New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-04

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a al ,ssSr 20 teerrsph with Mr. CHAMPION and 70
H, .beut hi. r.erSitDs Ssss NM,
did bim write Il, but be banded II 20 ne
Il ANYTHING more required to prove that Mr. tramp
ton knew the law, ana that he took means 20 s'sne
and tbat he was abetied therein by the Governor Of
Eova Scotia and the GovernOr-General Of Canals
n snn4ars TO me that war between ~ and the
Tr;,fd states would be a war between brethren the
evs Of which would surpass anything that could be
imagined. We are the only TWO great rec nations 81
N, present time and shall il be said that we cannot
nTesfrve peace between ourselves We had been led
To believe that by ignorance that breach OF
the municipal laws of the United States had been com
mitted by US ard that for that breach We made
eyery a.onement in our power but could this House
believe that we committed that breach with eyes
OMEN and that when we made an apology we were at
tempting TO evsde the laws OF the United states
which We promised 10 observe III may be sald that
these are statements made ~ trial by persons who
turned evidence against their employers. That Il
time. will allow: nay, vii allow that the report
itself il a discredit to the United STATES. think
II is, and | will tell YOU why. Throughout.
the authorities show o ieehng OF violent hatred
the rartes charged entirely excluded from the re-
mort In itsefthe report is not worthy of any regari,
but il contains documents written by Mr. Champion,
contains statements which have never been contra
dicted and which in themselves prove the against
our Government. | want to know distinctly what
were the instructions given 70 Mr.. Champion. II may
be said that be was told not to break the law but
want 10 know whether be was told 70 enlist in the
United States because to tell not 10 break the
law and in tie next breath to tell him TO do some
thing by which the law will be broken, Is nugaory.
II farce-an idle direction, not worthy Of any man
who pretends 10 be man Of sense and honor. Mr..
Champion knew the law, az Is proved by hls own wri
ten statements be knew that to do certain acts was
TO break the law and he laid plans by which he fan
cied that law could safely be- broken He was aided
in this by two high funoionaries-Sh GasPsrd lie
MarcLant and Sir Edmund Head, as well as by SIR
Joseph Howe, q gentleman OF some celebrity IN Nova
Scotia Sir Joseph Howe was sent to the United
States; by his intervention people were employed to
break the law of the States, and by hi hands they
were paid for doing. After spending about
s1CO 600 he got together 200 when be might have
had the same number of thousands for half the
money may be asked what good expect to derive
from this motion. Ministerial cheers.j | perfect y
well understand that cheer. | know whence it pro
ceeds and what il means, and my answer l., that
wish 10 obtain from the noble lord distinct answer to
this question: Was Mr.. CHAMPION instructed, not sim
NV not TO break the law but not 10 do deeds by which
The law would be broken | wish further TO draw
forth an expression of opinion the part of members
Of this Hou-e which shall show the people Of America
that we are no parties to these dshonOrabe proceed
ings. Opposition cheers. want this House, on the
part of the people of this country TO say to our breh
rem across the water, that we sympatbize with them
that We rejoice in all their greatness and good fortune
that we are running with them the of Improvement
As brethren and not a. enemies that desire the good
of humanity and that We would work II out with their
aid but that we feel that with America would
retard the advancement of mankind for centuries, and
that a war with any part of Europe would sink into
insinnifcance compared with IT, 10 not ike to plead
NY own ineficiency but It'll ! cannot help wishing
that some powerful person had undertaken thls
question. NY heart is bound up in II, my feelings
are 80 strongly enlisted in it, that feel am adyOcat
ing the rights of humanity when am endeGvoring TO
Law bare what believe to be the misconduct of her
Maesty's Government in regard to the American peo-
pie. The honorable and learned gentleman concluded
by moving that copy OF Mr.. Champions Instructions
be laid on the table.
Mr. HADFIrLD seconded the motion.
Lord PALMFRsTON-The hon. and learned gentle
man who has made this motion began by reproducing
md condemning her Maiesty's Government for not
having either mentioned differences with America
in the Queens speech OF laid on the table Of this
House the papers especially connected with the subject
to which he has called the attention OF tde House.
Mr. RoEBUCK-I beg the noble Lord pardon. did
not find anv fault with the Government. simply
pointed out that they bad not done what | said.
Lord PALNERsToN-The honorable and learned gen
tleman, am glad to find, draws distinction between
nm assertion of what the Government did not do, and
a condemnation of them for not doing it. He Is very
much in the habit of animadverting on what the Gov
eminent does not do and trust the House will UNDER
stand for the future that, when the honorable and
learned gentleman Tecites the OMISSIONS OF the 'Ov-
erpncnt he does not mean any censure thereby.
II nnpbter) | must remind the House that the Amefl
can Government did not think ht to lay before Con-
press the correspondence relative to this question;
and tie same reasons which induced the American
Government to withhold the correspondence IN the
nresent state of the matter the reasons which In
duoed her Maiesty's Government 10 pursue that
course 1iear, hear) ! stated ON former occasion
that her Majesty Government had thought, until
few DAYS before the meeting of Parliament,
that they would have been in condition to lay
that correspondence before Parliament, but that
either the day preceding or two days be-
fore the commencement of the session. the
American Minister at this Cont gave to my noble
fiendat the head of the Foreign Office long Dispatch
containing great variety of statements and assertions
touching the conduct of her Naiesty's Minister at
Washington and her Maiesty's COnsuls in different
ports Of the United States, to which assertions and
statements il was impossible for the Government 10
reply without referring TO the parties themselves to
know in what degree they were accurate Hear, hear
said then that this made it impossible to answer that
dispatch, and that on the orc hand We could not
give the correspondence without an answer 10 that dis
patch go on the other hand, il was equally impossible
for us to give with that important dispatch entirely
omitted. This the reason why Her Majesty
Government could not Jay the correspondence before
Parliament, and that also the reason why ! de-
clned to enter into detailed discussion Of the ques-
ton That state OF things still ronains We have not
We. received tie information which VII e"able us 10
reply 70 that note A. the hon. and learned gentleman
is aware that note contains demand for the recall OF
our Minister at Washington and for the recall Of our
Consuls and 10 demand Of such gravity aud import
aDce il would be- unbecOming for her Majesty Minis
tiers TO reply, either one way or the other uuti be
had accurately ssccrained the foundation on which
war made Hear, hear. The same reason which
made j, our duty withhold the paper then would of
course make il equally duyto refuse 10 give them
piec.ueal ID the manner proposed by the honorable
and learned gentleman. sid then, and repeat now
that trust ihs, very short time viii elapse before
W hail BE ia condition lay The whole Of that cor
respOEoence before tbs HOus. and Il will then be abe
10 Judge whether her Mojesty's Government and Il
oficer IN the United States have done that which
ought % expose them 20 IL censure, or whether On
the other b6nd their conduct hss been snch ~ 10 IT,
title them 20 receive IL support. therefore cannot
FOL ow the honorable aud learned gentleman through
tho.e detais MO which he be. enteed. Al cnn sly