Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-01-19

II AloaIu WIN 0SSp regret ludL ouCu u
the decision Of the President Of the Uni.
ted States; and cannot but foresee the
very grave and serious consequences
that must ensue, II, besides the injury al.
ready inflicted upon Mr.. Mcleod, Of a
vexsiious and unjust imprisonment, any
further harm maj be done to him in The
progress OfthiS extraordinary proceeding.
have lost no time in forwarding to
her Msjesty's Government in England,
the correspondence that has taken place,
and shall await the further orders of
her Maiesty's Government with respect
10 the important question which that cor
respondence involves.
But feel it my duty not TO close this
communication without likewise testify
ing my vast regret and surprise at the
expressions which l find repeated in your
letter with reference to the destruction
Of the steamboat Caroline. had conf
IDENTITY hoped that the first erroneous i'm
pressions ofthe character Of. that event,
imposed upon the mind Of the United
States Government by partial and exag-
gerated representations, would, long
since, have been effaced by a more strict
and accurate examination of the facts.--
Such an investigation must even yet,
am willing TO believe, lead the United
States Government to the same convic. |
ton withwhich her Msjesty's authorities |
on the spot were impressed, that the act
was one, in the strictest sense, Of self.
defence, rendered absolutely necessary
BY the circumstances of the occasion, for
the safety and protection Of her Majesty's
subjects, and justified by the same mo-
tives and principles which, upon similar
and well known occasions, have govern
ed the conduct Of illustrious officers ofl
the United States. The steamboat Caro- |
line was hostile vessel, engaged IN pi- |
ratical war against her Majesty's people;
hired from her owners for that express
purpose, and known to be 50 beyond the
possibility of doubt. The place where it
was destroyed was nominally, it is true,
within the territory ofa friendly power;
but tile friendly power had been depriv-
ed, through Overbearihg, piratical vio-
lence, of the use Ofits proper authority
over that portion Of territory. The au-
thorities of New York had not even been
able to prevent the artillery of the State
from being carried off publicly at mid day,
to be used as instruments of war against
her Majesty's subjects. 1t was under !
such circumstances, which, it is to be
hoped, will never Fecur. that the vessel
was attacked by a party Of her Majesty's
people, captured, and destroyed. A re-
monstrance against the act in question
has been addressed by the United States
to her Majesty's Government in England.
| am not authorized TO pronounce thsde-
cision of her Maiesiy's Government upon
that remonstrance; but have felt myself
bound to record, in the mean time, the
above opinion, in order 10 protest in The
most solemn manner against the spirited
and loyal conduct Of her Majesty's Off
GERS and people being qualified, through
an unfortunate Misrepresentation, as be-
Iieve, of the facts, with the appellatiOn of
or Of murder.
avail myself of this occasion TO renew
to you the assurance Of my distinguished
II @ EOY .