The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-26

heCs e real sentiments ana eelngs OF Tue bhSsh ptOP
either in regard the public in the United States Or
the pending questions of controversy between the two
countries We constantly in danger Of receiving wrong
impressions these subjects from the fact that our intel
ligence from England is derived, almost exclusively
through the ministerial organs which presumed to rep
resent not only the government but the people We were
to measure Gen Cas standing in England by the feroeous
libes with which the Times abounds against him, we
should infer that he universally regarded there as
monster His prompt fearless and ygant exposition Of
the injustice and injury which mark the policy of the Brit
sh cabinet towards the United States has made him espe
ciay obnoxious to Lords Clarendon and Palmerson and
the London organs but amongst the people of England
his speeches read and appreciated and exert power
full influence real English mind. Amongst other evil
dences this subject which might adduce per-
mtted by General Cass publish the following letter.
geher with the extracts referred to-:
SHEFFIELD, (England) April 5, 1856
GENERAL: At meeting of the Sheffield Foreign Affairs
Committee held on the LIST inst speech in the Senate
the 10th March upon the differences pending between the
United States and England read and considered.
The following resolution subsequently unanimously
adopted
"That copies of all resolutions adopted by the committee
in reference 10 the steps taken by the Times and the British
government to bring about with the United States of
America be General Cass through the Amer
lean minister London assuring him that there
people in this country who not disposed toward the
American nation he has been led suppose and that
there who striving to make their fellow
tymen OF the character Of Lord Pamerson and OF
the kind OF influence at work"
In compliance with this resolution beg forward copies
of the Sheffield Free Press for November 10th, February
9th l6h and 23d containing reports of the proceedings Of
the committee, special passages of which are marked.
The committee beg express their at feeling
PEELED to admit that description of the English people
and of the influence of the Times in great degree
bat they you that themselves, in conjunction with
other similar committees recently established throughout the
country, are to be excepted
We are, General, your obedient servants,
ISAAC IRONSlDE, Chairman.
VIM CYPLES, Secretary.
Senator General CAsa.
At meeting of the sheffield Foreign Affairs Commit
tee held the 5th of November 1856 the following pro-
ceedings took place
RELATIONS WITH AMFaIcA.
Mr. Crawshay then drew the attention Of the committee
to the manner in which relations with America had
been involved by the working of the foreign-ensnent
bill On the second of August the Times writing in
the sense OF advising the Americans to do all which they
had subsequently, done aud find it writing furi
Gus articles against the Americans for taking the very
it had advised He had doubt that those articles
prompted by the government Those contradictions
were not without an obectthey were not accident In
the middle of the Crmean campaign the
bill passed At that time il had become perfectly clear
that the war was not honest Previous TO the expe
dton to the Crmea the prncpates had been handed
persons in America who might had been honest in
war, have been friends This a in which
the government could not have been ignorant they knew
that they were thus left without any shelter whatever
against certain Russian feeling which did exist in
America feeling which might be traced to former
diplomatic proceedings 1t necessary under these
circumstances for to give offence TO the
American people, but what did they do2 They employed
agents in the United States violate the laws by enlist
ing men for the British service There
ployed who at Tins actually lodging the police
and be was in communication with Mr. Champion, and
that minister thus became enangled in direct breach
of the Law. Secretary Marcy personal friend of Mr.
Champions, and there not the slightest enmity in
the affair IL was legal dispute which should have been
LEFT to legal settlement Ii the United States 10
attempt to recruit in England should rise one
man to demand satisfaction for the insult When Mr..
Champion received his instructions from home why
they not communicated TO the authorities Of the United
StatesF II did appear that the government were de-
sous of embroiling with the United States. Look at
what followed The Americans commenced legal proceed
ings which, in the Times Of the I'd of August they
formed they ought take aud which we ought take
offence at telegraphie despatch FROM Washington
by the steamer announcing that the recall Of Mr. Champion
bad been demanded by the American government This
false butt sufficient TO furnish articles the Times the
Globe and the Morning Post all carefully offensive and
threatening The articles accused the Americans Of
intention TO send expedition against Ireland Our
squadron was strengthened in the West Indies and in
fact everything done to create angry feeling against tie
Americans All readers OF the Free Press knew the
nexon between the Morning Post and Palmerson: the
Globe had been connected with him for years and the
Times had recently boosted that the dismissal of General
Simpson had been promised them and they complained
that the promise had been carried with prompt
tude Those articles against America evidently
with the connvance and by the desire of the govern
ment They their way TO the States; in the
time they would find the Times very quiet upon the sub
ject The explanation now H. that IL a election
eerng the part Of the Americans Those articles
would be believed by the American people be perfect
reflex Of the opinion Of the people this country Instead
Of what he Mr. Crawshay) charged them with being
wul Misrepresentation Of the feelings OF the English peo
Pile. They would provoke furious reply the part o.
thp nd Vha he
they would make the still worse He thought 1t
would be highly desirable pass resolution the sub
ject
The Chairman said that he could not conceive anything
humliaung than the conduct Of Mr.. Champion in
this affair His instructions 10 his agents were You
going act like rascal but you mind and be
caught
at least to create angry feeling for diplomats OBJ
ject
The Chairman ftlse tslegraphic despatch Is sent OF
to England The Times writes furious article upon H.
which irrates the Americans and they write furousy ia
return All this understood by The Russian agents IN
America and In fact like game Of chess The PEG
pie Of the two countries had the best feeling toward each
other and 1t only the Times which eudcavoriuR
TO iomeut war.
Mr Brigbtmore moved, and Mr. Wood seconded the fol-
loving resolution:
That this deuouncos the conduct Of the English
government In eudea voing enlist in the United
States a fragrant breach Of international law and a.
criminal attempt 10 enbro this with America
that this committee equally dcnounces the course noon
being obviously taken In cousion with and the in
sugati0n Of the government, and wlfu
Of facts and Of the wekuown feelings Of the people OF this
country towards America.