Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-13
THE CAROLINE AFFAIR.

Col. Napier the Historian, has taken up the
lines on the Caroline affair, and is very severe on
the Conduct Of the English.
COLONEL NArIEE ~ REPLY ID The "TINE,."
7fm''-"Tbo Republican sympa,hisers were the
FIRST aggrsssors."
Aoswer-Tha; gave England no right to invade
America.
Tnes-The destruction Of the Caroline was
matter Il sci. defence.
Auswer-Th1ts to he proved. II she had been
destroyed out Of tie American waters 0, would have
been So II she Ind been pursued into the Amer.
ic1n waters when flying from n attack % won d
have been 50. Bot she deliberately attacked
IN the American waters without any previous de
maud for redress, wIlhou: any proof CfT.rei. any
declaration made, that she vas a piratr.I vessel
Her destruction was therefore, an attack on the
American nation.
Jimes-"The Stale Of New York was bound to
enforce the neutrality oft citizens"
AnSwer-CGdOubiedy, il % could. An Amer
can general was sent with trOoJs % enforce H. Bu,
the frontier IS imm.nse, and covered with forests.
The neutrality could not hc enforced Was had
faith on the part Of the American Government ,us
peclcI u 81, an energetic rcuOns. rance and no.
tce OF reprsa.s, Of redress was not granted. yoY.G
have been the mode Of proceeding according To- -
international Iaw. Was no deceit Suspected Tbeo
a demand Tor The surrender Of the CofIIre and her
crew as plrItcli vessel, Or the punishment tho
pirates, according 10 tbc laws Of America v.ou.d
have been the proper mode of proceeding. In etJer
case The right Of the American nation 20 Itve tf.
sovereignty IN Us own waters cspec,sI wound
hlYe been con,c1-5, but lhg deliberate destruction
Of The Caroline IN those waters being n complete
act m iisei and not tho continuation Of an attack
commenced before $40 took refuge 900 the Amerir. o.
WATERS, WIS quite ur1u'horzlp by international
law. vast matter Dt necessity p That. r,r.s.
S'lY 'hou'1 have been shown, and 700 apology found
e1 on % offered Tor the uDiut upon American 10.
YeTel2niy ll1i This been done ou tho Irs,on, ma
weakness OF GshouUur could have been fr1r.,,.r "a,
England, and though u would I've less graceful mos,
u is never 700 late % act justly and hon1ur,Y.v
Itmss.-"Ihe Federal Government has ryg.,e.,.
/ " recognized ilc right of Enc and 10 insIs, pr,,.
/ dIugnl.Iy on McLsoI's rc.ca.en
| - Answtr-lhis hos no bearing on the rrrsrl,,.
! The captivity end trIl, Of Mcleod. after ,tr t1.
gsh Government bad taken upon itself the rssf.,p
siJ.iY Of destroying the Caro-. inc o. "a ,,, ~,
in'ern' lonai Inv on the part Of America which fF,
| Federu Government does not defend and sLteb T,
en1cavor' 10 redress. Bu, this In no rarrrr ,.,..
hes the previous violation Of international 40 t
England. The Federal Government D. yrr.r, =
reiress the injustice done 70 as by rcea.lp, Nlr
Lsod, but apparently t rs unable. We then. %,
our part, ought 10 express on equal yyf'rrrncss "a
redress me injury done 10 American soys,,rs,ty
either ~ showing the necessity, OIL rierdrr, G
proyocot.on oud apo ogzug. IN fine, % uls T.r
would uGduce those proofs Of the necessity for 10,
obstruction Of the Caroline, In The rnlupr- Do ,,,
p eheci,d, which have been lad down iu Nr WI
8 sicFs ctcr 90 Nr Fox, bs requisite 20 bring M
act within the pale U International law. ID vyoY.g h
more reasonable aud more cffcctubi Than c,J.in m,
o. propose Tor on apology, "slark staring nonse1ce
w. NAPIER.