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

distinct intimation that hsr Mssstys ministers lad
given Instructions enltmsnts IN the United States
saa ne S. nss ~ q some me duy e sslvs
Lord Clarendon says TO M Osnpton in that despatch
entirely approve Of yCur Psseesaings as .spSrtsd In n
Ireposed enlistment in The Quesns service, Of foreign
ers and British subjects in tbs Uritsd States" Thus 1t
We. brought to light tia. the British css.nst had
minister Pisnipotsntsfy accredited to this govern
despatch received at this Department, Mr..
Champion was In the Britsh provinces. Il had d.
q 70 the for the
The object TO be accomplished against law; and 1t y
oicul. to conceive what step ar. Champion could
fanee ast OF Congress which prohibits I'm explicit
terms and under heavy penalties. such proceeding.
that the Of Great
not eeloeratey and dssgnedy authorize proceedings
within the jurisdic Of the United States In contra
believe there had been strange isapprshenaion on
the subject by her Cabinet and the inadver
..:a :: per-
the circumstances Of the ease seemed to req aire.
The closing part OF the despatch alluded to iatsr
ministers. In aatAorizing snhtmsnts In the United
States he'd acted At FIRST in utter ignorance q the laws
the United States Win lsspsos to snss@.n.. however
sOrdns 60 M not only yy jo, but stringent g
Crsmpton's) despatch, and her Asj,stys governrens
would on no account airy risk Of Infringing this law
Of the Un.ed states" But that risk would be newt
ably run IL the design should be pursued It psctsd
that the original scheme of recruiting within the United
States lhould be promptly and wholly abandoned.
eo1.,ss hss sa aoSsS I'm dn ais
. result 30 much desired. Throughout the months of
April May and June the business Of pro-
ceeded upon wider field, and with increased vgor IL
was extended to regions which it had not hitherto
reached the efforts OF our magistrates and tribunals
butt and
business derived vitality and energy from the
and afforded by her Majesty's officers resi-
dent in the United States and in the adjoining Br sh
provinces.
To the evil appeal to the British government
unpleasant as such step was became necessary and in
the early part Of jane you directed by President
to present the to the notice of the Earl Of Oaren-
don. IN your note to Lord Clarendon of the 9th Of July
he 10 assured that tins had believe
and did believe that British officers engaged In
Tying out scheme Of recruiting for the BRITISH army
within the United States in CONFIRMATION Of their laws
tain frem the British government how far these officers
had acted With or without its appreciation and what
measures any had been taken to restrain their I'M
justifable conduct. Lord Clarendon assured that
the President would be graded learn that her Mses
ty's government had authorized ings
pained of that 1t had conder ned the conduct its fl
oals engaged therein; had visited them with its marked
ceedings complained Of.
The reply to this note deserves particular notice ON
Olu0te0C0 W00u
it and the despatch OF the 10Th Of November under
consideration.
In the Iote of the 18th Of July Lord Clarendon seems
to ADMIT that the restraining effect Of law of the
United Statesi in regard to recruiting is such thus
government asserts is to be but his exposition OF
that law his despatch Of the 10th Novsmoer be-
ref Of the very stringent character he had before as
crbed to it, and 1t ia construed by him to afford
justification for such acts in his former note he
coded " beiAegsl.
In the note to you Of July, tbs British COVE nment
only claimed the right to make generally snown to
wished to sntsr her Msjeys service take part in
the its desire to accept hese volunteers and to
ceive such IS should present themselves An sppoat
That Lord Clarendon intended In mis- note OF tho 10th
july 70 exclude AL presnsion to right to publish hand
pils ssrng inducements and to send asents INTO the
following passsge scarcely be matter fsurprise
that when It became Known that her A.ss va govern
ment was prepared to accept these voluntary OFFERS
many persons in various quarters should give themselves
out agents employed BY the British government the
avorably looked upon BY the British government. Her
Msesys do not deny that the acts and ad
agents were in many Instances undoubtedly violations
Of the laws of the United States but such persons
no authority whatever for their proceedings from any
unequivocally disavowed"
These positions taken BY the Earl Of Clarendon brought
the matter definite point This government took is
upon his allegation that the persons engaged In re-
cruIre In the United States salfoonsitufed uAau
thorzed agents. whore acts had been dsavowed and i.
ing them were authorized agents. and had embarked In
that In consequence OF Inducements stronger
the mere hope uncertain reward held out to them By
Britain odcers that they promised commissions In
the brsh army, and some Of them were actually recev
Cd and treated IS fellow officers, and such paid
for their services received instructions from her Mses
tys servants for the guidance OF their conduct while
within the United States and furnished in the
WY with abundant funds for carrying their recruiting
United States in recruitng wsre iao the agents and
instruments Of eminent British functonaries resident
GUS judicial nvsstsations and trials have brought out
mass OF testimony too strong to be resisted, duplicating
these functionaies and sustaining the foregoing aegs
TORS
Wien this state Of the ease was presented to Lord
Clarendon with the designa ion BY name Of Of the
higher British officers, and with the by the
low him to doubt their psrcprtion n the osnce
against the laws and sovereign rights Of the United
States bis lordshp did not then call for the evidence
claration 'that the extraordinary which
have been adopted in various parts Of the Union to
lain evidence s against her ns5ss se,vsns or their
nstit ions but which disdained BY AL free add
lghtened governments, will fail to establish any we'll
founded charge against her Msjesty's servants"
It Is presumed that his lordahp's Misrepresentation
to the character Of the evidence the by when
1t obtained has corrected; because in his
last note he only calls for the ofthe British
officers implicated Though Of them had been be.
fore even and the specific charges against them but
charges sustained protesting to have very imperfect
inform atom in regard 70 the matters complained Of al
though full four months had passed since his tenion
was first called to them by tqs government.
The exposition he has given to the statute Of the United
states against recruiting, and the restrictions he has
placed upon sovereign rights show that his views
that subject have been greatly modified since his first de-
spatch written.
As that law is construed by him, scarcely any EVIL
depce however obtained, whatever be its character
will be sufficient to impcae any the offence of
crpiirg within the United States.
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egn rights Of the United States be maintained
the Territories Of this country open, almost without
restIction to the recruiting operations of all IONS
spd for that purpose any foreign power sustain
vigorous composition with this government upon its own
soil.
This government does not contest Lord Carenden's
two propositions respect the sovereign rights Of the
United Staes-frst that In the absence OF municipal
law Great Britain may enlist hire engage, soldiers,
within the British territory persons who have left the
United States for that purpose. Tnis proposition Is,
however, to be understood as not applying to
persons who have been entced away from the country
BY tempting offers Of rewards, such as commissions
In the British army high wages, liberal bountes, PEN
stems and portions of the domain