Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-07-06

practice of modern war atrocities which
civilization and Christianity have long
since banished.
Neither can her Majesty's Govern
mont admit for momeAt the validity of
the doctrine advanced by Mr. Forsyth,
that the Federal Government of the Uni
ted States has no power to interfere in
the matter in question, and that the de-
cision thereof must rest solely and entir-
ly with the State Of New York.
With the particulars of the internal
compact which may exist between the
several States that compose the Union,
foreign powers have nothing TO do: the
relations Of foreign powers are with the
aggregate Union: that Union is TO them
represented by the FederalhGovernment,
and Of that Union the Federal Govern
ment is to them the only organ. There
fore, when foreign power has redress
to demand for wrong done to it by any
State of the Union, il is to the Federal
Government and not to the separate
State, that such power must look for re-
dress for that wrong, And such foreign
power cannot admit the plea that the
separate State is All independent body o.
yer which the Federal Government has
no control. 1t is obvious that such doc
trine, if admitted, would at once 60 to
dissolution of the Union as far as its re.
latons with foreign powers are concerned
and that foreign powers, in such case, in
stead Of faccrediting diplomatic agents to
the Federal Government, but TO the Gov
ernment Of each separate State; and
would make their relations of peace and
war with each State depend upon the
result of their separate intercourse with
such State, without reference to the re-
lations they might have with the rest.
Her Maiesty's Government apprehend
that the above is not the conclusion at
which the Government of the United
States intend to arrive; yet such is the
conclusion to which the arguments that
have been advanced by Mr.. Forsyth me-
cessarily lead.
But be that as it may, her Majesty's
Government formally demand upon the
grounds already stated, the immediate
release Of Mr.. Mcleod; and her Majes-
tvs Government entreat the President OF
the United States to take into his most
deliberate consideration the serious nat
ure Of the consequences which must en-
use from rejection of this demand.
The United States Government will
perceive that, in demanding McLeod's
release, her Majesty's Government argue
upon the assumption that he was one OF
the persons engaged in the capture the
steamboat "Caroline:" but her Malesty's
Government have the strangest reasons
for being convinced that MIR. Mcleod
was not in fact engaged in that transac-
ton: and the undersigned is hereupon in
structed to say that although the circum
stance itself makes no difference in the
International question at issue; and al
though her Maiesty'S Government do no
demaed Mr. McLeod's release upon the
ground that he was not concerned in the
capture of the "Caroline," but upon the
ground that the capture Of the "CarOline
was a transaction of public character
for which the persons engaged in it can
not incur private and personal response
bility: yet the Government of the United
States must not disguise from themselve:
that the fact that Mr. Mcleod was no
engaged in the transaction must neces
sarially tend greatly to inAame that ma
tional resentment which any harm tina
shall be suffered by Mr.. Mcleod at h
hands of the authorities of the State o
New York will inraIlibly excite through
out the whole Of the British Empire.
The undersigned, in addressing The
present official communication, by orde
fhis Government, to Mr. Webster, Sc
cretary Of State Of the U. States, has tn
: honor to offer to him the assurance Q
his distinguished consideration.
H. s. FOX.
The Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER. &c. 6rC
T &c.