The true Democrat., 1856-04-01

means to carry 1t out is now in the way of being de- velopcd, and I regret that the disclosures al. ready made appear to duplicate so many ofher majestys officers resident as we'll in the United States as in the adjacent British provinces. The President perceives with much regret that the disclosures duplicate you in these proceedings. He has, therefore, preferred to communicate the views contained in this note to her meiesty's government through you, her representative here, rather than through our minister at Lon don. The information in his possession does not allow him to doubt that yourself. as well as the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia. and several civil and military officers of the Bri. tlsh government of rank in the provinces were instrumental in setting on foot this scheme of enlistment; have offered inducements to agents to embark in 1t, and approved of the arrange ments tor carrying 1t out, which embraced va- rlous recruiting establishments in different ci- tles ot the United States, and made liberal pro- visions for funds to be used as inducements for persons residing therein to leave the country for the purpose of enlisting in the British mill tary service. These arrangements are utterly incompatible with any pretence that they were designed merely to afford facilities to British subjects or other foreigners in this country to carry out their wishes prompted purely by sen- timents of loyalty or political feeling to partlcl pate with the allies in the existing war in Europe.
 The information in the possession of this go- vernment is so well established by proof, and corroborated by so many public acts, that the President feels warranted in presenting to the British government this conduct of her maies- tvs officers, disrespectful to the United States and incompatible with the friendly re- lations between the two countries"
 He also writes
 "The course which the President would deem 1t proper to take towards the implicated officers within the United States depends, in some measure, upon their relation to their govern ment in this matter. Lord Clarendon's note of the 16th of July does not make it quite clear that her majestys government is prepared to disavow the acts complained of. and to throw the entire responsibility of them upon its off, cers and agents. Stringent instructions were undoubtedly given to her majesty's officers to guard against any violation of the United States law of neutrality; but it does not appear hat respect for our territorial sovereignty, or the well-known policy of the United States as neutral not specifically embraced in our muni- cipal enactments, was enoned. The instruc- tons might therefore be formally complied wlth and these officers at the same time do acts which constitute offence against our rights as a sovereign power. Such acts 1t is believed they have committed; whether with or without the approval or countenance of their government does not authOritatively appear"
 After remarking that he apprehended that Lord Clarendon was not well informed when he expressed the opinion that the viola tors of our laws were unauthorized agents, he states that the object of the note is to ascertain how far the acts of the known and acknawledg- ed agents of the British government, done with in the United States, in carrying out this scheme of recruiting for the British army, have been authorized or sanctioned by her majesty's go- vernment
 On the 7th of September, two days after this searching note was written, Mir. Champion ac- knowledges it's receipt, and promises reply after he shall be put in possession of the views of his government as to the matters to which it relates; but TO reply appears in the docu- ment. On the 8ta of September Mir. Marcy advises Mir. Buchanan of these notes On the 1st of October he transmits to him the report of the trial of Hu.tZ, and states" the testi- mony slows that MT. Champion and several other British officers are deeply implicated in the trausaction" He writes
 "The second dispatch to you on the subject showed that the ground Of grievance was not confined to the mere fact of a violation of our neutrality laws by British officers. It present ed the case as a national offence committed by them, espectve oi those laws These off cers may have contrived to shield themselves from the penalties of our laws, and vet have committed an offence against our sovereign ter ritoria rights. This latter aspect of the case was distinctly presented in my last dispatch to you on the subject. It was this view of the case which the President wished you to pre- sent to her majesty's minister of foreign rea- tions
 It is important, with reference to proceedings against British officers residing withn the Unit ed States, that the President should know whether the government of Great Britain mean to justify or condemn their conduct.
 The disclosures which have been made leave no doubt of the fact that some of these officers have taken all active part in raising recruits in the United States. If their conduct was un- authorized, and is condemned, it is proper that this government should be apprized of the fact, as well as of the punishment which has been, or is proposed to be, inflicted upon them; but if, on the other hand the British government approve of the course pursued by its officers, 1t Is important that its determination Tn that re- spect should be known.'
 On the 27th of Sept Lord Clarendon, in note to Mir. Buchanan expresses no less dis
 
 of July l6, was not as satisfactory to the go vernment of the United States as it appeared to be to Mr. Buchanan. He has no reason to believe that the agents of her majestys govern ment have offered an effront to the sovereign rights of the United States; feels confident "that even the extraordinary measures which have been adopted in various parts of the Union to obtain evidence against her ma esty's servants, or their agents, by practices sometimes resorted to under despotic institutions, but which are dis dained by all free and enlightened governments, will fail to establish any well-founded charge against her majestys servants;' goes off into side issue about arms and ammunition and war like stores being sent in large quantities from the United States for the service of Russia and about plots, etc., etc., for the invasion of Great Britan and winds up really silly, undignifed and offensive letter, bylyiving the arrogant real John Bull assurance that her maesty's govern ment "erpect Hat Melr assurance shOuM be recelU ed that as they have enjoned on all her majes- tvs servants strict observance of the laws of tho United States so they have no reason to believe that any of her majesty's servants, or any agents duly authorized by those servants have disregarded those injunctions in respect to the matterJ which form the subject of this note."
 Mir. Marcy's reply to this insolent letter, da- ted October IS, 1855. is dignifed in its tone, smooth in its style, and cuts up his lordship's positions, right and left, now with clear reason- ing, and now with quet but pungent ridicule. Never was lord more genteelly and courte- ously sabred Mir. Marcy firmly puts the case of violation of our rights by enlsting troops; and how the evidence implicated British off cials Then he states that the President had given Clarendons reply the full consideration it is entitled to on account of the high source from which it emanates, and regrets to be oblig- ed to adopt the conclusion that it is not satis- factory" He proceeds to examine seriatim Clarendon's words; repelling his charge of imi- tating despotic institutions; in the matters of supplies, brushing aside, in line, a novel doc Urine of international law" and calling Claren- don's attention to the supplies our citizens fur