The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-01-12
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.

ing on eXtenSlvSly, with little or no disguise.
Ordinary legal steps were Immediately taken
to arrest and punish parties concerned, and
so put an end to acts infringing the munich
pal law, and derogatory to ouT sovereignty.
MEANWHILE suitable representations on the
subject were addressed to The British govern
ment.
Thereupon it became known, by the adj
mission of the British government itself,
that the attempt to draw recruits from this
country originated with it, or at least had
its approval and sanction but it also ap-
peared that the public agents engaged in it
had " stringent instructions" not to violate
the municipal law of the United States.
1t is difficult to understand how it should
have been supposed that troops could be
raised here by Great Britain, without viola
ton of the municipal law. The unmistaka-
BILE object of the law was to prevent every
such act, which if performed, must be eth
er in violation OF the law, or in studied eva
sion of it, and, in either alternative, the act
would be alike injurious to the sovereignty
of the United States.
In the meantime, the matter acquired ad
ditiOnal Importance, by the recruitments in
the United States not being discontinued
and the disclosure Of the fact that they were
prosecuted upon systematic plan devised
by official authority; that recruiting rendez-
vous had been opened in our principa cities,
and depots for the reception of recruits es-
tablished on our frontier and the whole bu-
siness conducted under the supervision and
by the regular cooperation of British officers,
civil and military, some in the N. American
provinces, and some in the United States.
The completely of those officers in the under
taking, which could only be accomplished by
defying our laws, throwing auspicion over
our attitude of neutrality, and disregarding
our territorial rights, is conclusively proved
by the evidence elicted on the trial of such
of their agents as have been apprehended and
convicted. Some of the officers thus impli-
Gated are of high official position, and ma
ny Of them beyond our jurisdiction so that
legal proceedings could not reach the source
) of the mischief.
/ These considerations, and the fact that the
}, cause of complaint was not mere casual
occurrence, but deliberate design, entered
upon with full knowledge of our laws and
national policy, and conducted by response
BILE public functionaries, impelled me to pre-
sent the case to the British government, in
order to secure not only cessation of the
wrong, but its reparation. The subject is
still under discussion, the result of which
Will DC W tOu III uuc llLlc
BRITISH RELATIONS GENERALLY.
Il ! repeat the recommendation submitted TO
the last congress, that provision be made
f for the appointment Of commissioner, in
connection with Great Britain, to survey and
establish the boundary line which divides
the territory of Washington from the CONT
guous British possessions. BY reason of the
extent and Importance of the country in dis.
pute. there has been imminen: danger Of col
lision between the subjects Of Great Britain
and the citizens of the United States, inclu-
ding their respective authorities, in that
quarter. The prospect of speedy arrange.
ment has contributed hitherto to induce on
both sides forbearance to assert by force
what each claims as right. Continuance
; of delay on the part of both governments to
act in the matter, will increase the dangers
!, and lifficullieS Of The cnnlr0Yersv