Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-29

Der for US To cause line to be written ~ tiio'a
books But this is not the case. The law oi hu''o"s'
as they now stand, is sufficient Tor US nc Passase
,o,ed from Vn,,el hy the Senator from Pensy Is
pointed and conclusive i'll our ia'o IL aPPes " ,e
case Of Mcleod, and covers III a's1 u we give up '''"t
man. upon the demand of the British Government we
shrink from the defence OF T9ht, anu suleF ls ~" VI
na,:ous Ia be violated IN our persons -
1,L;, br;,rs me To the case before shat IS VI:
rb facts Of the case arc oil spread ou 10 official d"cu
nrns and the evidence Of them IS clear anh undeEih'
HE An American steam ferry boat Iaverses i:ie vi
ayara river she carries passengers and property IRON one
shore 10 the other Tie English believe, and perhaps
truly that she carries and arms TO the insurgents
IN Canada aud without any appeal 10 our Governments,
either State or FeGcral-withou, applying To US 10 put
our own laws in force against her-an English olcei
of his own head without the knowledge OF INC Df's"
Government determine TO do--whaE Not 10 wacn ine
suspec,ed vessel arrest her the TACT seze the guiy
and snare the innocent, but TO steal upon her IN he
nght board her asleep aud destroy her al the
shore under the flag of her country In the evening VI
The ,neditated outrage volunteers are called oT-y or
;x, d,sbno dnring ellows-r,ady TO follow their lead
ar 10 the devil for that the language useo ana "
proyes the expedition 10 have been diaDolical ONE,
and worthy to be led well IS followed by demons
The arms were sabres and pistols the season OF attacks
midnight the means OF approach hight boats and mnl-
Had the progress slow, silent and steaithy That no
suspicious sound should alarm the sleeping victims
The order was, death and no quarter Thus prepared
and led they approach the boat IN the dead OF the
nipht-reach her without d!scorery-rusll on Doard-ny
In The berhs-cut, slash, stab and shoot all whom they
see,ursue the wing and besides those in the boat, kill
one man al least upon the soil OF his country, lar from
tho waters edue. Victorious atac, where there
was no resistance, the conqnerors drew the vessel ~
to the midst Of the current set her fire, and with all
her conen,s-the dead the living, the wounded, and
the dyinr-send her in flames the frighiu caa-
| ract Of the Niagara Mcleod the man whose release
is demanded from us, according TO his own de
cara,ions made the time in his own country repeat
ed snce in ours and according TO the sworn testimony
of one of the SURVIVORS, actor in that praca and
cowardly tragedy. According to his own assertions
aud the admissions of his comrades he one OF the
foremost in that cruel work. and actually killed one o
the damncd Yankees, to use his own words, with his
own hands.
All this was in December Of the year 1897. 1t filled
the country with Indignation II fired the bosoms OF
the border settlers on line Of fifteen hundred miles,
Retaliation in every heart, threats IN every mouth
| and war imminent. Mr.. Van buren, was then ffesl-
dent To calm tie spirits OF the excited procia'aohs
were issued 10 them To prevent acts Of retaliation,
trocps were raised and stationed along the line 10 OBJ
tain redress for the outrage TO our Citizens and the
insult to our national character, application was made
To the British Government TO repair the wrong TIA,
was dome That Government delayed lis answer
| TO our lust demand-avolded the assumption at the
criminal act-rxcused and justified, without assuming
it-rewarded the offenders with titles, pensions, and
pra ses-and clearly encouraged them to do the Ike
again. Diplomacy was still drawing out ITS lengthen-
still Penelopzing-when the same Mcleod the boast
er in Canada of his active share in this triple crime OF
midnight murder, arson, and robbery crosses over to
the American side and repeats, IN the hearing OF Anne
ricans and the spot which had been the scene OF
his exploit the audacous boast Of his pariicpa in
/ H. Justice then took mold Of HIM. The laws Of New
York laid their hands upon him. and grand Jury OF
the vicnage indictment regularly preferred, re-
turned true bill agains, him trial, OF course, WAS
to take place in the courts Of the State whose laws
had haa
and robbed, whose peace had been disturbed, and
whose authority had been set at defiance. The news
OF this proceeding flies the British Minister here,
that Minister addresses note 10 the Secretary Of State,
MIR. Forsyth,l demanding the release Of Nj Leod; and
The Secretary answered. By The direction Of the then
President, (hlr. Van BUREN, that this man being
charged with offences against the laws of New York,
The General Government bad no rghtto Interfere, and
should not do So This answer read in the Senate
January last, when most of the present members OF
the body we're then presentwhen the present Secre-
tary of State and the present Attorney General were
both present-wh hen all the old Senators here
presen-and when this response Of Mr. Forsyth, refus
ing give up Mcleod, or to interfere with the courts
Of ~ York, received the unanimous appreciation Of this
chamber
Mr.. B. repeated the expression, unanimous approha.
