The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-21
OUR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND .
Important Speech Of Earl Russell.
Orr GOVERNMENT. JUSTIFIED.
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AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
@ OF EARL RUssxLL.a 9mga 9so8W
In the House Of Lords on the 2sd
March, EARL RussE11, in laying upon the
table q notification from Mr.. ADAMS, the
American minister, Of the intention Of the
government Of the United States to ter.
inmate the Reciprocity treaty and the con.
vention regulating the armed force to be
kept upon American lakes, said that the
treaty would terminate within twelve
months Of the day on which the, receipt OF
the notice was acknowledged BE added :
. think it must be- admitted that recent
occurrences on the lakes-name!y, the
seizure of vessels by the agents OF the con-
federacy and other acts Of hostlhty-c0m-
oletely Justify tho United States IN 9'vt''g
notice ot'the termination Of the eonoenston:
Nv lords it was not to be expected tIst
the United States should submit passively
to such acts Of violence without avaltng
themselves of all the means OF repression
Within her power. With regard 70 tne ne
,ciprocity treaty, although / will not say
ithera Ara sufficient grounds, yet there are
Jorounds With respect to the admission of
srticles duty free into the United States
which may induce the United States gov
Government to wish for renewal Of the
treaty with notifications that may be
mora advantageous and which the Unit
Cd States government may consider more
inst. to the United States When Mr..
Adams informed me of the result. of the
negotiations which had taken, place be-
tween the President of the United States
and the agents of thee 30 called oon-
federate States, j expressed to him hope
that when he should present to me the
notice of the termination Of the Reprooity
treaty I should find that the Congress and
government of the United States would be
ready to consider propositions, by which q
small and limited Armament might be kept
up on the lakes, for the purpose Of police,
at both sides; and also that renewal of
the Reciprocity treaty, upon terms 10 be
agreed upon by both parties, might be ue-
gotiated during the twelve m0nths to
elapse before tho existing treaty ceased its
operationsooOf course, Mr. Adams WAS not
authorized to give me any assurance upon
the subject, but the words used induced
me to trust that such an assurance would
be given. y9Iii 3Eai o0u9btn09 OH f4ig
I am sure your lordships will all be anx-
ious thatcthe relations between this coun-
try and the United States should ,eOntinne
as they are now, of a pacific and friendly
character [cheersl; and for my part ]
shoud be very sorry that anything should
occur, or be done in this country, that
would tend to prevent such a satisfactory
result. But, my lords, i cannot but think
that the expressions which have been used,
and the speeches which have been made,
may tend to excite in the United States
disposition unfavorabls towards the end
which we thus desire to see accomplished.
Il alltde to speeches declaring that this
country hes behaved ;wropgfully to tho
United States, has given the United States
lust cause Of complaint, and that An UNI
friendly spirit has been shown throughout
these transactions. Ny lords, the obvious
effect Of speeches snoho as these must be
that individuals in the United States who
/ are in favor, of hostilities with this ooun-
try must know that there is in this eoun-
try party ready to take up the view that
the United States are in the right, and,
therefore, that they will be wanting in
proper spirit and in proper regard for the
national interests and the national honor
if they do not complain loudly of the con.
duct of this countrxaD " So ,al.u.
.1' Earl RUSSELL then proceeded to make
the following explanations concerning the
concession of belligerent rights to the
rebels: . -8@ .sl''' . slh'i'' 2- 3 3a-
| ask your lordships to attend for short
time to the statements which have to
make; because cannot but think that the
government of this country and this coun-
try itself have been wrongfully accused
upon these various points. One OF the
chief complaints put forward is, that this
country, in great hurry and without
proper consideration, granted belligerent
rights to what are called the Confederate
States. Now, every one who knows any
thing of the law of nations, knows per-
fectly wen that, although a country may
put down insurgents who rise against its
authority, yet that country has no right
or power to interfere with neutral com.
q Inerce unless it assumes the position of 6
belligerent. Hear, hear.1 But that il
what the United States did. The Presi.
dent of the United States by his proclama.
ton declared that the coasts of particular
States were in q state of blockade2 ant
that armed vessels belonging to. these
States were to- be treated as pirates. There
came representations on this subject from
her Maiesty's minister in the United States
but in the first instance tAsse merely coy
cred dispatches from Admiral Sir A.
. Milne, commanding her 9Msjestys squad
ron in those waters, asking how he was te
treat the armed vessels of the two parties
y, AT tthat time Lord iOampbeA held the
high otEce of Lord sChanceller,a and, Iol
course We consulted him andothel law
ohcers OF the'Growabas to what eshould
be done; Lord Campbell declared, as we