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Major Thompson , and adverted to thsBgaitengk Sgmz oni & Xltfitohlk f aitftnJrtfie was # 3 t . ' # **«• . # t ^ 6 < ? rcam-* » ** aa <* ir of WlauyV ^ ose i ^ rtunes evejy on ? must * < 5 tafent : attd in " wife he Vi ? toe their Lordshi ^ 3 felt a ^ SBS ^ MW " - " ** * ^ " " ^ £ S- circumstances ^ ¦ ^^ S : fe . ^ # ir 13 » , W . *» thea read a ¦ ^ birtftnrie , ' - ahS passed . / - . . __ . ; j ,. ; _ , ...... ,....., v ' ' ^ st ; iV ¦ ¦ ma ? JwrinkWANP squTjpt-. w ^ snaaar baiwat .- ; , b x ** to £ > ¦ jBari ; o £ MAtME ^ BiiB-r made . , some complaints juaunstthe L 9 n $ m afrd , & quti )^ estero . Kailway Comii ; T ^^ TwWPb he s ^ tdrbad engage < L to construct a double > w line of rails -wnen their receJRts . should have reached a ¦
'" certain amount . Tliere had . been , some confusion in tne c '' accounts ; ' but Tie had reason to believe that the amount stipulated fo * , had been reached , and yet the double line ! oi had ^ not been laid down . ; this , however , was not the 1 ' - ' . firaii time She company had broken faith . —lK > rd Starlet : of AkbJEBJUEV said : there had been certain deductions , ;! ' whlcli . > ted ! uce < i the gross amount of the receipts to a sum u ijeio \ r that mentioned by the Earl of , Malmesbury . The l ! i company considered that they could . not be compelled to ''• ' make foe dbublp line , but they intended voluntarily to ' ^^ tfown ^ enty . miles of it ; , a ^ d he was of opinion that ¦ * " & £ yshoi £ Aribt bij inierfered * witli , " j ^* er ^ bi ^ T ^ vingb ^ enf ^ oryarded a stage , the House f ; t aaio & ded tiii Monday ., ; ¦
„ , .. ; ...... . . ») ki > isx 5 R 4 tion ojp Totjaata . „ ' ... ¦ tja ' fTift Hottsk OB- Commoss , at 4 he morning sitting , « i tiie , order ,, fbr , going , into committee upon the Kegis-^; ti ^^ pf , VpV ^ 1 C ^ * )' » Mr : Cr « O > BGB I > B » DAS 1 . c ^ mplamed , that there had been no discussion of the '' principle of " the bill , to -which he urged objections , and moved , jtp jdefer «; the committee for six months . —The ' ^ J ^ QK ^ - ^ jDVOGiV yB observed that these objections might bB considered iin ; the committee , and declined entering into them at thp ^ t stage . —After some farther discussion , the amendment , upon a division , was negatived by 102 to , - , 49 , andrthe House , went , into committee upon the bill , u th e clauses of which were agreed t <> . - ' ¦ . ; : >•• - .-
i ; x ; ~ 'iir-iitf-. - ' ¦ ¦< <¦ . '¦ aSBQfcSXASTF ' iOF THDB . AEMT . ' -. j y Q | i ) the question that the Souse go into committee of . ' ifiupply , Q » pt « in Ybkkoh niovedj " That it is the opinion ,- ^ ojf ilhia fiouae ithat it will be to ther -advantage- of the ser-., ^ ce / tO ) employ general : oflicers from the scientific corps .- ^> B : ) the staff of the , army ^"—Mr ^ FBEDEBiCK ^ BEii ^ onte pnjBr ?! 4 . ki the . opinion thus . expressed ; but doubted the < i grppjiefyoofjfettering the Government by a resolution of L >^ e , S ^ u $ e-J & ^ ths ; cl aa & ¦ of . officers that should be ; em-~ >\ : fitpJ £ & - ¦ , In fiitttttj in ; the , selection of . officers , tiie only l 1 jqueatiim ^ w ^ uld bB-rr > who ! ia tb *; fitifie »* 'foT the ^ service to vife ^ elja ^ lSS ^ & mThi ^ a fJ ( J w 4 flkr ^ iLi ;; ' -u . .. » -a I - - ; ,. ... r :. . ;¦• • 'I ¦ .-: '• : ¦ -- ¦¦ , / ¦
. —^» , i .., < r t . ; , v / j . . / f ^ isr / TiWT--i : j . . ' ¦ : I ? - •> ' '¦ ¦ I'tii ' . ¦ ' . i ) .-jyi > 3 iv . - vii ^ » '¦ '»; i'V /^ ,. / ji-jflHISE » r , T . - /; j . ^ -- - ; ('¦ - ' •• 'i'i' . i- ; , ; - iKv i 7 fh « -r repftajning ! vntea JEoe tie ; militaryand ' Ordriance , ]|^ ep ^ Cjesjwere ,: then brought forwaicLancl agreed to after some discussion . —In . bringing , - forward < * he ordnance estimates , MrJMoNSKUL . briefly explained the nattrre and extent of the reductions which-had been . effected sufcV ' tHe -dM ^ dU ' of peace 'tfpon J tne charges for uiflbQumj ^ 7 | M : ovifeion 8 1 'f 6 rafg «;' attd other branches of , tho hoAfopmttmaat . . i O ^ ie ! result shcwdd a saving df 'abotit half mto inaUipq . oni those i items of e ^ penditure ' .- ^ -Ori the ; vote --iufiiriiii « » ci « titiflc > bratich v a debate tocffc placti respecting . ( ai & tonshvv . eyoof ) 'ScotkVBd ; . ) ; MattV * <» bje < Jfcidhs " were urged >; jandnstths pconosed scale fS 5 Inches to the mile )! ' and
