, 1864-04-22
FROM. ENGLAND.
TIE REMOVAL OF THE BRITISH C0NSrLs
TIE SOtTE.
speech Of Earl Russel on the
American Question.


r, TIN 11oreo of1o a,-us7 7,-an n,n
@ an 5ne - nouas as;u " iosus aprn Q, LORD C1an
~ ~ aa, ~ ~ n'3t,n n143t,sP0nacaGe re4e.
tuE ~ ~ oa -. ~ otlslsn Sohsuls Iron,
~, .nJ ra.1 "a H.a'sa " saiust1c', ueecE.nea
nu tha.o oseu nt;,nas @ n5 paoceea.ngs o ior Whlch
1nssS Hn.s, o'nscss es. nau pTsn 9,smlssea 3y INC
folslgn eeefeIasy. iae Consuls were &C.
ctealteo 10 me Feuera1 GoSefnment, md the
euatEc aEalnss tusui, N one case. WAS ior-
HaIdlng1 uhoer an olnelu ceflincate, letters
10 tAe NnItueIn olates containing ollls OF
e1e1angc LOT Inc payment o. deots due IN
Eneand ~ anotaer, tnat Tue Consnl had
peen instrumental IN ealpplng specie on
poara IN EbGlisn tessel-oi- WAT, !or trans
mission 10 EnEland,to pay the dividends on
pubic aeoE nc cohlenaea tnat these acts
we're not illegal, as me state Of war did not
cance! EtlTale OF puoile oollgations
Ea1l RESELL snld-it Is rather difficult to
make ont the exact ooject Whlch my noble
1liend ms IN view but viii .detain your
Loiosnipe sholt tline " a lew remarks On
tnc Enraous circumstances TO which he has
a!i9aed. IN t1a hrst place, &c said it was not
right 10 say that the Confederate Govern-
ment nag sent away our Consuis, nor that
many bti,lth subjects had been compelled to
serve In tne Contederlte armies. can only
speak o. the fGcts reported to me, and as
tnooght Qnlte NOTORIOUS. ihefe nave been
compls.nts, ~ eyer anu oyer aes,n ron 1ines-
enL pa1Is Q! lne Conasaeiate ,ls states tnat pr
,I,!,u usm nuuleS's WIZ outsto ~ esEve IN tneil
W. 1.ar Ana t1;nar .-a anii 49, ~ tvsn's sun
nt a., ~ 1nsrs Rrt;ah s,i,scts nt - ha US
a1;a,n aaM ~ eit;1sns .srna ~ tSa ~. oe
tnI,;aarc.,t .,thant o-;,,,ts 49, ~ g. e.
tdn. ,nss ~. ',n. - 4t'ar u a. tius h w
ata3 tue ~, +e.a nn}n,a "a 6a,a - = law
~ sIns .,.t 'asu nftaSin H.. ~ u W.
tnt 49," y4i tt,n - Nov r,tnt ~ hs
Lten:! 4 n.at sntun tuey Sus"t ~ DT eun npsteu'
penGse ,eey "usus ~ ~ ~ ~ " t; Len 'ny ~ ~.
W. taion y, ~ th:a ICs; ~ mntba ~
United states doSe!nuent, On the ground
1aat 10 nc naa GO communlsatea WIZ IN ne enemy.
Inen ne en.ets in1o ns.,ks ~ ease M 81 NJ Aasee,
Wup sent sPecls ~ otttlsn su'Po!,Sa Sal' auu
dord ha
,asnat r.,ns ~ 10 nn.;sia nas ;e1 . sde
u.nose .I pains, ~ - n9?s lsspors.piS posa.
h.h . ~ e5na'c ai p oeIween H,
uo.n psa ss .seion .hs ~ oo.n.nsu p:.;.s to
ln,sia ~ ei,a4r., e1 .i. - e4.pe 4,ps.
