Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-03-16
HovsK OF Losps. Feb Sh
CASE on AR kt.IynD

that some correspondents had taken place bel Acea I
Mr Fox and Mr.. Forsyth On the subject Of Inc impris
OF Mr. McLeod. bsi no ofic,al information had
been given on the subject. f. appeared that many
members Of the Congress OF the United States had ia
Ken ma n violent manner on the subject. and that this
tone was not only disresy-etful To the governnent Of
this country. hut m IRE harsh towards The unfortunate
individual who was now an their power. lie coocei-
we'd u To be his duty hunbly TO represent ~ their
lordships the facts Of the case. though he feared
what passed in the hsssa would not arrive in time
osave the life oi the person ~ho was now in Gus
toby.
H. (the Earl Of Moun,cas,.D had had an oppor,uni.
~ Of eoavcning with Capt Drew, and thai oficsr s,et.
ell thai Mr.. Mcleod was not one Of the IS Who at
ttcked the Caroline. IL was he believed. sseertained
that MIR Mcleod was On shore. acting o. he had q
Perieetneht's do. AZ one ofrhe militia Tor The prsser.
walton OF his own property. and of the peace Of hi,
own country. He was doing his duty. aud obeying
The commands oi his super,on. The Usitej States.
therefore had no right to End fault with him. Il up.
peared. however. that Witnesses had placed his life in
jeopardy. Ia was in the hopc VI saving that fs the
he brought the matter before them. But tho fate of
this Individual was MT the greatest part OF the matter
Differences had risen out Of il which were mach M brs
important in public point Of view and he hppod that
tho Government IN taking stops ~ sdius, them. wosld
permit tho NATIONAL character VI tins country TO sink
into contempt.
The government ought To net with 6rmn-s and de-
cision IN this case. and sure he was. IL they did not
do 50. that from the feeling Manifested in the United
S1tcs We s1puid g uifn,,lod on, and continually IN
suited wherever we went. and tina. there would be NJ
safety foe any English subject entering the States.
This wasa most humliaiing position fr the people OF
q great and independent country like England. lie
trusted thsn. that IN the 6ni place the life Of this in
dividual. who was now sufsriny in the dungeons OF
the United States. would be- saved; aud. in the NEXT
place. that the government would 50 oct ss to vindi.
cate the national character. Tha law OF nations.
was a. far - he coulI judge. clear on the sub
jsst.
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the United States. took po'session of . island belong
ing TO Great Britain This vessel was employed to
bring ammunition. arms and provisions to ihcse inslr.
gents. Tins vessel was employed as O snuggier ne
tween the States and Canada. lie would ask, had
sho letters Of marqus' or how could she have been
coming from q country which declared itself 1T peace
with the power rebelled sgainsti II vas plain she
came as n piraiical vessel. and as she was treated A.
such. II an English vessel Were taken on Tho open
sea TO morrow. without authority from tho govern.
menL. and her crew hung up al the yard arm. by
the French or Russians. he was sure thus govern
mont would admit that such was a perfectly legal
course.
But the United States. seemed TO have one law for
themselves and another for their neighbors. AZ any
rate they had chosen 10 take this vessel under their
special protection. and dcclarcJ-perhaps they had
not acted Of late a very friendly part. especially since
the boundary question-every N IN a murderer who
was engaged IN furnishing this piratical vessel. Ifihc
Americans did not seem TO reject every precedent
""'" "ht htcf DEthtuA NlcNss W
should refer to their own c,plduci in 1918. when q
party Of Seminole Indians having made Q marsuding
party into the States territory. General Jackson passed
the frontier. took threo forts. arrested two British sub
jecis. and executed them. without the slightest CON-
plant from Great Britain. because she was convinced
they had acted illegally.
Mr. Adams, on that occasion wrote q strong letter
10 the Spanish government. impressing on them the
necessity OF Restraining their subjects from such hos.
tile incursions. The noble lord concluded by asking
| he noble ylscDunt ODDOslte whether auv infot N afion
had been received from Canada by her majcsty's gov.
ernment Of the capture and deientiun offs British sub
jecr by The authorities OF New York. on n charge Of
murder. alledged TO have taken place on the occasion
OF the destruction of the Caroline. and If 50. what
steps her mnjesiy's government had taken on The sub
jecf.
viscount Melbourne said that he would ans yer he
question which the noble earl had put 10 hum with
out entering. on the present occasion. into all tho facts
and Arguments whish the noble earl had preferred
on The subject. Her Mijesty's Government certainly
had received the intelligence that an individual nam
ed Mcleod. had been arrested by the authorities OF
the State OF New York. on a charge OF larson and muir
der which was alledged To have com United on the oc.
casioD Of The seizure and destruction uf the Ca roline.
Mr.. Fox. our Minister at Washington. Immediately de-
manded McLeod's Liberation Of the Federal Govern
ment. and received IN reply that the matter wa one
which entirely rested with the authorities ofihe State
Of New York. and that IL was not in the power of the
the power Of the Federal Government 10 inter.
fere.
This was the state Of the matter az il stood ut pres
ent. With regard TO what her Majssty's Government
might intend doing further in the case, he was sure
that the noble earl would not wish nor expect him
(Viscouut Melbourne) now TO state IT,; but Of this the
noble earl might rest perfectly certain. that her Majes
tvs Government would take every measure which
might be necessary either for the succor and safety
Of her mljesty's subject, or Cor the VIndication Of the
honor Of The country .-lChseD) Adjourned.