The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-10-30
Mr.. !Se,Oard to Lord Lyons.
Lord Lyons to Mr. Separd.
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Washington, October IA. 1851,

DEfAhtMENI Ut oIATE
Washington, October a. 1861.
My Lord-I have the honor TO acknowledge
your lcrdship's note OF the present date.
In that paper you inform me that the British
Government is much concerned to find that two
British subjects, Mr.. Patrick and Mr. Rahm.
ing, have been brought under arbitrary arrest,
and that, although her Majesty's Ministers have
been advised by you Of the release of MIR. Pat.
rick. yet they can not but regard the matter as
requiring the very serious consider alton Of this
Government.
You further inform mo that her Majest rs
Government perceive that when British subjects
as well as American citizens, are arrested. they
rre transferred to military prison, and that
the military authorities refuse to pay obedience
to writ Of habeas eDrpas,
You add, that her MsjOsty's Government
conceive that this practice is directly opposed
to the maxim of the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States, that no person shall be deprived OF
life, liberty, or property, without due process oil
law. You then observe that her Maiestys
Government are, nevertheless, willing to make
every allowance for the hard necessities of u
time OF internal trouble, and they would not
have been surprised II the ordinary securities
Of personal liberty had been temporarily sus-
pCHuSuJ bOt "Ouiu tLoy AAf6 CUmpdlIieu
British subjects, suspicion, had suffered IRON the
conseq fences Of that suspension. But that 1t
does not appear that Congress has sanctioned,
in this respect any departure from tho due
course OF law, and it is in these circumstances
that the law officers Of the Crown have advised
her Msjesty's Government that the arrests oil
British subjects are Illegal
You remark further, that so far as appears to
Har Ma;autx,, D., L.
State for the Uhited States examines, upon the
report OF spies, and assu hes the power of de-
privipg British subjects of their liberty Or lib.
Grating them by his own will and pleasure; and
you inform me that Her Maiesty's Government
cannot but regard this despotic and arbitrary
power as inconsistent with the Constitution O
the United States, as at variance with the trea
ties OF amlty subsisting between the two ma
tlons, as tending to prevent the resort Of British
subjects to the United States tor purposes o
trade and industry. You conclude with inform.
ing ine that upon these grounds Her Majesty's
Government have felt bound TO instruct you te
demonstrate against such irregular proceedings
and to say that, in their opinion, the authority
uf Congress is necessary in order TO lastly the
arbitrary arrest and Imprisonment ot british
subjects.
iHe idStH III IcSaiu w tHe poisUHS hAIDeu 10
your note are as follows,
Communications trom the regular police o.
the country TO the Executive AZ Washington
showed that disloyal persons in the State d
Alabama were conducting reasonable CORES
pondencs with Con edsrates, British sui isc' /
and Amercan citizeus, in EUROPE sinei AL lhs
overthrow OF the Federal Union by armed for,
ces actually in the field snd besieging the capi
tai o. the United States. A portion Of this cor
re spondenee which was intercepted was nd
dressed 70 the firm OF smith Il Patrick, bruk.
ers, long established and doing business in The
city OF New York. II appeared lhii this firm
had branch in Mobile; that ths partner, Smith,
is a disloyal citizen OF the UNI ed States, and
that he was in Europe when the reasonable
papers were Sent rom Mobile, addressed thro'
the house Of Smith & Patrick, in New York
On receiving this information, William Patrick
was arrss ed and committed into military Gus
tody at Fort Lafayette, by an order OF the Sec
retary OF War Of the United States addressed
TO the police oithe city of New York These