Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-06-06

p,,od ''a' otreoel in conseoneno to the
b .ba o. was dismissed from ane OF i'm
wards endeavored 10 obtain money Az oa, and after
ton. The TACT remains that he held on VII Cramn.
the British Foreign Legion and that o"o'hmssion in
proved ana not denied, he maintained ,n II IS Clearly
ohlcer' and Tor considerable period Of tn recruiting
1on REASONABLY or by correspondence "a; aMsSocia.
Cramp,on and ne employment of Mr.. Strobel hn Mr.
CralnP'on' ana Their long association i; 81 oy MIR
work OF recruiting in the United States 81 me Joint
elgn legion-the distinction of Her NJ; loI the for.
MISSION OF captain in the corps conferroayS com.
o'robel, would seem at least to DEPRIVE NJ On Mr.
ION OF the right TO deny his credibiIitv as Tramp.
Dut mere IS larger and more comprehans;. witness
OF considerations and applicable to this class
question For period of nearly five '1 ms particular
is from about the middle of March. 1873 ~ ns-tha
August, 1o55-the peace and order of tbiS the 5th
were disturbed especially the cities Of Rna country
York. Philadelphia and Cincinnati BY the ' "n New
acts OF numerous persons engaged in ;S;alaWful
rui:s or n oelng recruited for the British re-
LESION They were supplied with annie rGreIsn
British agents. They obstinately resisiod funds by
naught all the efforts of the local author anu set at
UnIled states 10 put stop to their oI The
ana 'hey desist until they received orders IN Nor
lect from the British government in the ron as et
nusuSC, ne recruits thus unlawfully ra;soS n OF
states curing all that time were ~ NE
BRUSH agents to Halifax and there enroas by
foreign legion. All these acrs, as we'll oa :. IN the
gaity' were notorious Long before the trial az Me
Hertz In September, and of Mr. WAGNER in oI Mr.
they must have been brought 10 the o0Iooer
OF MT Champion, the British Consus ama n oM
agents by the preliminary judicial inouireS ,U JleF
took place both at New York and phind 1iTS winch
consequence of steps to that effect taken bv Ia
the 22d of March. The proper instructions w mae on
suel on the 23d, and prosecutions comuon "o'e Is
Philadelphia on the 3Oh OF March and in NV at
on the 5th of April AS an example of the cba aOfk
ter OF these proceedings their notoriey and 1ta
comprehensive legal effect, what occurred in Me-.
deserves particular notice. way
AT New York on the 18th day of May a numbo, -
persons namely; Godfrey, Wachler, Wilhelm Shot,
maker, Julius Parkus, Oscar Cremy and AndrOs.
Lutes we examined before Commissioner DIS on Wv
charge of recruiting for the service of Great Brto
Eminent counsel was employed by the parties 90
cused, who argued that no other offence had boon
committed because it did not appear that anv Vail
contract of enlistment had been consumatej Rut
this ground of defence was overruled bv tho rna
missioner who, though he discharged WacT,or tn-
detective evidence, committed Lutes, Soemakpr Cro
my and Parkus. N'e'
AT Philadelphia, on the 25th OF May, three nor.
sons-Hertz, Perkins and Bucknall-haying bppnr or
rested on the charge of illegal recruiting in the spr
vice OF Great Britain, applied to the Circuit Court Of
me United States for writ of habeaS corpus to ba
1a1scharged from custody. TIE presiding judge, the
1nnn
taken IN the case before the commissioner found tho
process here sufficient to bring the acts Of Herbert
ana Perkins within the conditions of law bnt M,
SO with regard to Bucknall Accordingly the Iatter
was discharged but the two former were committed
for trial i'''0u
mus, so early as May, ii was judicialIy shown
that what was doing in this respect was I'm lawGul
Mr Champion was acquainted with these proceed
lngs, and was thus sufficiently admonished that the
acts OF recruitment carried on under his AUTHORITY
did in fact, whatever may have been his intention
constitute violation of the municipal law of thp
United States This had been decided by the courts
OF the United States and was publicly and extensive
iy made known. 1t is not controverted. Indeed !;
is admitted that he had the recruiting business in his
charge and under his contlol. Yet, he permitted if
to be continued, although judicalIy determined TO be
unlawful, through the months of MAY, June, JuIv
and August. Now, that this long series of acts un
lawful and otherwise prejudiciaI to the good name
and tranquility of this country were performed bv
persons who were paid by British officers, and many
OF whom actually entered the military service Of
Great Britain, was ncontestably proved in the trial
OF Hertz and Wagner, by evidence which has not
bcen and cannot be impeached-and although the
evidence adduced on those trials does not need cor
still IL may not be amiss that much other
evidence to the same effect is in possession of this
10 eminent, some of which is annexed to this dis
pach IN form OF documents responsive 10 those &C.
companying the letter of the Earl of Clarendon
Who is to be held accountable Tor these unlawful
acts! Were they all performed by volunteer and
irresponsible persons, as argued in the Earl of Ga
rendon's despatch of the 10th of Julv That can.
not he admitted, for the conclusive reason that thew
received pay from British officers and of course were
employed by some responsible agents of the British
government. The Earl of Clarendon, in behalf of
her maJesty's government, disclams all intention TO
violate the laws or compromise the neutrality or dis
respect the sovereignty of the United States by the
enlistment of troops within their territory The Pre-.
Sldent unreservedy accepts and is fully satisfied with
this disclaimer Of course the unlawful acts in oues
ton were not authorized by the British government
but the fact is nevertheless we'll established that
hey were DONE and done in the name and at the ex-
oense OF the British government. Who, then is re-
oonslbe for those acts Were there no direct nroof
hough there is much of that character the inference
would be Irresistible that not being authorized by
he British government itself, they were the I'M
authorized acts of British agents in the United States
'uch agents having acted IN wful disregard OF the
riders of their government, in thus infringing our
avs, may have failed to inform their government
hat '" hat they had undertaken to do could not be
lone without infringing those laws, or by misman-
CEMENT lndlScreuon or over.Zeal, they may have
'articIpated In such Infringement though well know
ns was contrary to the wishes and express orders
Il thelr government. However this may be, it is ce
ain that the agents existed because their acts ap-
ear.
WIZ 0Heo0 hSeutS: vi lul6 we are n0C lelt
n doubt. In the documents on the subject recently
AID before Parliament, it is distinctly stated that the
nlIotments in the United States did not stop until
nr Champion gave orders for their cessation on the
tn OF August. He knew the proceedings were from
he commencement exceedingly offensive to the gov
rnment, and that it was devoting It's active ener-
Ies TO arrest them. He was bound to know; he
ould not but know what was notorious to all the
World, through the months of April, May, June and
uIy, the recruiting agents in various parts of the
United States, and conspicuousy in Boston, New
(ork' Philadelphia and Cincinnati, were keeping up