Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06
Mr. BUCHANAN AND THE ENGLISH MISSION

i Mr. BUCHANAN AND THE ENGLISH MISSION.
! A variety Of surmises appeared in thdpublic pa
pers week or two ago as to the real character Of
the misunderstanding which it was al!egH had oc-
CURED between Mr.. BUCHANAN and tie SEcRE-
TARY OF STATE, touching the questions b be com
mittcd to the Minister for discussion amp negotia-
ton in England, and those to be reserved for nego-
tiation by the Secretary Of State at Washington.
As the difficulty, presuming such to hate been its
nature, was Of personal rather than pubic import
anee, we felt no particular interest in is solution,
and did not feel called on to indulge in ahy specula-
tons about It But finding in Dcmocra&c paper at
Lancaster, the place Of Mr. BUCHANAN Jresidence,
an article purportng not only to explain the diff
Guilty, so far as any existed, between tile Minister
and the Secretary, but going back to al exposition
Of the considerations which influenced mr.. BucH-
ANAS, in the first instances to accept the mission to
England, and presuming the Lancaster article to con-
tain Mr.. BUcHANAN's authorized version Of the cir
cumstances referred to, we think it due to him to
transfer il to our columns, and, at the same time,
in justice 40 the Administration, to give the com
ment with which the official Journal the Union ac-
companed the publication Of the article in its CO.
lumns. Both articles will possess interest at least
for our Democratic readers
FROM TIE UNION July %. ~
The MISSION TO EsGLAYp.--We take the Following ar
tiee from Lancaster ntelligencer and Journal pa
per published the residence of the Hcn JAMES BUCK
AsAS and in presenting it to readers will avail our
selves Of the occasion express the conviction that the
various speculaons which have been based upon the
suppostion that the Administration had sought the
vices Of Mr. buchanan personal favor, or that that
honorable gentleman had hestated because Of dstrust
in the cordially Of the President or the Cabinet towards
him, utterly unfounde1 md equally unjust to both
parties. The high ability nd distinguished services Of
Mr.. Buchanan would properly indicate him for the post
to which he has been appinted and he could need
other inducement than Of the obligation he
under his country any station where his espe-
rience and capacity coult be made peculiarly available
for his countrys good lie could require personal
solicitation in such Cause; he could not dstrust the
motive Of the President in calling him to important
service that of the nilsson to England could he
TO Judge Of subjects which should be nrusted to
his care neither COLD tn Executive have resorted to
solicitation the services CT any where viii
lingness was essential The President selected Minis
ter in whom he could confde and Mr. Buchanan answers
to the confidence by acceptir, the With decrm
nation to labor faithfully in he is directed to do
The rumor misunderstanding between Mr.. BUCHANAN
and Secretary MARcr has letter foundation than the
idle fabricatons Of the newsnongers about difficulties
among the members Of the Cabinet:
FROM THE LANCASTER IsTELLGEScER AND JOURNAL.
Nh. BUCHANAN AND THE EYGIsH MIssIoN-We have
observed many idle and contradictory specations and
rumors in the newspapers concerning the connexion Of
this gentleman with the English risson which believe
we can correct from facts within0ur own knowledge.
We know that Mr.. Buchanan nhe frstinstance agreed
to accept the mission which had teen kindly rendered
and strongly urged upon him by the President with great
reluctance His love Of retirement his dsircnation to
go abroad and the work which he is engaged were
powerful reasons Why he should desire to remain at home
When he returned from Washington in Apri last he in
formed his friends that he had acceped the mission sole
~ because it impossible for him. with any proper
Of public duty to resist the aea which lad been
made to him to 60 TO London and ifoosb!e under the
Of the President to settle the different i'm
porant and dangerous questions depending between this
country and England.
Some time Afterwards We observed by the newspapers,
that negotiations proceeding at Washington and
glad to perceive with every prospect Of favorable
trade With the british Norm xnsisas pyssossisss We
have not doubt that the densere Mich arose Ia regard
e the hshs[ q a.s i. 49, ssssgsus
sdj asment pertssa{ ustfed ~ Prea@snt setting
lay instead Of transferring II TO Lordo9 Of this Mr.
change Of circumstances however, relieTd Mr. B. from
every honorary obligation to accept the 1sson because
lad become from necessity and without blame to any
person, very different affair from that which he had
agreed accept We have TO believe that he he
STATED for some time upon the subect but after in
terview with the President at Philadelphia, in
formed that he has finally determined London as
Minister PlenipotentiGry and do his belt TO settle any
questions which may remain unadused between the two
Governments under the instructions Of tie President
We certain there the lea foundation for
the reports Of misunderstanding this ubect between
Mr.. Buchanan and the President, betFeen Mr.. Buch
and Secretary Marcy He freeto so or free to
remain at home and the whole countrwill be reo!ced
that he has chosen the former course
The following paragraph, also from the Lancaster
Intelligencer makes known the time when Mr..
BUCHANAN viii depart from this cSuntry for the
seat Of his mission:
ave inform the public, the best authority, that it
is his purpose life and health permitting, to sail from
New York Saturday, the 9th Of August. that being the
time when the American leaves for Europe
in which he has engaged passage Hewoad have sail
ed on Saturday the Esd umo, but disappointed in
receiving certain dispatches and State papers from Wash
ington as coon as he expected"
UNITED STATES MINT.
The following is the coinage Of the Mint for the
month Of July, 1858: