The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-19
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
OUR RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
AFFAIRS WITH SPAIN.
Gen. Walkers Government In Nicaragua Not
to be Recognized at Present.
Protests Against the Action Of the Naval
Retiring Board.
MO SPH AKER YET,
Interesting Debate In the House on thestate
Of Parties,
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
OUR RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIS-THE EXACT
TRUTH OF MATTEDs-TuE ENLIsTNgST QUESTION
MR. CHAMPIONS RECALL DEMAKDED--oUR RELA-
TioNs WITH sPAIs-sOMETHisa BETTER TaAs
PRoafsFs--wALKER'S 0OvERNMESr-PRoBABL
REFUSAL TO RECOGNISE IT. 1T A GOVERNMENT
COL. PARKER II. FRENCH NOT TO BE RECEIVED
AS MINISTER, ETC. ETC.
WAsmSGroS, Dec is 1855
perceive that contradictory rumors continue 20 De
current with regars 90 the present state Of negotiations
between the United States and Great Ban on the sub.
jeet Of the levy Of troops by The latter In thi. county
IL perfectly clear that these are, in truth
thing but versions floating about In conversation
Of what had previously occurred, and In fact become
known to the public with reasona BILE pr n by state
ments made at the time with les authenticity
The impscncc Of the public mind keeps recarrtng
subject and works the old flcs into new shapes
and then propagaies them II they new facts.
Your readers may rely upon H. that the following 4
the true state OF the case
II Is perfectly well kno by the letters OF Attorney
General Cushing TO District Attorney Van Dyke which
dated September 18th and i7th that time prior
10 hose dates, government had made reare-en aon.
10 TO British government complaining OF the recruit.
ments this country, for the military " Great
Britain that Lord Clarendon rephei that what had boon
done by the British agents had b,on done By
them under stringent instructions no, to violate the
municipal law Of tho United States thus effect al
mtrg that the British government mad given instrac.
tons and employed agents 70 draw troops In Wy
from the United States 1t Is also clearly to 10 inferred
from the letters that government
satlsfod with this explanation and took the ground that
Great Britain could rgh fully rsise troop. all
without the previous permission Of the United states
that 10 assume 70 do without our consent va. an
invasicn % rights OF territorial sovereignty aud thai
10 undertake to do 1t by evasion Of the municipal
Law than to do II by in'rsstion Of the law;
and that, at any rate whether by nrac ion evasion
Of tho Law the act it-ei being contrary the kno
plicy Of his and its determine Ion 10 be
strictly and with impartial good hith neutral bet ~een
I'll the bcligeren wa, therefore act public wrong
towards the United States
VIVA. further occurred IL not knssn by means Of any
cIcis publication bus there Is doubt tha, Mr. Marcy
made demands of specific satisfaction with rsspcc,
The imputed conduct ot the British Minister and several
Of the British Consus in the United Ssstes and the
ture Of this demand such cqu-c, among other
things ne recall Of ne Britus Nnier som other pub
iic at u oludiyy signal satiaion to H. Uaaed &a,s
II government had not taken this posou 10 regard
20 Great Britain II would have been morally necessary
to permit Russia 70 equip prvateer 10 porte the Inn
mediate consequence OF which would hare been nevi.
bly, 10 involve with Great Briain wao wouli have
been compelled to employ squadron Of Of %
cruise of the port of New York, and stop aud search
vessels or 10 sdop. other ot bellIgersn
pretension, constituting state Of things Infinitely mos
pre- gdiosl TO the pa bic peace and TO the friendly elt
ons ofbe two than any thing which coua
rsow out ~ the present. question made upon point in
Which, as everybody comedies on both sides of the
water, government h In the right and England Ia the
wrongshs Engish government Itself having fully ad-
nited the fact in the explanations which Lord Palmer
s;on made In Parliament.
ne Atrrr Wit fortnf truu
dispatches from lord Clarendon half apologize ans half
jusi1cst0y, which have 10 b. Answered BY Mr. Marcy
of course ground have been taken BY the
British government At "a IA stage o. the discussion
is not true that spain hAs not In any afforded
any redress but promises. The money In the Back
Warrior case actually paid time ago. Ia
scre other matters pending between tho t~o
msns. the tone of the United states has been urgent
whic srain MAJ ifests conciatory dispoduon IN all
them.
there bas been great exonrra'Ion "A the publishcd
ruuors With regard u relations with spain.
One Of the nrst points 70 be determined IN regard
waiters government T., whether II Il goycrnmen
Dc faoo.
In most Of thc Spanish American republic, s9vora
ments have commenced with more military patton
happened In Nicaragua; bat ia all sash the
cess4I general In setting up President either 10
hi person In that of somebody claa has pre-
tended to 60 without form II political popular
recognition In the county itself a. 70 give him tho
smtianee, a. least, Of elected PRECEDENT
Tbus whon Alvarez lately overturned the government
Of santa Arns, he did not undertake 20 tie e.
veTpeni BY mer. military force, tut electoral esss
vas cenvensd, which By majority a. votes. na'e A.
vnfef rre.idsnt But u dos not appear that asy cn
sfsss or any ctsr pchcai body has given sanction 70
tie authority a Ivasi bu, II would that he 4.
mere appcln'e Of wslier.
Do not imagine ihs' tbere b the sAshlss probasy
of f'hs receszicn a Vsers govsrnmsn. by a
pressn' art Do DOT senp. 10 aHy q these matters a
ads sAsA rsy sAs Wind bss' si'aeSt sSa-io. grepy