North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-03-03
MARCH 8


,s,os,,.,nsl Ian consistent with The srpa.
,,,. Undergraduate "i nai'un@. that sanri'ons
a.. uss.ait ri even pirates les matdrf sat
.,.,s avrr ihr ..,tI sud Jurisdiction OI onr
,,r,h~ ssaies af Ii,is euniedrIsts.
N.xtraief wrong can h~ dune TO q eaun.
80 ,t,.a invasion 1T soil. II II can bs danr
,,,i ia.puniIv at our p''ai, ard on cue
,.c,,.,su. II can hr done 81 snolhrr, aud
,l, .st i.sa that sIbuils ." II finally Slnks
,lewa intn dwelling 'nIbcriliiy."
Ia Speaking ri thr nature o' the Outrage
uana the Csn'linr, u remarks.
"li was haprd that the outrage was per
,eit.icd by spafly IN sudden heat aud ex-
riett,rni. upon lheir avn responsibility.
Bat The BRUSH Minister now asaws that
.,tls act was the public act of person. 81
t,tfrv the constituted a tboriiirs oi her
Malr.tv'. Province" and again ALI MSS that
I" Il was public act al Irfsons 10 her ma
,es,s'. sersice, "hryiug The oidsfs al Their
.u,r,t,r authorities" Again the report
.,y.,p II this had been the FIRST and
ONLY noint at collision with Great Brit
ain II might MT have excited such interest,
bat there Is an assumption ~ most al oar
inirtcaufsc with that great power. repoI'
ing lu the ptidc AID spInt oi independence
in free prnpir."
Alter having one through with The
rs.r al Me t.eL rs connected with the
Caroline affair. The 'epo't proceeds.
We have other points al difference with
Great Britain, which add interest la every
nnrslinn that arises hrtwecn us at present.
NriIhrf nm Northeastern or Nnrihwes-
tern lrputdatirs are yet settled with her,
and the suhJrct is not cniifely Tree from
Difficulty .-- SHE has recently srizcd ont
,r.s,.is aud exercised o power tnuoiring
The right of search, under the prr,rxt at
surnrrSsiug Ihr iofrign slav. trade, which
il lptse,rtrd ia, will sweep "ur commerce
tfom tie cpa., az Africa, aud which is IN
enmp ,blr with our rights rs "a marailn'r
nowrr. She has recently, in her inter.
course with us refused indemnity aud de-
med our rigi,s II property, "n subject
mailer vital Ia near Que hall The States 81
this Conlcderacv, aud which, considering
her military position nj Bermuda an! her
growing power in The West indies, is 81
the last importance 10 our national indie
prndcncc."
Tn" report, after having thoroughly in
,rslig arrd The whole matter in controversy,
slludrs Ia the military and naval power
If Great Britain Her advantageous posi-.
inns at G,bralirr, Malta, iouan Isles aud
ST. Jean IL Are, which gives her the com
maud nf the Mediterranean and Lcvani.
Her ,n,ssrssiou oi ST. Helena aud the
Cnl,ny oi Gnnd Hope, which enables her
IN control ,br commerce on the coas, oI
possessions in The East Indies
which affords her an opportunity tn extend
her power over those extensive rrgiohs-
Her occupation oi Falkland Island, 10 mo-
nopa ize the Commerce that passes round
Cape Horn while Trinidad gives her oil
she desires in the Caribbean Sea-Haliiax
q, one ,",n, and Bermuda a, another, stand
out in great force over our own coast from
one extremity tn The other"
Again, in reference Ia The same subject
it continues, I" Her positions all over The
world are at ihis moment 10 military
]nin, ri view, equal I" a million OF men
under arms. Her continual cnnhic, 10 the
mighty regions ni the East, only enable
her officers I" become more skilfuI and to
improve in The ari Of ssar, while her great
armirs aud extensive fleets draw their sup
port lInm the Immense countries seizrd |
and occupied. IN The present junciufe OF
affairs, M Statesman eau overlook these
things"
Thus we ran see, BY the spirit al this
report, that the suhjrc, is we'll understand
Of Washington, and the following remarks
e inee no disposition 10 lull the country
n,o i'm aginary security.
"Ayafice and ambition are the ruling
"a ssinns Ell mo,irrn tnrs. aud it's IA vatH
10 shut our eyes 10 the state Of things a.
round U.s."
We hose that The American Peoph vii
M, only sanction this report, hat ehjoia
the mos: sc,uruious observance Of it's PEE
,rpis. The ,iae has indeed come, whrn
scIinn is necessary tn maintain
the national character Submission ioa
rw more British insults will render this
Republic unworthy Of name among The