The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-07-08

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bounl q say lhsi ne ltnguags Implied
. lhrssil len surs lhs slightest 'skan
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any prinsipls q public duty nseesssFlly
20 inlsr shss Mf. For dssisnsd. b. he
lsngases Sc used. 10 intimate thai - ap-
peal 10 arms woald follow ihs rslsesion
II the demand lor he rslsass Of Mcleod.
The senssor says that common pro
dencs required Thai he sseitiary Of Sistf
shonld nog have sdmiilkd 90 strongly and
decidedly the correctness Of tbs rule Of
international las. 80 claimed BY Greet
Brilisn. 1 an sorry The Senator made
this suggestion. This nation = dlsiin>
guished Cor ils readiness 10 accord equal
and ensre Justice 20 other nsnons. While
IL is equally i.s duty and determination
10 assert and maialsin Us own rights, u
means scrbpulously 10 sfrsin from hiring.
ing aR The rights u others. Il does moi
mean 10 deny 10 any nation The. bsnshls
Of the well established rules shich gos-
err The whole family Of nations. Nos
hat should The Secretary Of Stale haze
done. acting under the sesiled consiellsn
that the rule Of international lsw vas TOO
well established 10 BE- shaken or d0ublsd;
thar individuals, forming part Of public
military force aud acting under The su-
lhofily Of legitimate acknowledged gn-
vernmeni. are not 10 be held responsible
individually Tor The consequences Of heir
arts, Should he have pursued The coure
which would seem 10 be indicated b. The
nature Of The complaint made against him
haze spoken doublipgly as 20 The ex.
isienee Of this rule Of public laws Should
be have partly condemned and partly ad
milIed IN Should be have shuiIled and
.essded. and neither acknowledged nor
denied lis exislencri Would this have
comporled with The honor aud dignity Of
the American ch@scleri lrusl no such
views as Ihnse enlrIisined b. The Senator
nn this suhjeel will ever prevail IN the
councils OF this nsuoa. | do MOI believe
they will. The policy recommended Is
of . character which will be productive
Of no good. n our government issalisfi-
ed that The principle Of The law 81 nations.
as claimed by foreign government. is
nndoubied, il will say so frankly snd I'M
reservedly. ID will not desire 10 eyade
The point presenied by daubung or deny
ing the principle. No motives Of prn-
dsnce will ever iniasnce Il 10 adopt such
a course. Ii will never seek 10 main,sin
rs interests Al The expense Uf is chafae-
Yer for manly frankne.s. u will be iasi
TO all, regardless ofconsequeuces.
Bat. II is saii. there IS much 10 cSn
denim ia The instructions o. The bIlof-
ney General. |. 10 insisted that he should
not have been sent on The busipsss con-
neeled with the trial OF NcLeods that The
latter Was before The regular legal iribl.
nails Of The state. Of Nes York Tor Trial,
aud no necessity existed for any in'erler
9 'ee on the par. Of the national govern
gr.ted that w ssaea ihs no. S nave essn sas.
IN the courts Of The Uni,sd S;sirs nolie
prosegm woGld be entered; Thai counsel
Tor The accused shuold no, have been or
dered 10 be procured; AMI the senator in
Inmates that possibly bill for counsel
fees ia this case may hereafter be- pressn
ied against The United Safes: and that.
from h,s knowledge Of The character nl
the Attorney General. he inclined 10 think
that tbs mission was not very agreeable
one TO him Nov, | can hardly believe
that the senator supposes ,ha, such bill
Tor fees will be presented Zoe pay men, to
the Congress Of The United States; aud |
dismiss that point without further CON-
ment. As 10 the mission Of Mr. Critienden
being unpleasant 10 him, | venture To gay
he speaks WITHOUT authority; and | viii
add, that believe. so FAR from lie being
one which he dishked, that he entirely
concurred in lie proprieiy, and. from nv
knowledge OF him and his high character,
that the views expressed in The letter OF
instructions 10 him met his entire sppro.
baton. The Secretary Of Safe does say
that Il The indictment were pending in one
Of The courts III The Unll-d States, the Pre-.
sident would have directed The entry pf a
notte proseqni; aud this is deemed wor
Thy oil snim,d ersion. Bun what reason-
able ground 81 complaint does this decla-
ration 0f Mr.. Webster Furnish! if the
law Of naiIuns prosscted Mcleod from
punishment, why should he be tried! II
the svowal Of has act, as an act Of the go
yernmenl. discharged him from personal
responsibility. IN wha. more proper. spec
dy. and eGsc,ual way could he have the
benefit oi II Than the one mentioned!
Would Il have colnporled with what this
gseornment deemed 10 be ito duty 10
t"reign nation TO have perniued rial 10
he had when punishment, could not follow!
Was the farce OF legal invr.tagatron 10
be got up and pursued. ~hen no practical
result connected with such investigation
couli be attained. Ii, then. the indIcl-
ment had been pending in court Of the
United SIa'es. The entry of ,lolie pro-
seqm would have been hot only proper,
but the most speedy and efrrciusl mode