The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-06
THE LONDON TELEGRAPH or THE ENLISTMENT
QUESTION


The London Telegraph which has daily circulation Of
twentyseyen thousand copies makes the following
ren,s On the debate in the House Of Commons in regard
10 The enIfsrrnerr qncsron place eve
ming Of the 18th ult The views Of the Telegraph viii be
found 70 diGer widely from those Of Lord Palmersons
organ The London Post:
aThe real question in dispute il Central America but
10 listen Mr. Rcebuck would imagine thai the for
egRsnstment sscapGde Of government the bone
Of contention for upon that point the debate Of Friday
night really concentrated We have al along said
that the enlistment irregularities complained Of bot
Of minor importance affecting peace between
ourselves and the United States Bot this topic
prominently brought forward in the Hoase
train from expressing thorough dsapprobaOn Of the
u any cabinet which would permit gross
u the public money has taken place the nst
CATION Of the present government in this recruiting bust
ness in the Cnsd States.
Ne are informed that hundred tbousAnd dol
lars twenty thousand pounds sterling, have been
sguandered in obtaining hundred WORTHLESS recruits
IN the United States and yet Lord Pameston refused 70
accept the offer inside him by Canadian gentlemen
furnish at their expense couple of regiments Of
rihes This fact Rluded 10 by Sir De Lacy Evans in
the House and il IA which calls for thorough
yesugaiiOp II In be proved-and doubtless that
gallant member would make serious assertion
without being in possession OF al the facs-that such
oBers made snd rejected by govern
mcnt, Indignant country should pass a vote 81
upon any minister Who 30 neglected the
interests q the nation 10 sacrifice ito The
Westminsier-to red ta5 e. he willingly threw sway
10000 sterling IN obtaining two hundred men and
broing two nations an and JET ten 10 one The offers
Of hose Canadian rentemen rejected without
thanking them for their patriotic and cvarous conduct
Had such Os been accepted would have escaped the
humiaiing necessity Of rendering 70 any nation full
,nd ample apology We thoroughly convinced that
the question Of The rejection Of the Canadian regiments
be brought forward in the House substantive
motion by an independent member, combined with the
question Of enlistment United States soil vote o.
cpnE be rapue
would lead immediate resignation o. The ministry
The ssht Of too vast imPertanoe 70 be burked
We cannot altogether approve Of the tone adopted by
Lord PalmerEton In defending his policy Friday night
We think that hs reference 70 what PASSED between the
cabinet and the American minister displays breach Of
confidence warranted. Lord Palmerst0n observed
repeat that explanation that Of orders re-
voked that expression Of regret that thing should have
occurred which could he considered by the American gov
70 amount such violation, received BY
the American minister this with expression
his part q belief that il would he deemed satisfactory By
bis government As proof that such his belief
may mention that he time afterwards received dcs
that be put that despatch into his pocket and absained
from communicating Il 70 this government because be be-
evcd that the communication which he had previously
Forwarded 70 bis government would be deemed sstsfao
tory,
We feel quite convinced that Mr. Buchanan, out q
that genuine good feeling which be ever displays uovad
this country did put second despatch from bis govern
meut 80 his pocket In other words thonQht best not
10 act upon u be conveyed that % the Premier conf
n
protect the English ministry from the elects Of their acts
Il unfortunate disclosure and are sure that the
Americas minister viii not IN future be quite 20 candid In
bis intercourse with government II is great PITY
when hare a bad 20 defend make "a worse by
groundless and pnsubstsntGtsd assertions We have ali
along sad that in the two questions in dispute between
Great Britain sud the nitea States that wrong IN
onptbe recruiting and right In the ohe-the Central
American. As arc in the wrong In having ventured
70 send our snissaries the United States enlist upon
American soil and in open violation Of the weilknown
recognised neutrality laws Of the Unon what right have
we now 10 turn round and vilfy the American people
whom have injured by making accusations 70 support
which We have not shadow Of foundation Lord Pal
merston in the debate Friday night thus expressed
himself.
win say that during the course 81 these trznsae-
tons oers repeatedly made 70 her Nsesys officers
IN The United States ~ persons whose sole object wss 70
entrap them into something which might Afterwards be
constroed into violation Of the municipal Law Of the
sist-s conspiracy got up for the purpose Of en-
trapping and MISLEADING fbem and inducing them 10 90
tha which might afterwards be fastened upon them
violation Of the national law.
= ush an assertion win not act IKE Of On the rVshlsa