The New York herald., 1864-05-16

shps notice case which wShin month from this time
70 be tried in courts OF law, and do not say thai
there may be instances OF oppression aggravated
the great tribunal Of ultimate appeal from those courts
She preliminary proceedings connected with those
sjus.ioe, but submit the noble earl has made out nc
ssch case (Hear, hear He has for nearly two hours
engaged the attention Of your lordshps but venture
70 say no has shown no case OF illegaity oppres
sion tRear, hear.) In treating this question, must
N defence Of the government make two observa.
sons 70 which request the assent Of your lord
ships. The first is, that your lordshps are de-
srous Of maintaining relations OF amity with the United
states Of Amerca-s great powerful free state Win
which for nearly eighty years. with the exception OF the
short interval from 1912 TO 1875 have held relations
Of peace ana with which il our interest. our desire
and our duty possible, to maintain those relations
Hear, hear.) am not, hope, asking too much when
ak your lordships TO assent 10 that postulae Hear
Nessrs. Laird Whatever may be their politics. point
with which have nothing TO do-haue no right to 90 to
Cries OF Oh" and cheers The power OF going to
one Of the prerogatives OF the crown and it s not
& privilege m 'as Meisss LAd however rsspe;sSs
n saying that the Msrs. laird had their po,oer to
somm thss country in hos veith Ms United States Of
wmen-Dhdt TIE noble Earl describes as their rgi.
1sncehch pverened those respectable gentlemen from
soving Nth the Northern States (aear hear
In arguing this question must state many things which
she noble Earl, in bis long and able speech, has
y the exstenco Of the Foreign Enlistment act That
act, as your l0rdshis aware, passed 10 cir.
eumstances not very dissimilar to the present when
Spain was at war with her colonies. whom this
try had acknowledged the Selgerent rights OF those
colonies and when those colonies endeavorng
procure aid from England in the shape OF regm ents,
officers, and ships fitted out for warke purposes. In
order to counteract the mischief which those attempts
successful mgn, produce the government or the day
tbe law OF the land, known by the OF the Foreign
enlistment act The preamble Of that act states as
follows
Whereas ,be enlistment mr. NJ his No
subects 70 serve in war on foreign service without his
arning Of vessels by his subjects fop wssrihe
operations on or against the domnons territories of
iSe peace and welfare this fnsdom .
IN its effects than to do acts which eudanger the peace
and welfare OF this country In other words which tend
which We are at amity and which would bring upon
ell the caasnties which never fails to produce
lHear, hear But shall give your lordships moro iu
description Of the Foreign Enlistment act taken from
an authority favorable 10 the but
n the language OF learned and able counsel who 10
guing against application OF tho act, and whose au
thority will hardly be disputed the other side. Sir
Hugh Cairns says
The intention Of the Of Parliament. was this and this
country at time when this country was neuer issuing
and n SAs s
able SIe or ds 9hsi q hs 70 to .
pOr sp ss da snip % armed ready
used a. places Of safety and shelter .rmsd vessel.
S sS or or hips can sail out do
armed vessel do" The beiigerent governnent
pss: as
cannot your ports 70 desroy h..
We nndth that the principle which was proceeded
That statement falls somewhat short OF the case bs
eause speaks OF vessels fully armed and going
ing, furnishing and t.og out Of ships which is Iisewse
forbidden by the Foreign Enlistment Before pro-
eSeang further ! must state 70 your lordships that
mar nnfnr riano hnrh hoP hnu A.
oeen proved In courts Of law; and II other parts
were mot allowed to be proved in the Alexandra
SO great that ,Sss can no longer
- concealed mean that the Confederate States OF
1. an srduous at,empt TO establish ndepeudence"
Doot agents TO this country and France but
sialy to this country and that those agents fur
nishcd with the TO have ships built hero In order
That such expeditions Sir Hugh Cairns refers TO-
are forbidden by our own law, should be undertaken
against the United Staes-a Power with which at
peace. This proved in the Of the Alexandra.
Il there shown that there Office In Liverpool
IN which all these transactions carried on The
Searned Judge prevented evidence beng given
was the particular business transacted but proved
has himself the chief AGENT or the
rate states a. Liverpool that he drew drafts for the
payment OF those persons who were serving the Confede
rAte States that he appointed individual OF
the ship afterwards called the Alabams. and that. in
short he took upon himself oil the functions OF regularly
authorized agent or foreign Power. do not express
any surprise at that, for s not wonderful that the Con
tolerate Staes desrous to establish Independence and
pose should endeavor by every hurt
mics; but what do feel surprise at. what do feel re-
sc orbiddng them TO do any act against neutrality and
The laws OF nations having been brought 10 the knowledge
q all her Maestys subjects by proclamation Of them
should engage In these UNDERTAKINGS their
duty TO the crown entirely forgetting their obligations TO
their own country, and careless oheey not hey
sN state Of icith tAe United States. (Hear, hear
Such appear TO me to have been the character OF tho
transactions In which those respectable gentlemen the
Nessrs Laird the Messrs Miller the Messrs Fraser and
in khrtrfo
b. i0 oU ships sby engaging IN CONTRACTS for supplying
yssseIs-ofSd 70 e othsr belioerens TO give the Uned
S0es just cause ~ wdy do0ssst his country (Hear)
What hare been apprehensire of Is givino the Tinted
gyaies ua for may be that, filled NTH IN.
nay make sar aganS tAs country That may befa Us or
any ohr country; and does, must bear II; mast
sel as ,ee can BIT what confess do dead Is hat 70.
should commit such acts that the Uned Stats government
saa say truly, You protesting TO be neutral are in fact
~ uth hts country, and carrying hoitiie
against under e gise Of friendship and peace The
only thing with which should be disposed reproach
myself In the present case Is the degree Of creduy with
which received the that made that the
IRON cads not intended the Confederate States The
believed never intended for that pur.
pose The law officers on his authority, took the Same
evidence was poured in on me which there was no 70
sistng, and am convinced that the vessels orgi
vessels OF themselves vessels Of Hear, hear
There ~ no need TO discuss how much they
equipped armed how far those various things have
Exchequer proved out OF Webster's Dictionary. AL
meant the same thing These Iron clads have she bu,Id
and construction OF vessesotwar which could be used
" destroy the ships OF the United States engaged IN
blockadng the Southern ports IL necessary tor
70 make inquiries as to the prrty for whom these vessels
built. We became aware that the Confcderates
had got builders b bth IN the Mersey and In the
clyde TO lend themselves :, their projects Only the
other day my learned FREUD tho Lord Advocate Of Scot
land prosecuted FIRM tue clyde Tor being en-.
gagged IN transactions, and alter time the deend
ans plead guilty 10 one OF the counts o tho iudict
ment which charged them with attempting to furnish
vess1 OF ~ar. w.h the view of m liking behs of
con ederate states against the nitcd States. With
regard 70 ma iron cads IN the Mcrsey tie noble earl
complains mt they wero stopped, and hat thcy in
The FIRST place detained be they seized Foe the
part took concert with my noble and at the head Of
the government IN drectg that The vessels should be de-
tained can only say am not sorry DO not regret II
IN tho least. (Hcar, hear.) ON the contrary believe
that tnok which consistent Win the peace
OF the country which necessary for the peace of the
country, and which In favor Of all the miners al