Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-07-25
Despatch of Earl Clarendon upon Mr.. Champions
Dismissal

recruiting in i,e United States Were presented to
farlament They include Mr. Marcey's despatch
communicating the fact of the dismissal of the Brit.
sh minister and the British consuls and the affda.
Wis which accompanied the same letter from Mr..
CHAMPION 10 the Earl of Clarendon dated London,
June l9; memorandum by Consul Barclay, con-
tanning denial of Mr.. Marcy charges :psissints
vefo's; correspondence of Consul Matthew with
Mr, Marcy and with the Earl of Clarendon and,
| hnally, Earl Clarendon's reply to Mr. Marcy The
latter important dispatch is as follows:
Inc EGl OF Clarendon to Mr. Marcy
/ FOREIGN OFFicE, June 90, 1856,-Sir-The des-
patch OF Mr.. Marcy, which you read 10 me on the
LIN instant and of which you placed copy in my
handS, has received the attention of Her Maiestys
government
hef AiaJestys Government are gratifed al learning
that the assurances contained in my note to you Of
the 3Oth OF April, that intention existed on the
part OF Her MaIestys government to violate the laws,
compromise the neutrality, or disregard the sover-
eighty OF the United States have been unreserved
accepted by by the President and that all cause Of
difference with respect to the question of enlistment
has ceased to exist between the governments of Great
Britain and the United States
1t is with much regret, however that Her Males.
TVS government have learned that the President has
been unable to alter the view which he had taken
of the conduct of Her MajestY's Minister at Wash.
ngton, and of Her Majesty's consuls at New York,
Philadelphia and Cincinnati, in regard to the trans
actions which have been under discussion between
the two governments.
! Mr.. Marcy had in his despatch Of December %,
1885, stated that the President was of opinion that
those officers of her Majesty had violated the laws
of the United States by being parties to enlistment
within the Union; that he on that ground consid.
cred that they had become unacceptable organs Of
her MaJesy's Government in the United States, and
that he consequently requested that they might be
removed from their respective posts.
/ Her Majesty's government did not share in this
opinion OF the President in regard to the conduct of
those officers of her Majesty; and having communi
Gated 10 those officers the charges made against them
and the evidence which those charges rested and
having received from them full denaIs Of the truth
OF the charges and such coroborating evidence
they able to produce tending 10 nvalidate the
testimony brought against them, her Maiesty's gov
ernment laid all these matters fully and frankly be-
fore the Government of the United States with the
persuasion that they would remove the unfavorab e
Impressions which had been created the mird of
the President with regard to the conduct and pro-
ceedings of her .,1ajest'y minister Washington,
and of the three above named consuls
1t appears, howryer, that this communication has
not produced the effect which her Maesy's govern
ment had expected and Mr. Marcy, in stating that
the Presidents view of these matters remained una-
tered, accompanied that statement by number of
additional documents tending to confirm the view
which the President had originally taken of these
matters.
Her Majesy's government have carefully examin-
ed these additional documents but do not find in them
any evidence worthy of belief which should shake
the confidence which they have reposed in the
rance of Mr. Champion and OF the consuls
i Her Majests's government retained the high opin.
ion which they have ever held of the zeal, ability,
! and integrity of Mr. Champion and of the earn
est desire by which he has been animated to avoid
all just cause of offence the government 10 which he
was accredited Her Majesty's government cannot but
believe Il at on many material points in respect
to his conduct, the President has been mised ty
roneous information, and by the testimony of wit.
nesses undeserving of belief
Her Majestys COVE nment enertans similar con-
victions to the conduct of her Nlajeslys consus
at New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati
Such conflict of opinions, Oh such matter, be.
tween the governments OF two great powers, must
necessarily be the sub ject of serious delibeaton by
both ard her Ma esty's government have not failed
to to this matter all the consideration which it
justly deserved.
IT her Majesty's government had been convinced,
like the government of the United States, that her
Maestys officers had, in defiance of their nstruc-
tions, violated the laws of the United States, her
MaJestYs government would, both out of Difference
to the United States, and from due regard to the
authority of the British Crown, have removed those
officers from the post which they held.
If the government OF a foreign country were
caplicously, and without any apparent belief that
it had good ground for doing SO, to break off its
diplomatic relations with the minister accredited to
by her Majesty, her Majestys confidential servants,
answerabe for maintaining the honor and dignity of
the crown, could not hesitate to advising her Mai
with the minister of such governments accredited to
her court.
But in the present case her MaestyS government
are bound 10 accept the formal and repeated decIara-
tions of the President of his belief h these office
of her Majesty have violated the laws of the Union,
and are, on that account, unacceptable organs of
communication with the government and authorities
of the United States; and her Majesty's government
cannot deny the government of the United States
right similar TO that which, in parallel case, they
, would claim for themselves, the right; namely Of
forming their own judgment to the bearing of the
laws OF the Union upon transactions which have
taken place within the Union.
| have, therefore, the honor 10 inform you that
g however deeply her Msjestys government regret a
proceeding on the part OF the President OF the United
States, which cannot but be considered as of an n
friendly character, they have not deemed it their duty
on that account to advise her Majesy to command
me to suspend my Diplomatic Intercourse with you
ard have TO assure you that the high PERSONAL es-
eem which is felt for you by all the members of heI
Maiestys government, will render it most agreeable
10 myself to have The honor OF entering into cOmmu
e nication with you upon all matters connected with
the mutual relations OF our two countries.
You will be certain Of meeting on the part of hel
. Majesty government, the most friend feelings to
ward the United Sates, land the anxious desir
to arrange all questions of difference, tO re
conce the Just rights and real Interests of the tw
countries with the maintenance of those amita able re
Iaons, the preservation of which is Of such grea
importance to Doth. | am, &c,
[Sgned1 CLARENDON.
s Corr with United States Respecting
= CUntraI America.
e REPLY OF THE EARL OF CLARENDON TO sECRETAR
MARCY.
A Parliament paper, issued on Thursday evening
contains The letter of Mr. Secretary Marcy TO MI
Dallas upon the Central American question, commu
j. H. nh