Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-05

w.snrssros, Feb. !

SENATE,
NJ Toombs offered 4 resolution, which hes
over, calling on the Secretar; Of the Navy 70
furnish the causes and charges specially SCI iorth
by the Naval Board for the removal or disrating
of naval officers. |
Mr.. Weller reported a bill making appropf'a-
tons for new fartidestions-
message was received from the President
| communicating the official documents on the
I British enlistment case. The document COM |
nrisss about 500 fooiscap pages. The first let.
| Tor on the subject, from Mr.. Marcy TO Mr.. Buch-
| anan. bears date OF June 9, 1855: i
| He saws the President win be much pleased to
| learn that the British Government had not
| directed the enlistments; that on the contrary
/ they had condemned the conduct of her officials
| thus engaged. and called them to account, and
! took immediate measures to put a stop TO the
/ proceedings. Mr.. Buchanan communicated
| these views of the President to Lord Clarendon
| on the 18th of July. A letter from Mr. Marcy
| to Mr. Buchanan says something more than
| disavowal looked for from the British Govern
! meu, that the latter must not only retrace Its
/ stems but the President expects great Britain to
/ take effective measures TO discharge from ITS
| military service such individuals as were em-
| listed within the United States, or who lett TINS
| country under contracts made with her to enter
| as soldiers of the British Army a.
A letter from Mr.. Buchanan to Mr.. Marcy,
july l5th-Reports Lord Clarendon as saying,
that any infringement of the laws OF the United
States was entirely contrary to the positive in
structions of the British Government, and as
that Government had determined that all pro-
ceedinrs for further enlistments should termi-
nate, Lord Clarendon thought our Government
had lust cause of complaint, and that the enlist
| ments were to cease
Lord c. assured Mr.. Buchanan that instruc-
tons to that effect had already been sent to this
country before he received Buchapans note.
Clarendon to Buchanan, Sept. 2T-Compains
that the United States violated their neutrality,
saving that arms and military stores in large
quantities we're sent from there to Russia, and
that plots openly avowed and compromising were
entered into causing an instruction in Her
Majesty's dominions.
Marcy to Buchanan, Sept. lst-Report Of the
trial of Hertz, saying that the disclosures there
by leaves no doubt of the facts of the case.
Buchanan to Marcy, Oct. 3d--Says the en-
listmcnt case presents serious aspect, and re-
marks that the plots referred to by Lord C.,
mean the movements of the Irish Emigration
Society of Boston, the members of which
must be astonished at the Importance their
scheme has enlisted from the British Government
, and press.
Buchanan in note to which no date is given
assures Marcy that he did not entertain the most
remote idea that the enlistment question had
been satisfactorily arranged.
Marcy to Buchanan, Oct, S0-Says the Prcsi-
} dent demands redress.
Lord Clarendon to Mr.. Champion, Nov. 10
Says Her Majesty did not doubt the frank ex-
preston of regret for any violation of the T. S.
laws which contrary to instructions might have
taken place and her determination to remove all
cause for further complaint by putting an end to
ali proceedings for enlistment ought satisfactory
" and honorably to terminate the difference
| hot thc two inf
ton possessed by Her Majesty is imperfect, and
direct charges should be made. No offence to
the [. S. was offered or contemplated. The re-
f lation of friendship should be maintained unn-
terrupted.
Dec. %. Marcy sends Buchanan 4 very long
letter recapitulating the occurrence respecting
enlistments, and saying of Champion that his
connection with this affair has rendered him an
unacceptable representative of her British Maes-
f tvs Government, and you are directed by the
President to ask her Britanic Maiesty's Govern
mcnt to recall him.
The instructions were similar with regard to
Messrs. Rowcraft, Barclay and Mathews Consul
at Cincinnati New York and Philadelphia.
. Mr. Buchanan to Marcy, Jan. lst, lS56-Says
/ he had an interview with Lord Clarendon and
t informed his lordship that he had come for the
purpose of reading to him Mr.. Marcy's dispatch
es of his ordship to Mr.. Champion of the 10th
of November as he desired to correct an error
or rather all omission in Clarendon's report of a
remark made by Buchanan. Buchanan then
c proceeded to explain to Clarendon his ignorance
: of Champions completely of the recruiting bust
ness until the month of September last, and I'M
pressed upon him the Importance Of bearing the
, fact in mind in connection with all he had said
, and done in the premises.
, Six thousand copies were ordered printed.
On motion of Mr. Mason the resolution was
adopted requesting the President to inform the
Senate whether an offer was made by Great
Britain to the Government TO arbitrate, by means
of some friendly power, the difference regard
ing the construction of the Clayton-Bulwer trea-
ty and to transmit any correspondence tending
the proposed arbitration.
Mr.. Sumner remarked that Il former Occa
sion he stated that it was his impression no such
offer had been made, but probably some sugges
ton of such character had been thrown out
incidentally or unofcially to our Minister. The
British Government, through its official organ,
has annouced that such an order had been made
but not being accepted would be renewed, it
therefore important the true state of the case
should be known.
Mr.. Hale denied the truth of the statement of
Mr.. Toucy that it was impossible for the Prcsi-
dent to take another course than he had regard
ing Kansas affairs without utter abandonment
of his conSttutionality. Mr.. Hale insisted the
President had been direlect in his duty in not
protecting the bonahde settlers i'll the exercise
of their rights. The condition of things there
were such to justify and demand the Pres-
dents attention. He proceeded to show by
reading quotations from the speeches of Sena-
| tors that those who voted for the Kansas Ncbras
| ka bill passed it on the ground that it was a
| great measure of freedom, and stated that the
| Presidents conversation with Jesse Clements de-
| clared similar sentiment. When resistance
was made at Boston to the return of fugitive
the President telegraphed the federal officers to
| incur any expense necessary to execute the law,
| but when white men of Kansas were resisted in
| the exercise of their constitutional rights we
were told that the President had no authority to
| interfere. Was not freedom Of suffrage as i'm
| portant as the ownership of a slave.
| Mr.. Toombs expressed his concurrence in the
| policy of the President. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Many bills were introduced and referred and
number of resolutions adopted including one
introduced by Mr. Florence instructing the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs to inquire into the expe-
diency of making an immediate provision for
the construction of ten sloops or other vessels of
war. The deficiency in the appropriation bill
was being considered when the House adjourned |
to Monday
WASHINGTON, Feb. 90. |
SENATE.
The President sent in the documents relative
to the offer of arbitration on the construction of
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, by which it appears
no formal proposition was made to Mr. Buchan-
an, who merely repeats conversation had with
Lord Clarendon on the subject. Debate on the
matter is now going on.
SANDUsKY, Feb 90.
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