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BURLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING JULY l. 1864.
American Affairs in the British Parlia-

American Affairs in the British ParIia.
ment.
On the 9th Of June, the MARQUIS o
Canricarde, one of the hottest and foolish
est friends Of the reoel cause which the
British Parliament contains, held forth on
the delinquencies of Her Majesty Minis
tcr- ia regard to our American Affairs. lie
was sure il they would stop of the federal
recruiting in Ireland and England the war
would come TO IA speedy end, because in that
case the United States Government would
have next to DO army left to fight with He
dweit particularly on the case of squad of
a hundred or SO men, who under an agent's
promise Of high wages as laborers had gone
ont to Portland, and when they got there
were told that the work was not quite ready.
ana the next day, when they were quite
hoozy, |. 5. recruiting officers persuaded
many Of them to enlist as soldiers lie did
not see what the British Government spent
$50, 600, 900 year on their army and navy
for. il they did not put stop to such doings
even if they had 70 60 to war for it lie
further hoped that within few weeks affairs
would be brought to such pass in America
that the nations OF Europe would tn ke de-
cidcd measures to stop the horrible carnage
there raging. SO shocking to humanity aud
50 disgraccful to the civilized world
Lord Brougham also Thought tin, enlist
Ing Of foreigners into the L. ;. service WAS
a very shameful husiness-and came with a
bad grace from those who IN l77s complained
that the British Government hired Hessian
regiment. to fight the troops Of the revolted
colonies He admitted that the .Americans
showed themselves % be most awful fighters,
on both sides. Everybody in Europe he
saii WAS anxious TO have the WAY come 10
an end he did not believe the time for
intervention had yet come, bat he hoped be-
tore long an occasion would arise when in
conjunction with their ally on the other side
of the channel, they could interfere with
effect and bring about an accommodation be-
tween the contendi parties.
Lord Russel replying said the papers which
had PASSED between the two governments on
the subject of complaint, winch were called
for, had been promised already. Lord Lyons
had demonstrated str.ngly and would contin-
uc to DO SO, on the subject of enlisting Irish
men in the [ niun Armies-though, If men
were fools enough to 20 out TO the Uni
ted States under the promise OF large wages
a. labcrers and after they got there got
drunk and enlisted, he didn't see As much
could be done about 1t; though he thought
the L. :. Government ought to have sent for
aU .ae men 10 WashinSton and inquired OF
them whether they were drunk or sober
when they enlisted. As for putting the case
Of which complaint was made, on par with
hiring armed troops, or fitting out ships Of
war. or the impressment Of American seamen
by British naval officers, previous to the
war Of 1912, as had been suggested, he
thought that particularly absurd. A. to
gong to war about what was now complained
Of. he binted thatlt was hardly to be thought
OF. If they had complaint to make against
the [ . ). Government, they had quite as great
To make against the Coniederatcs, as they
conscripted British suhjects resident among
them. II they went to war, he did not see
but they would have to 90 to war with both
parties. This suggestion was received with
laughter Perhaps that would suit his
friend the Marquis 1t was an awful war,
certainly, but he doubted whether any
thing they could say or do would effect
much in putting stop to it. With an OBJ
fuscaiion of intellect that pertains to Eng
lisbmcn generally, when speaking Of Ameri-
can affairs. Earl Russell added that he
considered it quite absurd for those who JUS
ti6ed the separation Of the United States
from Great Britain in the days OF l776, TO
object to the action Of the rebels in attempt
ing to set up government for themselves.
The whole debate is interesting but the
only important point to US, is the continued
disincIination of the English government, as
reuresented by Earl Russell, to interfere in
our Quarrel. All we ask Of European pow
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