CO129-078 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [7-12] — Page 293

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of a nation to deal with its own criminals within the limits of its own jurisdiction

as it may

may think fit, irrespective of the circumstance under what Country's protection the offender may

have passed the intervening time between the Commission of the crime and his apprehension; while in the other case the question is purely

of a local character not affected by prior considerations or ulterior Consequences, and involving solely the preservation of order within the limits of Colonial jurisdiction under ordinary circumstances.

which,

one

you

will

agree

with me, having

never been disputed, need not be further dealt upon here.

From the concluding paragraph

of your dispatch, the whole tenor of which has not failed to impress

288

with the melancholy conviction that my

endeavours have been totally unavailing to establish in His Excellency's mind

a change in favor of the cause which

I represent,- I observe with regret that His Excellency the Governor has now decided to report the affair to the British Government in London, thus leaving me no alternative but to adopt

a similar Course

by referring the Matter to a higher Tribunal and laying the whole Correspondence before His Excellency the Minister of Foreign

Affairs

at Berlin, to whose superior

judgement I must leave to decide

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of a nation to deal with its own criminals within the limits of its own jurisdiction as it may may think fit, irrespective of the circumstance under what Country's protection the offender may have passed the intervening time between the Commission of the crime and his apprehension; while in the other case the question is purely of a local character not affected by prior considerations or ulterior Consequences, and involving solely the preservation of order within the limits of Colonial jurisdiction under ordinary circumstances. which, one you will agree with me, having never been disputed, need not be further dealt upon here. From the concluding paragraph of your dispatch, the whole tenor of which has not failed to impress me 288 with the melancholy conviction that my endeavours have been totally unavailing to establish in His Excellency's mind a change in favor of the cause which I represent,- I observe with regret that His Excellency the Governor has now decided to report the affair to the British Government in London, thus leaving me no alternative but to adopt a similar Course by referring the Matter to a higher Tribunal and laying the whole Correspondence before His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Berlin, to whose superior judgement I must leave to decide

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12. 13. of a nation to deal with it's own criminals within the limits of its own jurisdiction ~ as it may may think fit, irrespective of the Circumstance under what Country's - protection the offender may have passed the intervening time between the Conemission of the crime and his apprehension; while in the other case the question is - purely of a local character not affected by prion considerations or ulterior Consequences, and involving solely the preservation of order within the limits of Colonial jurisdiction under ordinary Arcumstances. which, one you will a gree with me, havin, never been dispurted, need not be further. deelt upon here. From the concluding paragraph of your dispatch, the whole tenor of which has not failed to impress me 288 with the I. clancholy conviction that my endeavours have been totally unavailing to establish in His Excellency's mina a change in favor of the cause which I represent,- I observe with regret that His Excellency the Governor has now decides to report the affair to the British Government in London, thus leaving me no alternative but to adopt a similar Course by referring the Matter to a higher Tribunal and laying the whole Correspondence before. His Excelterry the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Berlin, to whose superior judgement I must leave to decide

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of a nation to deal with it's own criminals within the limits of its own jurisdiction

as it may

may think fit, irrespective of the Circumstance under what Country's - protection the offender may

have passed the intervening time between the Conemission of the crime and his apprehension; while in the other case the question is - purely

of a local character not affected by prion considerations or ulterior Consequences, and involving solely the preservation of order within the limits of Colonial jurisdiction under ordinary Arcumstances.

which,

one

you

will

a gree

with me, havin,

never been dispurted, need not be further. deelt upon here.

From the concluding paragraph

of your dispatch, the whole tenor of which has not failed to impress

288

with the I. clancholy conviction that my

endeavours have been totally unavailing to establish in His Excellency's mina

a change in favor of the cause which

I represent,- I observe with regret that His Excellency the Governor has now decides to report the affair to the British Government in London, thus leaving me no alternative but to adopt

a similar Course

by referring the Matter to a higher Tribunal and laying the whole Correspondence before. His Excelterry the Minister of Foreign

Affairs

at Berlin, to whose superior

judgement I must leave to decide

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