Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-30
TIE WASHINGTON ADxINI5rR ATOM AND TIE
M BRITISH MINISTER

TIE WASHINGTON ADxINI5rR ALTON AND RE |
BRITISH MINISTER
A correspondence Of some imputancs between Lord |
Lyons the Biish mister at wsshington and Lneolns
Premier, Seward touching the arrest and imprisonment
Of two British SUBJECTS has been made public Il bears
date Washington, October l4.h, and shows that the
British authorities regard Lincoln as acting in violation
of the Constitution that he to support, and
that the Government of Her Majesty will not submit to
his "despoac and arbitrary" acts, when they ssct the
erests Of that realm or the rights Of its suescs We
give Lord Lyons rose In full :,
----------- WASHINGTON Oct. IA, 1851.
Srh-Her Nsjss'ys Government we're much concerned
to II that two British sutjec 8, Mr. Patrick and Mr.
Raining, had be.n subjected 10 arbitrary arrest and
although they had learnt from telesraphic despatch
from that Mr.. Patrick had been released, they could
| not but regard the matter one requiring their very
serious c)nsideration.
Her j.s,ys Government perceive that when British
81 cts well a. American citsens are arrested they
are immedi ely transferred to military prison, and that
tle military authorities refuse 10 pay obedience to
writ OF habsds corpus.
Her M.iesy's Government conceive that this practice
/, directly opposed The maxim OF the Constitution OF
the United States that pgson shall be deprived Of
lfe liberty or property without due process OF law"
Her Nsjestys Government are willing, hosever, to
make every allowance for the hard necessities OF time
Internal uouoei Aou 'ney "ou,u ~. .;sS', T.s
been temporarily suspended, nor would they have com
planned ii British subj cots falling under suspicion had
suif red from the consequences Of thai suspension
But Il does not APP ar that Congress hes sanctioned
IN .n,s any uePAr'ae ioa we ~. ~. oss =,
| the Crown have advised her jest,s Government
hat the arbitrary arrests Of British subj cts are Illegal
So far as appears 10 her n sty's Government, the
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Of Congress i, necessary in order to Justify the ar.
br,,y ares, and imprisonment of British sui jects
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Toe fac.s in regard the two persons named In your
noto arc as follows:
Commentators from the regular police Of the cour.
toy Executive at Washington showed that dsoysl
persons in the State OF Alabama we're conducting t'es'
sonab!e correspondence with .onisderaes bnish sre-
ecs and American citis n., IN Europe, aimed a. the
overthrow OF the Federal Uoon oy armed forces scua
" In the field and besieging the Capital OF the United
stes. portion OF this correspondence which was IN
tercepted was addressed to the hrm OF Smith rick,
brokers' o'g established ana dong business 10 tne cry
OF New York Is appeared that thus hrm had a branch
a. Noble, that tle partner smith, dsicyh cicssn OF
tne Uoted States, and that be was In Europe when the
sreasonaels papers were SENT rom Aoo le sGaf seo
| through the mouse OF smh ra'rics, 10 new fork-
On receiving this information, VIM Patrick wa arrest
ed and committed into military custody FORT Lafayette
by On order OF the Secretary Of war OF the United
States, addressed to the police OF ue Of New iok
fhse proceedings took place on tie 2sh Of August last
Representations were thereupon maze 70 tne Seers-
tary Of State By friends on the part Of M fahiek u
the effect that Notwithstanding MS ASSOCIATIONS nc was
personally loyal 10 this Government ano that No was
ignorant OF the treasens6e nature OF the correspond
encs which vss being carried on through the mercantile
/ house Of which be WAS Q MEMBER Directions we're
.hereqpon given by the Secretary Of Ss.s TO proper
agent Inquire into tho correctness OF the facts thus
presented snd thi rqnry resulted in the establishment
/ OF their truth. NJ VILLAIN Patrick was iherupon
pTonp released iom custody by direction OF the sec
rtary OF State Tsis release occurred on the lsh DAY
OF September last. ,
On tn diy offs pember the superintendent Of Police
10 the city OF New YORK fIrmed tfe sserGrs o. state
- egIsph That be had under urestJ RAINING, WIG
had jus! arrived 80 -a:ssQ, where ne had asemP 80
70 induce the owners OF the schooh '''- 70 '..c
cannon to Wnin Ston in North Carolina for the
the r,bels, and Inquired what he should do with the
Or soner. j. U. Ranming thersupon committed into
mi i.aIy custody ct Fort lafayette, under o mandate
| from the Secretary OF State This commitment was
nlds on the al day of September Ga the l7;h day Of
thai month this prisoner, after due II qui:y was
leased from custody on his executing bond in the PEN
ally Of g. 500, With condition that hs shout there.
sfer bear rue allegiance to the UGied States and do
no act hostile or arou3 them while remaining under
their protection.
have to regret that, after 80 long al Official inter
Course between the governments Of the Dotted States
ard Grea; Brtin it should be necessary to iufcrn
nor pa;,atys Ministers that all execu,iye procee rys