The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-04
TaE AFRloA's MAIL.


~ limited States through two three weeks, has now
taken 10 whining in the chrymose and air Of gen
sman who in this progress Of bis exeeses has gradually
assd from the quarrelsome 10 the maudn state While
n the former mood il had by It's Infamous and OUT
eons ILLUMINATION heretofore OF the United States in
n. aggregate its people and its government rem
ae,8 ia own country cause and itself odoas-it now
renders Them ridiculous BY png vituperaon IN is ordi-
nary style Of laundering extravaganza on the head Of
single citizen OF the United States.
we do no, choose TO be diverted from great public
question 10 merely individual We recall attention
10 the merits Of the case which are thus briefly stated ey
the Iondon Spectator Of the Sd utmo Journal Of much
more authority than the London Times because known to
he as honest and sincere the latter is nereenary and
false The Spectator concludes series OF observations on
the subject as follows;
;mna.sihle TO dew that our officials mpli-
Gated IN an omen breach law subectng them, by their
agents 10 charge misdemeanor W. aigh Aare ePsed
ons aeh diseaeei rcsu pAsa employed erisPs to pek
40 n foreign countries rers for army instead ef lock-
- "a he aasicod Of England and rewarding her national
Jai by sufficient ndacement bring them into the
Wee hare been agsoRt~d, zee haze laid oursstrs open
j IL eSroat and certainly there @othng in the quarrel
which usthes any proud or perempory bearing on our
part"
Mr. Golden, on late occasion, makes remarks to the
same effect. He sayss
How is proposed raise (no boys to fight that
which told is the battle Of European civilization aud
liberty against despotism which aims at nothing but uni
empire II this and kindred phrases which have rung
in for the last thing but sound
and fury Engshmen have undertaken merely the
Of one paon but of half Europe We cannot il would
depute this great semposed task legion of foreign
cenaes for recruiting agents abroad U blush to
it) have everywhere been threatened mprsoned-not
onlV in
dinutive Hamburg having refused to allow their e
zens engage at expense, in what insist
calling struggle for their independence"
But the best possible Illustration Of the whole matter is
furnished by the speech of Mr. Miner Gibson made in
Parliament while the question of the passage Of the For
egn Legion bill under consideration 1t will be
that Mr. Gibson fuzzy warned the ministers of the nprac-
eability Of enlisting in foreign countries without
violation of law and Of the rights Of governments
they disregarded the warning His speech applicable
all respects to the discussion going in Great Brit
ain and the United States.
Mr. MLNxn GIBSON said that the noble lord lord John
Russe had concluded his speech the House with very
important to the effect that if the bill
defeated the government would feel it necessary resign
hei offices He felt after that announcement they APP
preached the question under considerable difficulty and
he did take upon himself protest against the system Of
oyerawng the deliberations OF the of the
people of this country telling them that If they did not
after few hours notice make up their minds TO support
measure Of this character the would feel at
liberty TO retire from office. He could not understand
why resignation be the consequence of the defeat Of
this BILL Had they seen during the last session Of
Parliament important measures OF domestic policy, in
voivipg tue principles OF great party proposed by the
government, and yet defeated but the time the
government considering that they could honorably
tnue to administer public aairsl He said then, that
was not fair of this character which
after all but minor part of the proposals that had been
made for the carrying on Of this that the rejection by
the House OF this legislative proposal necessae the
resignation Of the government he in voting whichever
he might think proper TO the measure should vote
In reference 70 s merits and his conscientious
victon. lie felt there great principle at stake in
the bla principle that he valued mora even than the
stability of government What was the measure they
had before them? They invited pass
enable her Majesty to enlist foreigners the British
army to fight the battles Of the country and 10 become
the enemies of Russia Now, he wanted to know whether
was consistent with sound view of public law that
armament should make provisions for the government OF
TINS country TO communicate with the ndsidn subjects
OF foreign Siaes Are governments to communicate
win soverpmensf de would appeal TO any honorable
member OF the House whether in the of nations
sound principle separate peoples from their sovereigus
ana 70 give power 70 the Crown negotiate with ind-
nuual suoiecH OF powers without saying word to
tue recognition of their governmental Had a law
upon our satuebook that made misdemeanor for
one 70 come here, and without the OF the Queen
70 enlist troops TO in foreign and in fer
eign war; lie said it consistent with sound
principles that private subjects of State should make
war against counry when their government
$500 "a ahas 'uuhuy " appeared TO him That lEey
could not give their sanction 10 such doctrine The
House could not recognise such principle Not word
had been said about having been entered into
WIN any foreign government not syllable had been
sah ABOUT any alliance understandings her Majesty
was merely 10 he empowered By this bill throw her
Stung oncers into any foreign eouIry any neutral
ate 10 enlist forces carry the with Russia Now
his was either to be done with of those
ua governments against their without
knowledge Ii IL to be done with the of those
foreign governments then he maintained that gov
erhmens would tsrct their neutrality and there would
be no necessity for the bill these would
DC helgeren's against Russia and they bound de-
are War openly and in the face of Europe They would
tnen De bound to enter into alliance with this country
ana 70 send their forces their contingent in support
ihe common war; Such of proceeding would be
straightforward ard would moreover be consistent with
the public law of Europe r. the other hand il was to
be done without the of those governments or
against their wishes, then be maintained that the British
arianent ought not to sanction any such pub
iic pohcy. The government of Switzerland and other
governments throughout Europe had already passed
iawsmnnicipal laWsto prevent the enlistment of their
snoects mercenaries The noble Lord the President Of
the Council might quote the preceden paas times in ia
Fo OF IT. go back to the middle ages and tell the House OF
preceden OF Indians with their cping-knves and toma-
hawks but as civxision advanced nations and govern
meh's were endeavoring 10 improve the customs under
Wlich war was carried On and he Mr. NJ. Gibson main
famed that the whole OF public treaties and NUM-
pa law IN particular States had been to utterly condemn
he system OF carrying by hireling nercenares
Who would serve any side and could be said to have
any interests sympathy in the beyond the payment
whlch they received. II il pointed out that some
power or some foreign nation, willing to allow lis
subjects to be enlisted By this country for the purpose oil
making war with Russia and yet neutrality