Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-10-07

more than two hundred could be assem-
bled nj any one point for the invasipn OF
Cana,la; and the whole number Of iseting
"Pa,riots" MAS mt more Than thousand
or Fifteen hundred. The dererrine motive,
a'c much stronger now, on both sides 4f,he
line.
We may ndd ,ha, The whne matter is
vigi!anrly watched and accurately known
nj Washiugiou; mud that, should theretse Il
necessity Tor vigorous action. such ucsion
will not he wanting.
There is more 10 he unprecedented feem
The hostile proceedings Of individuals and
"f small parties. than from thnse of Jhe
"orsauized" .housands.-Com. Adp. ~
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Com. Ad6stiser.
UricA, Sept. %. lSiis
i see by your city papers thai you hare
your full share of The excitement growing
out Of the McLend case. and as he tilHe
for The trial of that individual approachcs.
the excitement increases.
The Cnurt opens in This city on Mnuday
next. the 9th, bur my opinion is that iise
trial will not he brought on NJ i.e corr
mencement of The ,erm-pcthars it wlH
he Wednesday or Thnr>'av. II is eeneEs
ally supposed that Chief Justice Nelson
will preside, hut und :.!nnd that genllss
mnn is too unwell To a'-,.d, aud that Judge
GriLley. Of The 9Th Circuit, will preside lfg
him. unless JudgeBronson can be nhlained,
You NAV he assured that Mr.. McLeUl!
will have fair Trial; and without entering
inro The question wherher he should be
brought 10 trial or not in this State. be.
lievc hc has nothing to fear lrcm either the
Court or The Jury. You know my oping
ion concerning him. From the opporuni-
ties have had of conversing freely with
those who were in authority in Canada al
the period the outbreak, in,ver believed
he was Of The party who crossed the Mag.
ara for the purpose ofdestroyipg The Caro-
line.
Tha, npinion is confirmed by the cvi-
deuce Just received from Canada. whirh
was taken by commissioners appointed for
the purpose.
The most we have 10 fear is for The per-
soaal safety Of Mcleod after he is acfui,-
ted, rs ! have no dOubI he will be. ID he
wishes to return 10 Canada, have reason
to believe Governor Seward will adopt
those measures Of pPecaution which vii!
ensure him safe convoy to 'he frontier.
perceive by your paper Of Tuesday
evening. thnt bad spirit is again maniles-
ting itself alnng the bnrders. IL cannot row
be insliSn,cd by Lett, for he is where he
ougI' To have been long ago. Gen. ScoiI,
If am correctly informed, learned suth.
cien, while on MS recent western tour TO
satisfy him rha, mischief was again brew
ine. but the steps which he took, | hope,
will put stop to any further outrage.
Iii, certainly 10 he dcplored that we have
among us journalists who al this momcut
are cnGcavnrinc 10 create sympathy for
that notorious sconndrel Leet. No one
denies that he, fired the Great Britain, on
hoard which was large number OF pas.
sencers that he blew mp The monument
erected to The memory Of brave officer,
who fell Ia he sure. willie leading on an
army against us during state Of war; but
nll ~ no knew General Brock will say that
he was n"r only 'nosl honorable man.
hui Que who did every Thing in his power
Ia assuag" the horru,s Of war.
Again. The attempt 70 desiroy.lhe Wei.
an'l Canal, by hlnwins up its bridges and
lis culverls. was IN ret which deserve c,l The
execra;i"n OF every soud man. Aud with
a knowledge Of these facts there are papers
which say ''hc never committed buI one
crime, punishable by The laws Of our coun-
Try, and that an acrilcu;al one"