The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-29


be Submitted jury II Perkns eass thers VAS testi
noAy upon which jury migAt convict IA Baeknsili
case ~ appears that there conversation a. which n
present but hfts Ras no snstment OF hiring or re
tainiag The conversation related the rractieAby
persons going 10 Nova Scotia W snls IL the rule have
laid down be correct then the evdenco does
s Nlln tns misaenieaaof NJ bueknol ~ tnereioft
discharged and Musss fkns snd Hertz rtmanded Il
take their triad
As regards The proceadngs Of her Magtys gogerumen
The nndsrHgnea has The honor 10 inform Mr. Buchanan
thai MI Crampt0n dirvCted issue strict ORDERS q
British eonEuls ia the United States be careful not
violate the Law, and Mr. Champion ejoined ab0Ee AL
% hate ~ eoacsd4ce typgs s ggrsrasesaa g s LAaa
atalea - The absence VI Mr. Champion from Washing
ton her Majesty charge Aaires placed in Mr. Marcy
hands despatch from hs undersigned On this sajecL
expressly stating that aher Majesty government would
10 account run any ak q Infringing this the EenrA
ity law Of the United StAtesn
The undersigned has hoaerer ibe honor Ia eoneasicB
70 state 10 r Buchanan that her MaestyE goEerDIent
having think tlHi no precautionary measures
with whatever honesty they iight be carried out could
ehscttaly guard against sotae real apparent Infringe
H1eni Of e law, ~ic MDua give just for complaint
10 the government of the United statedserniucd that
all proceedings for enlistment shoud be ut end
instructions 10 that et out before the under
signed had the honor 10 receive Mr. Buchanans note
the undersigned need hardly say that the ad vantage which
her Maesiys service might derive from enlistment in
North America would not be sough for by her Majesty
government IL supposed 10 be obtained in disre-
gard Of the respect due the law Of the United States
The undersigned has the honor TO renew to Mr. Buia-
CLARENDON.
Hen. JANIS BUcHAxAx
Mr.. BacAeaaa to Nr. Harey
rEEuacil . .
no. gal LEeAr on TUE UsrTEp STATES
London, Angust 8, 1856.
Yea will observe by the ondon Times Of this morn
ing, that Lord Palmerston night in the House Of
Conrnons in answer 10 inquiry a Mr. Thomas Miner
Gibson stated follos: With regard 10 the question
which in the United States Prospecting The enlist
engagement Of soldiers for The Foreign Legion
beg to inform the right honorable gentleman that sitn
liar arrangement ito that At eligoandl made al
Halifax By which any persons going there, from what
quarter might be enrolled bat II appearing that fhat
had lsd to questions within the territory of the United
tates whether not the law OF that country had
been violated her MAestys government being desiruus
that such questions should by possibility arise has put
end to the enlistment Of forces which used 10 take
place at Halifax
Yours very respectfully,
Hon. WIN. L MARCY Secretary Of State.
Nr. Harcy 10 Kr CrzmTton.
DEPAKTsEET or STA7E,
Washin2teE, Septsnber :, 1855.
SIR Having ascertainsa thai tbe scheme rase recruits
for The British army within the limits of The uea states
vigorously prosecuted after FIRST corEersstion on
the subject and that officers Of her Britannia Masys gov
eminent were taking aetFe part in ~ notwithstanding
the cIsapprohation Of this goveTneut well known,
The President directed Mr.. buchanan, the United States
minister London be instructed bring the subject
the attention Of Lord Clarendon her Aarstys Principal
Secretary Of Stale for Foreign Affairs. Lord Clarendon,
in bs reply 10 Ar BuchAnans 10 him OF the 9th o.
July lssf admits that Aastys government did
in sad authorize sone resnre 10 ne take~ 10 s:rodsos
persons resident in the Dt states into the British army
but places The justification Of the proceedings thus author
Eed upon the ground tat stringent Instruction.
issued the Brish officers and agents 10 guard
against any violation Of the United States law Of
trAlity and his lOrdshp Crpusaes cont6snt opiniou
thai these instructions have ieea srupuioasy observed
he Is fny awHrs that volunteers have Embarked in the
scheme who have violated lava Though AZ WEE an
iepstrj he rUufss that fach volunteers assuming 70
be sgeus Of her MAjss government would take paTi
In carving out the authorized .Cbee q drawing recruits
frum tbe United State and would - likely 20 infnge
isss yet tbsy be aleges s-fcoustitated
sBd unauthorized sgsnts be assumes that responsibility
for their conduct sliebss 10 her Mas government OF
its officers
In authorizing plsu q recruitment ~hicb Was b.
carried in part within territories the ErEh gor
ernment SCENE 70 hsTs oIsotsn that the United States
had sovereign rshta vel municipal law which
entitled s respect Tor very obvious rsssons the off,
erpoysd BY her Ns3ssyE government In raising
erus roE The Upitt Stsis would Of ooHrs Be caution
ed avoid exposing themselves 70 The penalties prescribed
by our isEs; bot tbe CBiisd State h=d night evpct
sOmsh.ug than precautions 10 saae those rens1tc
they sd right expect kat TIE govsrnnsut End ccers
Of Great Britain would regard The policy Indicated E tess
laws sBd respect our sovereign nights IS an inosPuacsni
and fri.ndly power.
Its exceedingly 70 Re rsryttsd thai this
aspect q the case overlooksa As the ofoers Of
the British government IL harly question waefher
tsy hare not exposed themselves the penalties
Of laws but whether they have IN their proceedings
violated International Law and offered sfrout 10 the
sovereignty u the nisd staies As fnBctOnarics cf
foreign government their dates towards this country
neutral and sovereign power not prescribed by our
legislative ennctneuts bat by the Law Of nAons in Tins
respect their rssii0n 10 this government differs from that
Of private persons Had there been acts Of Congress
the SUBJECT fOrgn governments forbidden by thai Law
to do a. yhinE which would in any put hazard
our position Of neutrality 10 respect 10 the beihgereBts
The information vhch has teen Laid before the Pres
dent kAs convinced him that the proceedings fesored
for tbe purpose of drawing recruits from TINS country for
the active agency q British oers aud that their pare
patton therein has invoved them in the double offence n
Infringing laus and violating sovereign terroria
rights.
If there were saasnt 10 believe that BY skill
fully intep0sng private persons osseushle actors in
carrying their srrangs.nts these of GERS have
ce-~fuy shielded themselves from The penalties Of
laws stIl fbey well their government they have
acied By Its authority responsible parties to pro
eedRre which constitutes international offence of sach
grave character he paszed unnotced by this
government While strenUously exsrting s autboy, as
bas frequently done And Il s doing to prosscute and
punish is citzens or infringing s obligations q
neutrality il could AOw itself 20 pHss Ehuy over the
IKE offence committed b. orcCnes acting IS the saibor-
i1ed sgeats " another governmcuL
The case which the Untej States feel bouad 70 present.
10 her Nsjs,gs gorernlBcnt inrolves considerations not
erabracsa in Lord ClsreDdons rsIty 10 NJ Buchnnahs
note eqBssiion i not whether that government hss