The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25
FROM EUROPE.
Speech of Earl Russell Oh Amer
lean Affairs.
AMERICAN Affairs IN PARLIAMENT.

in reply to questions from Lord Clanri-
carde, Earl Russell gave detailed state
ment in regard to tie alleged recruiting
for the United States army in Ireland, de-
claring emphatically that no such offence
against the Foreign Enlistment act had
yet been proved, but explaining that many
laborers had been hired to work on Amer
lean railways and in manufacturing es-
adjustments. He said:
Last year l presented papers-co CORES
pondence between Mr.. Adams and myself
on the subject of British subjects in the
Federal armies, and those who have read
that correspondence may remember that
our complaints were of general nature,
because we had not evidence of particular
cases in which the offence was brought
home to American agents. Mr.. Adams
on each occasion denied the truth of these
allegations, and on one occasion he said
that until had brought it to his notice he
did not think there was anybody in this
country who could have believed it possible
that agents of the United States govern
ment were employed in enlistfng British
subjects for the Federal armies. With that
general allegation, and with that general
denial, could only wait until there was a
case in which particular evidence could be
produced.
1t must be borne in mind that
the United States Minister has said, and
said with perfect truth, that owing to the
great number of men employed in the
Federal army, and owing to the great pro-
gress which railway works are making in
the United States, there are many railway
companies in America which are anxious
to obtain men, and are ready to pay them
high wages. The Chicago Railway Com
pany is known to have hired men for the
purpose of working on their line; and we
have information that person named Fin
ney hired room in Dublin few days ago
and there engaged young men, who are
going or are gone to the United States.
My noble friend must perceive that even
although it could be proved that many of
those young men on arriving in New York,
tempted by the large bounty offered to
them, may enter the army of the United
States, yet if they go from this country
without making any contract to enter the
army, if they go for the purpose of obtain
ing good employment and good wages, and
wait till their arrival in New York to de-
eide whether they will be railway laborers
or soldiers, there can be no ground for
prosecution under the Foreign Enlistment
act. Hear, hear.
Concerning the neutrality of England
Lord RUSSELL. said:
My noble friend has said what he has
never been able to prOve-that the neu-
trality of Her Majesty's Government has
not been an impartial neutrality. Well,
the United States Government are of opin-
ion that from the very beginning Her Ma
jesty's Government have taken side favor
able to the Confederate States, and that
allowing the latter belligerent rights
which they say induced other nations of
Europe to allow them the same rights
was very partial conduct, because it was
favorable to the insurgents. have al
ways cOntended against that preten-
sion. We considered that as the Con-
federate States co,npri. ed so many of
the States of Mort, America, were
inhabited by so large a population, and
had existed in the United States, our
decision was not partial bnt perfectly
impartial decision, founded on the fact that
the Confederate States were entitled to
belligerent rights. Hear, hear I No doubt
it may be said, and i: has been said, that
this advantage has enabled 70 derive very
considerable supplies, am! SO enabled them
to carry on the war against the Federal
States. On the other hand the Cuntele-
rate States made their conn laint with ref
erence to the conduct of Her Majesty's
Government, whom they have all along
conceived to be partial, as against them
must say that though they are emit ted
to impartial conduct, they are not entitled
cause, though recruiting or the Oonfeder-
ate States does not take place in this coun-
try, as far IS we are aware, conscription
does take place as regards British subjects
residing in the Southern States Wheu we
have endeavOred to obtain redress for this
we have found that the cOnsuls, who were
appointed when all the States were
united, have on sudden been driven from
the Confederate States, and there is no
'One there who can take up the case of
British subjects, who are very frequently
forced into the Confederate ranks against
their own will This and other hardships
are inflicted upon British subjects in the
Confederate States, and from the loss of
consuls they are not able to make COM
plants and obtain the redress to which
they are entitled. Hear. But, my
lords, with regard to the whole matter of
this war, it has been the determination of
Her Majesty's Government 20 pursue an
impartial neutrality. That course has
been steadily pursued l see no reason
myself for our taking part either with the
Northern States or with the Southern !;
and we are determined to continue to
maintain course of impartial neutrality
(Cheers 1t
HIS ExoELIENoY Gov Stephen Miller,
has gone to St. Cloud to spend few days with
his old friends.