The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-28
OUR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND.
ASPECT OF TEE QUESTION,
&C., &C., kc.
IN SENATE

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IN SENATE.
MONDAY, Feb. IS, 1855
rss aaYssa MIIs7AzNT QUESTION.
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- found, think OF general public interest," and when il
rod wish 70 make few remarks upon it.
The SecretaSuDesd the resolution AZ follows
Resolved That President b Iequesed not compsa.
p w re pubic res ATE e ne senas s
:.idi.s Within .ls United s...ss BY ssess aud o;srs
=. = deem snow
- q our laws and sovereign rights. '''~
Mr. MAsoS-Ar. PRED lent, ask the Sena.s to ccnsde
ne resolution now because in looking into that subject
desirable to spread that nfornaon before the coun
y The Senate Is aware of course that the Presiden
q the United States in his annual message. nicated
10 both Houses Of Congress all
Dcndence which had taken place between the govern
nsnt Of England and this government in reference
certain q ntroverted matters OF construction that had
arisen upOn the convention between the countries OF
July 1880 called the Clayton Buwer treaty and Of other
nattsrA connected with Central erics that were nts-
reetinR to the two countries. These documents have
gone to the world, doubt not that the public jndg
nsnt in this country Is made the question between
ts two countries as TO ON which side tbs right found
The President his annual message while giving the
country brief history of the differences that had
between the government England and this
On the alleged attempts on the part England 70 recruit
her armies for The Russian BY enlistments maze
either directly or indirectly within the jurst of
proper considers ion-rom communicating to the couu.
Try the correspondence which had passed between the
Mat at future day, it probably would become impor
tant desirable to communicate that Information. We
have teen within the last few days, by late srri raj
from EDeiAnd, that the Earl Of Clarendon, who
Is, a. l understand. the Minister OF Foreign
Relations Of Great Britain, awaited himself of
An occasion in the House Of Lords to give the
British sion Of those difficulties. As understand,
sin that noble lord either In POSSESSION of al the
informs connected with that subject or he looks
ia rt To,prf EOb fyo,nf rat viii
be viewed by this country and by governuent
SIR, it has been the usage and the propsr usage De
informed OF great ard leading events a.
iectrg the interest honor OF the Country The pubic
judgment Is thus made up in advance upon SAFE natoas
Furnished for the purpose oil general Information and
upon examining into ths subject have become satisfied
that the time arrived especially in view Of
what has transpred In England, giving the British ve~
OF this subject when all the documents and correspond
connected with il should be laid before the couotry
ard amongst other reasons because, not DONE the e.
leo. would bs to leave our people either or
snormed by the character of the information which
hes been given on the other siee of the Atlantic
have therefore, offered tins resolution, asking for
the communication of al the correspondence
ARD documents connected with the attempt OF Eogaud
nit her afnias for the Russian believe,
cation Of the sovereign rights of the country and
In violation Of our police laws.
Mr.. JAMs-Mr. President, wish TO express my hearty
concurrence with and approval Of the resou offered
by the honorable senator from Virginia 1t is time sir
that country should be made acq with all the
our government and that OF Great Britain We as yet
possession OF the documents relative to Of the
two great questions only presented with the Presidents
annual message and which reate to what is termed the
Central American question It may prove that those
which relate to the other questionthat Of enstments
cauy demand the grave consideration of Congress do
not design to antcioate what the President may deem
proper to communicate on the subject; but avail my
ssh Of this opportunity TO make two three stase
ents Of matte most important 70 the country, whit Ii
seem TO have passed from notice here, and to
be altogether unknown in Great Britain. These
Acts, due refec ion will TO fully jusiy the
course pursued by the American governmsnt 81: the
Ws.rn.sr aareh % isSs n tss Ist Of Ar, an
s1ing Mr.. Champion, the British Minister the United
Slater, communicated the fact Of this declaration 70
Thirty third Congress- H. Doc 1861 Mr.. CHAMPION also
presented other declaration bearing the date In
Sor the present. favor Of commerce. OF its
previous pretensions to belgerent rights. Ia making
this communication Mr. Champion proceeded to express
the earncst hope OF his government thss The
Of the United Statee would suffer any prvateers
der Russian coors TO be fitted out and equipped in any
Of its por and that government would pre- rent any
the nation, or in any other procedure in violation of
strict neutrality To this Ms Marcy Secretary Of Safe,
replied, under date of the month-April IS and
atsr Other pertinent obsery atoms proceeds to
- Mr.. Champion, as follows -
The undersigned directed by the President % her
vhs claiming fun noymen Of rights a. neutral
~ The Of
rssicons not only Upon It's oWn ci2ees s: upo. al per
easd SAD: ss.s:, cunning rossiytps
osss men en S s. x p
any atiempi violate laws should lust expeca
e al he & wS he ed
sncs 70 ns% q p ana ne Ssh Ions
States win IN no WY compron the 1eSsaty Of he country
Europe are nos unnappily engaged
The Senate will now perceive that Mr. Marcy here as
sores the British government in the most emphatic AID
explicit terms. not only that our goverruent Will not
slow any privateers 10 be fitted cut equipped In any
OF porte, but that they will not allow any men
70 he enlisted in the United States. / may here
remark that when Mr.. CHAMPION applied 10 have
naval equipment in favor or Russia prevented, he
seems to have entirely lost sight Of the iact that
such equipments violation or the laws Of
neutrality. than the enlistment Of for the land
Of Great Britain; ne did not lose sight Of it.
he should have borne in mind that his application for the
government TO prevent the violation OF the Laws OF net
tIaty in favor Russia Implied pledge o honor
that neither he nor his igovernnent would atsempt
their violation against ssia and IN favor OF Great
Britain. Mr.. Marcy would have permitted him.
ssif presume that Mr. Cram pton would re gully Of
the indecepcy ask the nited States government 10
maintain its neutrality against Russia and TO viola it
favor Of Great Britain We therefore, had perfect
right 40 hook on tails appcatlon 81 declaration OF
honor on the part Of the Bdtsh government that they
least would respect neutrality and our laws, let
Russia attempt what she might Notwithstanding this
The British Parliament was nbled early day,
the special call OF the Minister. II met on the l2h
day Of bsssmSsr 1s5a Tor the spsGa pSsp.se p'i en-
asred for the enlistment OF foreigners into the
British service. The bill was introduced into the
House OF Lords the first day OF the session,
and had its second reading two days after ~aris, aud
WAS pressed with the whole power OF the government
ugh the House in lit Q more than one week The
bin vas introduced By the Duc of Newcastle then MI
mister Of War; and advocated and defended chiefly
by him and the Marquis Ct Iansdowne IL was earnestly
Supposed by Others such the Earl OF Peterborough and
the Earl OF Derby The Minister II IL true, did not ex
pressy say but certainly allowed the House of lords TO
sppcse that the foreign ensmenss were to ee effected
by arrangements with Of the governments OF
Europe, and this false impression the bll finally
passed the House Of lords All shs appears clearly from
the speeches delivered both sides OF the question,
reported by Hansard. From the House Of r1s the TO
reign enlistment in rodncel into the H5ute os
Commons by Lord John RUSSELL and pushed through, by
his efforts and tn of Lord Pargesn, against the
most anxious and earnest resi- stance, only their
political opponents in the Commons bu. also by many Of
4heir friends. earnestly opposed oy Lord aney
Mr.. Disrae, Sir Edward Iytton Bulwer, snd many
Others who felt and declared that IL would be dis
honorable to England thus ~ express indirectly a
conviction OF the military inoompetency Of her
people, and to traverse other countries begging
oh her VIII To