Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-06-03

agents selected and trusted by Mr.. Champion him
SELF, nnd to them he committed most important con.
Germs. Such an enforcement siuutd cuuntcrvail the
impeachment at their vcrUcity founded on loose hear-
sny Reports. Nor does it to be thing nf much
moment. in relation /" the present question, that Siru
bel, in consequence of imputed misconduct, dis.
| missed from employment by the lieutenant governor
ul Nova Scotia, and afterwards endrAvnrr,l tO obtain
| in"nuy from Mr. Champion. The fact remains thai
ie held commission in the British Foreign Legion,
and that il clear proved, and not denied, he
nnin,aueI recruiting officer, and for consid.
cradle period of time, a-sncir"u, personally or by
correspondence, with Mr.. Champion.
| The cnpnymrnr "f Strobe! by Mr.. Champion, ,their
long association in the Joint work OF recruiting III the
United States TOR the Foreign lrSinn the distinction
of her Mrjrsys commission ut captain III that corps
Conferred Sirobc, would at least 10 deprive
Mr. Cramp:on Of the right to deny his credbiity as
| witness.
But there is larger au more comprehensive class
of considerations applicable 10 this particular question
| For period Ot nearly five m"nhs-that ls from
| about The middle of March, 1850, 10 the 9TH of Au
gust lSJ1-llIe peace aud order Of this cuuntry wera
disturbed, especially in the cities of Bo-ton. New
York, Phl!adclphln and Cincinnati, by tile Unlawful
acs oi numerous person, engaged IN raIsIlg recruits
in being Recruited, for the British Foreign Legion
They wer: supplied with ample funds by British
agents They obstInatey resisted and Set nt naught
all the efforts of the local authorities of the Uuted
States to put stop to their proceedings, did they
desist until they received orders TO that effect from
me BRUSH government III tile month OF AuSNst-
The recruits thus unlawtully raised in the United
States during all that time conveyed by British
agents to Halifax and there enrolled the Fure
Legion.
All these acts well their illegality, noto-
rOlIs. .nnr before the trial of Hertz in Septenbcr
and Of Wagner in October, they mus, have been
hrnurht 10 th un-tiruar nn,ir. nI Mr. ramnt,n th.
British c"nsus and other agents, by preliminary ju-
dirnI iruuri,s which took pl,c.. both nj S.w York
! and Philadelphia.
In consequence If the seps to that effect taken by
me IN tL. ld of Nurcl h. nrnn,r instructions wr,.
,.su.d I'M th. n3j and nr,s.ru;,uns cornm.uc.d in
pbiluI Ilrhin On ,h, .,t Of March and in S.w York
on the sin of AuriI
A.rxannI,. ui ,le character of those nrocnedinps
th.Ir nnruri.tv and thir i,,p; T.c what
occurred IN MAY deserves particular notice.
AT New YORK, ON rh. 18th ul May number of per-
! sons-unrn.,v C;,Jfri.,I Watcher W,lhrl,n S.hu.
| ,nnch.r. JuliIs Pnrku,. Oscar Crom.y. and Andrew
I n,y ,.r. ,,,,;,,I l. r,r. r,,,,,,,is.; ;,,r U,rs an
,t -, ,,,,, ,. . d. .;a,; r. a, H.;
,i L; o'''i -. ~, 'I,,J ~, ,I ,',,i.'.
~ ' I' VIZ ti ~ ' P' P.
''I"Ssu " '' al S"e' '"'' ' i'".t nu "cen 1"''''
'ei' neG"u''; III" nor "ppeHr '"t "hS 'a'" con.
! trac' "t enlistment had been communicated bu'
ms EFound pt u"'ece WAS o'erruIeI py me com
''sS'one'' "Hp' '"'uS" nc "7'' ecu ',"''e' 'o'
| r 'e',' n,' ~ -' '
N'.'nry ""' ! t.hu'' ,,, r
Al r"'Ihhr,ph,a' OH 'ie -'h o! Way 'htee per
sos ler'H' leIhi'S' "l'' p"c cH""'' niS'"e nee" al
'e''eu y" '"e n''a' 20 " '!eI'N u'''S w ,o ee'
vice ~ "reh' D'''a'h' aPp'le" !" "e N''u,' S"u't U.
me ,ne eN.'en o'"'sr, oy '|iM ~; ~ VIC Ii -
rom CUSTODY lhr prc''"'S Ju'Ge' 'ne li"'', '"'
| N Name o. eAaol'ha'i"h vi lhs eFiue"ce 'aAe" ~
the case before COMMISSIONER l"ui ''at ile proofs
were sufficient I" bring the acts ot Hertz aud Per-
klns within The conditions ot the law out NOT 80 as 10
Rurknal. Accordingly, the latter WINS discharged,
but the two fSFm"r We're committed for trial.
Thus so early as May, It WAS judcielly shown that
what was dong in this respect was unlawful. MIR.
