Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-06-19

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Thus, so early as May, it was judi
cially shown that what was doing in
this respect was unlawful. Mr..
Champion was acquainted With these
proceedings, and was thus sufficient.
lily admonished that the acts of re-
cruitment carried on under his au-
thority did, in fact, whatever may
/ have been his intention, constitute
a violation of the municipal law Of
the United States. This bad been
de cided by the courts of the United
States, and was publicly and exten-
siyely made known. 1t is not con-
troverled--indee,l it is admitted
that he bad the recruiting BUSINESS in
his charge, and under his control; yet
he permitted il to be continued al
t lough Judicially determined to be
unlaw ful, through the month Of May,
June. and July, into August.
Now, this long series of acts, un-
lawful and otherwise prejudicial to
the good name and tranquility of the
country, were performed by persons
who we're literally paid by the British
officers, and many Of whom actually
entered the military service of Great
Britain. That was incontestably
proved Oh the trial of Hertz and Wag
ner, by evidence which has not been,
and cannot be, impeaehed; and al
though the evidence addnced on
those trials does not need corrobora-
ton, still, it may not be amiss to add
that much other evidence to the
same effect is in possession of the
government, some of which is annex
ed to this dispatch in form of docu-
ments responsive to those accompa-
nying the Earl Of Clarendon.
Who is to be accountable for these
unlawful acts? Were they all per-
formed by volunteer and irresponsi-
BILE persons, as argued in the Earl OF
Clarendon's dispatch of the 10th of
July2s That cannot be admitted, for
the conclusive reason that they re-
ceived pay from British officers, and
of course, we're employed by some
responsible agent Of the British gov
ernment.
The Earl of Clarendon, 10 behalf
Of her Majesty's government, dis
claims all intention to violate the
laws, compromise the neutrality, or
disrespect the sovereignty, of the
United States, by enlisting troops
within their territory. The Presi-
dent unreservedly accepts, and is full
ly satisfied with his disclaimer. OIL
course, the unlawful acts in question |
were not authorized by the British
government; but the fact is, never.
theless, well established that they
were doue, and done in the name, and
at the expense, of the British govern
ment. Who, then, is responsible |
for those acts? Were there no di-
rect proof-though there is much OF
that characterize inference would |
be irresistible, that not being author
ized by the British government IT.
SELF they were the unauthorized acts
of the British agents in the United
States. Such agents having acted
in wilful disregard Of the orders Of
their government in thus infringing |
our laws, may have failed to inform
their government that what they
had undertaken to Go could not be
done without infringing those laws,
or by mismanagement, indiscretion,
OF oyer-zeal, they may have partici-
pated in such Infringement, though |
we'll knowing it was contrary to the
wishes and the express orders of their
government. However this may be,
it is certain that agents existed, be-
cause their acts appear. Who we're
those agents?
OF this we are not left in Doubt
In the documents on the subject re-
Gently laid before Parliament, it is
distinctly stated that the enlistment
iii the United States did not stop
until Mr.. Champion gave orders for
their cessation OH the 9th of August.
He had power to stop the acts of en-
listment; he knew the proceedings
were, Gom the commencement, ex-
ceedingly offensive to this govern
ment, and that it was deyoting its
active energies to arrest them; he
was bound to know-he could not
but know, what was notorious to all
the world--that through the monthsof
April. May, June and July, the re-
|cruising agents in various parts Of tie