...popular cries, or the passions and influences wfiich the proximity of this lamentable con^ vulsion has stirred up among us.. And I have come to the conclusion that the prisoners cannot be extradited, because I hold that what they have done does not constitute...

...recognized as law by the civilized world, instead of suffering myself to be swayed by popular cries, or by the passions and influences which the proximity...stirred up among us. And I have come to the conclusion that the prisoners cannot be extradited, because I hold that what they have done does not constitute...

...offenders ... form the most conspicuous instances of exclusion from the operation of extradition law. ... I have come to the conclusion that the prisoners cannot...offences mentioned in the Ashburton Treaty, and because I consequently have no jurisdiction over them." The prosecution lawyers, who had been careful to proceed...