Champion was acquainted win these proceedings,
" tsltni t,Ill.. nj uHfZ nj
recruitment carried on uud-r his authority cid' III
iac whatever may have been MS lntentinil constitute
violation OF tile municipal n" "f thc mlted aes
This had been decided by ia: courts 0t the United
States, aud publicly aud cxcr,ively made known
|; s no. conrovertcd-indeed II Is admited-that he
had the recruiting business III his charge, aiId under
his cuntro Vet hu permitted II to be continued, al
though rdIca!Iv determined t" he unlawful, through
the mouths "i May, Jun: aud July, INTO August
Now, this long series OF acts unlawful anu other
wise prejudicnl TO the good name anu Tile Uanqul.
nf this country, were performed oE persons "ti
literally PAID by Britsn DIRECTS, anu ,ny VI 49,
actually entered t'ic ni'nlaIS ser vice " uie ~ W.
ID '' W' " M h. n,;Jynp ~ ,,hior ho. rn, L..r ,n
. u . - ;!oi,I a,,L .i,hmI,h H.. y;;nn
rn',no' 'e ,.npea,nr m @ '"u ",""" @ ,.o
"'i"re' u" "sr '''': u''S '''' "'ua v" ~, "'"
r'"' IL may l"' We aSs ~ "u' ''''' i'u'' oe' o''
'""'c |" Tue she e'Iret Is !" P''S""" y: ms XIV
''n''i''' r'',!e '' "'''" % ""'''N ~ IL ''p
m the form "i documents responsive ~ those accom-
panying the letter OF the Earl "t Clarendon.
Nho ~ I" ne hc!,I acc"uh'aoie 'of 'hese UNA" u
acts! Were they all performed by volunteer ana IRE
sppi:sHe prr,"hS' a. aTgueu ~ tne Earl U. n".1" ~
don d".phch Oh me io'i oi ou'y' ihht c"'not "e
admitted tor me conclusive reason tht' ney le"eis
Gu in3 t,,.' h ,nns;iI asn,. ,f ,b Rrt.f
! 'f''' ~ - > ~
TY unI C,o~o,.,or :; h,-,.,, or bor u,;.s,v
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n~ccep's' n''u 10 ''''y s',ens1 ''''' ~ @ .' . .
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thnr'zsl hE ts nFl', E"reT'',lrn' @ ou. a,e 'aft Is
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;I a,' ,o-, "',. 49, WI" ,h" - aIrnn.il E'r ,b,'s.
o. w.. ,L.ro M d;r..ct nrnnr tb,u,,h tber, !.
,[t or ,mo, ,rLnroc,.r,E, ;ntar,nc,. vnnIL h ira
";,iIL. ,Int nut h.n, au;hnriz. ID Inv IN. british gov
S'suo'' ':n :,r ~, , ,aH,ia''d a.,s ~
| d.; ,,,,s In ,,,. I-,i,.d S,.,.l Snrh ag.,,s
i; ,d j.; ;,f,I t;ro,orJ nf ,ba or,I.r, of tb;
""''''S "''I' " " " ' 80 80; So ~ w Wv - , , h "
GOV W. ,Iu ,,n, ,ho, ,h., ,bo, hst
i"I" @ ~ ''''. ~ '"u'' 'I ,, i mhnn, ;f;m
; ,s"n i,w. nr h.. nSronnagei.nt ndiscr.tnn
''.I oi ,h,,. ,n, h",. ,,r,irin,,.d IN snrh in
r;r,.r,.,t tLnr,,b ,y.u KNOWN, il was contrary I,
.t ;.h.. onJ ma ,yrr..s nrI-rs oi their poy.-p
| ,nnnt However thi, NAV he il is certain tha
,,,, .y;...d h.csus. ih.ir nets appear Who w.r,
.Losn ,,,sr,s,
| ~, ~, . sre M, lof in Io1ht In the document.
o , s,,h;.ct r.rrn,Iy laid before, Parliament il il
distinctly stued tha: tho euisfmen;s in the United
S.otrs did NOT stop until Mr. Cranpion gave orders
E,r their cessation on the 9TH of August. He had
| - ., o,or th. net. nf enlistment. he knew th.
| pprncaedinrs were, from the commencement exceed
invly offensive to this government and that it was
Ivo,;ra il. actiyo anerrI.s TO arrest them; he was
hnr,I :, Eno,r-he couId not but know. what WA:
nn,nrious To all the wurd-that through the months
nf AnriI Nav. June and July the recruiting agent,
~ vnr;n,s nrr,s ot IN. United S,ates and conspicu
| ors,v in B,.,on New York Phlladelphia and Gin
cnnati, were Keeping up n most unseemy contest
with the law officers of the United States, and that al
least early ms May the il-galty {" the proceedng'
had been pronounced ny ihr ,e"era' eonr:s ~ ne"
York ana fh'n!;P"n, ntI ye'' Nv. -.
this he permitted the unlawful acts III question 10 gt
on, without check until tn" month OF August f"l
thus giving s"un'rnanrs to these l'esa' proceeohs'
ne is distinctly Responsible. -,
But his accountability extends vel lurlneri io' 'ht
SAM documents sl"" that Lne o..',". s;Iges'pn ~