Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-29
THE ANGLO.ANfERICAN WAR
EXCITEMENT.
AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN PARLIAMENT.

ent relations with the United States? The cor
ETespOndence relative to Central America was,
he believed, now complete, as it had already
been published in the United States, and refer
red to in the Presidents Message. With re-
spect to the other subject-the enlistment ques-
tion-perhaps the Premier would say whether
the correspondence upon that matter could be
produced.
Lord Palmerston replied apprehend that in
neither case can the correspondence be said to
be completed When it iscompleted, ofcourse,
it will be laid before the house. order that the
I House may be in possession of the full and en-
tire facts
Mr.. Baillie remarked, that he would post
pone the motion of which he had given notice,
relative to enlistments in the United States, un-
til after the correspondence had been laid on the
table.
House OF Co,rxoSs, Feb. 8-Mr. Golden again
asked the Government whether there was any
objection to Law on the table the correspondence
relating to our present relations with America.
His reason for repeating the question was, that
he did not think the reason the noble lord gave,
viz: That the correspondence was not compile
ted, " WAS founded on fact. There were two
questions of difference with American-one the
English and American Guarantee Conyentionfor
the construction of G. canal across the Isthmus
of Darien, which was signed in 1850, and had
given rise to differences ever since, and the other
was the matter of enlistment
Now he had reason to believe that the CORES
pondence on the first subject was concluded, as
had been made public in America, and had been
published III a pamphlet in England. Ithadbeen
stated in the United States Senate that the cor
frespondence had been concluded, and Lord Car
/ endon, in his last note to Mr.. Buchanan on the
subject, made similar statement Upon the
subject of enlistment in America, Mr.. Golden,
after commenting upon the-folly of sending to
! fine climate, where men were earning four shil-
lings day, to endeayOr to get men to enter our
service to do duty in bad climate for Is. a day,
remarked that in this case the government had
admitted its error, and 1t was absurd, therefore,
to countenance the dispute. He admitted that
the question might be discussed in that House,
and that way might then be pcaccably found
to settle the question. He thought the question
of relations would be better in the hands that
| House than in government and the press. If
war broke out with America (and no worse ca
lamity could betall this country and the world,
whatever party was victorious the public of Eng
land would not enter upon it willingly, and such
a state of things could only be brought about by
secret diplomacy, or by the indication of the pub
lie press.
Lord Pamerston, in reference TO the first sub
iject of difference with America, explained the
treaty of 1850, observing that its words were
quite clear and distinct. At the samn time the
American government wished to put construc-
ton upon it at variance with that originally in
tended. Some correspondence had taken place,
the consequence of which was that the English
government, whilst holding its own construction
to be just, willing to refer the matter to the
arbitration Of any three Powers. To this pro-
position America had not yet made any reply;
however, he was willing to lay all the correspon-
dence that had taken place on the subject on the
table.
With regard to the subject of enlistment, the
English government was led to believe that there
were great many persons in America who wish
ed to enlist in the service of this country, and,
in consequence, depot was formed at Halifax,
and several hundreds of Germans were enlisted.
But it being found difficult to continue without
giving umbrage to the United States, orders
were given to discontinue the proceedings. AT
ter this came representation from the United
States on the subject, to whom it was replied
that the enlistment had been discontinued. An
other despatch was received in England at the
time of the meeting Of Parliament; but the sub
Iject was exceedingly vOlumniouS, and it would
be unjust to America to publish the former cor
Irespondence without this despatch; and it was
unjust to England to publish that despatch with
out the answer of the British government to it.
(Hear, hear.) He agreed that nothing would be
more calamitous than q war with America, but
he believed that if both parties met with con-
ciliatory spirit, an amicable arrangement might
be made.
After some remarks from Sir do Lacy Evans,
the subject was dropped.
! WITHDRAWAL OF Mr.. ceA3tPToN ADVOCATED.
/ Prom the London Lesder.l
Ifwemay trust the Morning Post, VIC are on
the point of sending out feet To make war up
on the United StateS The alleged ground is
that the Government ofthe American Republic
has not been satisfied with the PREPARATION made
in the case Of the recruitment. Thereafter may
bear in mind thatwhile the recruitment question
was suffered to grow into dispute where TO
dispute ought to have arisen, the real bad blood
is provoked by want of straight forwarCness in
the strict observance of treaty stipulations. At
( present, however according to our contemporary,
the hazard Of quarrel rests entirely upon the re-
Ecruitmcnt question. Now how does that StaDds
The Morning Post takes two grounds. In the
first place that sufficient PREPARATION has been
made. There are two parties to the decision of
that question, and England cannot decide it for
herself If America is not satisfied, England
has not done enough 10 secure the purpose of
all reparation, and her only alternative would be
to cancel tho wrong done. As We do not know
tho amount Of apology which Circuit Britain has
made for violating, through her agents, the laws
of the United States, we are not capable of CIV
ling our own judgement on the moral sufTieiency
ofthe repsration. We very much doubt, how
ever, whether our statesmen who have the pre-
fix of Lord to their Names are willing to make
that genuine apology which was demanded b.
the case.
In the second place it is maintsined that no
wrong was committed. We will state parallel;
I'm the year 1893 Citizen Genet, tho first min-
lister of the French Republic, signaliSed the com
mencement ofhis first diplomatic career in the
United States by fitting out, in tbs american
ports privateers to cruise against English COM
hmerce-England being power with whom the
United States was at peace, although she was at
war with France Citizen Genet answered the
circumstances addressed to him by Washington,
who naturally wished to preserve position of
honorable neutrality, by most. insolent letter,
appealing from the President to the people, and
Washington forthwith sent him his passports.
There is much parelIelism between this case
and the present; the grand difference is that
Genet appealed from President to people, which
Champion has not done; but the main principle
is exactly the same, an infraetion of the law aud
az,