Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-11-24
Foraign AHairs.

Mr. Marcy, as Secretary of State, and air. Cush-
ing, as Attorney Genelal may, it is given out, be-
put in aposes, in consequence of Mr. CsspubIlc. >
ton of his letters of instruction 10 the S. Dis
tnct attorney at Philadelphia which The
British Government. ii Is said. takes strong excep-
ton, in consequence of the reflections therein
upon that government. AIr. Cushing, in these
instructions, said:
'rFhis Government has, OF course, addressed to
that Of Great Britain, such demands oil public Ee
dress end satisfaction in the premises as the ma.
tohai honor requires. But the Government OF
the grave aspect Of its acis, namely, the r1gran
viOlstiOn -four sovereign rights involved IN them,
has supposed it sufficient Justification OF what II
has done 10 reply that it gave Instructions to its
agents SO to proceed not TO infringe upon our
municipal laws" &c, 55-'t
"Bnt if the British Government has, by sngsni-
Gus eOn;rrGaess, succeeded in sheering It's agents
from conviction malefactorS, ii has. so doing,
doubled the magnitude If the national wrong lit
AtcteL on the United States"
alt is known that instructions on this subj ct
were given by that Government to lis officers in
the United States. We ATE told by Lord Claten-
don that these officers bad Stringent Instructions
50 to proceed as as not TO violate the municipal
awthut is to uiOtqte its spirit but not the ktter
II So the instructions themselves violate the SOW
ereien rights Of the United Stats.
"But, in the meantime, every CT nSal Of Great
Britain in the United States, is by the avowaI Of
his Government subject TO the just suspicion OF
breach Of law; while apparently he must have
dSOheyed his own Government or, in dlSUGeylng
il, have abused his consular functions by the vio
latIOu of us International duty 10 the U. states"
Tie offensive spirit Of these instructions. which
through Mt. Gushing were given 10 the world, at
FIRST, aroused the attention of the British Ministry
las indicating deen-roote hostility on the part Of
our Observation-Disclosures they prepared for
the worst by sending of here then surplus fleet.
The National EntelIgencer says:
''We confess that we do not perceive that there
was any necessity tot incorporating in the Ie;eIs
so full an exposition OF the views aud feelings OF
this Government upon the matters therein Referred
to. But we respectfully submit that they were
merely suggestions from the highest law officer Ul
the Government 10 subordinate officer of his de-
parment, and were not addressed TO the British
Government or any Of lis officers, they are by no
meats properly cogniZ BILE by that Government.
TIE demands tpubc redress aud satisfaction
which ATE StatedIn these letters 10 have been adj
dressed 10 the British Government were doubtless
tree from Initiating expressions, as we learn by the
papers last received that they were promptly met
Ih ulI SluAls W. Lutllh IL Wtll WI pOlu
sizes first to Understand each other befofe lnLul-
ging in an undue amount Of indlgMation."
Then. Y. Courier forsees in au article Of the
Unions, that Mr.. Marcy
''will say, by authority OF the President. thOtnei
ther he, tie Secretary, nor the Executive are re-
sponSible for the instructions gwen To District
Attorney by the Law Officer Of the GOvernn eni;'
| and If we mistake net, Mr.. Secretary Marcy will
not experience any great CT mpunctlons at the me-
cesslIy OF giving Mr.. Gushing this rebuff for his
interference with hat does not concern him.
There can be no apology for Mr. Gushing; and we
are delighted that lie is about TO receive rebuke
| he snrichly merits. The habit Of iniermeddhng
with the aft. airs ofIhe State Department is not con-
fined exclusively 10 Mr.. Cushing; and it is 10 be
hoped that the members CT the Administration sill
learn from this lesson to Mr. C. 10 be more cautious
IN future. The truth is, The Secretary Of State is
the only member of the present Cabinet no enjoys
tile confidence and respect Of any considerable;
portion of The American people; and were it not
for him, we have reason 10 believe that the cOun
Try would have long since beeninvolved in war. I"
"These letters in fact the only cause OF diff.
Guilty now existing between the two countries; and
they will be promptly repuLiated by the State
Department"