The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-28

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intention Of Infringing u any way The law OK the United
rbep Mr.. President c,rdng to the statement the
British Secretary Of Foreign Affairs, the transactions
government from abroad ard the Bri ish 4 ysrnssn.
spphed the authorities OF Halifax to what would
be lawful there, AID whether recruits the United
States could ived let him believe this who vii
likely stony that the British C~biuet ,houd apply 70
raise recruits there from the United statss l. was
measure Of their In which that funodonary Was
their agent Nos, sir month after the war broke out
betwe Russia he ps:t ana England and France
the other the British and Ministers, in Apri
1854 had conversation with Secretary OF sSate in
which they pursue the subject privAtesrng
and OF the operation # the laws respecting neu.ras
to thar matter BEEN published for time and
hold them now in Dy hand In tho Conversation to
the
ject Of recruir for the and two days after
wards ON the 18th OF April, he wrote them letter. in
| whi:h was this paragraph
asjssys Minister to this that The United states
20 viii o5ssrve he arcest neutrality each and
En- the The laws Of a county
who may Be residents within any Of he Territories United
ensDs men bee for he purpose taking par: any
The representatives of both France and England had
copy law. This Of Mr. Maroys was written
nearly year before the foreign enlistment bill vas
passed in all Of the subst quent transactions OF
the British government at home, and lite agents upon
border and is Minister here they vent forward TO
law on the subject furnished by own government,
and warning that our government would enforce t1s
scheme was devised in england or enlistirg in 10
reign countries The Foreign Enlistment bill .as passed
Il was an act 10 invite men from foreign countries 1t
passed by the British government with view to
engage them in the crineAn WAT; AMI white unon it's
passage opposed and denounced as upjust
fable measure, which would necessarily briog tie
British government into contact with neutral nations
by the attempt to violate their laws Bat these repre-
sensations were useless. The law passed with
raise in foreign countries for British military
vice We all know that. 1t Is historical a:. about
which there can be no dispute. Immeaiaey atec
! law passed. what was the result What did Lord
Clarendon himself say was the RESULT The instrn ;ons
respecting the matter communicated 10 Mr. Cramp
the first fact Of which have notice in this coun
try developed in the trial at Philadelphia that
and having wish to engage in The British military SER
vice, they applied Tor permission 70 40 SO. They
give them an answer, but would in a few days,
as he expected ipstru :tions, showing cnnclusvsy
consequence Of previous application, but to NEE:
them when made and three or four days ater-namely,
Feb uary "a, 1s55-Mr Champion writes note saying
that he could give the Information he had then, he
said, received information from home. All this and in
deed all the whole proceedings contradict the asssr-
ton Of Lord Clarendon, that this business of recruiting
adoued In EDgland because applied for here, LORD
CsIendons statement is that the breaking ont Of the
war applications were made to join the British army in
tho East; and then he says
In consequence OF em rucons sent to the Cover
nor Of Nova Scotia to consider whether from he Uni
received st naliiaS o 'A'''s INC 0-'A
Does one honorable Senator believe such thing? Is
s1,aa &c vupsSA Som
spectator who believes that the British government with
law before them eight months after the unicA
ton Mr. Marcy wrote 70 the Governor OF Nova Scotia
to ascertain whether they could receive recruits from
tho United States The instructions which were given
the Governor Of Nova Scotia were sent as he says to
Mr. Champion but the whole devised by the
British government. the scheme Of the govern
rent from the beginning TO end The scheme OBVIOUS
y vas to get men in our country to 'eyace,' az Mr
Champion ssie-or that ia the word testified by the
Witnesses who to his statementsto evade the
operation Of Laws hold in hand the report Of
the Hertz trial at Philadelphia which contains
en of the District Attorney and OF Judge kanestate
mens condensed from the trial The District Attorney
] IN his Opening says
lAave said that the In The Crmsa conducted by the
British French and O1e nations q allies ssas the s.Dse
Of that war mad becn Disastrous % the besesing
more Sumlia,ng aie. The English army having me. ne
c % s dn v and desan u
misleading most residents The United States who did not fully
a1 Sp he
IN me absence Of the the advanced military esps
plan ior ths purpose was sSaopsd and ATTEMPTED e be
~ 0 sss 81 he
e. .aa r 5 II: s,r g. a sses hal
Champion thus acted with the knowledge and appreciation Of
will not detain you. Mr.. President with the ,einue
details which scattered through the trial, and vii
leave doubt the mind Of any man who r'i>
it. may remark, however, that Mr.. Crampton l.
her. On trial We are trying no man We are eealinS,
not with strictly legal, but with moral facts. We
| finding ont hu.hs affecting the welfare and
character Of the nation. It is not trial before
the guilt innocence Of an indvidusi but
moral trial to ascertain what were the general
which took place what were the motives aud what was
the conduct OF the British government and of it's agents
Judge Kane, before whom this tried in
ming up to tbs jury, says IS TO the prcences o. the
British government
Our people ard our have been accused o. for
S1wad inio The Conflicts o oresn naior nsesa Of insd
own business az tras aud leaving eelgerens 70 =
prised as Ibis case advanced to learn hat during he very
can people by the press England there part
eminent British here series q in
under almost al forts influences to eysde the laws Of the
ally ss % @ upon srsu nspesn
pg f and pncpe WITHOUT S securing their Penalty
This sir true Get men, at all events, the spirit
OF the order but take not 10 be caught by the laws
OF the United States and this caution tlrough the
! " hole matter.
There you have the vie of Judge Kane disclosed 10
tho jury, and tunded upon the acts sutratted in evi
Notwithstanding this, what do find to be the
assertion Of lord Carendonl Hc states that "Ihese In
strucons MADE known TO Sr tranpton and lie was
told that however esir her Majesty govern
to obtain recruits, they still anxious that
there should be violation infringement OF the
cipal law Of the United States" There is not
hears that declaration but will put his construction
IT, 1he pan Eogl OF It is, I'VE want the in the
United States go, and raise the but take care TO avoid
their law you cam Why sir, OF he witnesses who
testiiec that trial sayl that Mr.. Champion, In speak
ing with MIN, used the expression that "rhe Amet
law very lax; do not expose yourself to it, you
eyadc It, and the British government viii support you in
70 doing" lord Clarendon observes, "Shortly after
wards agent opened agency Office and, upon
plant being made, Mr.. Cramp desired nati it might
he made known that the British government did not
cr raise soldiers in the United States and he made
known his cons TO Mr. Marcy who then exp essed
HIM oil satisfied Now, aver fact that there Ia
foundation for ths statement. sand here my
responsibility, and say there ia foundation for the
statement that MIR. Marcy expressed any content
satsfaciion at the Of the British government No
such Pc per can be found; such paper issued.
nLld II not be astonlshfnp the