Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-01-10
'gsin.s q friendly State.

- 'pe prhhkcftnt powers least priynt,
srmed eruissis, OF other vessels. in The ne,
vice OF one, migb, bs fitted GU, in the port,
81 this eouhtry 20 dspr. dste on he proper,,
OF The etaer,sli sueb fears have proved 10 b.
utterly greundless Our eitirens have bee.
"nhhsId from any such act OF rorpo., b,
Goed f.ith. and by respect for the law
bile the laws Of the Uuiop are thus per
emptory In their prohibition Of the eauip
ment OF armament Of belligsrept cruiser. IN
eur ports. they provide not lees ah.olat.J,
.hst no persso shall. within the territory or
)nr'-sie'ion Of the United States. en,i., or
enter himself or hire or retain smother per.
500 10 enlist or enter hinsclf, or to 20 boy 90 1
the ants or jurisdictisn of the United States
with intent 10 be enlisted or entered. in the
srr'ce sf any foreign Sisteeither .. solder
ora msiine or seaman on board of any vessel
o, var, letter Of msrqu., or priva,rer And
,hese epsetueuts are also 10 strict conform
i.y WIN the Law Of nations, which declares
mat no State has the right to raise troop.
t"r"!snd or sea service 10 another State With.
out ,ts ccpsent aud that. whether forbiddes
oy toe municipal Law or notthe very sttenp.
70 90 u, without such consent, 10 sn attask
90 the national Sovereignty.
eneh being the public rights aud the mu-
nieirai Law II the United States, no solici
tnde on the subject was entertained b., this
government when, year since, the British
rstl'sment passed an act 10 provide for the
enlistment Of foreigners in the military ser.
wee of Great Britain. Nothing on tb. face
oi the act. or in its public history. indicated
thst the British government proposed TO
attempt recruitment ia the United States /:
nor did II ever give intimstien OF such in.
tention TO this government IL Wa mat.
ter sf surprise, therefore. TO End. subse-
quen'iy that the engagement Of persons
within the United States to proceed To H.i.
ifax In the BritiIh province Of Nova Scotia
and their enlist in she service of Great Bri
'ain was going on extensively. with little or
no Disguise Ordinary legal step. were i'm.
mediateiy taken to arrest aud punish parties
concerned and 50 put an end 70 acts in
'nnging the municipal law aud derosstory
70 eur sovereisnty Meabwhlls suitable rep
T"sentouons sn tue subject we're addressed
to the Bri;i.h government
Iherrupen Il became known. by the I'd
mission Of tie British govsrnmcni itself
that tie Ati.nJt 70 draw recruits from tLis
country originated With il, or ct least had
its sPprovsl and ssrc,ion: but IL zlso ap-
peared that the pubic agents CT gagged in il
bad string ~ iHs'rneiinns' not 70 violate
The municipal Law of the United States
IL is diihcult to underTspd Low il should
have bcen snrr"sei t$- troops esa.a lie
raiScd here by Gre.i Biilsia. Without vio,a.
iiop Of the n,niciisl lss Tue uuni,takA.
bic atJ.ct II the lAv pss 10 p.eysLt every
sSuh ac,. ~Lieh II pvrisrmsd uus, he either
in vielsiien of the lsw or ~ s,udied evasion
~ it; aud n either alternative. the act done
Seald be alike injurious 20 the sovereignty
n ,he United S'sies
In the meantime. tie matter acquired ad
d't's"al importabee. BY the recfuitneuis in
the UIiied States not being iseastinaea,
aud the di-clo,nre sf the f.ci that they wers
prosecuted upon a,ystematis pisn devised
hy oficial authority shat recruiting rsa
d'Ivous bad been orened in our ptireipsl
CITIES aud dcrots for the reception of re-.
cruiis established ou our htntisg aAd the
whole business conducted under tho surer.
vision and by the regular co operation of
Bri'i.h ofhcers. owl aud military .om- in
tie North American provinces and sous in I
the United States The completely 81 ihose
officers in an undertaking which could only
be accomplished BY defying our laws thFsu. /
ing suspicion over eur attitude Of ueutrali-
~, aud di-regarding our territorial rights. !
is eonclusiyely proved by the evidences ellie
tied on the trial Of such % their agents as
have beer appreheudsd aud convicted Some
of ihc ofhcers thus Implicated are Of high of. !
fciAl position. sothAi legal proceejiugs could |
not reach the source of The mischief
These considerations. and The fact. that 1
the cause of conpbint was hoi mere cas-
u'l occurrence. but a deliberate design. en- |
tered upon vitb full knowledge ~ our laws I
srd hs'lonsi policy. aud conducted by re-
spob,itie public fanciionsries i'm pslled noe
10 pr sent 'hs ease ~ ,hs Brihsh govern.
meat. in or1st a. sscurs not enly a eesss-
iion II the uTgrg bu, i,s Feparstion The I
sutjrc, is s,iil nedsr di,cu.sion. The result
~ sbich wiil b. eOmmuU leaied 10 yea IN !
dus tine
] rrPsi thr RECOMMENDATION submitted I
h be las Coz Ef,ss th.i provisions he assde &
Z . ths sppe,ntmspt Of . eswpis-iossv. ~ I
eoubfxjon with Gfeat Britain. 10 survey aad I
establish The beuHdsry line. which divides /
ibs Territory u Washington from ths con.
iigaous British psssessiors BY ressos ef !
Ihe sEteat asd impofissee oflhe country in /
disPuse there has been imminsht danger ef /
solli-ioA bftseeR the SUBJECTS of Great /
Britsiu ssd the ei,iSsns ef the United States.
Including y siF resp, eiivs ssihafiiiss 10 tbas
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nee1 hss eoststbated hi'bsrto 10 ipdHee on /
both sides Efhsafaacs 10 asseyt hy fierce !
shat saoh eisims as right Contiaoaaes |
n aslsy 30 sh- psSi efths Two goTsrnnentn !
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