Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1841-10-15

Ina sort OF general review Of the do
mestic and foreign policy followed by
the late ministers, the London Globe
has the following temperate remarks
on the case eof MsLeod. The Globe it
may be remembered, was Lord Pa me rs-
toms unofficial organ, and the remark
We quote may beaooked upon probably
as an exposition 'of his ideas.-Com.
ADJ
"The only real difficulty with which
the Tories will have ITO contend, in REF.
erence to our positionwith foreign States
viii be the affair Of Mr.. M'Leod; and
even with This the Wing Government
has so we'll prepared the way, that
safe and honorable issue from the diem.
ma that threatens may be calcu ated
upon with confidence almost approach
ing a certainty. There is no doubt
that, should the tribunal at New York
pass an unfavorable verdict, the Gener.
al Government OF the United States will
at once demand the release Of The pris.
.oner, though it cannot interfere until
after the verdict has been given. Its
Inability TO take this step in the first
instance may bs-indeed in our opinion
undoubtedly is-a defect in the Ameri'
can Constitution; but would there be Ell
ther dignity or policy in our demanding
OF the General Government the per-
iormance Of an act which it cannot ac
compIsh without risking a civil war
within lis own dominions, and which il
could not refuse 10 comply with but al
the certainty Of the immediate com.
mencement of hostlities on The part Of
the British Government Lord Pal.
mersIoE has already communicated 20
the American authorities the necessity
lsr the instant. release Of MlLeod, should
he be endangered by hostile verdict
ol the cOurIwhere he is nov about to be
lried.
"But any further step, while ii would
not better the condition OF the prisoner,
would surely involve the Govern ment Of
The United States in immediate war with
US, ora conflict with One of its own States
that would be placed towardit in a po,
sition ofdsfance soeIy'by an impoIilic
ACT of useful precipilhnce. on the part Of
the English ministry. The present
question of demand on our side, and
the inability Of the United States au.
thortios 10 comply with it, has been
compared not inaptly with the demand
of The Russian Government, ip thereign
of Queen Anne, for the release of the
ambassador from the Court ofSt Peters.
burgh, who was confined for debt, but
whom by The law Of England the Sover
eign could cot set al liberty Russia
was satisfied with the explanation of The
difficulty, though the object Of the i'm
Prisonment was no less than The repre-
sentative Of the Emperor himself; an
act Of Parliament was very properly
passed 10 prevent q recurrence Of sim
liar circumstances. We agree with the
Times, that England may have a riGht
to demand such an enactment from the
American Government, 10 obvaIe the
possibility Of such another cause Of dis
agreement ss'that which has unhappiy
arisen; but we are not justified in dc
handing violation Of its own laws as
the price at which our friendship is 10 be
preservedj for the offer OF an aIterna
tive which it is known could not be com.
piled with, would evince a determination
for war inconsistent alike with reason
and with policy.