The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-22
ENGLAND SPEAKS.


to recruit troops in the United States The Times pro-
nounee in scarcely energetic terms than have used
in the same relation its unequvocal condemnation of
Lord Pamerston policy in this respect Indeed its repro
baton OF that policy positive and hearty that
with the exception Of three incidental remarks il is
all which American could have desired at least
all which be could have expected from the Times from
any other journal published in Great Britain
The Times in this article makes Of the following
expression
eve may lament that while such extreme facility
afforded pratica expedition which invaded Cuba and
while found easy collect band of adventures
for any buccaneeing object the attempts Of England
armies from the United States have been watched
with such peculiar and exceptional vigilance and counter
acted with such uny yielding severity
We the Times in everything here asserted
Ii is utterly false that aexreme facility afforded for
plratica expeditions invading Cuba" We suppose the
Times aludes the Lopez expedition for there has been
none since except in the disturbed imagination Of the
present captan-genera of Cuba AS to that expedition
we leave the Times settle the with President
Fillmore Who instead of facilitating the expedition adopt
ed of repression Of most extraordinary not to say
undue severity As to the present administration it is
perfectly notorious that under il there has been mill
tary invasion OF Cuba from the United States whatever
and any purpose Of invasion has existed quite su
GENTLY couneracted by proclamation of President Pierce
and by the action of the proper courts of justice And
the other declaration in the sentence quoted to the effect
that the attempts of England to recruit her armies in
the United States have been watched with such pecu
liar and exceptional vigilance and counteracted with
such unyeldng severity is in like manner utterly
false To prove this have only to recall to mind what
occurred California the OCCASION within the last two
years. of three successive attempts fit unlawful expe
ditons in that State At the very outset instructions
given to the district attorney and other authorities there
take all proper steps to maintain the laws; procama-
ton on the subject was issued by the President and
adequate military and naval force employed eectual
~ TO maintain the neutral rights of the United States In
this way Walkers hostile expedition into Sonora and Low
California broken up three of its leaders in
dcted and two of them convicted AT the time,
expedition against Sonora got up by French adventures
in California was not absolutely prevented yet far
crippled that it failed, and its leader, Count de
Raousset Boulbon, was taken in and shot at
Nazatlan In the course Of these proceedings two
foreign consus-Mr. Dillon the French consul at San
Francisco and Mr. Del Vale, the Mexican consulwere
both indicted and tried and the latter convicted The
case of Mr. Del Vale exactly the that of Mr..
Rowcroft at Cincinnati for Mr.. Del valles undertaking
for voluntary enlistment in the service Of the Mexican
public And recently when expeditions deemed il
legal were set on foot in New York against Central Amer
lea only leading parties indicted but of
these consul Of the United States was also removed from
Office And instead of the taken to stop British
enistmens having been unusually severe the
has been reproached at homewhether justly not ia i'm
material herefor not having stopped in New York and
-
it did vessels engaged By Colonel Kinney for Nicaragua
The Times speaks regretuy but not in terms Of which
have any right complain of what it calls Of
sympathy with Great Britain and France in the present
war.
We might it were pertinent assign very good
for such want of sympathy But let that pass 1t is quite
sufficient for the present question say the Times itself
very clearly perceye that it would have been impossible
fo the United States consistently with public duty and
the law Of nations allow Great Britain to recruit in
this country without allowing the privilege to Russia
and neither England France would have found it to
be agreeable to them have Russian agents recruiting
sailors and fitting out men-ofwar and priyateers in the
ports of New York and Boston.
But the article in the Times had sequel which is more
interesting than the article itself On the next day the
following conversation occurred in the House of Com
nous;
g Mr.. Gibson wished to put question to the noble lord
the first minister with reference the mode by
the British government for raising the foreign Legion
whether any communications had been received from any
foreign government the subject. lie had seen letter
from Bremen complaining very much that war had
been placed the Weser and the Ebe
for persons who induced to enlist the English service
He wished to know whether government had received any
communication from the Hanse Towns the subject and he
also begged express his opinion that whether were right
wrong have foreign legion, the government Of this
country ought not to attempt incon-
with the municipal laws of other countries and
for conduct if bad been guilty Of evadinc
those laws for the purpose of raising for army lie
wished also know whether any steps had which
could have the effect Of embroing any
ing with the United States from attempts raise men
in their territories
ylseount Pamerstont is well known that her Majes-
ty's government have established depot Heligoand
where they ready to enlist any persons who come
from the territory Of Germany, and whatever laws there
may be in of the German States against enlistment
within the territory of those States there is no law ia any
of them prevent the free persons who may
think fit to quit the territory for any purpose Therefore,
apprehend there violation whatever the laws of the
pursued also wish state, reference America that
similar made at Halifax by which any per-
coming there from whatsoever quarter were to be en-
rolled but as it appeared this to questions within
the territory Of the United whether the law
bad not been violated her Maestys being de-
srous that misunderstanding should by possibility arise
with the United States have put the enlistment Of
foreigners at Halifax. Hear, hear.l
Gibson.-I ask whether