The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-16 00:00:00

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enlistment system—the most important part of it for this
government—are not satisfactory. If Mr. Crampton believed
that what he was doing, or intended to do in the way
of recruiting was right, he could have had no reluctance
to communicate it to me, for his instructions required
h;m to make that disclosure. Acting in due frankness, and
with a proper regard for the dictates of international
r. Crampton should, it would seem, have disclosed
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to be pur

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fur raising a
Larded by his
no concealment-with the American
If he had obeyed these orders
two governments would

, in execution of the act of pa

foreign legion
government to pra

government on the subject

11 misanderstaoding between ti

hive bf en prevented.
Mr. Crampton was the more imperatively called upon to
make full explanations on the subject, not only because he
was commanded by his government to do so, but for the
further reason that immediately after the breaking out of
the war between Great Britain and France on the one hand,
addressed

on the other, he had by an of
to me, invoked the efforts of this Bove
upon the inhabitants of the country (citi
necessity of observing the strictest neu
bellicerent parties, and especially to en

and Ru

. vent to enforce
is or others), the
v towards the
ulon them to
abstain from taking part In armaments for the service of
Russia, or in any other measure opposed to the duties of a
scrict neutrality. To this application the undersigned, by
express direction of the President, replied, declaring that
the United States, while claiming the full enjoyment of their
rights as a neutral power, will observe the strictest neutra-
lity towards each and all of the belligereirs.
Reference was made to the severe restrictions imposed by
law not only upon citizens of a e United States, but upott
all persons resident within its territory, prohibiting the
enlistment of men therein for the purpose of taking a part
in any foreign war. It was added that the president did
not apprehend any attempt to violate the laws, but should
his just expectations in this r(spect be disappointed, he wilt
not fail is his duty to use all the power with which he is
invested to enf ,rce obedience to them. In view of this
cts I fort

_ ato the American
rance he received of its deter-

nd solemn appeal by Mr. Cramp
government, and of the ass

urination to maintain a strict neutrality, it was not for a
moment suspected that Mr. Crampton could misunderstand
its purposes, or believe he cou'd be permitted to set on foot
and execute for a period of five conseciti ive months, a
systematic scheme to obtain military recruits for the British
service in the United States.
That Mr. Crampton did enter most deeply into this
scheme is proved by evidence already submitted to her
Majesty's government, but is still more conc!usively estab-
lished by the additional proofs which accompany this
despatch. Whatever detraction from the value of the testi-
mony against Mr. Crampton may result from the attempt
to d'scredit Strobel and Hertz, is much more than made up
by the additional proofs now adduced. This body of strong
cumulative evidence confirms the President's former conclu-
sion as to the complicity. of Mr. Crampton and the British
consuls at New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati,, in the

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illegal enterprise of recruiting soldiers tot the British army
within the 'United States, and the President does not doubt
that when this new evidence shall be brought under thd
consideration of her Majesty's government, it will nut longet
dissent from this conclusion:

The gratification which the President feels at the settle-,
ment of the recruiting question, in so far as respects the
action of the British government itself, has induced him to
examine the case again with the view to remove, if possible,
from his mind, the rersonal objections aga
ministers and consuls. The examir
effect, but, on the contrary, has:
that the interests of both goverr

onviction

persons should cease to hold their p
tho "United States. He sincerely r

icial positions in
at her Majesty's

government has not been able to tale the same view of the
case, and to comply with his request for their recal, but it

has not c

ntea to do so

If, in the earnest desire to at with all possible courtesy
towards her Majesty's government, the President could
have suspended his determination in the case in order to
submit the new testimony which he is confident would
have been found sufficient to induce compliance with his
request for the recal of the British Minister, he is pre.,
eluded from any such thought of delay by the exceptiona
able character of the despatches of that gentleman, copies
of which, having been recently laid before Parliament,
have thus come to the knowledge of this government, and
which are of a tenor to render further intercourse between
the governments through that Minister alike unpleasant
and detrimental to their good understanding. The Pre-
sident has, therefore, been constrained by considerations
of the best interests of both countries, reluctantly to have
recourse to the only remaining means of removing, without
delay, these very unacceptably officers from the connection
they now have with this government. '

This course has been deemed necessary on account of
their unfitness for the positions they hold, arising from
the very active part they have taken in getting up and
carrying out a system of recruiting which has been
attended with numerous infractions of our laws, which
has disturbed our internal tranquility, and endangered
our peaceful relations to a nation with which this govern-
ment is most anxious to maintain cordial friendship and
intimate commercial and social intercourse. He has
therefore determined to send to Mr. Crampton, her
Majesty's diplomatic representative, his passports, and
to revoke the exequators of Mr. Matthews, Mr. Barclay,
and Mr. Rowecrott, British consuls at Philadelphia, New
York, and Cincinnati.
I am, Sir, respectfully your obedient servant,
W. L. MARCY. I
GEO. M. DALLAS, Esq., &c., London.

THE COURIER'S " LOVER OF TRUTH'S"
REPLY TO THE CHURCHWARDENS OF
ST. CHRYSOSTOM'S CHURCH.