70 the rules &c lnlerns-
sioaal Law. bus il doubts 10, that The world
wiIl do il the justice 70 acknosledge thai
ID has set "a example net uni. 10 be fol,
lo~ed By others. aud that. BY ils steady
Legislation on This lnoslimporiaalsubjecl.
IL has done something 10 promote peace
and gaaa aeighbothood among nations.
swk Sc savaace The civilization Of man
kiad.
The undersigned trusts lhal when
Her Bnsannie Msjesly's GnrsnmeRI
shall present. The grounds. u length. on
which they justify The local snlhori'iss
Of Canada in attacking and destroying
abe ..Csralae." they will consider thai
she laws Of she Unasd 5 a,es are As the
nsdersigned has SOW represented ,hem,
and Thai The Government d The Unilet
Stsses has always manifested sincere
disposition 60 see those laws effeciuslly
and impariially administered. II there
have been cases 10 which individuals.
Justly obnexious % punishment, have es-
capped. this 10 no more than happens in
regard 20 other laws.
Uadef these circumstances, and under
those iamediaisly connected with The
Hsn-aeiian itself. il will be Tor Her Ma.
irsiys Government 10 show upon what
sisse of facts and shst rules OF nalionsl
Law the obstruction of The !. Caroline" 10
20 be defended. |. sill be for iha, Co
sernment 10 shos q necessity IL sell de.
fence. Instant, overwhelming. leasing no
chaics OF means and no moment FOR DELI
berslien. ii will be for II 10 show, al.
90. lhss che local sutilori,ies Of Canada.
even surprising the necessity Of the mn
sness susharixsd thsm 20 enter the ser.
. siiesies Of The United States 81 al, did
aathing ureasonable or excessive; since
the act. luslified by The necessity Of sci
defence. mus. be limited BY ,hsi neess
si,y. and kept clearly within il. |. mus
be shown Ina, sdmoniliun or remon
STRANGE 10 The persons on board The !" Ca
Esliae" was imprsc,icsble. or would have
been saaraiiing: IL must be shown tia
daylight could moi be waited for; ths
there could be no attempt ~ discrimina
sivH bslween ihe innocent and The guilty!
that il waul5 not have been enough 10 seize
and delsin The vessel: but that there va,
. necessity. presen, aud inevitable, for al
ascking her. IN the darkness VI the night
mhae maaEed 10 the shore. and while IN
armed men we're asleep on board, k,llinJ
some aud wounding others, and The
drawing her into The currenl. above Oh
cataract. setting her on ERE, and, careless
30 know whether there might not be in he
shs aaaocens wiih the guilty. or The Irwin
sah The dead. committing her 10 = IA,
which ti.ls Tie Imagination with horfor
A necessity far al this The G,vernmer
al che United States cannot believe /
have eSisied.
All will see that il such things be al
lowed 70 orcnr. they nigh. lead TO bIood
and sxsspefsied war; and when an ind
sidad comes irio The United States fro,
Caaads, and 10 the very place on who
Ibis drama wss performed. and lher
chooses 10 make public and vain 81,
guys bessi VI The part he acted in il.
ia hardly woadenul that great exci,emer
shopia be created. and some degree I
eemmolioR arise.
Tbs rsPuklie dies moi wish 10 dis,ur
abe uanqullIiiy Of the world. lis Of
jscs is peace, i,s policy peace. Il seek
no aggrsndizemen, by loreign conques
becsvse il knows that no foreign sequ
sssisa could ssgmsn, ils power and in
porsanee 80 rapidly as they are sIread
advancing BY is own natural growth ~
der The propiiious circumstances Of il
.s,tuasion. But il cannot sdmi, that il
q Hefamanl has moi both the will an