The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-01

BRITISH ESLIsrMENTs IN THE UNITED STATES.
The National Itegcer Of yesterday, referring to the
recent of Mr. Stanley, British vice-consu in New
York. the charge of violating the neutrality laws of the
United States, by enstng troops there for the military
service of his government and other
for the cause says that this account "tbe
spectacle gentleman who fills the office of United States
attorney New York is good deal eered by the
papers of that city and the hgencr quotes article
of this description from the New York Evening Post
which is alike and false in respect TO Mr. MeKeon
gnoranty mistaken in legal principle and basey truck
ling in spirit towards Great Britain The MteHgencer
subjoins the following remark:
"An officer in Mr.. McKeon's position may without doubt
by proceeding frivolous grounds his Office into
instrument of great vexation the community, and
without exceeding the strict letter of his duty Whether the
attorney of New York has thus acted have evidence
the complaints of the press referred above although
confess to impression minds of the exercise of
undue rgor of the brought under notice by
New York correspondence These Impressions how
admit to be in small degree rebuted by the
fair character which generally awarded to the attorney
As to some of the papers, Of the city Of New York,
have already had occasion to observe and repeat the
observation that language of condemnation is too
we're to be applied to the dshonorabe which those
papers have pursued in this respect towards the President
and the other officers Of the United States
From the commencement of his administration to the
present day the President has manifested fixed purpose
to obey that injunction Of the constitution which requires
him to take that the laws be faithfully executed He
has performed this duty with rigorous impartality
whether the attempted violation of law has been by public
officers by private individuals by abolition fanatics
by fibuster fanatics, by foreigners by Americans
In regard to violations Of the neutrality laws he has
assumed in his procamatons, with eminent truth and
justice that it is for Congress alone to declare war; and
that he will suffer unauthorized individuals to usurp
that great prerogave Of peace and war; however plaus-
BILE may be their preexs Of public private good and
whether for the acquisition of territory in Mexico in
Cuba, in Central America
Aud when the consus of Mexico and France in Caor-
MIA time ago. and any of those of Great Britain
in New York at the present time have been found enlsting
troops for foreign military service they have prose-
cuted without hesitation they deserved be- for acts
which not merely violation of the law of the land
but are BESIDES the grossest Of insults and outrages
against the honor and the sovereignty of the United States
Nevertheless, during the first two years of the admins
ation some Of the papers, Of the city of New York.
blinded by faction all perception Of the facts around
them, did their bald and dsointed talk abort
the alleged fllbusterng psopenstes Of the administration
Now when the of attempted violation of law instead
the changed and district attorney eered and
the administration yituperated whenever in the simple
routine of the obvious official duty they institute
prosecution for the most papable and fragrant violations
of acts of Congress
We leave some of the papers of the city of New York
to waow in the filth of their ctiousness but we cannot
abstain from expressing regret that the conservative
Leyence should entertain moments possible doubt as
IN he of he IF
Mr. McKeon. Surely the InteAyenccr be of
the extreme gravity of the facts which have not yet re-
the part of the people the United
States.
In the first place it is very invidous to single Mr.
McKeon for criticism the face of the fact that British
sments have occupied equally more the the
time of Mr. alett Boston, and of Mr. Van Dyke in Phla-
depha.
In the second place these ensments amount to nearly
q thousand in number.
In the third place, many of the recruits have actually
been kidnapped under the false pretence of taking them
to Nova Scotia railway laborers.
Finally the completely of the British authorities in these
infamous acts is matter of inference conjecture
but is authorativey avowed in published documents
horizng and preparing enlistmens providing money for
their transportation and of finally receiving them their
arrival In Nova Scotia.
If the district attorneys of New York. Philadelphia and
Boston had suffered these acts to pass unnoticed they
would have been guilty of the painest derelction of
duty, and the very journals in New York which
reproach them for performing their duty would have
been the clamorous in denouncing them for it, and
in heapmg all of obloquy the President for allow
ing the United States to be converted into common
recruiting ground for the of the government of Great
Britain.
We have knowledge the subject but take it
for granted that the President has long since demanded
explanations of the British government for the scandalous
aud nsoent misconduct in this matter of its SUBJ
ordinate authorities in America.
He might be withheld by official decorum from saying
what have right and have hesitation say-that
unless the Queens shall explicitly and
promptly dsavow these acts, and infct the most
pary punishment upon such of its officers have
gagged in themf this be not done the people of the Uni
Ted States viii be fully justified in believing that the glory
of England is departed that she is sunk into caducity
seuiliy, decay and decrepude that she has ceased
be military power that Young America may get ready
TO rample upon her at will and that very few years
will hen reduced TO the secondary condition Of Spain
and ofPoruga her predecessors in colonial wealth and