The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-09
The Relations of England and the United
States.

reaQlIy III EHSldnu there JUS eccueu W oe uls
position on the part of the Southern sympathizer'
and stockholders there to give the South wha
aid and comfort they can. Tc this end, they are
continually bringing forward motions in parlia
ment, and asking their Government what is going
to be done to vindicate the insulted honor o
England. In answer to these highly indignan
English Confederates, Earl Russell, the foreign
minister, made speech in the House of Lord
recently, from which it will be at once seen tina
the English Government do not anticipate any
collison,or any serious difference with this count
ny. We quote from Earl RusseIl'S speech
"My noble friend has made very warm
speech upon this subject, and would be perfectly
justified if the points to which be alluded haC
been facts, and were not, for the most part, as
sumed by him to be facts For instance, he sta
ted that various vessels had been condemned by
the prize courts the Adela, the Peterhof anC
Others. That, certainly, is unknown to me, be
cause, though the Adela has been condemned by
the Prize Court of Key West, an appeal ha
been made and with regard to the Peterhotf We
have no account that any such event has taker
place. (Hear, hear) For my own part, instead
of proceeding on assumptions, have thought j
my duty, in the grave and responsible position
which | hold not to proceed 10 any of those ca
ses without seeking in the first place the best IN
formation as to the facts that could be procured
and in the next place, without referring to tn
law officers OF the crown in order to know thu
character to be attached to those facts. (FIear
have not thought it right to proceed in matter
of such difficulty without taking soundings at ev
cry STEP"
After abiding to particular complaints ant
showing that the acts complained Of were no
necessarily an infringement of the rights Of neu
trals,-or, if so, we're doubtless not authorized b.
the United States Government.
Ii Esrl says:
Wtti,thsn, it is not fair to assume that, in
case ars she rule is apparently violated, thu
Unite !; aa.s, are not able to show that the vesse
that Ii kaan seized was r OF proceeding from ont
neutral pSgt to another, but that she was proceed
ing t. G port of the belligernt states while appa
rently on her way to neutral port. That IS {
case achich The taw officers Of the crOVn sag ire
qltenhy occurs. Even supposng that Admira
Wilkes and other officers have violated those
rules, we have no reason to assume that repara
zion, when asked, will not be given in contormit,
with the rules the United States have themselve
laid down. | do not think, then, it is convenien
i will say more, think it tends to interrupt
the friendly relations between the two nations, al
soon as YOU have report of an outrage, to say
that the government of friendly people will &C
in contravention Of the law of nations; that they
meant to commit an otense, and that they will re
fuse reparation. (Elear, hear) On the contrary
we are bound to assume that there we're some
facts in the case not known to us, which will shOy
that the act was not indetensihe, or that the gov
eminent of a friendly nation WILL even from re
gard to its own character, give reparaJon. This
then is the case OF the Dolphin. There were NJ
apparent primn face grounds for the seizure, anC
# il turns cut that there weru 10 grounds thel
we must not assume that the United States vii
refuse to conform to the rules which they hay,
themselves laid down. (Hear, hear) My nobl
friend adyerted to the letter of MIR. Adams whicl
has appeared in the public prints | must sa
Tint was very extraordinary and, in my opinion
a most nwarraltabe act, and | cannot conceiv
that il can be proper for person holding diplo
matte position in this country to issue such ia per
nit to q vessel. That is making distinction be
tween vessels departing from the ports of thi
country, and giving security to one vessel a
distinguished from another. (Cheers.) 1t is no
possible, as it appears to me, that he can besto'
that favor on one vesse without making an invid
ious aud perhaps dangerous distinction as agains
Other vsssels. There can be no doubt that tn
condus. eli Mr.. Adams is entirely understandable
but 1 ssseIs not think Of complaining TO Mr.
.4dsss4, | shall bring that conduct before III
consists sti,s Of The United States Government
(Heax, hsar,1 1t is for them to say in what mar
ner sash ap act should be visited.
Earl Russell closes his remarks as follows:
il may be that complaints have been made
~, oo,rtry which ara not without foundation