The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-26

who had neither eloquence to persuade nor urea
sury to hire advocates to any cause.
What could have then known OF the SIKH sec
ton OF the Act Of Congress passed In l7So, ana
amended in 1887 What did one know about
it? Where or when had it even once been put Id
force Was il fair play to hunt up the dry bones
Of this dead statute-drag an exile from British OPP
preston, who had family TO provide Tor, from
court 10 court, from New York 10 Albany, and
from Albany to Canandagua, during IL weary
months, AT a ruinous expense, IN order that he
might be made the scapegoat for the political sins
(f such they were) OF v hole frontier, ana where
eight of the jury at first tor acquitai, and only
four for conviction, to shut TINS exile up IN an un,
healthy prison for nearly twelve months, on jail
allowance, closer than the worst criminal, In
mockery of justice -,
Where the Judge who tried the cause, had de-
clared that the result let NO moral stain on 'ne de
fendant's character and officially reported IN Ia
vor OF his release, six months before the expiration
OF his sentence-where the President OF the unled
States granted that release, IN evidence ina, me
sentence severe and al the request OF Ioo,-
COZ petitioners from all parts Of the Unlon;where Is
the courage" in Offering that defendant years al,
ter, the situation OF an officer IN custom mouse
Were not thousands OF Messrs. Curtis ana Speh-
GERS political friends far more active than Mr.
Mckenzie! We're three OF them whom grand Ju-
ries indicted, ever tredl Has Mr. Spencer hesl,a-
ted to give and recommend them to oihce! Let
him say that he did, and he shall have facts to the
contrary
Mr. Levi Woodbury., Secretary OF the Ireasu-
ry before Mr. Spencer, was applied to by me TO re-
fund the heavy expenses had incurred In conse;
quence OF the mismanagement OF the courts, ana
the injustice that had been done through the pros
ecutiOn and the manner in which II was conduc-
ted. This was his reply
"TREAsuav DEPARTMENT, Feb. LIST, lS4l
Sra: few days since wrote you in reply to former
letter the subject of your grievances stating that
had power whatever to afford relief in the matter com
planned Of have again to make the same declarauon,
cognxable by the head ofhis department promp,
ample redress should be had In the absence Of all
Al bak ind han
they may be, Congress alone interpose should II
deem Jour fit for the exercise OF lis remedial
(Signed) LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of the Treasury"
The above letter, addressed to me at Rochester,
N y, Is in very different spirit from that OF MT
Spencer. Mr. Gushing, Mr. Floyd, and MIR. Smith,
Mr. Adams, the chairman Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, had some difficulty with other
members Of the committee, and i got no redress.
England does not require her outlaws TO be pro-
scibed all the world over-nor did she thus pro-
scribe but pensioned and employed the exlles OF
| the French revolution. The Duke of Berwick,
after the treaty Of Utrecht, continued to hold the
rank OF French general, although the most dan
testant succession He was an Englishman, and the
natural son of James, the esiled monarch, but his
| station and residence in France were never COM
planned of by Britain
Under the old French regime, British outlaw,
| in time of peace with England, might be a French
general. Under the obsequious Mr. Sec'y. Spencer,
| the poor fellow could not have guaged a cask OF
| Bordeaux brandy until he had produced Queen
| Victoria's pardon! So ashamed am OF the con-
duct of Messrs. Spencer and Curtis, in my case,
that would have gladly concealed it from persons
in Canada and on the frontiers, where my behavior
towards Americans in times past 10 best known.
II had been the formidable and influential cha.
ructer which Mr. Spencer and his British friends
| in London, by their continued outlawry, would
seem to inslnuate, where could have been more
out Of harms way than in the obscurity Of small
appointment here Such is, however, not the case.
l sincerely desire all whom my opinion may hope
| to influence, to cultivate the most peaceful rea-
tons with the colonial authorities and border popu-
against Mr. Spencer's decision, and that OF all
others in office who may attempt to keep any
adopted citizen an outlaw from the advantages Of
the U. S. Constitution, by such unjust decisions as
| he has made. VIM. l.. MACKENZIE.