. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... ce arrested upon acharge of murder by theauthorities of that British governmentdemanded his unconditional release on theground that he had simply obeyed the ordersof his government, which was alone respon-sible for his act. The general government ofthe United States also demanded the surrenderof McLeod to the Federal authorities. TheState of New York, however, held that theoffence with which McLeod was charged hadbeen committed on her soil, and bro
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... ce arrested upon acharge of murder by theauthorities of that British governmentdemanded his unconditional release on theground that he had simply obeyed the ordersof his government, which was alone respon-sible for his act. The general government ofthe United States also demanded the surrenderof McLeod to the Federal authorities. TheState of New York, however, held that theoffence with which McLeod was charged hadbeen committed on her soil, and brought theprisoner to trial. As he succeeded in prov-ing that he was not engaged in or present at the attack, he was acquitted. This conflictbetween the Federal and State authority ledto the passage by Congress of a law requir-ing similar offences to be tried before theUnited States courts. In the midst of the Canadian controversya quarrel sprang up between the State ofMaine and the British provinces of NewBrunswick, concerning the northeast bound-ary of the United States. Both parties pre-pared for a conflict, hut the President sent. THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, D. C. General Scott to the scene of danger, andhe, by his moderation and firmness, suc-ceeded in maintaining peace until the mattercould be settled by treaty. The war with the Seminole Indians inFlorida continued through the whole of thisadministration. The capture and death ofOsceola, which we have related, though asevere blow to his followers, did not dis-hearten them. On the twenty-fifth ofDecember, 1838, Colonel Zachary Taylor =S76 FROM THE REVOLUTION TO THE CIVIL WAR. mflicted a severe defeat upon the Indians atI^ke Okeechobee. The war was at lengthbrought to an end in 1842, but not until itliad lasted seven years and had cost manyi^aluable lives and the enormous sum offfiearly forty million dollars. The Seminoleswere subdued and were removed from Floridato new homes beyond the Mississipi. The Missouri C
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