a : Mr . Sujoe m moved that the amount of' the vote should iJhfe reduced by 8000 / . This amendment was carried to a .,: division , but . negatived by a majority-of 160 to 69 . 'The ( 1 * 016 waaitihepi ; agreed to . i ! . <¦ ¦¦¦¦ , , ¦ . < , ¦ ¦ ^ )» k ohU , ijoXiWiiipp ? M' ( i » aKT of £ Joirt > 9 N ) bjjj 6 . - 'Ko' ^ 'tfifeUhftJtiori fbr th ' f second * eading of ^» is biD (] . Mr . '"' liaw ^' mpvfedP that the' oraer fee a ' isch ^ rgedj pn account ' . 'to' ^ hls 'having rtfeeiVe ^ assurapcei from B ^ e coal-owners o iin ^ dhip ^ dwn ^ fs Wf > the . noWh ! of "JEnglan ^ ' Ho t' ^ eV effect ; > ihafc « ney l Mrould riiaker arrangements for iena ^ ririg ., the l ^«« oiMSnutoce li < 6 f fhe fbrmer . ' mbAaaW ' unnecessary . —Mr . "C & kb & rcMnB ^ movied : that the settonu reading 1 ^ e » deferred •»»¦ ' fo * a ' -Wr tnight ; ' and thid was'iililniately agreed to , ui ji ;• , . ! ; ou if ' mi - . . - ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦;•• ' ¦ ' '¦ ¦ ¦ - ^ ' ¦ '
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__^ : ^^ -- ~ -rV ' | k ^ B ^ ri ^ Ar- " - ' v- ~— - . .. : . ..,. ¦ ¦ ¦ :.: .. ! ,. n . ' l : ;!• )>'¦ ' - •¦ ¦ ^ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ' ¦• • ¦ ¦• ¦ ' " ^ ' ' THE ; DrSMt ^ S ^ L OF MK . CRAMpTpN . ' . ' ' A DKMpAxiqH frbn ^ Secretary Marcy to Mr . JPallas , informing li ^ m of the dismissal * of Mr . Grampton , was . laid before . Coiigress on , the ^ th ult . It , ' . i s [ dated May 27 , and conunericeSj b y stating that the President ?' . has . been much gratuled by the conciliatory spirit of the note [ addressedI to , . Mr ^ Dallas on the 30 th of April , byrthe Earl 6 f CUvrendon ] , and , by . the desire manifeate < i . by the Earl of Clarendon to adjust the existing difficulties , and preserve and strengthen the friendly relations between the United' States ' and Great Britain . . . . . The unequivocal disclaimer . by her Majesty ' s Government of
* any intention ieither . to infringe the law or disregard the policy , or not irespect the sovereign rights of the United . States , ' and their expressions of regret—^ if , contrary to their intentions , and to their reiterated directions , there has been any infringement of the laws of the United States '—are satisfactory to the President . The ground of complaint ,, so far as respects her Majesty ' s Government , is thus removed . " The President , however , still feels compelled to adhere to his original opinion , that the Federal laws-have been violated by Mr . Crampton , and by Messrs . Matthews , Barclay , and Rbwecroft , ' the , British consuls at Philadelphia , New York , and Cincinnati . These gentlemen are , therefore , informed ' that the United States Government cannot
continue to have any diplomatic or official intercourse with them . But " the President is gratified to perceive that her Majesty's Government would not have hesitated to comply with the request to withdraw these officers from their official position if it had entertained the views here'taken of their conduct in regard to recruiting , contrary < to the laws and sovereign rights of the United States . I need scarcely say that in making this request no interruption of the diplomatic relations between . this Government and that of Great Britain was anticipated , but on the contrary , 'the President was and is sincerely 'desirous' ttf keep ' them upon a most friendly footing . " Mr . Marcy further observes , that "the only embarrassment which attends the case is , the difference of opinion
between the two Governments as to the complicity of those officers fTMr . Crampton and ' the consuls ^ in illegal proceedings within the United States . . . . . . . The difference' of opinion , may in somei degree be ascribed to tHe-di fference in views of the two Governments , in * ei ? pectt 6 the neutrality ; law and sovereign rights" of the Union . " "It is not :. proposed , hdweVfer , " says'Mrr . Marcy , « lit 6 continue , thfe discussion utibn that Subject . " But he ifterwarus id ' dsWarhe truitlitr' ^ n hoi W questioned that it Kes'bnly ' with ^ he judicial tribunals of the United States' fa interpret the ' Iridn ' ictpal . laws , and ' * ' to determine What iicts ii ^ ' an infringement of those laws . This , " continues MK Mircy , ' "is i matter'which concerns the ifiilerrial admiiitsifratiori fof the United States
