Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-01-01

Auic law, Nv me > hleS heGSrlVts' ~
Ia The IN nth ol September, apary OF
rmed men from Upper Can,dn, Invaded h
he ,rrrllory al the Unued States, and ~
orcIhlv seized upon M person oI Srogln p
nd under cltcumsan"eS nf great harsh t
,p@s, hurrlc " carried him beyond the q
imirs oi the Cnited Sn,e', and dellvered =
Iim up TO The anlhorirles Of Upper Chnn- :
ia HiI mmedlnt" discharge was Orier' !
. Nv th 81 auth mites, upon tho Facts o. ,
Ihr case being h0rahi To thin know ledge
- course Of procedure winch Was to have
hreu exppced from patton with whom
we are at peace, aud which wa1 not more
dne to the rghsor the United States, lhao
10 its own regard for I>lre. The cor.
respnnlrure which plsseI between the
Dpp,rtnonl % State nLd the Blush En.
voy. Mr. Fox, and with the g wernor at
Vernon, as the facts had hem made |
known 10 this department, are herewith !
Communicated.
r.,rpt that il is not in NV power I"
make known 10 you an equally siUsHcto-
~ conclnsinn IN the case of the CarnIin"
s,pampr, with the circumstances concerted
with the destruction OF which, IN Decem-
her, 1897, Nv an armed force fitted out III
the Prov,nce of Upper Crnhda, Non are
arearv made qoaI"'ed. No snch a
tenement as was due from the public
vronp done I, the Unied States 10y this
hnvasInn Of her territory, go wholly Ire-
lconciIabe with her rights as an Indrpen-
dent power. his VIC, been made. 10 the
view taken Ivy this Government, the inQhI.
~ whether this vessel vas in the empov-
npnt of those who were prosecuting an
,noufhnrised war against that Pr"vInce,
or was engaged nv the owner in the bu'
h sinoss NJ trau0norting passengers 10 and
T.. from NAVY Island in homes Of private gam
n which was most probably the case, IN NC
4, deyree alters the real ques ion ut iSsne he
~ I'VE an tho tWn @ vernmnnts THIS Gov
= eminent can never concede TO anv foreign
q Government the power. except in cas'
n of the most uryen, md extrem" necesslt'
" NJ invading ia TERRITORY, either 10 arres
d The nprsons nr destroy the propertv ofthos
:. who NAV have Vi ia ed The municipal 10 ~
). Of such foreign e verrm"nt or have fIs
ID regarded their nhlir''ion arising n"H'
"a The Law nrna,iocs. The tcIri'orv 1T IN
Il Uoi,ed States nus, hn regarded nssacreG
Y. " sacure ag'rs' oil such invasi'"s, I'M
n. they shall volun'arilv ackuoW ledge th"'
e inability IN ac1ui' 'h"ms.lve' "i their d"
r. ties IN rthars. And in announcing TIM
,e sentimen,,I do but affirm nnrinripIe WIN"
.. M uat;no IN earth would he more read
:. ~ vindirate. Mt I'll haz,r's thrn tha PEG
10 nile and G ,verrment If G Britain.
II. uNon y fIll investigation # all tn
N facts. i, shaII aprpar that the owner oi n
lie Caroline was governed hY hos''IN Io'"'
ne ~ had made common ransa with IN &c
p. Who were in the orrunancy at Nav u
le land, then, sn far NJ h" ia concerned, fhe'
an ran he no claim 10 indemnify tor IN" d'
ri. struc,ion nf this boat. winch this Cover
OF ment would feel itself bound Ia proSp"u
ge since he Md have nctph not ONLY
al derooation nf the rights Of Great Br''oII
H. hut in cIenr violation of the laws nt n
f., United States hut that is n QupstI
Ter which. however settled. in M manner I
wolves the higher consideration OF the VI
m. Iaiion of ter,itnral snvr'tv q iurisdlctln
Ort To recnpr zA il as an admissible prac'l
in that each Government, IN Its torn, rDnr ~
III. sudden and uoaulhnriSct out break. WIN
OF on frontier. The extent Of which re'hr
au- il impossible 70, ~ her tn have an eitlrIr
10, force on every mile oft, aud whl"h o.
ion break, therefore, neither mnv he able
ON suppress in day, may take vengHan
ew into its own hands. aud without evrn
his -emonstrance, aud in the absence ut \
me pressing or overrnIing NECESSITY, NAV
nit wade the terrilnry of the 6lher, would il
FER. vitality lead 10 results rqn'lIv 10 he d
ode nlored by both. When border crIlSSir
,uIt come 10 receive the ssncllnn, rr 10
his made on the authority OF either Cove
sue meni, general war must he the .ncvI'al
ng- result. While 1t IS the ardent d's'rr
Of The United States To cultivate be Relate
en- Of peace with all nations, and 10 lu'hl
bu. the duties of good neighhnrhood tow'
yesi those who possess territories adlolnl
me their own, that every desire would 't
,ro> them TO deny the right ol any lorel
su power TO invade their boundary with
lpir armed force. Toe corresp"ndence
the tween tho two Governments on this $
fer ieci, will, ~ future day oi yonr sess
afuI he submitted to vqur consideration /; a
ma. in the mean time, ! c 'nnnt hur indulge
the hope lhatthe British Gpveromen'lwiiIj
by the propriety Of reuonn"ing, as rule
ain. future action, thu precedent whieo !
of been set in the affairs Of Srholosser. ii
the | herewith submit the correspoude'
res. wh;t h has recently taken place heiw,