New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-04
GREAT BRITAIN.
DEBATE ON THE AMERICAN ENLISTMENT
DIFFICULTY.

America The honorable and learned gentleman sad:
II is incumbent 10 make apology TO the House
for bringing forward motion this subject IL has been
stated by the Government, though the medium OF the
noble lord at its head that the reason why no mention
was made in the Speech from the Throne On the SUD-
iCct Of America was that the negotiations were now
in such condition that they could not In fairness 70
all parties be published at present. ne noble "fd
therefore appealed 10 the House, and said: "Do you
"think under these circumstances, that ought 70
have made public Incorrect statement OF Inc az
fairs in question: quite agree with the NOBLE
lord that il would have been wrong to DO so, b9' as
believe that sence would now only lead 10 confu-iOn
am determined 70 break silence. II appears 10 me
that an incorrect statement of affairs hes been laid be-
fore the public of this country that they DO not know
what has occurred, and think now hold 10 my hanG
the means Of making them acquainted with the aetusl
saie Of Affairs AZ my intention If to convey TO the
House aid to the nation at large correct statement
of facts | hope the House will bear with me while j
attempt, feebly as i know 1t will be- to perform that
DUTY The noble lord, taking Illustration from the
honorable member for the Wet Riding, said that
we had done all that man OF honor could have
done in the between ourselves and the Americans
that we had apoogized for that which had been taken
amiss by them, that had expressed soTOw TOR
having trenched upon their laws, and that we had
done every thing which as persons desTous OF peace
and honorable men, could be called upon TO DO. II
the facts were as the noble lord stated should have
been the fiist to support him IN his view OF the case
but as believe they are very different, have come
forward Ia eulghten the ignorance of the world ut
may 30 express myself Hear, hear, and laugh
in this matter an ignorance fOstered by the holding
back of all that initiated against England in the en-
cumstances which have occurred. We have been led
TO suppose that have right on our SIDE ana That our
cousins on the other side of the water, taxing aaVau-
tspe of our position, were nevertheless endetVonns 10
force us 10 make sort of suppicatiOn to them for
neace Now what is the state Of the case 1t Il thls
After the Parliament Of Great Britain had passed an
net f. the enlistment of foreigners, the Government
determined under the provisions of that act, TO
ovf,of aor,a In
cent the emigration flowing from Germany to Amer
lea they went 10 America, and they gave instructions
to our authorities there TO form foreign legion, TO be
composed of persons enlisted in America. One of
the persOns employed upon that occasion was our
Minister at Washington, Mr. Cranpton,l another
was the Governor of NOva-SCOia and third was the
Governor General of Canada. The noble lord said
that az soon Government discovered that umbrage
had been given TO the United states by the course
they had taken, be gave instructions to our Ministers
and agents not tO trench IN airy way upon the munlc
pa laws OF America, and at the same time sent iul
apology to the American Government. He then ap
pealed to the House and asked-could be do anything
more If the noble lord had only done what he stated
| should have answered bis appeal by saying that
nothing more could be done. But Government did
more, and what they did ws now state. Mr.. Cramp-
ton went from Washington to Nova Scotia, and he
there entered into a sort of combination with the Gov
e1nor and aid plan by which the laws OF the Uuited
States might be contravened, IN order to obtain sur
reptitously that which could rot be obtained by
/ assert out OF Air. Crainpon's own mouth, or
rather out of his pen, but ought first to state The
law of America the subject Of enlistment; and the
House will then see that IT s in accordance with the
op ion and feeling of the country In the first place,
it is illegal TO enlist anybody In the United States for
the services of foreign state. The Government are
not however, charged with that offese bt WIN some
thing more. ANY person gong TO the Unted states
and inducing people 10 leave those States for the pur-
nose of being enlisted abroad also acts in contraven-
ton OF the law, and this Is the part of the law winch
Mr. Champion is accused of having broken through.
He went to Nova-Scota, he there engaged persons
going 10 the States enlist peopethat is To induce
them 10 90 to NOva-Scotia to be enlisted, Now the
very Of inducing people to leave the United states
for the purpose of being enlisted Is a violasion
of the law being contraventon of that neutrality to
which the Americans wish to adhere. Mr. CHAMPION
thought he could do this without being discovered by
the authorities of the United States They did, how
ever discover what was taking place, and in conse-
Guence of that discovery, Mr.. Champion issued
PROCLAMATION from NOyaScOtia suggesting means OF
evadng the law of the United States, and giving the
parties whom he employed cypher by winch they
might communicate with him. How do prove tins
statement? Why, | hold in my hand document
curious in many ways. II is a report of trial that
took place in Pennsy vania in which one Henry Hertz
was the defendant, being charged by the nted states
Government with certain breaches of the law set forth
in the indictment. One peculiarly of the Indictment
is that il is ineligible A laugh This Henry Hertz
was a man who had been employed by Mr.. Champion
to crimp peope-tha is. TO induce them to leave the
of being enlisted there and then sent to the Crmea
Now we are supposed to have made an apology to
the United States and il supposed too and at one
time supposed by myself, that the apology was one
which the United States ought TO have accepted but
il now appears that either Mr.. Champion went beyond
his instructions and if So the United States are fully
justified in requesting his recall or his instructions
went beyond what the laws OF the United States would
hermit and in that case the United States would be
justified in saying that the apology of our Government
was disingenuous and could not be admitted, and that
they still insisted on the recall of Mr. Champion.
wiz mention circumstance known TO every one ia
mar with the history of the United States, that during
the revolutionary wars OF France, and during the
Presidency Of Washington al envoy from France
Citoyen Genet, went to America, and endeavored
TO nj out priyateers contrary TO tie rules OF neu-
tralty which the United State had laid down.
Washington and Jackson complained OF this con-
duct on the part of the ctoyen, and they sent 20 the
Republican Government Of France requ.ltlon ior hs
recall. He recalled, and tue demand Oi the United
States was satisfied. The United State then did By
friendly CONFERENCE.-The Government of France
what thew now do by Overwhelmingly; they de
manded the recall Of the VINO had broken their
laws Of neutrality. Now, want 10 make "a clear th.t
Mr. CHAMPION has a,o broken through tie law ~ the
United State, which laws be ought 10 have known and
ifhc has broken through those aws without The author
itv Of the Government here, then say iha; the Gov
ernment Of the United State, fully justified 10 De
mandinc hi. recall. II he has broken through them by
the command Of the Government herr, then lay that
the Government in making then apology have en-
deavOred % palm of deception on tins 1ouse aud
the country iE which they arc responsible. II ap-
pear from the facis elected the oi tne ma
Nat q the witnesses had been authorized By Mr.
CHAMPION TO set recruiting sergeant IN America,
and bad received from M Champion paper w1icl
showed the system Of deception prsctlceo. The iOl
lowing l. the paper:
kem0rsnds ;oT the Eidsncs u thO@e who - make
Known @ross II The lifted States Colc
tons which recruits Nil be received irto re enuss
army: The sTies ho Hsy % Buhso Det-3t Or ce'e
land Tor this puTose clearly understand ttt they
carefully ref All trOsn anything whch would constitute yo
ton Of the law OF the United States Tbey therefore
which might refrur,