Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-27

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goes further and prohibits any ubject of her Nacsty
Arom enlstiug even elsewhere without the royal per-
mission The policy Of Great Britain hence appears
TO be to prevent brt;ah subjects from entering nj all
into the Ger, ace Of foreign States TltsoG the permits
sion OF the crown. The law OF the United States sp-
psar7 TO be different. Her Majesty's government W.
dsrsiood, aud that understanding is confirmed by
Mr.. Buchsnan's aots " THO Rie 81 July, That the
law of the United StGtes only forbid, 5E!stNeE!s,
recruiting, aud contracts or engagements within the
United States, and hiring retaining persona 20 quit
the United States with intent To BIZ enlisted Else
where but it does not forbid citizens OF the United
States who may have used their natural right Of
quitting the United Ststes, 10 enlist into the service
of 4 foreign State |heu theJ haze a. ett their own
country. The sovereign power OF The United States
might i; il had chosen TO do so have followed its
cirizens with pToEioitdty enactment beyond the
territory of the United States; but il nas ""t thought
t TO do So and the just and inevitable conclusion is,
that what il might have forbidden, but has not for.
hidden il has designedly allowed; that is TO say, in
otLs words tina, it is the policy OF the United States
TO prevent iGi6.gG enlistment within the United
Staies, but it is not the poiay Ci tbs listed States
to forbid the citizens Of the United States 10 enl
when out of the United States into the service Of 70.
reign Suites, it they should choose TO do go. Such
being the state Of this matter. il is obvious that the
British government c3unot Justly be charged with
any disregard OF the policy Of the United states, MOI
with any disrespect to their sovereign rights, ty Ia
king into ths Queens miiilAry SERVICE euy person
who having come from the United States freely enC
without contract or engagement, into British terri
| tory might there be willing to enlist.
The real questions at issue between her MnJesty
government and that Of the United States, ure whe
Their the Ertirh government ordered contemplated
any violation Of the neutrality ievs Of the Unltet
States; whether, il the British government dad no
order contemplate such violation, those laws were
nevertheless violated by persons acting with the au
thorty appreciation of the British government ant
lastly whether if any violation of the low OF tn
United States did take place, sufficient satisfaction
has been given to the government "t that country
| In regard to the Grst point the Britlah government
neither ordesed nor contemplated aLy goistlah Vnat
ever of the laws of the United States but; o tbs
trary issued the most positive and repeated orders
that those laws should not bs nringed by any per
| sons acting under their authority. In regard 10 TIT
second point, Mr. Marcy alleges that notwithstanding
the orders Of the British government, Officers dn,
agents of that government did within the Unite'
States do things which were violation of the neu
.rs;ty laws Of the United States and Mr.. Marcy spe
Critically makes this charge against Mr.. Champion
her Majes;y's minister at Washington, aud sga;us
her Majestys corsuls at Cincinnati, EhladeIhis sI
New York. With respect to Mr.. Champion, the un
dersisned has to state that Mr.. Champion pOstivel
and distinctly denies the charge brought against him
he declares that he never hired, or retained or Ell
gagged single person within the United States for tn
service Of her Majesty, and that he never counte
nanced encouraged any violation of the law of tn
United States. The charge brought against I'll
| Champion is mainly founded upon evidence given b.
Strobel on the trial of Hertz, and on the so-calls
confession of Hertz himself. One of these persons
Sirobel, was in consequence of his misconduct, dis
missed from employment by the Lieutenant Govern
of Nova Scotia at Halifax, and afterwards applied
| 10 Mr.. Champion and underworld 20 eztort none.
from him by threat, which was OF course disregard