The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-29

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Law q nsutzsuts the importance and sound policy q
which Law has tesn 20 weh expoundsd BY Mr. BacnanAn
in whose remarks upon T. - well - upon the foreign
entirely concur.
1t can scarcely be matter Of surprise that whom it be-
to accept these voluntary Offers many persons In
quarters sh ud give themselves agents ployed
By the Ptsh governmsn In tbs hope ct earning
by promoting though on their responsibility, an
object which they aware VA favorsby looked upon
by the British government Her Asjestys government
not deny that tie acts and advertisements Of these
self constituted and unauthorized agents we're In many
instances undoubed viola ions Of Law Of the United
States but such persons bad authority whatever for
their proceedings from any British agents. all Of whom
they were promptly ana UnequivocaIiy dssvowed
With respect 70 ths procamA'fon by the Lieutenant
note, the undersigned can assure Mr. Buchsnaa With
both to the character of Sir GAspard Is Mar
ehau and 70 the Instructions be reesved wei - to
his ndenee on these Instructions that that officer
quite incapable OF Intentionally acting against the law
Of the United sate and In proof that he did not in
TO on 10 MIR
v.rsed 10 Mr. Buchsusn by Judge Kane I'D Of
May last in the United States Circuit Court Phiadel.
pha. The Judge says
do think the payment Of the passage from this
country = man weo desires 70 enlist u forca port comes
H. les Suous 3
laws Of The United States abroad provided
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would have to &c submitted jury Ii Psrfnss case .Ssrs
%pSn T s jury might
be present but there enlistment hiring
going enlist he rule
down be correct then the does no. connec him With
and Messrs PERKINS, and Hertz remanded their
As regards the proceedings of her Majestys govern
ment the undersigned has the hoaor to inform 4r.
orders to British Consuls in the Udted States to be
full not to vi,lae ths law, and Mr.. CHAMPION
joined above all to concealmsut from the gov
erament OF the United States Ia the absence OF Mr..
Champion from Washington, her Majestys Charge DAT
aires placed in Mr. Marcy's hands despatch from the
undersigned this subject expressly stating that her
Majesty government would account any risk
Of infringing this he neutrality Law OF the United
The undersigned has, however, the honor, 10 couclu-
son to state to Mr. Buchanan that her Mjesys gov,rn
ment-baviDg reason to think that precautionary
measures, with Whatever honesty they may be carried
out could eectualy guard against real apparent
infringement Of tkeaw, which would give just tor
comp amt to the goverpent Of the Unteo States-de
temred that ali prooeeoings for enlistment should be
put end to, and instructions to that effect sent
cut before the had tho honor to receive Mr.
Buchanans note the ersgDed need hardly say hist
the advantage which her Maestys service might derive
from enlistment in North America would not 30 sought
DO Obtained in disregard of the respect due to the Law Of
the United States.
chaDan the assurance OF his highest consideration.
Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN. CLARENDON
MR.. BUCHANAN TO Mr. MARCY.
[Extact]
LosDos, August 8. 1885, s
morning that Lord Palerston last night in the House
of Commons, In answer to inquiry Of Mr. Thomas Mil
Gibson, stated followswth regard the quss-
ton which arose IN the United States rsspscting the
lsnent engagement Of soldiers for the Foreign Legion
Ibeg to MORN the right honorable gentleman that
H.sr s1 that st w.s made At
ever quarter, might be enrolled but it appearing that
that had led TO questions withia the territory of the nj
srous at no such questions should ~ possibility arise
take place At Halifax"
Yours, very respectfully,
Hen WILLIAM L. MARCY, Secretary of State.
MIR. MARCY TO MR.. cRAMProN.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, Sept. s, 1856.
sR- Having ascelt ainsd that the scheme to ras
cruiu for the British army within me limits of ,he
conversation on IL. subject IND that O.rs o Ssr s
fannie hsjesy's governnent taking active part
in it. the disapprobaon of this govern
chansn the United States Mir ct London to be in
sructed to bring the subject to the attention Of Lord
ofs h. q a Nor for
Buchanan's Eote to him of the 9th of July last admits
that her Msjestya government did concur in and au
resident in the United States into the British army
placer the justification Of the proceedings thus author
iions were issued to the British officers and agents to
guard against violation Of the United States law OF
neutrality end his ordship expresses confident opinion
that these instructions have been crupuously observed
He is fully aware that volunteers have embarked in
scheme, who have violated our lava Though 1t
cpatsd he confesses that volunteers assuming
to be agents of her Ases,y's government would take
part In carrying out the authorized scheme of drawing
recruits from the United States, and would be likely
infringe our laws yet they were, he alleges self
constituted and unauthorized agents. he that
responsibility for the conduct attaches to her Majestys
In authorizing plan of recruitment which was to be
carried out IN part within territories the British
government seems to have forgotten that the Uni ed
States had sovereign rights ~ well municipal laws,
which were entitled to its respect For very obvious
reasons the officers employed by ksjesys govern
ment in raising recruits from the United States would
of course be cautioned avoid exposing themselves
the penalties prescribed BY our laws; but the United
states had right to expect something more than pre-
cautions TO evace those penal ies they had right
expect that the government and officers of Great Britain
would regard the policy Indicated by these laws and
ly Power.
is exceedingly to be regretted that this international
aspect of the overlooked A to the officers OF
the British government, il is not rarely question
whether they have have not themselves the
penalties Of our laws but whs,her they have In their
proceedings violated international law and offered
front to the foverei1nty Of the United States As unc
tonaries Of foreign government their duties towards
this country neutral and sovereign Power are not
prescribed by our legislative enactmcn but by the law
Of rations In this respect their relation ths govern
ment differs from that Of private persons Had there
been scs Of Congress the ject foreign gover-
ments are forbidden by that law to do anything which
would In any to hazard position of neu-
tfality in respect 10 the bellgerents
The information which has been laid before the Presi
dent has convinced him that the proceedings resorted to
for the purpose of drawing recruits from this country for
the Bl army, have been nstgated carried on W
the active agency OF British officers that their par
cipsn therein has involved them in the douoe offence
oipringipg laws and violating sovereign tern
t0rsal rights.
II there sufficient reasons to believe that by
skiuy interpreting private persons osensibe actors
In carrying out their arrangements these officers have
successfully shieded themselves from the penalties ~