The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-01

Mr. Champions intercourse with these recruiting agents
oommsnced 10 January On the 4th Of February he mott
fled Suohe AID Hertz, by note addressed each that
he then able TO give them precise instructions the
subject alluded 10 in previous personal interview and
there be no doubt taa the subject alluded 10
eruitlng within the United States That scheme did not
Significantly develop itself in principal cities until the
month OF March Immediately thefeupon the United States
manifested the most decided unequis oca and
pule demonstration OF and resistance to IL
Their attorney New York instructed to suppress
snent In that city and prosecute those engaged Ia H.
On the 23d Of March he called upon the United States
Ls1al for his assistance ADD coopeaton and addressed
TO that officer letter containing copy of the United
States law against foreign recruiting within their jursdc-
ton stating that sthe government determined execute
the their fullest exlent In that letter be employ
cd the following languages alwsh you to such
may be at your command to prevent any violations Of
te laws Of the United States which passed 10
our neutrality M IS asT
GA the succeeding day this letter was published in the
journals Of the city Of New York of the widest circulation
and shortly thereafter in the Washington Union and
throughout the country.
Numerous arrests of persons charged with enlstng men
for the British service were made in March their examine
tons before the magistrates published at that time IN
newspapers of the counry their laid be-
fore grand urie and indictments found against them Not
eony in New York. but at Boston, Philadelphia and other
places the most vigorous efforts publicly made by the
federal officers acting under instructions OF the United
States government TO arrest these recrments for the
British service and bring the offenders TO Justice No local
transaction generally known freely
animadyerted II provoked much excitement against
the persons engaged in and had then been known that
They in fact employed by officers in eminent military
and civil positions in her Mnesys service under instruc
tons from their government might have been difficult
to restrain public Indignation within proper limits.
The landing of the first nstament OF the Foreign Le-
gionp II called from the United States at Halifax
was chroncled with much exuberance of joy in the Halifax
journal OF the I'd OF April As that is British Journal
in the interest of her Maess government and published
where Sir Gaspard lie Marchant the governor of Nova SEQ
tb is implicated in The scheme Of recruiting resides
and where the main depot for receiving the thus
listed situated will make two extracts from
It's article OF the I'd of April ayj e@as# ir
the first instament Of troops for the Foreign Legion
amounting seventy; Of them Hungarians and
Germans They landed at the Queens wharf, and
marched up 10 the military hospital followed by i'm
ense hrong OF citizens who were anxious to have peep
at fhemp a#H8s E#6saM ia, aa1a#.I
. Forihe purpose OF showing that the active opposition of
this government to the enlistment scheme that early
day notorious, not only through the length and
breadth Of this country, but in her Majesys North Amer
provinces and TO the British officials who had set the
scheme on foot and were experimenting its execution
direct attention the from the article
Halifax journal which contained the foregoing announce
snent of the arrival of the 1frst instament Halifax
brother Jonathan, says that Journal sis making great
fuss about this Foreign LEGION and is using all kinds of
procamations 10 prevent the shipping of recruits &c,
threatening parties engaged. lie is very
fellow but Bluenose is sometimes too much for him. They
would like to lay hands on Mr. Howe but he is slippery
they cannot catch him., f@aa4I-8
This state of thngsths pnblic excitementthe obvious
fact that vigorous had been taken by this
ment to put stop this scheme Of recruiting Brit
ish army, widely known here in March--coud bu
have been well known in England by the middle OF Aprl
and if the recruiting project abandoned the
aversion to it by this manifested IL should
have ceased 10 that month Such, however, the
fact Was Il abandoned in the succeeding months of May
orJhnea Through both of these months the recruiting
agents swared more numerousy than at any previous
time IN various parts of the Union and scheme
never prosecuted more vigorously than that period Mr.
CHAMPION spent nearly all the month of May in the British
provinces In forwarding that scheme ough he must have
been aware early March OF the fact that the British
recruiting agents had been prosecuted by the United
The disclosures the examination and trial of the Of
he pvyG rh
dered il aciie certain that British officials had nsgaed
these recTumen that the agents employed engaged
ryng the service. ~
No abatement of the efforts execute the scheme except
what was fairly attributable to the criminal proceedings
against some of the recruiters visible when you were
directed Ia despatch Of the 10Th OF July you had
been in that Of the 9Th OF Juue call the attention Of her
Maesys government TO the subject No knowledge Of the
abandonment OF the scheme received here until the
Of August. .....
More than tour months before il was known here that
there was intention 10 suspend the scheme this gov
eminent had, 10 the public manner sgnalized its
utter rc2ugnance to the proceedings under and nearly
Two months before any notice OF such intention
eeFed mere instructions were sent 10 to demonstrate
against II and TO claim satisfaction for the part which
British officers had taken In the preparation Of this inter
national offence s.a
have presented this dsta Of Facts to show the reasons
why cannot admit as the Earl Of Clarendon assumes
would the correctness of bis statement a.hat
became apparent that the United States
asesse to the scheme and that might lead to violations
OF the United States law the whole project
OUT oil Difference 10 the United States N##.
The President cannot adopt the opinion Of Lord Caren
don, that the question between the countries
sbrupk into the limits he assigned tot Tin
oc the scheme is at leng and this govern
ent accepts his that IL be
RVed but the right TO revive IT, and carry ihe
same extent as heretofore is held in II nothing
more Is to be done the United States le without
demn Tor the past security for the future and
VIII De understood asserting principles which have
Deem once reored TO- and be again lay open their
territories TO the ncusons Of the recruiting ens Of any
Ia m
force
Another Of the facts put record by the Earl Of Caren
aon, which he assumes will admit be correct athat
Ar. Marcy was in confidential communication with You
Mr. tramptonl the subject for months without ever
that am aware OF warning you against attempting any
lining OF The kind stating that the United States would
resist or resent H. apart from any question OF municipal
law thus in effect scquiescing and only insisting that
The United States law should be respected
II gives pleasure TO say thai my intercourse with
ar Champion has been intimate friendly, and perhaps
may be regarded having been In degree confdep
ial resisted the evidence tending mpcate him in
the recruiting project until IL became powerful be
nny longer wiihstood Scarcely anything could have
curtd more painful 10 than to be obliged by high
sense OF duty TO controyertin any way, qualify
statement which II fair presume has had his sane
ton The charge mputes 10 official delinquency but
shall notice IL only Of its direct bearing upon
The merits Of he under discussion. gave him
warning beyond insisting upon the observance Of the
United Stats law, twas because had that time
any knowledge Of the Of the recruiting scheme He
had satisfied that his government had connection
with IL and was in way responsible for what do
ing 10 the United States recruits for the British
army The hrst intimaon that had been nisled In this
Get reached while Mr. CHAMPION absent In the
British ny uf al