Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-29
SIGNING or THE PROTOCOL.
Parliamentary Proceedings
CALL FOR THE CENTRAL AMERICAN
CORRESPONDENCE.

In the House Of Commons Friday evening.
Feb sih Mr. Golden asked the Government
whether there was any oh lection TO laying on the
table the correspondence relating to our present
relations with America His reason tor repeat
ing the question was. that he did not think the
reason tn, noble lord gave .shen he last pat it,
viz. hat the correspondence not compile
ted" was founded on fact There were two ques-
tons of difference with Amerca-"ne upon the
English and American Guarantee Convention for
the construction If Canal across the lsthmus
of nnren. which signed III 1890, and had
given rise to difference over since, aud the 9th
or wns upon the matter of enlistment. Now he
had reason TO believe that The corrc> pondence on
the frst subject was concu led, as it had been
made public in America and had been published
in pamphlet in England. 1t had been stated
in the United States Senate that the correspond
rnce had been concluded. aud Lord Clarendon,
in his last note to Mr.. Buchanan on the subject.
made similar statement Upon the subject OF
enlistment in America, Mr. Golden, after com
mcnting upon the folly Of sending to fine eli
mate, where men were earning four shiliings u
day, 10 endeavor to get men to enter our service
to do duty in Il bad climnte fer l. dry, remark
ed that in this case the Government had admit
ted its error. and il absurd. therefore, to
countenancc the dispute. lie submit ted that the
! question might be discussed In that House, and
thnt a way mi ht then be peaeeablv found Ia set.
/
our relations would he better in the hands of that
! House than IN the Government and the press
! If II war broke ont with America (and no worse
! calamity could betall this country and the world
whatever party was victorion,.) the public of
| England would not enter upon II willingly, and
>uch n state OF things could only b" brought
| about by secret diplomacy orby the incitnton Of
the public press.
Lord Pahnerston in reference to the first sub
ect OF difference with Americn explained the
| treaty of 1850. observing that its words were
quite cear and distinct. Al the same time the
American government wished to put con-
struction upon ii at variance with that originu =
! " intended, Some correspondence had taken
place. the consequence of which was that the
English government while holding its own con
struetion 10 be just willing to refer the mat
ter to the arbitration OF any three powers. To
this proposition America has not vet made any
reply. However be was willing to lay all the
correspondence that had taken place on the sub
iect on the table With regard 10 the subject
of enlistment, the English government was led to
believe that there were great many persons
IN America who wished to get enlisted in the SER
vice ct this country and in consequence. de-
pot was formed at Halifax and several hundreds
"fGermans were enlisted. Bat it being found
dithcnt +" continue without giving umbrage TO
the United States. orders given to dscontin-
ue the proceedings. After this came repre-
s"ntation from the United States on the subject,
t" whom IT was replied that the enlistment had
been discontinued. Another dispatch was re-
ceived in England ut the time of the meeting of
Parliament; bat the subject was exceedingly vo-
luminous aud il would he unjust to America to
publish the former corresbondence without this
despatch; and 1t was unjust to England to pub
lish that despatch without the answer of the Brit
i-h Government toit. NIcre. here.) lie agreed
that nothing would be more calamitous than war
with Amrrca,bnt he believed that if both parties
met with an equally couciliatory spirit an anca
bic arrangement might be made.