Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-12-17
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The British Hebet-Afststfnce Fund.
wAsarSoroS. Thursday, Dec g. 1854.
The President to-day sent a message 10 the
Senate 10 reply to Mr.. Sumners's resolution.
calling upon him, II not incompatible With The
public interest, to furnish to the Senate any
information in his possession relative to pro.
position Of British subjects to give aid to the
Rebellion. Lord Wharncliffs informs Mr..
Adams that the Liverpool Bazaar produced
about sl7,OOO. aud asks permission for an
accredited agent to visit the military prisons
within the Northern States, and dittbi-e aid
to their inmates. He denies that any politi 'al
aid is amid at any imputa.lon that Confederate
prisoners are deprived Of such attentions as the
ordinary rules enjoin. He says, e. esaa1na,
The issue of he great contest will not
be determined by individual suffering. he
it greater or less, and you whose family
name is interwoven with American history
cannot view with indifference the suffering
of American cilizens, whatever their State
or opinions.
Mr.. Adams replied that it has never been
the desire Of the Government to treat with un.
necessary or Wind ictive severity any Of the mis-.
guided individual parties in this deporable
Rebellion who have fallen ipto it's hands 10 the
regular course OF the war. and that be should
greatly rejoice If the effects Of such sympathy
could be extended SO ninisteripg to their men.
tai ailment, as well as their bodily suffering
thus contributing to put an end to struggle
which otherwise is too likely to be only pro-
crastinated by their Eogsh sympathizers. 81,
Mr.. Seward replies as follows to the applica-
ton received through Mr. Adams: M aul.
DKrARrxgSr OF STATE, wAsHISGToy, Dec. s, 1864
SIR | have received your dispatch OF
the l8 Of November, No. 807, togethe,
with the papers therein. mentioned, VIZ: a
copy of letter which was addressed to
you on the 18th of November las; by Lord
WnarDcliffe, and copy of yonr answer to
that letter. You will now iuform Lord
Wharncliffe that permission for an agent
of the committee described by him TO visit
the insurgents detained in the military
prisons of the United States and distribute
among them seventeen thousand pounds ol
b itish gold is dissliowed. Here it is ex
pected that your correspondence with
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pondence will necessarily become public.
Gu reading it the American public will
be well aware that while the United States
have ample means for the support OF pris
ouers as well as for every other exgency of
the war in which they are engaged. the in.
surgents who have bindy rushed into thai
coalition, are suffering no privation tha,
appeal for relief to chari y either at home
or abroad. The American public will be
likely to reflect tbas the sum thus insidu
ously rendered 10 the name Of humanity,
constituts no large portion of the prof 5
which its contributors may be justly suppos.
ed 20 have derived from the insurgents by
exchanging with them arms and munitions
of War for the coveted productions Of i'm
moral and enervatiDg slave labor.
Nor will any portion OF The American
people be disposed to regard the sum thus
os,entatiousIy offered fo- the relief of cap
; tuyed insurg ents. as too generous eq iva
lent for the devastation aid dI,solution
which civil war promoted and protrae,.
ed by British subjects, has spread through
out the States, which before were eninently
prosperous aud happy. Finally, in view .
this last eificious intervention III our domes
e tic affairs, the American people eau hardt
y fail 10 recall the warning of the Father {
u our Country directed against two grea
aud Intimately counec I'd public dangers
in namely sectional faction aud foreign il
trigue.
do not think the insurgents have bt
come debased. although they have sad
, wandered from he ways OF loyalty ant
v patriotism. | think that IN common witt
e all our countrymen, they will rej)ice 10 be
= ing saved the insult whek Lord Wharnclitf
D aud his associates, III their Zeal tor tn
! overthrow OF the United States, have p e
| pared for the victims of this unnatural su
hopeless Rebellion.
AN, Sir, your obedient servant.
! WILLIAM Ill. SEwARI