Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-28
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We do not that any harm ha. come from the dch.,e
on the American question. Government cannot
for they carried the final vote The
speakers cannot complain Tor they have had their
Mt Moore has relieved his lsbotng breast IL Ia cruel
to hon members who have gone about for some week.
big With an argument not Ia give them the
OF revealing H. vent ought to be allowed to minds Ia
this interesting situation An unexpre.sed arvumen,
preys upon the system. and the inner man like
smoking volcano The Opposition speakers then have
to complain We Mr. Gladstone ha. no res.
TO complain. for he has argued with the mi
norty and voted successfully with the majority 50 every
thing has gone well With him. All this IA We ar. .ur,
much better than the smothering system Goyerpm,n,
cannot be haunted with having faced the Uons
and they may be sure, moreover that the Opposition
speakers Ia much better huour with them than they
would have been had they been kept dumb A man ne.
feels benevolent TO when he thinks he b,.
demolished lie Is angry and suky up to the point
OF your annihaon but that point attained his honest
sire satisfied, and he reposcs in genial satisfaction with
| himself. with you and with mankind generally.
Nor has the debate produced anything hamper Gov.
eminent or interfere with the proper settlement OF the
question. Nothing has been said exasperae the Uni.
ted States That result has any rate avoided for
while Ministers confined themselves strictly 70 the line of
their dispatches that whatever sad OH their side
OF the question only the old statement
out any new embitterng ingredient the Opposition spca
kes appeared TO have had other aim but try how
much they could hater and praise tho United States Go
vernment at the expense Of own AT the same time
the United States Government viii that while the case
against Government has been stated with aryumen
tve copiousnnss and force which had been bcfor.
employed change has really taken place in the balance
OF the argument The remains after the dcbote
~ much what was before only with the difference that
it il fully understood and that the arguments
on both sides have been popularity and rhetorcsly
stated Indeed, 1t Is curious to when il in It.
self conflicting and mixed one, with something for and
something sgainst struggling together, how number of
ingenious men will take up with the object Of exhibiting
IL in its favourable unavourable light exclusively each
thinking that he the balance Of actual fact aud
by dint OF sheer argumentatve WILL importantly and de-
'eoPng power bring over wholly to his side and
yet the will remain obstinatey stlonary-will be-
III TACT, what il was before, and nothing else.
The great tide OF argument Gibbs and flows covers the
shore, and then leaves it it bare sand again. Sometimes
by force OF Ingenious statement and the of particular
aspects speaker have got the case altogether
With him. but he cannot keep his prey there rescue
IN the shape OF couner-aspec counter fact when the
next speaker rises Mr.. Gladstone certainly carried
by his exclusive development OF particular facts
and aspects of the when he asserted positively that
I'VE Intentionally broke the laws OF the Union That j.
Mr.. Glads,ones summing up-vir. that the Ministers of
this countrytor he does allow the United States dis
unchon between the Government and Mr. Crampton-in.
rnonav, deliberately and with their open broke
the municipal laws OF the United States. But this
is not Judgment which any one would naturally
form from the whole facts of the case IL is obvi.
ousy AN extreme and artificial conclusion Mr.. Glad.
stone reposes absolutely two facts. One is Mr.
Moorcs great fact OF ''conccalmcnt" il s called Mr.
Crampton-so it is stated. least did not let the
United States Government into all the details OF re-
cruing plan. This ought to have been done saws
Mr. Gladstone 'or such a subject details are Of the
very Of the plan" The dispatches are then
searched and though Lord Clarendon refers harnq
Instructed Mr. Champion have concealment from the
United States Government such instruction posi-
lively be found. There is, then, argues Mr. Gladstone
Intentional concealmen on the part of Mr.. Crampton
which is acitly approved by Lord Clarendon Now this
- logic. and more logic that gets a fact than
it holds May general line be indicated without any
specific mention of every duty contained in y IL Lord
Clarendon did not specifically say. Mr.. Crampton you
must not practice coucealment," is that a proof
that Lord Clarendon intended and designed that Mr.
Champion should he reserved and decctuly We are not
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receive specific instructions from the home Government
TO behave like gentlemen, not TO tell les &C. but IL
Ambassador did not behave like gentleman it would he
rather hard 10 infer that he had recev ID express dis
pensation from his Government that particular So
much for Lord Czrendon's share of this fact Then as
tor NJ Champions share in it, there is certainly good
deal in Lord Palmersons view that absolute
ly essential THAT Mr. Champion should 90 Mr. Marcy
and tell him day by day what he doing Why did
mot Mr. Marcy send tor Nc. Champion, if he in
formed that proceedings taking place which were
at variance with the law of the United States ="
The other great fact which Mr. Gladstone relies il Mr.
Champions own lawyers opinion against the legality Of
the proceedings he was contemplating Now when Mr.
Champion found that the United States lawyer whom he
consulted such opinion it ought certainly rave
been grave question OF general prudence and safety
whether he was justified in entering upon enlistment But
10 say that he was violating the known law" Of the
United States is saying too much 1t happens
a. Lord Palmerston reminds us, that months
afterwards this lawyers opinion conradcted by Judge
hanes delivered from the bench-a fact which is neg
atived by Judge Kanes subsequent charge The Law was
dubious anu admitted OF different interpretations One
side said You must observe spirit OF the law well
las the letter; though the letter of the only forbds
recruiting in the country, the spirit of the law is against
sending out of the country for this purpose"
"other side said with the SOlicitor-Genera "You can
mot violate the spirit Of the law unless you violate il.
letter The free right of expatraton il allowed by the
United States This law is restraint upon this natural
liberty, which liberty remains the general rule, ami
tnues except far it expressly aud positively
strained" Now these lawyers interpretations
of United States law and il il evident that lawyers might
go arguing out these two views for ever.
The vote Of the House, then Tuesday night express
ed the natural and common judgment thi ques
ton. Our government very naturally thought that free
country like the United States, which allowed fn right
OF expatriaon all its citizens and the liberty OF deyo
ting themselves to what empoymens they pleased OBJ
lection would be- raised against ensng recruits long
NJ the law obeyed. Accordingly this work com
menced But difficulties arose. the United States Govern
ment became suspicious. United States law became du
bous. The plan has most unsisely persisted in there
bungng and the inferior instruments in the matter
became involved, not without blame our Ambassador
in illegal acts A this appeared the whole plan
given up. Such affair not one to extort n
from the House upon the Government and the at
tempt To convert it TO this purpose very properly aud
justly JAILED.
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