Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-30
NJ MBER 10.
X { III VI ON ID WHIG.
THE ENLISTMENT DIFFICULTY WITH THE UNITED
STAfES-AN ENGLISH REVIEW OF THE WHOLE
AFFAIR
hron the Lon,Ioa T5m,, .n,, !.

AFFAIR
fro"s the Lo,doa Tines Nav "a
i"e Pfoc'"nat"n ct All European pvsce-the discus,
S" '' It's '""d't'ons-thr gala"uy OF General Williams
"" th'"k- Z" fsrhmrnt Ia the army and Nsvy-h.ye
Distracted pulic attention fron subject to -hih 1, ,n
how have liSur' The American blue bs-l ,,o,
eui>ti-"t OF uit- va the Uutrd Stats from .b,h .
h''e already "'aie extracts, gives the full bi-tor, oi .
pte witch ~r or will turn rather than .c,iou-
an IT. p'rI>tl. think will leave but one ON
,' eHhd'd 'H'-rs both ih thi- aud III. U.t.d
sht"- We now ~i~h tO cct tl- st-nIion ui our ., I'd
srs Ia one or t~U -ilrut points ~hich the
deuce which II all he necessary a. bear la mind
Flr-t should be that the nts,ion r,is
he i"rrign tore" ~i- not and could b. a secret
l" the On'e,i States Goverrn-nt It had f.rne, tho
-""J'et oi fA.neniAry debate in b. ssnd aud ~. in.
cO' POrstei in" Parliamentary -actnrut "a. th.rs
'"- competent Tor the United States GOvrrun.nt To
ooach the -"L-ct to the English Minister sshinston
To express te eyhng VI the people the Prr-,e,t nd
10 r-h"nstrste by anticipation against shy pre,pz in
cOiormty With the English act Thi. doe. nor .,,,ss -
have be.u done But though u
we're expressed by tile American Governments c.uti,n
Wa both eJo'ued and exhibited by BRUSH Go..rn-
ment.
When the crO~ds Of adventurcrs-man, OF t,~u in,,i
grant into the States. aud neither nor n.tur.l
hei '"'9eet--no oniy oi the Angle Saxon race, but
'rriIai- Danes, Poles ahd Italians bcseged M Cr.np-
ton nth eidrts ui service. that gentleman ma , NJ
to Lord CLrendon- emphatic iruneuon. con..ut,i 10
receive them Only iu such should b, r,p.i.
tent with the law Of the United States .iml., in
Junction laid the Governor Novu s.ot. Inv ,h
Secretary for the COlOnes- While recruiting ON the Ten.
A SOhsiuer.d That the recruiting OF foreigners en-
though temporary residents in the St.te. might b- .gn
on the soil U a neighbOuring British COLONY
But while the plan tor recOnrng ia. -siyenc.. Of
Great Britain on the one side aud the aspirations OF tb.
volunteers o the other with the Law Of the laI Va. in
contemplation, persons carried away either nv ,hi,
Zeal IN Cause which had may parzans; or by d.sr.
to turn the occasion tO profit promise the British
Minister with the Washington Cabinet circulated h,,a
bill- ahd po-tc pllcafd- advertising certain pl.e-, m
He~ York ~ recruiting depot SANCTIONED by tie British
Goveinmeut Mr Champion lost nn time in ,i.a,..,ny
all completely with, aud all knowledge of thes. ons
aud places with th- disavo~al Mr Marcy rIprrssed
himself entirely satisfied
At the time Mr.. Crampon anxious to furtbe, ,,
Imperial objects and respect the lave OF the .tats in,
formed Mr Marcy that several bcsons residing in IN,
states wished 10 enter the British s-ryc. Lut DIR
he had al~ays replied To their applications that he roui
not treat with them IN that territory; and il they n,.
tu ~ ih"r Intentions hrV must British colo
NY To this Mr. Marcy gave the IoticeAhi- aud urt,u,
a-Ne- Which We have already quoted that any number
"i pe'spps who desired might leave the United Stale,
AMI get enlisted in tie British any other army"
This answer of Mr. Marcy guided Mr. Cr.puton s,;id
Mr. LnmI'y AID gnided the British COusul- their deal
ings with the s~arns OF volunteer sg-nt- Who s-.ad
them with their offers. The general reply might have
been Sirreotyped thus I'VE cannot treat ~itb Won
here; brcau>e It l. against the law Of this country ",
cannot pay your passage or hire your 20 To H.
ish colony, because that too would be- against b. l.w
But doubtless the British authorities ia the co-. sl
b- glad 10 Acc' pt there the services of willing sulrr-
Wa not this n rigorous conformity with the .u and in
tent ot the United States laws and Mr. Marc,is drf.
subsequently Mr.. Marcy repeated to Mr.. LulnI-, the
precise words Which he had used Mr. Crannton
Thre can, therefore, be doubt that this tim. March
1850 the United States Government confined n, hi
tons TO the act of eisting within the States or of m.
