Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-09

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,he mobile earl might perfectly certain, That hfI
ua;s.,ys nyernment vol j Take every measure which
m b.. necessary e,ther%"r the snccour aud SAFETY OF
her hlsestys subjects, or N iic vinication Of the
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HOUSE or CouNl~pyS fssnr,Er 3.
Lord Stanley, seeing the noble lord the Secretary Of
Foreign Affairs in his place, for the purpose OF put
ting 10 him some questions OF which he had gwen no
tlce the other evening; and the subject TO wh'ch Tue
questions referred of So important nature ana one
8, critical at this period that he felt himself compelled
to preface his inquiries by such statement of facts
aud nothing more he believed he was ny the rules
Of the house entitled 10 make. lie intcnded not To go
step farther thaa the strc, rules Of the house won'd
permit but If he should unwttngly do 50, he trusted
that the Speaker would call hun to order. IL would
be in the recollection of the house that the latter part
Of 1887 at time when, by the salanry OF our troops
both Of the line and the militia, rebellion had been put
down in tie province Of Upper Canada and not single
rebel remained throush" the province, band
Of men, consisting partly oi Canadians and partly
Of American Subjects organised within the territory
of Nh. IT, S. pnssrss.d themselves of arms hy sez'n.
upon arsenals the property OF the U. s., and IN open
day took possession o island III Niagara River, the
property of her Majesty, to which they transported
also in open day, arms, the property Of the United
States; ammunition, the property of the u 3; and
artillery the property Of the United States: also
brou gil rcnorcements OF men 10 make their passes
sion Of il go"d. From that position and with those
means, they for considerable time, fired the inha
bitants Of the Canadian territory, which was not more
than 600 yards distant, and upon the boats passing
w and down the river The band Of men the island
were supplied on more than occasion by schooner
from the American territories, which was chartered Tor
the purpose, with arms, ammunition and reinforce
ments, aud the night of the 2Glh of December, The
American steamer having heen employed IN the man
ner stated during tina. day, body OF under the
thorty of her Majesty, and commanded by, ut least
under the orders Of Mr.. II Nah the Speaker ofthe
House Of Assembly, who at that time commanded the
militia of the province, citing on behalf OF her alalesty
attacked the stearier which then mourcd on The
American shore CT ,ued, II, and finding It impossible
carry away sequence at the rapidty o the
current fire and suffered IT TO nat down the falls
Of the Niagara presentation on the subject OF this
proceeding INSTANTLY made By The State OF New York
the President o. the 10 whom n the time,
counter stactnvu vas ais, made the part ofthe Br
tsh authorities III Canada, through the intervention OF
MIR. Fox, our minister 10 the u :. In consequence oil
he conflicting nature q The evidence the subject the
President, who IN communication with MIR. Fox,
furnished him .,h ihe evidence transmitted 10 the
American government, accompanied with demand
of reputation, for tina; winch characterized as
an outrage on the neutrality Of the United States ter
ritory counter statement from the Canadian au-
thorles made the subject of strong counter
representation the part Of the British Minister at
Washington, and in the course of January and Fc-
brnary, 1888, the whole of the correspondence was
transmitted to her Majcsiys government, accom-
panied with demand for reparation. Since tina,
period he believed, information relative 10 the
transaction had been furnished from the Foreign office,
but the Colonial office had III lo3s, and subsequently,,
laid various papers before Tie house, amongst which
were proceedings of the House of Assembly, and a
despatch from her Nnwsty's Lieutenant. General in
Canada which strongly supported the view Of the affair
taken by the Canadian authorities ANA strongly
pressed Misrepresentation Of the conduct of the parties
who had taken possession Of the island and chartered
the American steamer. The country generally believed
hat the affair entirely settled; but the 2 OF
November last, az he was given TO understand, u
gentleman OF the nme of NJ Leod who had been in
the service Of he M .rsiy, and had filled The sua-
ton Of sheriff Of one Of the counties in Canada, and
had been srScra occasions III repelling
sions of the prcvinc' Of Upper Canada but who, as
far as lie Ind been Side ascertain, had practical
w taken any pnrt N the aitr Of the capture of the
Caroline, was seNzcd.n the State Of New York on n
charge Of murder and aIson-fuunded on his assumed
participation thc elzre and destruction Of the
sell under the sanction Of the Canadian authorities in
rcpeng the invasion Of the Canadian territory, aad
under the immediate command Of the gentleman 10
whom the command oil the military forces Of her Ma
esy in the province at the tune entrusted. llr.
Leod about to be tried BY Jury Of the State Of
New York He (Lord Stanley hoped lie stating
the facts correctly if not he trusted the noble Secretary
for Foreign Affairs would put him right Upon the
meeting Of Congress that body called upon the President
To lay before it certain communications with the British
Government with reference TO thus subject. The
President in compliance with this application laid be-
fore Congress certain papers, and amongst them a
strong remonstrancc which Mr. Fox, British minis.
ter and representative of her Majesty, had felt il his
duty 10 make against the apprehension and intended
trial by the State Of New York. for offence, If il
were one which had been committed under the sane
ton of the British authorities, which at the time
under the consideration of the two Governments and
had been for three years the subject of negotiation Il
The of the Presiden, refusal 10 admit the
validity Of the claim Of Mr.. NJ Lcod TO berapn partly
on the ground that the Federal Government had such
power to interfere with The authority Of the
dependent States; and If they had, the present
was case in which it would be right for them to
exercise that power nasmuch the President was
not aware of any principle of international law which
entitled Mr. Nj Leod to IMMUNITY because their acts
had become the subject Of diplomatic discussion be-
tween the governments Mr.. Fox closed the CORES
pondence with strong expression OF regret AT the view
the President seemed inclined 10 take. He said he
not authorised express the views of her Msrsvs go-
vernment but for s part he entered the strongest
protest in his power against the taken and would
take the earliest opportunity OF communicating with her
Majestys ministers. This, then, was the case. a
British subject had been arrested November and the
asszcs he (I.ord Stanley given to understand,
took place IN this present month, February At this
hour, therefore, and that was his vIndcation for inter
fering in any way when the relations between the two
great countries were in so critical sateat this very
moment the life of British subject might be in ipo-
under the authority and commands Of those 10 whom
ne was compelled to give obedience in repelling
sion. Qicar) The question he wished to put TO the
noble lord, inasmuch negotiations had commenced
early January, 1885, was, in the first place, whe-
Their he had any objection to lay upon the table of the
house the correspondence that had taken place be-
tween her Majesty government and that Of the u.
States relative to the destruction of the steamer Ca.
rone; also, whether the noble lord had received copy
oil despatch from Mr.. Fox 10 Mr.. Forsyth, in which
he stated he had transmitted his government The cor.
respondence relative TO the apprehension oil Mr. Lcod
and which despatch he presumed had been received
lie wished also TO inquire whether her Majestys go
vernlcn had taken any steps, and # So, what steps,
for the Liberation of Mr. NJ 'Ieod. He begged likewise
To ash whether the noble lord had any objection lay
upon the table the house the correspondence between
her Mairsiys representative at the United States and
the British government
Viscount Panerston said that the noble lord oppo.
had adverted with great skill and discretion
subject of extreme interest, and which from the
great delcacy of nature, involving as it did consde
ratous of the Gravest character 10 the two countries