The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-18
AMERIcAN AEFAIRs IN TnE MOUSE on LoRps.

AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
We rspablsh entire all the speeches delivered recently
In the House Of Lords the subject OF British relations
with the United States Il viii be perceived that Lord
Egn and Lord Grey speak with calmness and sense not
only the enlistment question, bat equally that Of
Central America,
We called attention Ia our last issue but to the fact
shown by the Blue Book that Mr. Champion had dsobyed
aud suppressed Lord Carendon letter Of June 22 1855
ordering him Immediately TO discontinue recruiting in the
United States We take ID for granted that when Lord
Clarendon his dispatches Of September 9th and No
yember 10th he supposed that Mr. Champion had obcyed
the instructions Of june ED and communicated them 70
Mr.. Marcy IL 10 impossible otherwise, that he should
have expressed approval Of the acts Of Mr. Champion in
this relation
The neglect Of Mr. Champion 10 pay any regard to Lord
Carendons letter Of June 2 like his neglect in the of
Lord Carendons letter Of November TO- tends TO peculiar
reflections concerning either his capacity his integrity
we know not which similar doubt arises the reports
which be gives Of the alleged conversations of Mr. Clayton
Mr. Marcy, and Others 1t is singular fact also, that
WHILE for the period of six MONTHS Mr. speaks of what
he was doing all the time enlistment" yet he
stouty denies that he was engaged in enlistment
But the most curious of all the contained in the
which Mr. Champion led his government to undertake
cruitment in the United States We give the following
specimen inviting our friends in Tennessee to look up
this Major General Ruthven who ventures thus
himself at the expense of Mr.. Champion:
No. 24.-Mqjor General R,thpn 10 Mr. Champion.
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RouoH AND READY, WARREN Co, TENNESSEE,
! August G. 1856
SIR Presuming from the tone Of the public press Of
Great Britain that the government is still DESTROYS Of OBJ
tanning the services of several thousand to recruit her
army in the Crimoa, respectfully submit the following
proposition 20 your government:
L. IL the government of Great Britain will give me
100000 dollars will raise and march division of 5000
men to the various ports in the United States, from
whence they may be shipped to the Crmea elsewhere.
rank of major general with the independent command OF
the said troops and that said troops shall select their Off
GERS from among themselves and be commissioned in their
respective grades by the Queen.
That said troops shall not be enlisted for longer pc
Rod than during the war; FIVE years. at the expiration
of which they shall be shipped to the United States and be
! discharged.
A. That said troops receive the same pay and emolu-
ments troops of the British line
g. That the stipulated amount of 100000 dollars be
placed in the bands of special agents or bankers the
United States 10 be drawn the delivered in
proporonable rates to the number of delivered.
That the British government agree to have said troops
shipped from the ports at which they may be delivered
within ten days after their arrival bear all losses by de-
sertion, cost &C. s.. .rr ....r...s 4.r.saa.a 81
That il the number exceed 600 then the same pro-
portional ratio be paid for the oyerplus
Your excellency will perceive at the impossbty
of enlisting Americans TO under British officers
those men, If enlisted will do under of excitement
and love Of change hence their immediate shipment will be
| necessary. FISK. .s II.
Our treaty obligations with Russia Be Handsomely
Graded .. ..- # ,a ..s.. t.a. s,l. .t. !.
Your excelencys opinion on the above by return Of
mail, if possible win obgc &c,
+. " RUTHvEN
Major General Tennessee Militia.