The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-23
Q. You to telegraph him BY this cipher, instead

q Iou were to telegraph him by this cipher, instead OF
the . u' Ts. way .y
q. What was the object in giving you this cipher
A.. Such ephers were given to several oiicers--to Mr.
Smolensk Mr. Cartensen and actually engaged in the
Q. Was it for the purpose OF avoiding detection
A. for the purpose Of avoiding detection and avoid
ing any difficulties With the authorities here l. was to en-
might visit without the people in the telegraph offices under
O. Were all the officers sent on this recruiting to telegraph
to Mr. Crampton to their proceedings, and was that
cipher to be used
A. Yes, sir.
The hgeneer of yesterday reprints the report Of
the trial of Hertz the instructions given by Mr.. Cramp
ton to the recruiting agents engaged in enisng troops
for Great Britain in the United States which will be
found above.
In the remarks that we have heretofore had occasion
to make the subject have not referred to this doc
ument because, although did not doubt its authenti
city, it did not appear the trial in the handwriting Of
Mr. Crampton as several Of his letters did in
with the letters of Lieut. Preston, Mr. Mcdonald Mr. STAN
ley, and the notices with which Mr. Joseph Howe
mcnced the business in Philadelphia.
But the in which the iteltgencer refers to this
document in admitting its authenticity implicitly concede
the veracty and credby of Capt Strobe the denial of
which has in British journals constituted the ground of
defence of Mr.. Champion
This document being conceded to be authentic estab-
lshes independently of all other proof that which has
heretofore been sou,ly deniednamely, that Mr.. Cramp
ton was the rgsnzng head of the recruiting business in
the United States
II true these instructions cautioned the agents en-
poyed against violating the provisions Of the act of Con-
eress What then? Simply that the instructions aim at
the systematic evasion of the law Beyond which is the
fact the result shows that the instructions were based
upon the false assumption of the axiy of the law and Of
the inability of the law officers Of the government to en-
force it's execution turns that neither the peo
pie of the United States 50 awless its government so
feeble az was fondy imagined by those who planned and
undertook the scheme of recruiting troops in the United
States for the service of Great Britain.
There is however conclusive to all pretences
of the nadequacy of the proof against the public authorities
of Great Britain Four witnesses Capt Strobel DR. Reuss
Col Bengha and Mr.. Hertz all testify to distinct acts let
ers and ora! statements of dozen British officers Mr.
Champion included No attempt made to mpeaeh the
credibv of either of these witnesses, could it have
been done if attopod If what they stated false, if
all the letters produced by them torgeres why
not some one Of the dozen persons referred produced
contradict those witnesses? There Mr.. Matthew in
Philadelphia and Mr. Barclay and Mr. Sany in New York
Surely if the British officers had well known that they
were guilty some of them would have forward to
testify instead of now carpng the testimony of the wit
nesscs whom they did dare contradict oath, at the
trial either in Philadelphia or New York.
We repeat that these memoranda" which, for public in
formation we publish above, suteinconroyerble ev
dence of systematic attempt under the direction of Mr.
Champion to raise in this country by evasion Of
the act Of Congress and in violation of the neutral rights
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