The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-10
NEWS BY THE HERMANN AND THE AMERICA.

confidence OF private friendship
NEWS BY THE HERMANN AND THE AMERICA
We observe that the Geographic intelligence of the last
arrivals from England is to the effect that the British cab
net have resolved TO be pugnacious the enlistment
question: and to make concessions in regard the affairs
OF Central America This statement like much other of
the matter of FIRST impression circulated by the telegraph
is OF very doubtful authenticity 1t to be founded
on the following paragraph Of the London Star:
awe told that the meeting OF the cabinet Tues
day. the 25d at which Lord Clarendon present. for the
first time since his return from Paris the to the Uni
ted States agreed upon On of the points connect
ed with the Cenral-American question the British govern
men are prepared to give way but they will not recall Mr.
CHAMPION and they prepared to communicate to the
United States that they unanimous in their determine
ton to continue him in his present position British minis
ter at Washington"
This paragraph reads TO very much if 1t
mere party expedent for the purpose of aggravatng the
difficulties with which Lord Pamerston is this moment
surrounded
Those difficulties exceedingly serious. Four times
within few weeks the ministry has been signaly de-
eated-twice in the House of Lords, and twice in the
House of Commons In the Commons it defeated on
division in the question of the May nooth grant, and more
recently the Chancellor Of the Exchequer compelled
to withdraw without division the nsurance-dutes bill.
In the House of Lords it has just been defeated upon the
churohdiscpline BILL it had previously BEEN to most
Illuminating degree in the question of life peerages, pre-
scented by the Of Lord Wenseysdae These disasters
in smaller matters but premonitory signs Of the
storm which is to assai Lord Pamerston the great
questions of the Russian peace and of bis ltempered and
wanton quarrel with the United States v.,.a
As to the latter the British cabinet say plausible
things the subject of Central America simply because
that subject is in Great Britain and in Europe
generally and in reference to which, therefore, it is posi-
BILE for Lord Palmerson to deceive and msead the House
Of Comiohs This he cannot do the enlistment ques-
ton That question, at least is thoroughly understood in
the House of Commons The ForeignLegon bill passed the
two houses of Parliament against the Judgment of every
man of in both, and with earnest opposition from
all the most eminent statesmen and lawyers ia Great
Britain and Ireland, who denounced it viola
ton of neutral rights, insult to foreign sovereign
ties, and a shame and disgrace to England, and who
predicted point by point, the very questions the
subject which have arisen between Great Britain
and the United States Every illustration in Great
Britain except hafadozen cabinet ministers irreversi-
bly, committed this question The Derbys, the Ellen
boroughs the Bulwer Lytton and the Dsraelis of the
tory party like the Gladsones, the Grahams the Cobdens
the Bghs and the Gibsons of all the other shades Of
opinion in Parliament cannot and will not dshonor them
selves by reracpg disavowing the convictions of poll
icy and of public law which, ouy short year ago,
they earnestly and eloqueny expressed in Parliament
At that time the British press headed by the London
Times all but unanimous in It's condemnation Of the
Fsreign-Legon bill AT that period the London Times
perfectly well understood that which with its character
istc mendacy and baseness, 1t pretends to deny
namely that the scheme involved violation Of nterna-
tonal law we'll municipal law.
On the goth of December 1854, the Times appealed to
the stern old rule that you may treat as pirate, and
hang without mercy every subject Of State with which
you not at who may venture individually, TO in
wade your territory wage against your armies
On the 22d December the Times said:
"Now in almost every country the practice Of foreign
stments has been prescribed by municipal law. The rules
Of international law recognized by the civilized world
regard with great suspicion breaches Of neutrality Of this
ture and m because the Of national and per-
sona dignity condemns the custom.
alt stands to that neutral State can allow ia
subjects 10 20 war take active part in between
two other countries without great Inconvenience and danger
and that Il IL bound to prevent such acts Of hostility
violation OF its neutrality That is the principle and the
effect Of foreign act which prohibits the sub
jecs Of the British Grown from engaging in without
the sanction Of their Sovereign Even the United States
have similar statutory provision"
Eucn were ue Opinions OF inc bOnoon Times Whfn lne
forsignenlsment bill passed. But the Eidolon Of
PrntingHouse Square, although he TO grow in
rupton with time, yet unlike natural beings be does
seem to grow in knowledge; otherwise, should not
have bad those leaders Of the Times which with
either matchless impudence or matchless ignorance
know not whicht undertakes sneer all the receive
authorities international Jaw, and the doctrines which
they teach respecting national sovereignty exhibited in
Mr.. Mnrcys last letter 10 Lord Clarendon.
But there is another aspect Of this question still more
menacng to Lord Pamerson. 1t Is merely the Uni.
ted States which be and Lord Clarendon have outraged
and insulted by imperiousy demanding that they
should not allow Russs to make recruits within their
territories and then proceeding with mons,rous disregard
Of right and OF reason TO Gil the neutral countries Of Eu
rope and America with British recruiting agents recruit
ing for British service under the personal
Of the consus and ambassadors OF Great Britain I'M
fortunately for Lord Palmerson but happily for us he
has his hands the Foreign Legion itseG consisting
Of men kidnapped in the Netherlands, 10 Germany, in
Switzerland in Italy, and in the United Statesof sol
dier illegally recruited In foreign counties and suqoled
ont Of their respective countries into Great Britain by the
meanest and most miserable contrabsnd contrivances
which, sanctioned by the British ministry itself in the per-
Of her military civil authorities at Halifax or He'll
goand treated felony when practised by poor peo
pie the coast Of England Ireland Hence II Is that
Lord Palmers,on refuses communicate 10 Parliament the
lnon nfn 81 a. IL.