New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS on
ENIISTlN1, FOREIGNERS

LORD j RrssFlL in movIDg the see md resfing of
the Enlstm, III of Foreigners oil sad 20 mu n preju-
die. had hrsen upon the ruJ.ct that he tel Il uec-.
sAry 20 90 al some length INTO the subject Tie re-
ferred to the periods Of Elizabeth, Cromwell, d
EafiborOu. h, 10 show that this country, when en-
gsgto in continental sars, had always ayaed lt'ef
OF the AID Of foreign SOLDIER aud those foreign troops
had Ter dereo ntIn good service. be would not
an mpt 10 defend the employment of German troops
in IN. American war, bur III our cOntineot,l wars
against France tie dispatches Of the Duke Of Well
iIgiOn bore smo pie proof OF the valuable services OF
the GeTmsn Legion and nobody then Thought % con
demhing their employment is the British sergi'
He could not understand why tte present Govern
Eeni 10 be debarted from that which granted
under similar circumstances 20 other Administrations
Sir T.. BULWEK LrTToS objected 10 the Dill pro
claiming 20 the world that England was no longer
able 10 fight her own battles with her 0~n forces
IL was aso calculs'ed 10 damp the ardor IT olE
people. by in'lma'lng ,hat England cOald NJ longer
rely upon tie sput Of Der ON children ID maIutsn
the National honor. Toe Government was dehcIeat
10 foresight or IL would have been prepted for =
war which every one OF, of the CABINET clearly per
c.ived 10 be inevitable. was SAID that these ~ 'ps
lot for serS lee IN tbs country. IL so, E0glsud
not the shorie-t ~ay tn the Crn-a, AID say not
have taken the responsibility Of al sending these
mercensri,s to the Crimes without d-secr4pug the
soil of THE country ny bringing them hIther lie
denied that former prrcedents ~fe Ia DOni or n Il
hey could he at al ap Piled TO The present. cse Ihe
greater number VI the foreigners serving under the
Duke Of Wellington were no. meroenaries bus span
iards aid Portuguese lie would At once admit the
great savantsg- of Austrian alliance, If II could
be relied upob but the present measure Gas not cat
culnt,d to encourage either that country or Prussia
each Of which might be sppr.b-nslve 81 70 tue Gle
menis of which this foreign legion would be con-
pos.d. There wa. no Necessity, lie ccntend-d, f<
such measure at the present tune Toe bll iiself
proclaimed that II was unnecessary, by aszing Tor
only ~ 600 en- and they rely upon Il ID in
the long run their cheapest and beet market Tor men
would he found at home Afer al animated .psesn,
the Hon Barontt concluded by moving, al
amendment tbat the bill be read second time that
day SIX moths.
Mr. NJ GIBsoS deprecated the threat held ont by
Lord John Russell that Mini,ters you'd resign should
this bill not b- earned AMI then proceed l. compare
the emplo ymen of merc-har-s TO the savage ~arfse
carried on III America, shen the tOm1nawks Ui the
lnoisns enlisted in the ~zrfAre Of civilized
tons. The policy OF ;he bill was most dangerous Dr
If they hired ron email state these 10 600 men,
II ug hi be that bong they would have g. defend
that STATE, as well az Turkey, against the power OF
Ru-sis.
Lord ST.NLIY .aid be had great hopes they would
have separsted for the without having cone 10
division any subject and be much regretted that
,uoh coulo Dot be the case ard that their unanlnty
should be destroyed by this bL. 10 sdfc eni neces
ut, had been shown for It. ana 1t looked q. II there
wish TO smuggie II through he house before the
couury could have u ne 10 have proper Acquaintance
with me euTe which II never would sanction. had
reasonable time tor rs consideration been afforded.
eaily be obtained without res0rtiBg - foreg n-rs,
aud the country could easily bear the drain winch
would be bus made upon its population IL this were
only temporary emergency ~ De met why not so-
ply 10 the Emperor Of France and subsdxe 10 900 Of
hls troops
LORD PALHTRsTOs said he Was botn slrprise snt
pointed AZ the course pursued by the Opposition
benches. TIE Government mad been repr Jashed by
their orgsDs for Dot having conducted tue war Flt1
vigOr and YET. when the G1yernm- nj came 'or ssrd
and asked the Hou-e To- r,s them fro legal 1f
fculiy which they thought important 10 remove,
they sere net with constitutional dl-qusItvos when
propeIls applied 10 antqaAted matters IN sses
long gone by.
M DIsRAELI AZ Iitted thai the country was in
COZ ETC cradle difficulty de-cri ,ei by the noble
lord but the gu stiou was not whether they shJGld
make strenuous effort 10 overcome - - officially,
but wh.t1tr this measure as the one kely . be
eftc,uA fof lis purpose. Examining upon -
merits slone he must s.s ihst n rendered much
l.ss unconstitutional by the Amendment made 10 il
in the other House 4 Parliament r-clciug the pun
Der from - eco 20 10 900 he bad listened WIKI
great cisappO p'meut 70 he speech Of Lord John
Russell Who had arsusd A. II the obJ-oti-us 20 the
Ineas IRE were thu; Eagish1en lad yreiIi
sc-in-t & Ching b, ih- -id- OF Dre gn7r. s1-rea-
Tie oh. ctOr Tss " - hgnii1S by tn s.is OF
-osd-,,evt and fnercepsres. h .imlt'-i ,h4t mer.
e.uaris. had been employed under the OAK. Of Vel
inctou but quoted s letter written oy Hs Craze 20
ID, Earl of Liverpool in i-il ia which be- sJea as Of
the css ertols Of tie BruIss.ckers AMI oppressed
sL n 4 a. ~ ELt pave 10 utoIr ~ slch 10 y, a.
thew were bad To other letter. be 'ps aka ia ~
La ,ers Of o'h-r for "a troops In tie British .=rvce
lie cid ut apply those ob.ervarJn- - tn G-rnia
Legion which hsc 50 dating pushed its-lf 20 Va
pa p il history. He thought the measure would %
RUTHLESS Tor the purpose for which II us iuisa-t sai
.he GOV rumtu which accsced % oAice early 10 -
and WI ch knew Immediately AfterEsrd that to- E n
percr Of Russ. hsd proposed the partition OF T-rkey
was guilty the greatest negligence IN not having
once commenced preparing for tina; which they oaght
to have known vss sl ba, lIey.lable-s var With