Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-28
THE rS1.IsrxrSr QUESTION


VI " least one o'the quesuens issae oet~ee" our to-
vcrnmeut aud that OF the United States The more We
read OF hear of the enlistment dispute the more r-.son
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P s"'s@ AZ sS"'"e''"' s"u '" sef"esSe
in the course taken by the Queens adviser There
circumstances newly to light which seem likely To
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exposed Gan naruF ~o should th'"k, 'an TO make the
Cabinet Of President Pece ridiculous in the OF
keen wttcd pcopl, a. the Americans However a -.
shall prohaby soon hear the l.t al th. n.ry ;snn I,
may be as We. tan civ. summary of its erncin.I nh.s.
| that IN. xorl may 80. h,w even in th.s. ,I.,. 81
among IN. most enlightened nation. ou.rr, NAV 49,.
from nothing and blaze a while with violence, bcor, n
is and forgotten The recent d..pstcb nj
Lord Clarendon give. all that the void in general will
care to know and we hope that il will cos the diplomats
correspondence on the subject
At the close Of 1884 when Ministers had hastily car
ricd their Foreign Legion Bill when every post va.
bringing tngs suffering before Scbastopol and at Sou
tai-when thousands ss.ertei that the Russian works
would never be taken aud all agreed that many month.
aud larger army werr required to take them tn, 10
vernment Of this country bythought itself OF the New
World and the many adventurous spirits which il contain
ed oil from the excitement aspirations OF Eurpan
warfare. IL had been represented at tho begin
ming of the war that there large numbers
both in the British provinces and the United States
would he glad to enter ior time the military service OF
Great Britain. The Government Their fore gave dircc.
on> that recruiting flee should bc established within Il
British territory where volunteers might be and
enrolled Now It is not denied. and concealed
natives or denEens OF the United States would prcseni
themselves. The law of England this subject differ.
from that of the American Republic. No Englshmsn is
showed To take service under orrcn Power without the
Royal assent, whether the enlistment take place within
the Queens dominion. not. In fact. the policy
OF this country, embodied in its Law to
prevent any of Its cgcs transferring their allegiance
decidedly as 10 light in the ranks of foreign armies
sd hs pr"hoition IL not merely based on the principle
oil neutrality Tor applies persons joining the service
OF the Queens allies against the. oueens enemies. Ame
ca has no such restrictive law She las been content Tn
secure her neutrality by ordering that no enlistment shall
take place on her SOIL but she has never by any law de-
"d Ia her citizens the night OF entering foreign service
~hen beyond the hunts OF her territory and person 80
u""S commits no ouSn'' according to Amereanlaw, I'M
IS ne nights against ms own country THIS distinction
obviously tue result OF differences in the age, institutions
ad situation oil the Two countries, was well known To the
statesmen o' oo'h ana formed little more than year ago
Wv 49, - '" - ''a'''" "e'"ee" 'hc bttlSh Minister
~ aShS,on anu tne american Secretary at State The
Intentions OF the btiuSh Iovertneht were stated by Mr.
CHAMPION to NJ Marcy IN March, 1858. and the repl,
was hat IN. heutrAhy laws oil the United states would
I've S'u' e'pNSu' OUT that any number ct persons who
's"'u h'En' ea'e .he Ohit"u states anu get enlisted
IN any ioreg" service ~ the canadian and Nova SEQ
"" '.'Ius "nccs "ere oPe'ed win tue inii assent OF
U'r American Government
IN so', t'e' however !" was found that discussions
S' Nl>e Ae'N 10 c"uheroaahce all tue benefit To Toe
ue''ei from any auuuoh OF American recruits IL may
eaS DC supposed tha IN Tue prosecution OF such an ell
Frp'e an over act "' enlistment nght often be inadVer-
"nuN C""i''ed IL one herman VINO was about To set
W" o CN'Su p'e'N.u on sno'net 10 go win MN, the
20 ueT iign' Dc cons"uTu'ely held British agent and
'e VIe sAH '" ''eEa'S e'iS'eu' oour government
"u0" " ~ Vr'u" ue'e''"'ueu 10 make an end OF the
e"ee' pe'oe ANY Ie'o''s"a'ce nau peeh received be-
or 'e -N''T "a, H4''O'''es were KNOWN 10 nave houc-
81 ~ "sr, ,y .,'' OUT on tne ga OF June or
"es - uSoot"ue a., 'uner proceedings III tie matter
VI - e''' .st ISr , 'ne spr',Sh Legion
W" "'e "'i o, July mr. puenanan the American rep
rA,'y !" ioluSn' SuureS-eu note 10 our Ioverii--
' ,. ''nE ','' .'.'a'" persons hau violated The
VI ''' anu aP'eSs,i's' III 'he name
~ st" I'l'o '""' ner N'Ves'! "o'eIhncnt
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'ps 70 ~" 'a,eiuo" wa ln" anu sstl,iAc'ory 1t
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- 50 :' e "s'' "e "iaI'T''','F COMMITTED,
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800: ~ - ,p:' - 'u''! va "r' buchanan
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800, go "a' ' nav, ,, Sss AT aU emo, u.t"hen
"u',',' I''', I'M ,Io' ar marcy, u1ted July l3
~ 1'i, ~ IV'u"s suppressed II; observing IRON
s ~ nlI w" w. witch oe'Se Lon' Clarendon
'' " ''N"et "a''",E.ou. y" more WAS heard
~ our 80" nIns o ',y alt'r WI "te W the !rSr la
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