New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-25
PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES on THE AMERE
CAN QUESTION.

In the House Of Commons, on the 5th INST. hr; COB
den asked Lord PGlmer-tcn whether II was the n'ee
top of the Government to lay upon the table the oot
respondence with the Government Of the United State
in rensc, o the Central American question, and ths
concerning the enlistment for the Foreign Legionh
the Unte0 States
Lord Palmerston apprebended that the eorepOnt
ence relating TO these matters was not completes
Whenever il was, her Majesty Government woa.
probably have no objection 10 lay upon the table SUD
portions as would put the House in possess ON OF u
facis. 49,
Ina the same House on the sth inst, Mr.. Cobtr
ngsip asked the Government whether there was any
objection 20 lay on the table the correspondents y
latirg to our present relations with America. In
reason for rept atng the question was that he ola M
think the reason the noble lord gave when he last q
II. via: THAT the con espondence was not completed
wa. founded on fact. There were two questlos
of difference with Amerca-oue upon the English an;
American Guarantee Convention for the constraotlx
of q canal the lsthmas OF Daiien, which wa
signed in 1850, and had given rise to differences eva
since and the other was upon the matter OF enlist
m.nt. Now be bad reason to believe that IL
correspondence on the first subject was concluded,
it had been made public in America and had bee
published in a pamphlet In England IL "a
been stated in the United States Senate tbs
the correspondence has been concluded, sui
Lord Clarendon, in his last note to Mr.. Buchans
on the subject, mode a similar statement. Upo
the subject of enlistment in America, Mr.. CObden
after commenting upon the folly OF sending 70 Tine
climate.
TO endeavor TO get to enter our service TO do duty
N a bad'cmate for one shilling day, remarked tbs
in this case the Government had admitted It's erri
and it was absurd, therefore to countenance the d%
pute. lie submitted that the question might De d.
tussed in that House, and that way might then Be
resceably found to settle the question. lie though
the question of relations would be better in thi
House than in the Government and the press. II
war broke out with America land no worse CALAMITY
CO uld befathis country and the world, Whatever ps
L.. AZ Ipnla md mt Al.
ter upon it willingly and such state OF things coal
only be brought about BY secret diplomacy or byh
imitation Of the public press.
Lord Paine rston in Ieference 10 the first subject
difference with America explained the treaty OF l@
Observing that its words We're quite clear and dhe
AT the same time the American Government, wlnA
TO put construction upon it at variance with tas
originally intended. Some correspondence had tshe
place the conse quence of which was that the EDgh
Government, willie holding its own CONSTRUCTION
he lust, was willing to refer the matter TO the ut
tration Of any three Powers. To this propossra
Am, rca bad not yet made any reply however,
was willing to lay all the correspondepce thai ~
taken place on the subject on the table With regs
to the subject Of enlistment, the English Goyesnmsi
was led TO believe that there were great many pr
sops 10 America Who wished to east in the service
this country, and, in cousf quence, depot was pfnH
OF Halifax and several hundred, of Germans weree
lifted. But il being found difficult TO continue VIZ
out giving umbrsge TO tbd United States, orden ~r
given to discontinue the proc Going. After tins cse
q representation from the United states on the =,
Jet, to whom il replied that the enlistment y
been discontinued. Another dispatch was recei'N
in England at the time Of the meeting In Parllanf
but the subject wa, exceedingly voluminous, and
would be unjust to America to publish the iors
cones pondence without this dispatch; and 10
unjust to England TO publish that Dispatch witao
the answer OF the British Government TO il. iss
hea,.l He agreed that nothing would be mCrse
amilous than war with America, bat he beisvs
that if both parties met With an eqia y conciiia's
spirit an amicable arrangement might be made 4
After some remarks from Sir de Lacy Evans
subiect dropped.