The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-30

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DRRARTlrKNr OF STATE,
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D. TAurstoR, Esq, o5nbat AZ Toronto
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DRAR SR-For your information
enclose q copy Of o note Of this date,
which / have I'd a f6ssed To Sir Fred eficli
w. A. Bruce, the British Minister here,
upon the subject ot the cony on and
sentence of J6the5 Lynch and Nc lahnp
by b colonial court Of CGnhdh, on the
charge Of eoniplicitY and paFticipR ION
"a the late attack on Fort Erie. In 40
e6rdRneS With the purpose expressed tp
the communication, you are expected
TO procure without delay, for the use Of
the Department, Q COPY Of the record
Of the trial and conviction Of Lynch and
Mcmahon, and also OF all further trials
and conYiGti0ns Of Q similar character
which shall take place In Canada, with
the least possible delay after their ter
miuatiOu. .. 20 1fHr ~ .ihsi4 ifn-
II am sir, your obedlsnt servant,
Z (Signedi) y WILLIAM q, SEWARD.
is ,aau DEPART1HNEo OF STAIB, I :
L. WASHINGTON, Oct. "a, 1866. !
sIR:-It Is understood that James
Lynch and John Mcmahon have been
recently convicted In q Colonial court
OF Canada, andsentenced 70 deathupon
a charge that being citizens Of the
United States, they were actors In the
assault made In the month Of June
last on Fort Erie, In that colony, Il
can hardly be necessary 10 direct your
attention 70 the fact that the Govern
ment Of the United States u REQUIRED
by the highest considerations OF ma
tonAl dignity, duty and honor 10 inquire
into the legnlit Justice and regularity OF
the judicial proceedings which have
thus taken place and that aftef making
such q careful scrutiny we shall expect
to make known 70 Her Majesty's Gov
ernmept such opinionS aS the Presl-
dent upon due consideration, shall
With this view the Consul, Of the
United States, at Toronto, Is this day
instructed to procure for the inforIna-
ton Of this Department q copy Of the
record oflthe ntriAl and conviction Of
Lynch and, MeMahon, aud also OF all
fntther trials and convictions OF q sim.
liar character, which shall take place
In Canada. While no unnecessary de-
lay in the examinations Of the cases
which ARE thus expected TO come before
this Government Is Intended, u may,
eless, happen hereafter that de-
lays may unavoId IdRbly result from past
Incidents or from future events which
cannot now be, foreaeen. "a .,,,,.,, IS, 4
Ih9Ye now the honor tDrequeSt you
70 take such proceedings as, you may
think proper % the end, and that such
application Of the Consul shall be
promptly granted. The President d.
reefs me TO assureyou OF his confidence
and hope that Her hiajsty,s Govern
ment will not only cheerfully comply
with the request 1 have thus made, but
they will think II proper also, toexam.
ino the judicial proceedings aforesaid
with q careful regard 10 the rights Of
the United States, and 10 tho main
Of good relations between the
two countries. Such relations are al-
ways difficult and delicate In Stales that
arc adjacent to each other, without be-
Ing separated byrImpassible bounda-
rles.. For this reason, It would be very
gratifying TO the President, II you
should Beable 10 give me an assur-
anee that the execution ofthe sentences
uponthe convicted persons.
will be suspended, II occasion for delay
shall arise In the manner before mem
toned 10 make Il desirable. Finally,
deem 1t proper to say that the offences
In these trials are In their ma
tnre eminently political. Its the opin-
ion ofthis government that sound policy
comedies with the best impulses Of a
benevolent nature in recommending
amnesty and forgiveness In
such CASES. This suggestion Is made
with freedom and earnestness, because
the same opinions were proposed 10 US
In our recent civil war by all the gov
ernments and public isles OF Europe,
and by none OF them with greater
frankness and kindness than BY the
and statesmen OF Great
] am very sure that You Will
find that these recommendations Of a
policy OF clemenCy and forgiveness In
the case of the parties concerned, are In
entire harmony with all the suggestion
and representations which this Govern
ment has made to Her Majesty's Gov
In regard TO the agRrOSslons
which have been made on the Canadian
frontier, and that they are also In har-
mony with the proceedings which this
has thought II just, wise
and prudent to pursue In regard 10 the
violation Of Its own neutrality laws,
which were involved in these aggres.
slons. e. r.I al Ef.l4.Us 4.T-fs
have tho honor to be, with the high.
Reconsideration, Sir, your obedlent SER
vnnt. (Signed) WM. H. SEWARD.
To the Hon, Sir Frederick ". a. Bruce;
rIrB FENIAN PRISONERS BLOOD THIRST.
MESS OF THE CANADIANS. -
NEw YoRK, October 2S.-The Herdtd's
Toronto special says: From all parts
Df tho provinces dispatches are coming
that no mercy should be
shown 70 tho Fenians found guilty. /
lHluk IL - uOubLlul II bue SIOHn CAu
tind evidence strong enough TO con-
vince the jury thnt the Rev. DIR. Lums-
den was In any way connected with
The raiders last Juno. The declarations
made by the Fenlans In Now York 10
aYenge the death Of these men II oxe-
rnted do great injury 10 the prisoners. |
Petitions are to be circulated immedl-
ately and sent 70 tho Governor General
10 be forwarded TO the Home Govern |
ment TO have the sentence commutod to |
Three prisoners were |
lrraigned today aud pleaded not gull
~. Their names are David WhRler,
Patrick Norton and Daniel Drummond.
Fears are expressed by u majority OF
lhe people that the FenIans may es-
capo before tho day Of their execution
the aid OF tholr friends from
The other side.
There arc now In tho city over five
hundred Irish Americans, apparently |
put Of employment, and waiting 10 do |
something which l believe Ii 10 aid the |
confined In the old jail by |
Dverpowering their guards and then |
escaping to tho United States, The |