The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-21
DUR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND
Important Speech, Of Earl Russell,
Orr GOVERNMENT, JUSTIFIED
How 9 Prince Albert Modified the
-slqsI ID Trent Dispatches. :. a' al,i's
AAxRicAN AFfAIRs IN observation-disclosures
~ s79q8q sidtO OF RARL RUSSELL. s9m8n 9eodY

table notification from M. ApAMs, tn
American minister, Of the intention Of tn
government Of the United States to ter
inmate the Reciprocity treaty, and the con
vention regulating the armed force TO- b
kept upon American lakes, said that tn
treaty would terminate within twelve
months Of the day On which the, receipt q
the notice was acknowledged. Of BE added
70 Ithink ii must be- admitted that recent
occurrences lona the lakes namely, the
seisure of vessels by the agents OF the CON-
fSderacy and other acts Of hostility
pletely Justify tho United States IN 9'vs'e9
notice of'the termination Of the eonoense0":
lylords it was not to- be expected tIst
the United States should submit passively
ia nich acts OF violence, without awaiting
themselves of all the means OF fePlessn1o a
Within her power. With regard 20 tne no
,cipeocity treaty, although i WIZ not say'
there Are sufficient grounds, yes mere are
grounds with respect to the. ADMISSION OF
erticJes duty free into the United States
cwhicb NAV induce the United States gov
environment to wish for renewal Of the
streatv with medi6cations that may be
mora advantageous and which the Unit
cd States government may consider more
inst. to the Omitted States 0 When Mr..
adams informed me of the result Of the
negotiations which had taken place be-
tween the President of the, United dStstes
andothe agents I0f thee 30 called con-
1federate States, Il expressed to him hope
that when he should preseHtsto me the
notice of the termination of tho Repfoeity
treaty / should find that the Congress and
government of the United States would be
ready to consider propositions BY which d
small and limited arnnnuent might be kept
up on the lakes, forithe dputpes6 Of police,
at both sides; and also that renewal of
the Reciprocity treaty, upon trms NtD b
AGREED upon by both, psrties, might e uer
gotisted during theiistwelve sm0nths to
.elapse before tho existing treaty Geesedi it,
1operationsqoOf course Ar.I Adams Wasnot
authorized to give me any assurance upon
the subject, but fireworks used induced
me to trust that,such an assurance would
be giveny y5ht 5Hdl oo09bitnO) 9dI div
am sure your lordships illeal b. anx+
lious thatethe relations between this cpunt
try and the United States should ooontinns
as 9theyfare now, of A pacific and friendly
character [cheersl; andIdor my part !
should be very sorry that anything sholld
iooenr, Or be done in this ioountry, that
would tend to prevent such satisfactory
result. da But, my lords, i .cannot but think
that the expressionswhioh have beenps
and the speeches which have been made,
may tend to excite in thu, United States .
disposition unfavorable towards othee end
/; which we thus desire to- see accomplished.
tIoalltdee to speeches declaring that this
country hes behaved ;Wropgfully to q tho
United States, has 4iyenthe United States
lust cause Of complaint, and that An UNI
friendly spirit has been shown throughout
/. these transactions Ny locds, the obvious
effect Of speeches snohO as these must ibe
that individuals in the United States who
1isre in favor, of hostilities with this ooun-
try must know that there in this eoun-
TRY party, ready to take up the view, that
the United States are In the right and,
] therefore; that they viii be wanting in
proper spirit andin proper regard for the
national interests and the national honor
If they do not complain loudly of the con.
duct of this oountrxaD ~ ;o5 ,d3iua
il ,n5 Earl ,Ruassas14 then proceeded to make
the following explanations concerning the
concession belligerent rights to the
-hrebelsl.c3 Il .efb l1nn99 auasiD bne
ask your lordships to attend for a short
time, "a the statements which have t.
make; because I cannot but think that thu
government of this country and this lcoun
try itself have been wrongfplly accuse:
upon these various points. One OF th'
chief complaints put forward is, that Thu
n country, in q great hurry and withou
proper consideration, granted belligeren
rights to what are called the Confederate
States. Now, every one who knows any
thing Of the law of nations, knows per
10 fectly wen that, although q country ma!
: put down insurgents who rise against it
Z author ity, yet that q country has no RICH
9ifor mower 60 interfere with neutral com
jainerce unlessit assumes the position of ,
bellieefent. aEHear,l hearl But that i
D what the United States did. The Presi
dent of the United States by his proclama
10 ion declared that the coasts of l;partieula
States were In d state of blockade2 an,
9 chat armed vessels belonging TO. thes
States were To- be treated as pirates Their
came representations on this subject from
her Majesty Is minister intheoU United States
but in the first instance itAtsea merely coy
7! cred dispatches from fAamirab dSiro A
- Milne, Scenmahding he's sMsjestys sqaad
ron in those waters, asking how he was t
- treat the ARMED sesselsTof atke Bo:pafties
an an, iAatssbattime oLord iganpbeA ileld tth,
q; high oEce hof Ford sOhsncsllSF,g and, %
course, we consulted chin andDthei law
otncers OF theigrownbas TO whist eshouli
hs zone l Or. Lord Campbell declared, as w
supposed he would ds,a thaSthere wa,
''9no conrse. o sa onssto parsus- namelys te
- United States as the Exercise 81 . hanio!
srenf right Apa as Seiigerehat, f HSSta
9noc annos BE confined 90 one esse MT. IT, +.
usually exercised asainsk aasuebadS 'slse