New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-25
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We think il our duty 10 caution our reahers aeest
any undue alarm in regard 10 toe last news nun t9e
United States. The papers state, apparently uPDh
authority, that Mr.. Buchanan has been posiuVey w
.,ructed 10 demand the recall Of Mr.. Champion our
Nirist,r A, " ashingtop on account of the part ne
took in the enlistment Of American citizens Tor the
British service BE that rs IT may, Is certain our
Government will decline such demand II name io1
~ sorrd beoded and richt-mnded man can have read
the corresrondence between the two governments GU
this subiec: without seeing in the hs place thA tneie
was no comphcity the par OF M oramp'oh ~
those TRANSACTIONS in the next place. tnt any &
Of complaint arose entirely either from erlors OF uo
nan of agents employed, or IN their having acIeu DC
y,nd and against their instructlonsi ana In tne ss
nlsce that whether errors bad been COMMITTED OF
Instructions exceeded, full AMI ample repqn,a..!on
had been made by an apology from 'ne p,.sh
Government. There il only one WORD IN the I'm
glish language which fairly represents conduct "hcu
after such course, still seeks 10 idsten 4uGre'
mon GOOD ard powerful neghbor Happily, how
ever fos us the great majority OF the American people
are a. much alive r are to the course whch goSd
ase good sense, and patriotic principle dictate undef
such circumstances. and we have the best Means OF
Lnovino n At President Pierce Is looked upon with as
nrcb Gisl.ssure BY a majority of the American
citizens az he is in this country Indeed "oud ap
near as if every in the BIted states VINO ehJo!Su
sny weight in the country, who was indepehdeut Vi Tue
ooye1uept of the President for the time oelng, anu
SIo had CORE spondent in this country had awaited
Himself Of the Last mail to tell US that we must regard
all his vsporings the thunder OF Mr. Pleree unsup
rorted BY the American people, lhls we leaiy oSi0'o
~ he the case; and that when the small clique who for
tbeir own sekh ends would not hesitate TO 0nDrOltwo
creat nation. in dispute, find that already preIlm'
nsrv trt atty Of peace is signed with Russia ana an
amntcc established, they VIII quietly acquesce 'ue
more sensible ard patriotic views which the great ouk
of the people in both countries entertain.
From The Lecd,r.
five NAV trust The Morning Post, We arc on the
point of sending out feet to make war upon me
FITTED states. The alleged ground is that the Gov
ernu ert of the American Republic ha not been sas-
fed with the repaTaton made in the case OF the re-
Crl.tmen,. The reader may bear in mind that While
n, -eclutr ent question suffered to grow ino
d.pute whore no dispute ought 10 have arisen the
renI Rad blood is provoked by a want OF straight
fpwardness in the strict Observance OF treaty stpna-
tions At present, however, according to our cotem'
ror,rv the hazard of quarrel rests entirely upon the
recruitment question Now how does that stand
The Morning Post takes two grounds. In the hrst
Mac. TINT sufficient rCparation has been made there
are two patie to The decision of that question ana I'm
GisrJ cannot decide it for herself If America Is not
Satisfied England has not done enough TO secure the
nurpcse Of all PREPARATION, and her only alternative
| would be 10 cancel the wrong done. As we do not
know the amount Of apology which Great Britain hae
nd for violating through her agents the laws Of the
limited States We are not capable of giving our own
Judgment on the moral suficcncy OF the PREPARATION.
| W. very much doubt, however whether our states
men WHO have the prefix OF Il" Lord TO their name7i
are wiling TO make that genuine apology which was
! demanded by the case.
In the second place it is maintained that no wrong
v,s committed. We will state parallel
In the wear 1893 citizen Genet, the hrst Minister OF
The French Republic signalised the commencement of
his dpona attic career in the United states by fitting out
in the American ports prvateers tn cruise against In
| dish oommerce-Engandb being power with whom
6c United States was at peace, although she was at
war with France Citizen Genet answered the remOn-
srances addressed to him by Washington, who natur-
ay wish. to preserve position OF honorable neutral
nv. by most insoen letter, appealrg from the resi-
dent to the people, aud Washington forthwith sent him
| bis passports
present; the grand difference is that Genet appealed
from President to people, which CHAMPION has not
done; but the main principle Il exactly tho same an
! infraction of the law and q violation Of neutrality
What account of the precedent have we coped' That
given by The Morning Pcs.
IL is contended that Mr. Champion Is not implicated
rs Genet was. because the English Government issued
circular stipulating that agents should do no acts
which should constitute violation OF the law within
the United States bear the appearance OF recruit
inc within the United States otherwise parties must
expect no aid assistance from the British Govern
mfnt. This is very good "a safeguard against the
acts Of agents but does not do with regard to third
parties. II hire man TO LeSpass IN the garden oil
INV neigbbor, and tell him to bring away certain things
that be NAV find there 10 not eJonerate myself from
an action fcr trepas by telling him that he must not
violate the law OF property or 90 anything that ooks
like stealing II il true that Hertz Srobel and the
other agents hagantly violated the law, and osten-
tatiouely faunted their connection with the English
Government; 20 that our Government, by iS agents,
directly violated that enactment OF Act
which declares that persons should not be invited in
the Union TO GO forth and be enlisted beyond the ter
ritoiy of the United States We told our agents TO do
| an illegal thing in legal manner, and they betrayed
u.s. but have to apologize to the Union Tor sending
them there at ALL and the apology ought to be ample
| we are too proud to apologize our only course rs
TO cancel the wong done, and leave the question IN
statu quo. The FIST step would be to withdraw the
chief of the agents who had 40 mismanaged the Affair."
| Now, nobody casts much moral blame on Mr. Crsmp-
ton but he Is officially the chief agent If the express
wIh of the Union had been carried out, and be had
| been Withdrawn from poet where he VIII no longer
be useful all subsequent difficulty might have been
| avoided This might have been done without humll'
alton to our Government TO Mr. Champion He
might have been promoted TO higher post-to the 81.
Petersburg embassy, for example which "a to be re-
vived us the English Legation at Washington Is TO
| be dropped.
| our Government chooses neither of the alternatives,
but elects the lertis u quid The Morning Post hints
that America has resolved upon the course described
Sin ignorance that we are to be at peace with Russia
implying that the Americans would dare 10 resist Is
| if we were at war, but not if we were disengagcd.
We need point out the insulting character OF such
| language. Our contemporary continues:
"The naval power of England, never more fully de-
veloped than at present comprises force OF shps-of-
tbe.lne frgates, and mortar and gun-boats, IN COM
paIison with which the entire navy of the United
| States is but weak and inefficient squadron, aud
WILL with certainty Of peace, be set at liberty TO act
in vndication of the National honor in whatever quar-
| ter il may be assaied."
| The Americans are told 10 consider whether a war
should be rashly and weakly provoked, which should
| sweep American commerce from the seas, and " lay
"the seaboard Of the Union open to the attacks OF the
| " greatest naval power in the world" Our eotem-
porary therefore, somewhat more than hints that our
navy Is to be sent to sweep American commerce
| I" from the seas
| What will cotton.cons uming, manufacturing Lam
| Glasgow, or London We put the question distinctly.
] Are Naucbe ster Liverpool Birmingham, Glasgow,