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act, ana II would be Tor INC country 10 take that
avOWal into considerations. But the BRUSH Gov-
eminent had declared to Mr Stevenson that the
act was avowed, repeatedly, and lord Palmer.
s'on told Mr. Stevenson that the British Govern
ment would make no apology or reparation for
the interference against the Caroline that the
act was planned and executed by order OF the
Government of Canada. A note TO this effect
was addressed to Mr. Stevenson in MAY, 1896.
Il thus appears that Mr. Van Buren's admins.
tra,ion was early advised that the British Cow
eminent had avowed the act, but never asked
any reparation for il. For three years that adj.
mlnislration slept over the wounded honor of the
country. At last, the Mcleod affair freshen-
ed it up in November, 1910. Then, the Gov-
eminent of the United States said, we new.
er knep that the act was authorized by the Bri.
fish Government. We did not belle We their
minister Mr. Fox, when he avowcd il. We new
or thought it worth while to ask England whcth-
or she avowed i, or not. The affair brought
about a great excitement in England. Ut was
one of those cases whlcli touch he hearts Of that
penple, as "A slmilar won have done here. At
this lime Mr. Fox demanded the release Of Nc
Leod, aud declared that it was contrary to the
law OF natlons to arrest a soldier for an act com
mitied under the command Of a superior officer,
Tor which his Government had assumedt the res
ponsabillty. Mr. Forsyth, however, said he had
not before been aware that the act was q public
one.
Thus stood the matter when Gen. Harrison
assumed the Government. lie decided, as n
statesman and jurist ought to do, that the inva-
sion of our territory by Great Britain was an act
that required apology and atonement. and that
1t was contrary to national Law to lndlct a private
solder Tor an act done Nv order o' ms unvefh-
menf. The note OF Mr. FOX. demanding 'he re-
lease oI Wcl'eod' was thnn!ht 10 harsn. Mr.
Fox was informed that Mcleod must be d's-
charged IN o legal way. he I'Vernmeht coulh
not enter a MOL pros because case was not IN me
a United States court. Upon an appear IRON INC
highest court OF the S'a,e' the case 'nl!ht nave
been brought, ny writ OF error 10 inc y. o'a'es
court. Dut inc ,io'eIn'e". uo my '"'e.,e'e
az all. lie snnn'd ASK ,"e SENATOR "o"h 4>e"
YORK (Mr DICKINSON w"at ne n'ean' U! saying
mat the Government ""u ''e',e'cu :" d" VII,
Justilloe manner II, ~ Jun'I'd' pro'eeu'"es vi
the Stale court OF NC" lofh. ihefe was DO
interference at al.
Mr. w. now asked whether TINS was not the
proper course. was the uoVern'nemt OF me u
ota'es totnrn rom lhe non anu tau upon tie
lamb! When the BRUSH Government hau a
vowed the act when the BRUSH authorities. both
colonial and at home, when the whoie BRUSH
people avowed the act, and CRED to us-"m me,
IN me conrertHe terrum'-was 1t magnanimous
in thus Government, after three years sleeping
over the insult, 10 seize upon one poor wretch
and Try hun and punish HIM tor murdert
or w. vndlcated 'Ie ieeIlng when the act
had produced IN Eigiand, ana put IN a very tor
cible and eloquent manner, the case ola citizen
Of The United States, sent to Oregon or else
where, with the eagle above his head, who might,
Tor a pubic act, be arrested and tired and pun
lshed by the british government. Was there a
single American who would not be ready TO de-
clare war! lie never doubted, - Gen. liarri.
sons Cabinet never doub'ed,--tha the proceed
ing against Mcleod was Illegal lie was sur
prised at the decision OF the New York Court
lie would say, on his professional reputation
that the opinion OF the State court OF New York
was not a respectable opinion, either IN lis OBJ
jrc, or the reasons given Tor II. Bat Mcleod
was found not guilty. Congress evidently held
the opinion that the proceeding OF the New York
Court was unconstitutional, ana made a law &C.
cordingly to meet such cases. Mr. Webster took
up Inc allegations Of MI VI. lnIefsnil, which
Mr. Dickinson had made a part Of his printed
pamphlet speech, read 1t, aud denounced i, as
absolutely false in every particular, from begin
niiig to end--ihat he (Mr w wrote a letter to
the Governor OF New York. and told nun to re-
lease Mcleod, or the cry OF New YORK wnnid
De ia'd III ashes.'hat, ie government empty
"" :" 800"
was an utter ia'sehood.
lie Feau 'he ,eueF whlrh ne "ro,e 70 me uoV'
son. to thank him for the inti,nation ,ba, he
would direct n mile nroseoui IN McIeod's case
inasmuch as the &C, of Mcleod had been avow.
cd as a nublic act. He reviewed some o,be,
nor,,ops IN Mr. Inyersol,s sneerb--,hat he nro.
nosed to surrender the tariff in EXCHANGE fol
Oroy,, Sc This was M, so. He never mad,
any surb nro,os;,ions nc ,IloneJ IN tho com
m,i,ae IN foreinn aH,;rs nor did he avov il i,
h,s H,I,imora sneocb uo avnosslv d,scl,imed
IN ,h,, snaoch anv ,o,,or on ,he mar, If III,
Coynrnmen, T., Mako , ,rea,v tariff
Mr. w. was exceedingly severe in his com
ments upon Mr. Ingerso!l's attack, aud also upoi
Mr. Dicknson's allegations.
In the course OF MI VS. remarks upon tn,
Carolne affair, Mr. Allen asked II there was an,
proof that the Caroline was engaged in an llllci
employment.
Mr. Webster said Their was abundant proof
and he went on to cite It,.
Mr. Dickinson SAID a few words, and on hi
motion the Senate adjourned.
Unusr.--The House rejected tho Cumhor
land road bill.
The bill TO raise a regiment of mounted me-
was taken 10, aud Mr. Levin moved tha, it be- a
menled sn AS To require that the soldiers enlis
ted shoYll be natives.
Mr. Drumroole replieJ. and the House .d
burned.
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