The New York herald., 1863-11-05
English Monarchy and American Do.
mOcracy.

SIR FRANCIS D. HEAD ON THE UNITED STATES POLICY
DURING TIE CANADIAN REBELLION.
TO THs EDITOR OF TIE LONDON
ssEin the leading article Of your journal Of this day.
Of the ironcads IN the Mersey have read with great
pleasure and admiration the following remarks
She Che Aabamal was the produce of trickcry and
equipment but we say that she did
Attorney put IT, was an &c esSspe Sspe''
and such are exactly the things which ought to
Now, SIR as administered the government OF Upper
which our is at this moment pursuing
and which you are so powerfully supporting with that
which the government and people Of the United states
on Of her territory was disturbed by nsurrecton,
the nsgnicance OF which, as compared With the sue.
cessu secession for nearly two years of eight millions of
inhabitants Of the Confederate States may briefly be
demonstrated by ~ the following figures and % fscs
the head Of $40 noisy followers, some armed with
sticks, many with pixies, and the rest with rifles,
suddenly appeared before Toronto. At that moment
the population of Upper Canada 450 900 the
Home district, go 900 the city OF Toronto. 10000.
capped disguise the United states and completely
was his insane project defeated by the loyalty OF the peo:
s anasssa n 9 n .ns hs
who from all directions were hockpg towards Toronto
but placed the militia Of seven counties at the dispos
ton OF Sir John Colborne. In Lower Canada.
On the 18th OF December reported these facts TO
William L. Marcy, Governor OF the State OF New YORK. in
letter, in which stated
It Ct should appr your Exccllency that there not
a. this moment 70 my knowledge. within the whole extent
arms. otherwise, in opposition to the government
simultaneously with this statement despatched 10
Mr.. Marcy Mr. Bethnne, requesting his E1celency, in
conformity with the statute existing between the Cana
dian provinces and the State OF New York to deliver to
the authorities Of Upper Canada William Lyon Mckenzie
be tried for the murder OF Colonel Noodle arson
and for the robbery with his hands, of her Maestys
mail in full proof OF which the requisite documents were
| enclosed.
To my letter and request received the following re.
| STATE or New YonK. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
| I
To his E1ceenoy Sir FRANCIS B. HEAD Lieutenant Co
have ss ss ssm @
SoST Esssencv doyeraSr State @fqs New S
xors FOR the arrest and delivery Of William Lyon Mckenzie
Canada uS''Ve IRON '''e ''0" 'ne province OF Upper
MeKsnse comm.ed the crimes imputed TO hm hs S
soGs ssrsS be had rey9ed e n.r and was arms
fore a. and fugitive e n nh This STATE he
offence rather those imputed to him n The dccamens
snts % s hs Of These be-
treason. have the honor 70 be, &c W L. MARCY
It will be observed that, in the above reply Governor
Britain and the United States, in obedience to which
had, on his application to faithfully surrendered TO
States simply on the legal evidence Of their gull, Ha
also abstaned from noticing the fact 10 which Mr. Re-
thune drew his especial attention namely the robbery
| by Mr.. Mckenzie OF bis own State arsenals.
| On the Goth OF December, 1887 Governor Marcy,
after having allowed the American Generals Van Rsnsse
laer and Sutherland with impuny 10 seize twenty two
pieces Of his artillery and TO Issue proclamation in
the United States offering s5Oo for my apprehension with
hundred OF land Canada and 800 10 whoever
would Join what they pleased 10 call "he patriot
army permitted the steamer Caroline, In broad day
light in the presence Of the United States Marshal and
in the immediate vicinity OF regiment OF militia OF the
State Of New York to he cut out OF the ice by thou.
sand men He allowed his own Collector OF Customs 10
give her lcense under which aud insured from loss by
bond publicly given by seventeen American merchants
she sailed amidst the accamatons of the people to ACT
as apassage boat 70 convey government artillery and
American citizens to take possession OF Navy Island 10
Canada
After reporting 10 her Maesty's Minister at Washing.
ton the foregoing facts mperfecty expressed 10 him my
feelings as follows
need not your Escelency how I'm fair and nm
Just s that rebellion, which within this was so
ns gnncant that II Instantly crushed civil nhab
ants OF the colony should be revived rendered form
ble by the direct and active the American
peope and that during the existence only peace out
OF the most friendly relations between Great Britain and the
government ~ the United States the peaceful population on
this province should be threatened With drvsss,on and
plumber and all the miseres of by the unsuitable in
terference OF American citizens
As their conduct In the bygons period 10 which have
referred has long been forgiven and forgotten by Eng
land surely the government and people Of the dlsuped
States will do well 10 consider upon what plea they can
entertain feelings hostile 10 the British people for
having, without Intervention, merely expressed their
opinion as to the probable results Of aansaans civil
war which II permitted, they would have endeavored 10
prevent and which, without permission they all deeply
and sincerely lament am, sir, your obcdent servant
CROYDON, Oct II, 1868. =. B. HEAD.