Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-11

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fr 1T. Executive CT e T. CT his new and more
formal urescate!ion OF tie conceded 'ha' eecole
ny 10 lie laws OF nations, the pisons! coe'u .io'
held responsible for lis supposed participation ~ us
aggression: The President! further declared tn". y"
could direct the prosecution 70 be discontinued, u u
morn ranl,np in a Federal court, and inundated y
me Tint flor want OF power other cause, snouio
d.cIne TO enter nolle proseqn, The Generai uoVtrh
man would proyide counsel Tor the accused, and sns
gcsl removal of the proceedings INTO lac supreme
Court at Wasn gton, II convicticn slouiu occur
These views were also adopted by tie present Ihie
ur;s.r,,. of the United States. After due consider
a;ion informed the President, that now as before
The subject seemed to to belong to the judicial trlou
nails Of This State and submitted that their proceedings
ouq not TO be embarrassed by any nterposon, eliei
of The Federal Stale authorities Inc accused aP
on hubeas corpus before the Supreme Court ana
ned IFS jurisdiction upon the grounds maintained
nv Great Britain and conceded by the Executive oil Inc
United States but the plea was overrued, and the pr
soner having been remandet was tired IN oncua county
in September last, and having proved an ao', was &C.
omitted Interesting as capital trial especially neces
s,rv tn maintain the dignity of the State, the case &C
ou,ed additional importance from the grave questions OF
constitutional and international law which II involved
II became subject of legislative debate IN LONDON
and Washington as well as III our own Gaptoi;
and poouar feeling was intensely stimulated on both
sdss ri the Atlantic. Thus trial for felony seemed
likely 10 involve in war; two enlightened Christian ma
lions which had every motive to perpetuae peace and
friendship Agents of the Canadian authorities, anu
credulous persons among ourselves, alarmed Inc va
tional Executive and the Representatives OF the BIZ
fish Government with reports of imaginary conspIra-
cies 10 convlc, the accused by perured testimony,
and 10 render war inevitable by his assassination IN pr'-
son.
"During these proceedings my action was guided by
desire 10 maintain but not without proper difference
10 the Government Of the u States, the judicial Jurs-
dicon of this State-to conduct the prosecution with
I,,u,i fair lcCugct-tO
serve order and not merely to prevent any unlawful
violence against the prisoner, but also TO manifest
Jealous of the public honor in that respec-to sus-
tain the Government OF the u s., in demanding re-
dress for the aggresslons at Schosser as national IN
dignity and to cooperate in the execution OF all neces-
sary measures Of public defence. The papers nov
submitted, together with those already before the Lee
gislature will furnish full history these interesting
events Your authority is necessary for paying some
expenses for which provision was found in existing
laws.
New York like her sister States, and not less assdI
ously than they pursues policy OF material Improve
ment commercial enterprise, and vIruous refinement,
10 ameorate her social condition and recommend Re-
publican institutions TO the favor Of mankind. She de-
precates war; therefore; and especially would she avoid
incurrng its calanites for objects from motives Pc
cuar herself But recent occurrences admonish US,
that pacific interests and dispositions not always 4
guaranty of safety and peace. Although the Aineri-
can Government rigidy observes neutrality aud espe-
cally where British interests are involved, yet inns
is far from satisfying distant monarchy that retains
provincial colonies under the shadow of our Rcpnbli
can institutions. 1t has not been enough that militia
ry force maintained to prevent our citizens from
furnishing aid and supplies 10 dscontened subjects Of
those Colonies but the rrepressbe sympathies of a
free people have manesty given offence. Although
the misguided Americans who joined the standard of
Canadian Instruction, were abandoned 10 the ven.
geance they provoked yet the Government Of Great
Britain denies right TO try its subjects, who having,
in time of peace committed crimes in this State after
wards como voluntarily with our jurisdiction.
1t is not enough that in such cases we award justice
according the principles and in the forms Of English
jurisprudence but expected TO vary consti
tntional distribution of Judicial powers We have ex-
pericnced the inequality of diplomacy between peace
loving and defenceess nation, and one that belgercnt
and every where prepared for conflict and i, is to
be hoped, that hereafter, and Mt least SO long as
questions affecting the integrity of our territory the
inviolaby Of flag and the honor Of or country,
remain unadusted, the Government of the U. S. will
steadily persevere in the defensive policy it has Vi
gorously commenced Having represented TO the Pre-.
sdent, that the British Government had established
naval armament upon the lakes adjoining this State,
sufficient TO sweep unprotected commerce from
those waters have much satisfaction in acknowledge
ing the promptness with which he directed the adop.
ton OF an adequate system Of defence.