KING contract ~hin the States for the purpose enlist.
| ing abroad
Aean"hie tina, which, under the circumstances. was
most likely TO occur did occur. UnautLorize, ag.DI.
pretended authority from the British Government .nd
upenrd depo advertised terms for the enlistment of
recruits At New York and other OF the States Tn.
on this Mr. Buchsnan addressed of remonstrance to
Lord Clarendon. In this note the American Minister
couples with these Unauthorized agencies notice from
the local Government OF Nova Scotia promising payment
OF money to such shpmasters brought into
that colony poor persons willing her A.jestyn
Mr. buchanans inuendo of course is the agents we're
employed by the British Government and acted in CON-
cert with the Government Of Nova Scotia.
Lord Clarendous reply expresses courteous regret t
any iuaeon OF the United States laws the part of
supposed agents, whose authority he dsarows at the
same time properly maintained the right Of the Brit.
ish Governmentto to publish Ri n province the term.
q" which foreigners might be- admitted into the British
service Lord Clarendon terminates this by announ
eng the determination OF nj u pu m end tn
all enlistment IN North America in order 10 guard ao.nst
any real or apparent Infringement OF the United States
law This most handsome cotces>ion Mr. BUCHANAN
on the 18th OF july, expressed great sat,fact on in
transmitting to Washngton and must be admitted thai
/ he could hardly have snidless
Throughout all these actions there has heen the
most precise scrapuosiiy on the part of Mr. CHAMPION and
the consuls, Lord ClacIdon aud the Loae government
~ d~couTagug aud disclamng ATTEMPT 60 r.cru so
der tie soil OF the United Stnie, snd mi, 6.I ~
eessio1 OF LOTf GTeNo 10y which the Qn-els govern
nent consents out OF difference the United States
known Oh Ot the American Continent the term. OF
enlistment IN tue British army, and the mode OF carving
h'n out III British province pHsh's the principle Of
es"ty to dsgres chic. beepe natou eeey vtt
should g. 0repecfe from any othe e1cepf Wkere the one
Prefe'dd 10 te paramount aHi hs other eOnJsssed 10
] b~iNg sa6jscf BatoH.
Nov the most extraordinary mart of tbssa
proceedings.
Ia the month OF September-tso month. after the
transmission Of Lord Caendons most con, ilutory des
Pa'eh--Ar Marcy addresses to Mr. Champion despatch
charging him and other British officers both in IN. Re-.
public aud British colonies only With breach OF tho
municipal a~ hut With violation uf the sovereign rght.
OF the states, BY countenancug the enlistment of bets
sud suournrrs in the STATES Mr. Marcy haros uuo this
distinction, - worth while To AK shat means To as
u appears rather like Where an offence i. de-,
hnrd 10y the written Law j. needless to recur TO the u,
/ written for illustration or for cumulation.
30 one doubts that every Independent state has the
night to prevent that which compromises it, neutrality
Wa the cni.tment Of s citizens it, residents 10 for
egn army may insist upon this specific treaty With
other nations. IL make Il the subj ct Of uunicip.l
law. But when il has done either of th... ~, did
not how it ao fall back upon the distractions a
an unwrtten code IL has already made it, municipal law
the exponent Of it, national rights and the standard ot
the penalty TO be pronounced sgast the infringement Of
those rights aud t to the municipal Law that very
sensible man will look ior definition OF the once aud a
exposition Of the penalty aud il was the municipal Law
which lord Clarendon had been 80 anxious Ia r.sp,rt
But, not content ~ith i. view Of the ca,- NJ Marcy
r1icud- hy false tansatuus. the purput Of the iefa
-hch he quotes on the subject under discussion attibu.
ting the same degree Of crimiualty To- raising" pt .
dcf~, or 20 inducements to go aud enlist Iirb ia.
great writers on national law attach TO the abduction or
rui-tmen ui soldiers from n a neutral state ti. too
be t observed 81 time when the majority of Offers
made to the Bitish Minister entirely vountary and
ehvu small number n American citizens wer. .ct.,
engaged in the Russian servce The only ntsrprrta,,oo
winch NJ Mncys d'ciaH will bear IT, that her Ma,s,,S
servants had no right 10 announce any part Of The A.
mcrctn continent even in her Mgiesys colonies snv pto
po-al or raising soldiers tor her army Imagine any 10.
rupcan state imposing -uilsr conditions or e1acns ,mi
/ lar concessions oin ~ nrighbOrs
OF the prosecutions To which Nr Marcy refers and on
which Dee grounds hs complaints. directed n-tensib
aganst cousire defendants. but iu reality againt the
h1sh Minister ani 'un-us oi the character VI The de-
icisnts and the witnesses. OF er shameful nscty and
perjury, Of the violence Oi the state prOsccuto- h p-ns
over presumed ilsuccc-- n she Crinea snd his de-
nunfat"ns ngss the decaying sristocrscy .nd
ing Governments O the Old WOtld ui not -sy much
- pre-cnt Those sho Ike NAV resd thc bot We uafn
them they s 10 u ~ the the risk OF oOng that respect
aud that esteem which ts desirable that educated aud
Intelligent Eng.hnen .hnnld cherish nrard ihs A.ri