The Washington union., 1858-03-19
CITY OF WASHINGTON. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 10,

too nicely scanned especially his Imperial Majesty had
frankly ayowed his regret in the fullest manner that
such expressions coupled with words loyalty TO him
self had been suffered TO appear in the papers, and had
excited Indignation in this country,
He did not believe fer moment that these expressions
represented the true feeling of the French army They
were not the signs of true yalor such that which char
acteTzed it, He did believe that the soldiers OF that
gallant army had learned anything else in the blood
stained fields OF the Crnea where they had fought side
by side with army, than To respect and appfe
ciate England IL than hundred years since
had events OF similar kind in this country aud we
make allowance for the feelings OF the people OF
France. The oppression must be greyous which could
justify any set Of men IN exposing their country
TO the horrors of a civil Yet when that dreadful
state OF affairs rose and the sword drawn in civil
in support of opposing principles whatever our oii
ions, could yet regard with respect and sympathy
those to whom fortune uniavorabe, whether they
those who actuated by of loyalty clung 10
unpopular sovereign those who had unsuceessiu
reyod against oppression, those who had staled their
lives and fortunes in the support Of their principles
Popular sympathy always followed all these in their dis
ii they looked back to the period OF the civil
they could not but admire the staunc and unbroken
Loyalty of the Cavaliers, who followed their sovereign to
the last extremity the stern principles Of the Pi-
tans, who preferred life of exile 10 the violation of their
principles and consciences.
No man. however alnlrer of the great deliv-
erer William Ill could do otherwise than look back
with respect to the loyalty and attachment OF the follow
of the Stuarts Even now, devoted the country
the house which happily reigned it at pres
ent, could look back without feeling of pride
and sympathy to the heroic and romantic sacrifices of the
rebellions of Ills and l745 There was however no
such sympathy, and would ever be extended by
temporary history impartial posterity to those who
for the purpose OF attaining political ends resoed to the
base and foul means which characterized the proceedings of
asassins andif there any degree of inamy beyond
that which belonged to and aggravated the crime of
snation 1t attached To those Who lurking in their hi
ding places hatched their plans in safety and sent forth
their wretched tools to execute the deed which they had
not themselves the courage to undertake
These called themselves the friends of freedom
These the bltterest and deadcst foes of
dom They caused every right thinking mind to shrink
from connexon with the pues and holiest of causes
They rveted the chains of the oppressor and drove
their every honorable and upright They
PEELED secret assassination to be met with the macin
tions of the secret spy They compelled the despotic
sovereign to have measures still more dies
potc BY their acts and conduct they did their ut
most to destroy liberty. Yet these presumed to
call themselves its constituted champions. We're these
men who conducted themselves, and abused the
hospitality which England afforded themi Were these
men whom England should protect and shelter (! No
they not There crime OF which these
could be guilty there not the shadow Of approach
to such crime for which the law Of England did no.
provide but he did not SAY in all adequate
proporonate punishment 1t offence recognised
by the law OF England, and for which punishment
provided by it when the guilt properly established
Hear, hear, from Lord Campbell
Persons accustomed To perfectly different state OF law
would naturally ask why the law he stated. The
government OF England had not power to prevent these
Vaccinations The perfectly simple Al.
though the proyide, punishment for all these shal
and coors of crime it could not be put in force
til the guilt of the parties had been ascertaine Inten
ton unaccompshed by overt act criminal Of
fence He believed that the great body OF the refugees
in this country peacefully and thankfully perform
ing the peaceful duties Of citizens but others
engaged III designs OF the most atrocous character For
these the law provided apunishment but he had said
perhaps not sufficient punishment, the moment that
there sufficient evidence TO satisfy jury OF their
guilt. But in this country intention not crime,
and suspicion warrant for the niiction OF pun
ishment, and notorety proof of guilt
1t was misapprehenson Of the state of the law in
this country, and its difference from that of France that
caused unreasonable expectation exist among the
French people to what the English government could
do He did not hesitate to say that il the duty OF
the government far as lay in lis power carefully
watch the proceedings OF perspns suspected OF such
empts and he had doubt tho late government had
dome as the present would continue 10 do, all that could
be done to protect friendly nation from such machina
ons. The evidence of the guilt must be such would
satisfy jury To that tribunal every case Of crime must
necessarily in this country be submitted Before that
tribunal the Queen herself pleaded her rights and claim
ed protection Ii intimately blended with the
constitution and system of affairs in this country that he
did not believe for moment that it had entered in
to the idea OF any foreign sovereign to apply for any
teration Of our law in this respect.
What was the course OF the late government They
eonteRded that the existing law Inadequate and that
il was desirable TO make amendment. With that
Wow they prepared and introduced into Parliament bill
on the substantial effect of which he would offer no oi
ion On the FIRST reading it supported by consider
able majority but most unfortunately, simultaneously
with the introduction Of that bill despatch was re-
peyed iioln Count Waewski, which unfortunately was
laid before the public and still unfortunately was
not accompanied by any explanation ia answer He
ord Derby would not refer to the terms of that de-
spatch No doubt the sole object Of Count Waewski in
writing it was TO represent the position in which the SOW
ercign OF France placed, and to invite her Majesty
government to consider whether the existing law was su
fcient.
Unfortunately the despatch Of Count Walewski cop
tanned expressions TO which n meaning different from
that which he had intended was given and if her Ma
estI ate government felt themselves bound publicly TO
receive that despatch they would have acted for the
interests of justice IT, without entering into angry
contest argument they had pointed to the French
government those expressions which were liable TO be
misunderstood, and asked for explanation Unfortunate
ly the despatch produced without those explanations
and it was idle to deny that il produced univoI
bic impression in this country. At .he same time it
most important 70 bear in mind that the vote of the
House Of Commons on the 18th February had no refer
cage the merits OF the bin and it, after that vote her
Majesty s late government had thought it they might
have proceeded with its second reading The noble Earl
then read the resolution of Mr. Miner Gibson and oh
served that the question then discussed WAS between Par
Lament and the untry hand and the rursters
of the Crown on the other,
On that resolution bepg carried her Majesty's late
goTelnaent resigned and the rst duty which the pres
ent government had 10 perform TO consider what
they should take in reference to the state of affairs
produced by that resolution Her Majesty government
came TO the conclusion that their duty was to act in full
conformity with that resolution. His noble frieaa the
Secretary OF Foreign AFFAIR." wss lra.nn@ despatch in
which lie would point ou to he French minister the mis-