" "at - 1octadod nnra, ,s9 H. 'te ~ tl.ne
t,oE"ht ~ a1, shuscp ~ ~ w. nr;r;,a1a tb.f
srcci .hon11 hn ssnt ~ too p'ff fnn's1ornaa tnas
Ench poh snec1c n,,r1t ,finrd nesna ~ csrrv,n@ w
~ HoI srsinst n state f,;en1iv n r. -eat ri.
tn;n rs occnrd;n"1y statad that nn,n;nn
and if he had M ;16ns - IA ama.,capE, Gor,
eminent: mnst hnre wi,hdr.wn tI,n nT;r,1c1e
nnd fi;nt there Is nof1in0 n Tho Inv ~ IA,
lions lint wonld i,ope firnr3ved then IF tha
nnuer tn do an IEIcarj thonnbt that
orIcr t1i,t thc Gnnsn1 ,rhn i,.i ssnt tSe srn.
c;a shon1I MT ho cnntinrcd IN b3e rnct;ops P
fHesr mt nv no,Ia f-;end ,,sra r,t.,a-
5rt,ilca occonrf ~ ti,a cnndnr3 ~ NJ G.;d.
1sn5 Nav r1,;lc TINT rantien.n ~ woa zoo .ct;nr
a. Consui at Richmond @ I believe he e enioyed ]
The co,,f1i1encc and rcsrert ri rverv n1e fnr
thr manner in which he ncriormai his dtr.
ties. He was desircd to 20 to Mobile not As
Consul. but to act as consql-to defend and
nrotect British property md inter
ceta. It was certainly a yery
uniustiaablo act. on the mart of our
consu,e. or OF any one setting for British
Consul, to tell British subjects that thcY were
not TO resist their cnlistments in the Gonfsd.
erate army. but 10 desert tlIcfr colors in the
mo,nent az action. / think thnt very In.
proncr advice on the patt of a consul. and I
do not think there Was any instruction piven
to our coneular agents Thich conla i1stify
anr Of then, In eiyinr that advice. / DO not
az fl,c Crown. or in any directions that rave
rnyse7f sn5thfnr fhet wonld iustify hint
cnnree. ami If tGe sacratar1 ~ ia ronfadar.
ATE States had written fn thfs connfrv IL
cnmn1ain nf Thai cnndnct abon1d Iors
tbonrht q 1;yht n ranr;,nsrd and avam ~
dismiss the consuI WIN had nr,ed in So i'm ).
nrnner ~ a manner, lnstrs1 ot tt,at TIM Praa,.
5cnf ot The so-caj,ed Conjeterata f; Gorcrom wa ent
sent owar nnr Gonsnis thn1,rh thosa .ra fh w
ncrsons tn whom Rr;,fsh snh1as1s = 1sonIS 1IS
p.tnrsi1v hnrn reco,rsc IN o-,or " ~ ~.
dress fny rr;eyanccs The nnir rewedv ~ t1,e.,
would have when the cons1is were removed @
" Hh5 tnt .t. so;ses rs Ky M aia
liz tIibnna1s If tbe countIr mon nppay gnyoht ~
casiIv vita ~ 1;s cona,,1 - o,oi,.s u -odns.a
Int ihat man mnrch,na oh",t ~ ahnnia ~ =,
n ronrt ~ j,MN4h.t vs. tb;,,o mI,9a g. -
not he done I therefore thnnT6t that % ryas s1a -
very barsh and unf1,eudly proceeding on the
part Of the Confederate Government At the
same time, It ought to be remembered, like
wise, that the Confederate Government has
good reason to complain OF our Consul; and
our Consul saying thnt be had been so instruc-
tel, the Confederate Government might at first
nave believed MIN. Therefore, did otcnter
into any complaint or angry rcrnonstranca; j;
Dull askeu Mf. Mason whether, II Consular
agents, Or persons under any other name,
were zen! 70 Inc confederate States, inter
course mlsnt not pe carried on and negotta-
uohs openea, oy WINCH We might be able to
gNen, ol nase 5easons statea ior its REFUSAL.
My nop!o ~, iatela 5oes nos eomp4atn ol taaE.
t,,st nas, ~ ouup osen oelay ID carving
asa snao a.sau eu'sns @ du!o enes- - WAS tao9snt
ino 1Ehether .ue1, t1.ue a,sano " ai asaS11ua ~
na;v"a. a-,I tha 1.ttarp ~ aaoai Mo 10
ant ;ran'd on . nn+ a1'n tne oosefn
tbinl: Il is nnfte r,aht ~ +bo T-;i;sh pas
ment to endearor 10 open communications ] ]
opt mt" recopnlzinr @ them Tet nx bcing ssates M,t
NJ cons1drrnhle eYtenf IN 'wb1ct, XII p 1rsp
is carried on. and In which there Ia c1nsid.
arabIe number of British snh;ects +
sav there cam be nothinr wronr in
an;,earor;np 10 entar into cnmnnn;c..
S5 tion With those States. [Hear. hear1