The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-22

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aI learning or for the temper, feelings, and views
anv porlion Of her widespread community.
iniulpina on this part Of the subject IN thus nqu
~ how far This Government has exceeded us Pow.i
invaded State rights, betrayed INDIGENOUS ah1ie
and hasle 10 this person from the gaho"s' 81;
Won 10 take one thing into your consideration on,
= "a answer al all England TO say this Is tue anai
of New York She knows nothing even OF I'm INA
MAGNIFICENT Empire State as separate state "
ia mot allow her To know any thing OF any ota,e y
onr Federal Constitution in that capacity. we o.
not allow her 10 have diplomatic access TO any. -
,,t.mnt 10 make a treaty with any would be ciea
ground Of war We inform her that by our Fedora
Constitution, the foreign relations Of New York ar
reuosited here and if she has any cause OF complain
against her she will please to leave her card al GU
door England of course, all the nations, must hoi'
her TO this; and ii any State affords her ground o
war IL is against us that we ourselves direct her 4
turn her steel At the time, therefore, that ou
Federal relations to New York hndered Us from do
ing much obligations the laws OF nations, V
England 10 do every thing was not IN the least degree
lessened by them The clear course OF the uoverh
ment therefore TO do what il did to apprise that pa
trotic and noble State of opinions on the justice
of the demand OF England to do what we decorousy
could 10 avert senseess and fatal an act as the exc
cuon Of the prisoner; to have his case larry 'r'eu
and f needful to have his brought into the ma
tional tribunals TO explain to England why we could
90 no further and then abide the result. Any thing
every thing were better than war on such ground
that no man could hear of defeat or victory with
out tears of bterest humiliation for America.
Mr. President | have one duty more to perform
not so much 10 the Secretary of State as TO my own
feelings and then shall have done. have said that
the business of the Government after as far al
practicable clearing itself OF fault IN the matter
Mcleod 10 demand satisfaction, withhoden and
slept upon by England under the last Administration
for three wears for the destruction of the Caroline
Gentlemen will do the Secretary of State the justice
remember that far the larger part OF the letter Z
Mr.. Fox is devoted to the performance of what he
must have felt feel it to be, his most agreeable
duty They will concede, too that this part of his
work is emnently we'll done. should but degrade
the which hold in this high place by public adu
lation OF any man. Of him. That he is my strong
and constant friend would be apology at ALL Yet
will say that the ability and spirit with which this pa
per is written will give ii high place among the
ablest diplomatic compositions which enrich the ar
chives of even the Department Of State He has vim
dicated the Government of his country under all Ad
minisratons, making no narrow, unnatona discrimi-
nations between them, for every shadow OF blame IN
reference TO the Canadian border trouble has proved
that, far from permitting or conniSing at any par
cipation them by people, we have SET an exam
Pile to the world have been the first nation in the
world TO prohibit citizens from making any form
of war on country with whose Government our own
Government was at peace has proved that England
had right to make rash and fatal an INVASION on
this. Sir with this letter unrecaled think no Eng
sh Minister will tell again, at the end Of three
more years that he understood claim for sasfac-
ton had been withdrawn
That this argument is ably conducted, you all adj
NIT. But the course of the distinguished Senator S
observations makes it Immediately due to Mr..
Webster TO remind you that the argument is so con-
Quoted not only TO inform the public Judgment about
this wrong but to excite just sensibiities IN relation
TO il. II conducted not only to enlighten the
understanding, but to lift up the spirit of the country,
He has not stopped TO pick out and buster about what
Is called the language OF threat, but he has met the
whole claim and the whole case OF England with a
composed and firm dignity, and with manly deci-
sion; in the temper of statesman, who holds the
peace and glory of his country in his hands
The Senator from Virginia Mr. RiyEs) last even
ing read to portion OF this paper. Let us enable
its distinguished author, now more among you,
again though absent from this of his long and
splendid series of patriotic service, to speak for him
self
Under these circumstances, and under those inn
mediaely connected with the transaction itself will
be for Her Majestys Government to show upon what
state of facts and what rules of national law the de-
struction of the Caroline is to be defended 1t will
be for that Government TO show necessity of self
defence, instant, overwhelming leaving choice of
means, and moment for deberaton. 1t will be
for to show, also that the local authorities Of Cana
da, supposng the necessity Of the moment au-
thorzed them to enter the territories of the United
States at all, did nothing unreasonable excessive
since the justified by the necessity of self defence
must be limited by tnat necessity, anu Kept clearly
within it.
1t must be shown that admonition or remonstrance
TO the persons board the Caroline impractical
bic, or would have been unavailing; must be shown
that day-light could not be waited for, that there
could be attempt at discrimination between the in
necent and the guilty that it would not have been
enough TO seize and detan the vessel but that there
necessity, present and inevitable for attacking
her in the darkness of the night while moored the
shore, and while unnamed men were asleep on board,
killing and wounding others, and then drawing
her into the current above the cataract setting her
fire. and careless to know whether there might not be
in her the innocent with the guilty or the living with
the dead committing her to fate which fills the i'm
agnation with horror. necessity for all this, the
Government Of the United States cannot believe TO
have existed"
To these hands, for one am willing to entrust the
rights and the fame of my country.
Mr.. President, concur entirely with both the Sen
ators who have preceded me that there need be felt
approximations OF war with England. Like them,
neither expect desire it. Heaven forbid know
of nothing between the Governments that ought not
10 be and may not be easily and honoraby composed
But whatever may beia, claim it the praise OF
this Administration, that il has had the manIiness to
seek peace by Justice and that, if shall come il
has done all that do to enable us so to &c
into il that we may have the approval of our
sciences self respect the moral judgments of the world
and, may not add the God OF fathers with in
the conflict.
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