Government ! ; ' - " arid '" it canriot allow the agents of any roreigii ^ owe ' r t ^ c 6 atr 6 yeft thatcb ' iis tructibn , arid justify theW-conduct ; by a different" iriteftfretatiori of our laws , which virtually tenders them ih . e"ffe , cfcive for the purposes iritetidea ' . '' - ' Mr ! Mkr-cy denies that'the ' explanation of the qffice . rs jLmp ^ c ated at all , exonerates ^^ the . m , . from the ^ ai ' gfes ' adva ^ ced ' by tb ! e . 'United States Government . Their' denial " doel ^ not traverse all j the allegations against them ; ' and ; the impeachment o ^ the testimony ' of Strdbel and Hertz , by which they were implicated , is of ' nii aVall , ' since , whatever might be the character , of those ^ w ^ riesses , their depositions were supported li y those of WeVerHl other witnesses ^ f ind it is the custom , in Great
eviaerice of-accbmplices . " The competency of . suc ^ i ' persons ; in a given case , arid their credibility , are in both ' countries ' questions upon which the . court and jury in their respective spheres of jurisdiction" decide . The statements of Strdbel and Her ^ z weife not onl y established' / b j / ' tnose of " other' persons , but > : as Mr . Marcy ' asserts , ' by' orig inal' letters and undeniable acts of Mr . Crarribton himself . '' " As to Strobel arid Hertz , however , it may be observed , the documents transmitted by Lord Clarendon as prbviiig those persons unworthy of credit , are entitled to but llttlfi weight , consisting as they do chiefly' of eoijpdrte affidavitSj detailing matters mostly of hearsay ; ' They wefceagents selected arid trusted by Mr . Crampton himself , arid to them lie committed most iinpbrtant concern ^ . '' NTo ' r does it aeeiri to be a thing of
much iri ' oment in relation to tho present question , that Strbbel ; in cbrisequence ' 6 'f' imputed misconduct , was dismissed ' from emolument by theUieuteriant-Goverrior of Nova Scotia , arid afterwards endeavoured ' to obtain morieyfrorit'Mr . ' Crartipton . Tiie fact reniains that he held a cojmtniesion lii the Britiah Foreign Logion , and that , as it id clejirly proved , and not denied , ho maintained , as ' recruiting oMcer , And fotf a ' considerable period of tlriie , assoclatioDi potsonally or by correspondence , with Mf . Cramptori / ' TUe employment of Strobel by Mr . Crampton , their ' loi n ^ ' association In tho joint work of recruiting in tho United , States for the Foreign Legion , aritl'the dfstinbtiottofUer Majjpsty's coriimissidn of captain in the corps cphferrea' ' 6 ii Strobelj would seotn , at Jelist ; to deprive Mf . CranVpton of th 6 fight'to deny hio iifeail ^ li ^ a ^ a ^^ : " lr ^ / ; , ' * ¦ " . ' . " , ! > likl i / £ 'MaroV !' thcJn nro ' eedk td " chaViro MrCrariiptdn
r . c . witfc hayWg ^ aftef & rikdidial dbciplbn Hi MaV , 18 o 5 , deVjfeirlnfe' Mt' m , ^ rnl ^' etftB W untawfii ^ cantftoWWl V 6 " Wittst ? W'ifttiBO W U ' ynlWtrtdi' nlen -for tTh ' o
Engliah armyfaoitt aatong -tW-pepttlation-of-the -United States . ; Thiacourse was persisted i « through the months of . May *• June , JTul yirand- August . - « The Earl of Clar « n - don , in behalf of- her Majesty ' s Government , disclainw all intention to violate the laws , compromise the neutrality , or disrespect the sovereignty , of the United States by the . enlistment of < troops within their territory . The President , unreservedly accepts and is full y satisfied with this disclaimer . Of course the unlawful acts in question were not authorized by the British Government but -the fact is nevertheless well established that they were done , and done in the name , and at the expense , of the British Government . Who , then , is responsible for these acts ? .... In the documents on the
subject recently laid before Parliament , it is distinctl y stated that the enlistments in the United States did not stop until'Mr . Crampton gave orders for their cessation on the 6 th of August . He had the power to stop the acts of enlistment . He knew the proceedings were from the commencement exceedingly offensive to this Government , and that it was devoting its active energies to arrest them . He was bojmd to know—he could not "but know what was notorious ^ b all the world— -that , through the months of April , May , June , and July , the recruiting agents in various parts of the United States , and conspicuously in Boston , New York , Philadelphia , and Cincinnati , were keeping up a most unseemly contest with the law officers of the United States ~ v
