The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-08

violation Of the neutrality Of the United sates
ofMr. Webster in his letter to Mr. Hulssmann Tnsy
hsd perfect rfgh 20 there This whole dispute bias
been fechsioai argument about engaging them 50 to
enlist. think the question Ia too small one to DO
made matter of grave demand between two govern
ments. The the British government disclAmed,
sovereignty territorial rights, government ought
not to have gone into matters Of conflicting proof as to
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ing our laws, or Interfering with sovereign rights,
the questions In regard to oaths at criminal court trials
ought not TO have bsen allowed for to make
issue with Great Britain She disclaimed it; 80 did
her Minister. Whether that disclaimer true
se the national honor satisfied and the question.
ought to have remained there. Svch is my Judgment.
Mr.. PRATT-Tbere is one TACT which wish 70 state,
which think has not been alluded to by Others .a%sy
dated sfeer the peace lately established be-
tween the Powers Of Eorope Then, whatevr may have
given, EDgsnd certainly relieved from all expsets
ton Of dculry with any European Power at the time
BY our sovs nmsnt to Be- The
was, that she atempeA to enlist soldiers while engaged
in war with government with Which 70 were .t
April since peace has been established In Europe, dis
claimed any Intention Of violating the law Of the viola
entirely acceptable to them coucur, then, with the
Senator from Georgia and others In saying that think
the more agent Of The British government, who has
mare . similar disclaimer when the British government
itself T. relieved rom all responribilty
Mr.. MASON Mr.. President, 1t s the tendency OF the
human mind to differ facts they fare prsssntedtc
draw different nerepcss and different conclusions The
honorable Senator from Georgia constructs The enlistment
]awp in manner very different from that in which con-
stree them, and In which they have been construed by
the federal courts. 1t breach of those laws,
dessnd thsm not only to engage persons to enlist but
to offer induce nents for American a0u to leave
II and foreign soil to enlist in foreign service
The Senator from Georgia he does not understand
this to be violation Of lew In fact he went far
to say that the Brsh Minister had set up pr0olama-
ton here the Capitol under his nAms informing
persons in the United States that they would 20 into
the adjacent British doninons they would be enStsd
would bave constituted violation OF the neutrality
laws. take issue with the Senator from Georgia. but
shall not into the argument understand that
ainy should have decided IL had bean the court
apprehend that, the correspondence examined
the facts will be found to be substantially Theses the
tsh Minister at Washington undertook to construe
laws for himself, and to determine VIVA. acta he could
do and what acts he could not do references to them
His opinion is that what he did did not contrAvene
laws. Our have decided that IL did contravene
Them and government has decided. If the fact
be that he did violate laws he ought not to remain
and he has been dismissed In consequence Off.
Mr. HAMIlN-ls there any question before the Senator
The PRESIDING OFFCER-The motion for printing extra
numbers Of the correspondence goes to the Committee
Printing.
Mr.. FlTzpATRcK-My colleague on the Committee mr.
Johnson) and myself have consulted upon the matter,
and the document is one of great interest and Inn
portance, have agreed to report q. Ia favor Of
printing ten thousand extra copies.
The report was CONQUERED In and the Senate ad-
journed.