The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-09

ment act, and consequently TO y, ed on ,ha 49, 49,
firs that tho Foreign Enlistment 40. s.s s",,o ny.
anu secondly, II not sufficient that tina. a row re
G|e 10 alter it, Subsequent events show. s"on te
iays.>@ that decision was because the sh hsu n
was fitted o., IN our ports. The Shenandoah wan =,
out in the po.~ OF London aud vessel CALEB :,
Laurel was sent o from another port meet her I.
the gh There Was not the slightest evidence thai
could b. produced sho Tor what the Shenandoah
intended Mr. Adaps did ., knoao IL People hide this
sort of thing by every possible means When these
vessels got to Madeira they sailed q desert island call
cd Desertas and there in Portuguese waters but STILL he
believed utterly unknown to the Port gnese they trans
ferrcd the armament from the Laurel to he Shenandoah
The men were mustered ON deck and the captain said 70
them, 81 do not intend to light Any Que see this
vessel was not made for fighting intend to away
rather than fight Ny orders to destroy the federal
carry it'' In pursuance Of those instructions the She
nandoah burnt all the vessels 1t could find on its way to
ceved by the authorities, and remained for something
Ike three weeks Repairs executed and eventual
y sailed thence having been enabled in tho mean
70 the crew II had slready Then Il went to the
A aa seas ana there it burnt all the whaling
shore among the savasss Il then proceeded to
Behring Strait where, long after the war in point
effect or that TO than double the price Of sperm
o-thns by the way anoding illustration Of Law to
wncn the honorable member FOR Westminster had called
attention Half the whaers destroyed and the price
OF sperm oil was more than doubedthe consequence Of
OIL tho loss foil upon this country The whaers them
selves having assured one another did not realize tho
nrs o s who had sperm oil got more than double
he happened TO be in shop the other day when a
clergyman came In TO buy some sperm oil for magic
was more than double, he said, swel then I cannot
buy ~ and my children must go without the magic Ian
tern" Now the question which remained was, what
were We to dor Unless acted concert with foreign
nations we could do little. Other nations would not
take laws from our Foreign Enlistment act but
rather from conduct when We we're neutral fIenr)
And therefore, although he should ike TO the act
altered, there would no use in doing so unless we did
States He would rather not enter into the subject of
relations the United States because it involved
questions with regard TO claims which he would prefer
not 10 deal with At the time he hoped that the
government notwithstanding the way in which they had
refused TO act would entertain this question In view of
the enormous Importance to this country OF having this
law altered and International law the subject clearly
laid down. The honorable member mr. Iaing) had adj
verted to the question or private properly the high
seas not being subject to capture; but of the most
important features Of the Congress of Paris the
agreement that In all differences between two countries
there should be arbitration tHear But it was on that
very basis of arbitration that government absolutely
refused to treat He therefore hoped the government
would consider this question in view Of its extreme i'm
portance me view Of the question taken BY Intelligent
Americans was we'll expressed In the recent message
of the President to Congress
VIEWS OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
The ATTORNEY GEyERAL-The question now before the
House is beyond all doubt OF tho greatest Importance
and at the same time of slight difficulty Is Of tho
greatest importance that the House should bear in mind
what the exact facts or tho various bearing
the question which occurred during the unhappy
in America Tho honorable member for Windsor
Mr Iabouchere slightly in error when he SAYS that
the English government several times requested to
amend the Foreign Enlistment act IN fact the yery re-
verse OF that statement Is 10 the truth II should
be remembered that at early period Of the American
war the government Of this country foreseeng that worry
important questions OF international law might nrise
during the progress Of the war suggested the Amer
government that the Foreign Enlistment of both
countries should bo revised and any additions might
be thought necessary made to them What the an
swer made by the American government to this offer
OF oursS What was the answer OF the American govern
mcnt TO this orer9 Why. TO n homely expression
they threw cold waer on II altogether They said that
such question but for their own part thew were Of
opinion that their Foreign Enlistment act required
amendment and was perfectly adapted for It's purposes
ask the House what position the government would
have been placed In IT, after the receipt of such
swer as that they had asked Parliament to add more
stringent provisions 10 the Foreign Enstmen. acf The
first question asked in the House would DO whether
had received any ntmation from the American govern
mont Of any nention To mako corresponding changes In
their Foreign Enlistment act. Our answer 10 such a
question would have boon that had received CON-
muncation the subject from the United States gov
ernment who Of opinion that there neces-
sty for making any alteration in their Foreign Enlist
meut act After giving such answer, how could
the goycnmcnt expect have their bill adopted by the
Housey iear) The honorable member for windsor ap
act far stringent than the in force IN this
country The honorable member for Sheffield has already
deed, the honorable member for Reading (Mr Shaw
Lefevre who has spoken might with his usual candor
and ability, docs not himself IN tho views OF the
member for Windsor this subject The two sections
which are supposed to bear out tho opinion that tho
this country arc enth and eleventh sections
Of the act OF Congress adopted in 1877 The nrs OF
these sections enables security TO be taken from 'the
owners Of armed ship vessel sailing Of the
ports Of the United states belonging wholly In part TO
anything which Is not contained in the English Toreign
Enlistment act Our lap ia quite xrc i require
s s ., ' s ~ BEEN p :" EN- !. al o. @1 q amy my
Eneiah por % attack The commerce n The United SaicsS
Hear heat .. 'es ,,o Se .g;sc has ~, ,s tsssn
ton "of any vessel manifcstly built for warlike pur
poses of which the cargo shall principally conss. Of arms
strongly forbds such proceeding aud pessei Of
,phica Il prored tha, she moIsly bull fr
lions u ,oar ,could b o1roi % ksvs an Engi1 port
After the refusal by the American government Of the
offer which have already detailed to you The Lord
Chancellor expressed II his opinion that Foreign
Enlistment act fully cfcacous the correspond
ing In tho United states Under sach cir.
cumetances /, our duty make the experiment TO
wait and whether the Foreign Enlistment act would
answer the purposes Tor which u Is enacted before ask
which would only increase the dicutcs OF tho siiua
ton The new Law was not adopted even u we admit
that the Foreign Enlistment act In not stringent
ought 20 be- u must not DO forgotten that proved In
1ntey more ecacious than did tho laws OF the United
States under similar circumstances Hear, hear.)
During the Of the States OF South America against
Spain the agents Of the former Powers appeared notwh
standing the exertons OF the American government 70
have been able 70 sci the law a, defiance with impuny
great number Of armed vessels left American ports TO
attack Spanish commere, and In instances actually
returned into these ports with their pzrs In the diner
ent breaches alleged breaches OF the Foreign Enlist
ment act which had taken place during the war would
he thought be that the had done
thing that lay IN their power 20 secure The stringent car
ng out OF that act The Alabama had MANAGED to escape
the information which her detention could DO
based did not reach the government In sufficient Time
The Oreto, subsequently the Florida, seized and
tried; the prosecution did not succeed and In point Of
fact she was not fitted up as q shpofwar In British
port The Alexandra was twice seized and tired The
| rams also scized and proceedings commenced
asainst their budes II Is true that the government
thought proper TO compromise those proceedings
/ aud 10 purchase the rams; aud without nj all
making any impufaton against tho builders
must say that I think that the course then
i taken by the government a prudent II
BY any accident had failed IN prosecution and those
s had gained the sea IL Impossible 20 say the mis-
chief such might have caused IN America
tho passions that might have boen excited and the risks
Il that mi aht relations boz