thus giving countenance to these illegal proceedings he is distinctly responsible . But his accountability extends yet further ; for the same documents show that the official suggestion to the British Government of the untoward scheme of obtaining recruits in the United States came from the correspondence of Mr . Crampton , and of the consuls at New York , Philadelphia , and Cincinnati , and that to Mr ; Crampton was the superintendence and execution of the scheme committed ; and thus it is that he who directed , had power to stop the proceedings . . . . . It does not suffice for Mr . Crampton now to say that he did -not intend to commit or participate in the commission of any infringement of the laws of the United States . He was the directing . head of the
lone-continued infringements of the law . " Mr . Marcy thinks " it is not the least of the causes of complaint against Mr . Crampton that , by his acts of commission in . this business , he was recklessly endangering the harmony and peace of two great nations which , by the character of their commercial relations , and by other considerations ; have the strongest possible inducements to cultivate reciprocal amity . " The document further states : — "The consulate , at . New York appears to haye ^ been the po int at which ; the largest expenditures were , made , and it is proved by documents herewith : transmitted , that payinents at that consular office to some off '; the recruiting agents continued to be made by the secretary of-the consul , in the cojasul ' s presence ,, from time to time down to the beginning of January of the present year . " u
• A personal , matter between ; Mr . Crampton and Mr . T ^ arcy is thuiji explained by the latter :-r- " I repeat now , , witih , entire , consciousness of ^ itsijaecuracy , . what I BUt « d ^ iny letter ,, of the , 28 th , of ' P . efiembea ? . last , . that at the ' interviewpn ( the . ^ 2 » id . of March , . the opjy one I ever had with Mr . Crainpton , rs he admits , n ^ . w ^ iph the rccruitni } erit busineaa * was alluded to , he GMr-.- firampton ] bad satisfied me that his Government bad . no connexion - « i » h it , and wa ^ in ,, no way responsible for what was . doing , in tue United ' States to raise recruits , fqr . th ^ Brftish anuy . But Jam quite certain , tha , t on no occasion has ho iuti' mated to riie that the British Government , or any of its officers , waspr had . been inany wpy ( Concerned in sendiag agents into the United States to . recruit therein , or
to use any indricemeRts for that purpose ., IXox did tc ever nptify me that he was taking , or intended to t « kc , any part , in , furthering such proceedings . Such a communication , timely made , would probably have arrested tiie mischief at ite commencement . " In further answer to Mr . Crampton ' s assertion , that he really did mako this communication to % Ir . Marcy , the American Secretary remarks : — " In the defence of his conduct , recently sent by him [ Mr . Crampton ] to his Government , he makes admissions inconsistent with the allegation that there was no concealment on his part , and that the recruiting arrangements were communicated to me . Ho says : — ' It is perfectly true that I did not enter into any details of means which were to bo adopted by her Majesty s Government to render available tho services of those wlio tendered them to us in such numbers . There seemed to
be obvious reasons for abstaining from this ; and , ovenw it had occurred to nip , I should have been unwillingV > do anything which might have borne the appearance of engaging Mr . Marcy in any expression of favour or approbation of a plan favouring tho interests of one of the parties in tho present war . AH I could desire , on hia part , was neutrality and impartiality . ' Ilia rcaaoiw for withholding from me tho details of tho enlistment systom —tho riiost important part of it for this Governinenjraro not satisfactory . If Mr . Crainpton believed Uiai What ho was doing or intended to do in tho way o { . recruiting was right , ho could have had no reluctance w communicate it to Vne , for his , instructions .. required IM " to ' make , t | ha ' t ' disclosure . " ' y i The docuriierit concludes with rcitoratcd regrotaUip U has been ' found ribcoss > ry to resort to tho step n « vj aken . f ; i ,, "Thb letter of dfsmisaal ' addrbH ' soa to , Mr . Cramp ^ ohtaiHs - tifeanheiderfpafagrkpris in addition to tho m-
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Leader (1850-1860), June 21, 1856, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21061856/page/4/
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