The Press.
London, England, 1856-06-07 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1850.

THE Ministerial journals are inclined to
"pooh-pooh " the dismissal by the United
States Government of her Majesty's repre-
sentative at Washington. We are to regard it
as an act of capricious spite, incapable of lead
ing to serious consequences. Did not the
Court of Spain expel Sir HENRY BULWER from
Madrid, with no worse result than a tempo-
rary suspension of diplomatic intercourse be-
t.veen the two countries? There was no war
with Spain then; why should there be war
with the United States now ? We shall pro-
bably get on with America much better in
of the irritating diplomatic in-

oce ipy le dispute would be arranged.
Lieu Sinope was only to be regarded as an
unturtunate occurrence, in no way requiring
Ili to engage in hostilities with Russia. We
have too often experienced the fallacy of such
hopeful assurances to place much faith in
them.

The dismissal of Mr CRAMPTON is not a mere
e'ullition of spleen ; it is not the result of a
m P diplomatic squabble. It is the consc-
quence:ofan irreconcileable difference between
ovo uovernuients, wdich has been con-
tinually gaining strength for the last twelve-
month. Lately they have been taking their
ground, and now the Ilia of President Pirko:
is thrown up into the ring.
Lot PALM ERSTON is confident. He earnestly
deprecates the interference of the Legislature.
He desires nothing better than that the two
Cabinets shall be left alone. The more critical
tae situation, the greater need is there that
confidence should be reposed in her Majesty's
Government. While an event is in suspense,
the public interests would be perilled by a
parliamentary discussion. When the event is
decided, one way or the other, of what use is
discussion on the past 9 There must be no
debate while the Government is drifting.—
there is no need of debate when it has
drifted.

The dispute with the United States is ex-
ceEsively difficult and complicated ; but
because it has become so under the super-
intendence of Lord PALMERSTON'S Cabinet, that
does not appear to us the best reason in the
world for reposing absolute confidence in his
Cabinet's wisdom and discretion. Political
alien's have a tendency to run in the groove in
winch they are once set. If they are mov-
ing in a wrong direction they will not right
themselves. A violent effort is required to
roetify their original impulse. Unless the
natural leaders of the public mind in both
countries will look into the cause of quarrel

The question for our Legislature to consider
is a very simple one. Has the United States
Government just ground of complaint against
Mr. CaAmyroN ? Is it true that he took ad•
vantage of his position as British Minister at
Washington to violate the neutrality laws of
the country to which he was accredited? If
the charge is sustained by facts, ought this
eountry. through a feeling of false pride,
to persist in asserting that he is blameless?
We are very unwilling to give the Cabinet of
General PIERCE an opportunity of crowing
over us. Its tone has been so offensive on
this enlistment question that nothing would
please us better than to find it in the wrong.
But because it is insolent with a strong case,
are we to be dufia.nt with a weak one ?
From Mr. CarotrroN's own statements it is
impossible to resist the conviction that he did
violate theneutrality laws of the United States,
not in spirit only, bukin letter. A man writes
from' • that he has bui

up-
pose their expenses will be paid? Mr.
CRAMPTON has no doubt of it. Get them to
Halifax, and each man's passage-money will
he forthcoming, and bounty, pay, and promo
tion, are all in store fur the gallant volunteers.

The New Orleans agent is not quite satisfied.
He sends Mr. CRAMPTON an advertisement he
proposes to insert in the papers :—" A ship
" A 1, will sail weekly from New Orleans to
" Halifax, as long as passengers present them-
'. selves.' Will such a notice be legal? Mr
Crampton has no doubt of it. Let the agent
get his passengers, and there need be no doubt
as to the payment of all their expenses at
Halifax.

Is there any lawyer in this country who
will say that the action of thc New Orleans
agent would not come under the " hiring and
retaining" of the United States' statute?
For what purpose would the men be shipped?
What kind of understanding would there be
with them? What would be the secret con-
ditions of their engagement? And if this
agent violated the neutrality laws, can it be
contended that the British minister at Wash
ington who assured this agent of his fee, who
indicated the place to which the recruits
should he taken, and stated the bounty, pay,
and advantages they would receive, did not
offend against the neutrality laws also? The
case will not hear inquiry. Our Government
may have aright to say that they did not ex
pect the United States Executive to be so sharp ;
but• it is insulting to common sense, it is con-
trary to the facts which Mr. CRAMPTON has
placed on record, to assert that the States
Government has not just cause for the course
they have taken.
The answer of Lord CLARENDON has been,
uniformly, that he is sorry the Government of
the United States should ti ink it has cause
for remonstrance. He applies himself to
theories when he should discuss facts. He

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consequence of the irritating 14-ilomatie in- to him from Nev Orleans that he has but to his
t •rcourse having been brought to a conclu- hold up his finger and •five thousand of as
and
sion. brave fellows as ever handled a mt}sket will
hasten to enter the service of hei;Wajesty. mei
This style of Comment is exactly parallel They are disgusted with the oppression regi
'wish that pursued when the Russians crossed of the States Government, and they
the Pruth. The passage of the river was of ties
long for nothing so much as—to touch the
no great moment. The Russians had occupied don
bounty of the recruiting sergeant. The only
tie Principalities before, and had left them sub
question is how they are to be got to the
p ,veeatbly. They had, by treaty, a right to Queen's territority. Does Mr. CRAMPTON sup- sha.
occ ipy them. The dispute would be arranged. nog.; their exnenses will be naid? Mr. hire