ton and said that nc won!d pause Tor correction, if he
was mistaken. lie paused Several Senator'S e1c!am-
ed, eyes, yes
Mr. b. continued | remember the reading o9 tina,
letter well, and The feeling Of unanimous appreciation
which pervaded the chamber when il read. Every
Senator that spoke expressed his appreciation. No one
signied dissent; and the feeling was then universal
that the proper had been given by Mr.. Forsyth
the which the law Of naons, the dignity a
the Union, and the rights OF New ork required 10 be
given II am wrong IN my recollection, repeat the
request, let me BE- corrected now.
Several voices cred out, "Rght, right. No one
SAID the contrary.
Mr. b resumed \ grcn. point--one vital and concll-
in this inquiry, established. IL established
that in the month o January last, when Mr. Forsyth
letter read this chamber, ali Of cpinion
tina, he had gwen the correct and proper and
among the Senators Then present were the present Sc
cretary Of State the present Attorney General all The
old Senators now present, and iourihs OF the whole
number now present. In word, the Senate was con-
s,I,uted as II now is with the exception Of nine mem
bers who have gone ou and the number who have
come in.
In January last, as we now See II was The unani.
nous sense ofthe Senate that Mcleod should no, b.
gwen up--that the course Of us!icc III New FORK
should not be interrupted ard tins al,o feel justified
in saying, wns the Of The House Of Representa-
tiyes. The Nc i.eod correspondence cnmmuni.
Gated 10 tina, body. FIVE thousand COPIES Of II were
moved 10 be printed 4 reference oi The whole wa-
made 10 the Committee o. Foreign Relations. and the
judgment Of the House appeared 10 bc the tia,
of the Senate.
In the month of January llst may then he assert
ed, that the Houses oi Congress approved Of the
decision OF President Van Buren,, and, according u
that decision, Mcleod was neither 10 be gwen up, MOI
the course Of luStIc. in New York ncI.Ted with by
the Federal Government.
Mr. Fox received The answer Of Mr.. Forsyth-usns.
m,cd u, II his Government and received from tina,
Government prrcIse instructions Ia agow and assume
the attack the Caroline n national acttu make
pcrcmptory demand for the rclrese os Nc lcoh-lo
threaten with serious consequences the event
reiusul-and the British newspapers SAID. To drnaud
hs passports, and leave the county, hs demand
no, immediately complied with II was on the evening
OF the ,h day OF March-the day Of the inauguration
OF the new President that the of these ,nstruc.
tons arrived IA tins CITY, and along with them the
threats and the speeches al the press and public
men at Englaud-ihc thTrnt uf many papers {" send
admuas and war steamers Ia batter down cities
and the 81 'oca speech of Peer 81 the realm, the
House al L,fds, Lord Mounicashcl, To excite cor
three million of negroes 10 nrurrrcnon;o raisc all
the Indians against nsnnd 10 destroy our finances by
bursting the paper bubbles upon which they aolI,d
II was on the evening oi the 5lh dsy of March that
these instructions, this demand, ih,s threat aud all
thcs- war annunciaions, arrived IN this ct.Y. The
don't lad n E..n .i.t