Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-08

advocating the rights OF humanity when endeavoring
10 lay bare what conceive TO be the misconduct oi her
The honorable aud learned gentleman concluded by
moving that copy OF Mr. Champions instruction DO laid
on the table.
Mr.. Haj6ed seconded the motion.
Lord Palnerrton-The honorable and learned gentle
who has made this motion began by reprosching and
condemning her Msjesiys government for not having
either mentioned differences with America in the
Queens speech, laid on the table OF this House the
pers especially connected with the subject which he
/ has called the attention OF the House
! Mr.. Roebuck-I beg the noble lords pardon. did
find any fault With the government Isimply pointed
out that they had not done What said
Lord Palmerston-The honorable and learned gentle
man, am glad to find. draws distinction between
sertion of what the government did do and con-m
nation Of them Tor doing It, lie Is very much in the
habit OF animsdvertng what the government does
DO and trust the House win understand for the future
that when the honorable and learned gentleman r-cites
the omissions OF the government he does any
censure thereby Laughter
must remind the House that the American government
did think tit Law before Congress the
relative % this question. and the which
duced the American government to withhold the
pondcncc in the present Of the the
which induced her Msjcstys government to pursue
thai Hear. hear stated upon u former acca.
sion that her Msjcrys government had thought until
lev days before the meeting OF Parliament, that they
would have been in condition To lay that correspondence
before Parliament but that either the day proceeding,
or two DAYS before the OF tho session. the
American minister At this Court gave to noble friend
al IN, head OF foreign Office long despatch containing
great variety OF statements and assertions touching the
conduct oi her Mac-tys minister Washington aud her
Mscsrs consus in different parts OF the United States,
To which assertions and statements IL impossible
the government TO reply without referring the parties
thems lives to know in what degree they were accurate
Hear, hear said then that this made it impossible to
that despatch, aud that the one hand We
could not give the correspondence without
that despatch the other hand equally impos
oe for US To give with that important despatch entire
| " omitted.
| That the why her Majesiy's government
could not lay the correspondence before Parliament and
that vas also the why declined cutter into
detailed discussion OF the question That state of things
still remains We have yet received the information
which will enable Us to reply that note. A the hon
orabe aud learned gentleman is aware that note contains
demand for the recall of ministers at washoington
and Tor the recall OF consu aud demand OF such
gravity aud importance il would be unbecomng for her
Majestys ministers to reply either ether
until they hsd actually ascertaned the foundation OH
which it was made. Hear, hear
The same reason which made il duey o withhold
the papers them would OF course make equally du
~ TO refuse To give them piecemca in tho pro-
posed the honorable and learned gentleman said them
and repeat u now, that trust that short time
will elapse before shall be in condition to Law the
whole ot that correspondence before this House. and then
will be able to judge whether her Maestys gonermmcn
and its officers in the United States have done which
ought to expose them its censurc whether on the
ote' hand their conduct has been such them
10 receive its support.
therefore follow the honorable and learned
gentleman through those details into which has enter
ed All can say is that il the desire and usr NC
ton Of her Msjestys government that nothing should h.
done which should be at variance with the laws of the
Quilted States Hear The honorable and learned gen
tieman that giving information persons who might
he willing To go TO provinces that they would there
enlisted IT found TIT, that the offering any induccmcnt
leave the United States, violation of their munci.
pal law Sir the United States is the empire OF Rus
| sia. CirifdS non career est.
The United States i free country like our own and
would not impose upon any the slightest restraint
prevent his quitting its boundaries his advantage
lCheers will not now argue question which will be-
more properly examined when the papers without which
Il would be unbccomng to enter upon it, before the
House, but this will say, that during the of
transactions, oilers repeatedly made her Ma.stys
officers in the United by persons whose sole object
was 10 cntrap them into something which might after
wards he construed into violation OF the municipal Law
| OF the States Hear, hear
conspiracy got up for the purpose ofbenrappnc
and misleading them, and inducing them do that which
might afterwards be fastened upon them violation OF
the national laws As to the trial which had been refer
red to think that, when the details made public the
House will not be disposed to give to the statements
which made upon much importance has been
| given TO them by the hon. and learned member
The honorable and learned member that the apollo
gy made by Her Majests government insncere aud
tr acherous The truth OF the assertion utterly
Cheers) utterly and entirely deny that made that
apology intending To continue the violation of Tor
which 1t proiessed to be the satisfaction Sir had gi-
ven drcc tons that these proceedings which might give
umbTase to the United States should be discontinued
The assertion made in the last despatch Amer.
government is that after these directions were given
and after the explanation rendered OF these
ceedngs were continued The truth of that assertion
nans to be ascertaed II such the case the pro.
ceedngs were clearly the
the knowledge of the British government. (Cheers
repeat that that explanation that orders re.
vokcd that expression Of regret-not regret a. the hon.
and learned gentleman saws, that the laws United
States had been violated because we did not believe that
such violation had occurred-but regret that anything
should have occurred which could be considered by the
American government to amount such volatio-was
received by the American Minister this Court with an
expression on his part OF belief that il would be deemed
satisfactory by his Government.
As proof that such his belief NAV mention that
he time afterwards received despatch directing him
to make second remonsance and that he put that de.
spach into his pocket, and abstaned from communca.
ting II To this government, because lac believed that the
communication which he had previously forwarded to his
government would be deemed satisfactory. lCheers1
Sir, am forced To make these statements piemat1rely
perhaps because they belong to part of the question
which cannot be fully explined-by the extraordinary
conduct of the Hon. and learned member Cheers. l.
The fact then, H. that considerable time after our com
nunichtOn, stating that had discontinued these pro.
eeedings aud expressing regret il anything had hap.
p'ned which was contrary to the laws of the United
States the American government reopcncd the question
and 1t no~ stands III tile undetermined position which
have described.
Under such circumstances IL really is very difficult for
person In situation to deal with honor bc meu
her who pursucs such a course the honora able and
learned member Mr.. Roebuck has adopted lChecrs
lie knows that this question is still pending between the
two governments he knows that Her Maiesy's govern.
nent has received communication from America calling
upon them To do things which none but the valid
reasons would induce them to consent; he knows that
ARE waiting 20 receive from officers in America a report
upon the grounds which those demands are founded
lac knows but short time will elapsc before the report
will be- received aud final way or other DO
given these rcqusOn he knows that this question
deeply the feeling. aud the interests of two greit
nations hear, hear he must know that e with such
feelings nnd interests is unbcC1mng ANY man
who belongs to great national assembly like this
chccr- and yet, knowing al this he ruslcs with ha-y
impatencc To interpOse between the governments
aud II bc possible, To prevent that amcnble
which on matters Of delicate a cannot be come
TO unless both governments c to their action
without being swsyed one way the other by popular
climor or 10y the expression Of national feeling.
These differences which will only be- settled in an
honorable way by the two parties examining with di.pas.
onate judgment their respective cases. yet in regard
them the hon. and learned gentleman fusbcs with this
inpatient haste % deliver himself Of opinions formed upon
nn imperfect knowledge Of the facts aud ~ithout the i
statement Of the whole between the two countries
OF which Vc might be In possession in fortnight three
weeks, indeed long time should eapse before IL il
ready; and rising IN his place aud holding in his hand the
briet Of the antagonist OF his county chcers be