Washington sentinel., 1856-06-03

THE CHAMPION DIFFICULTY.
The entire chain of circumstances connected
with the enlistment question, shows conclusive
ly, that deliberate plan concocted by the
British Ministry to enlist soldiers within the
limits Of the United States, to serve in the war
were sent to her officers in Canada and in the
United States to carry out that purpose, that
these officers or representatives of the English
government did, extensively, engage in this
enlistment, employing numerous subordinates
and furnishing much money. 1t is also GER
tain that the greatest secrecy was enjoined in
the performance of this duty.
For what reason was this secrecy enjoined,
if they purposed no wrong? If it were right,
if they had not perfectly well known that it
was wrong and fragrant wrong, they would
have done the matter openly-they could thus,
if it we're not wrong, with a tithe Of the ex-
pendlture, have secured ten times as many sol
diers, in one tenth of the time.
Was this secrecy to screen the matter from
the Russian eye? If it we're no wrong-why
care if Russia did see it? Or was it because
knowing it was wrong, yet relying upon Ameri-
can sympathy to wink at this violation of its
municipal laws, the law of nations and Of good
faith to Russia, the secrecy was enjoined to
screen US from complaint by Russia.
When detected, how many subterfuges and
denials we're resorted to by British officials to
conceal the fact and escape the consequences.
When the evidence became irresistible, the
British Government admitted its completely,
but undertook to tell us what was and what
was not violation of our municipal laws.
England winds up by an attempt to discredt
testimony, which, in England, would hang Lord
Clarendon on q charge for murder, or would
hang any man in this country, and sets up as q
complete refutation, the say-so of parties most
incontestably guilty of completely in the matter.
The whole facts show wanton and unaton-
ed outrage upon our sovereignty and upon our
dignity. 1t was one of those outrageous tress-
passes upon our forbearance, of which similar
ones stain our annals from the peace of the
Revolution to the present time.
All the amends, after disgraceful attempts to
J conceal, to deny, and to mistify, and to brazen
out the matter, offered by England, is still to
deny the truth, deny that she did infringe our
laws, and express her regret that we should
!, think she had done SO but refuses to recall
! the parties committing the offence, and who
far exceeded what the ministry say was their
instructions.
Not to recall them, is to endorse and to ap
, prove them. 1t has ever been thus with Eng
land-from the date of peace in 1888, to the
present day, we have always on hand occasion
for complaint for similar outrages. proper
amend to no one of which, has she ever made
She does not scruple to do us wrong, and be
!. lieving we will take partial reparaton rather
than go to war, she has steadily and obst
nately refused us justice. On the other hand
she has never made complaint of any i'll
J doing of our Government to her.
Should Mr.. Dallas be sent home, we trust
that forthwith notice will be given that our
treaties viii end. We can well do without any
thing she has, and France, Russia, Germany,
and ourselves can manufacture our cotton, and
dispense with England.
The internal audacty Of England, which has
so long preyed upon our forbearance ought not
to be borne. We should make her hold herself
as exempt from wrong to us, as we do ourselves
from injury to her.
1t question whether it would not be better
for bold Executive TO precipitate war, by a
prompt and decisive repulse, whenever, and as
often as she attempts these outrages upon us.
There is no room for compromise when the
injury is solely on one side. There are cases
where exaction Of rights is the proper course,
where Cancellation is but subserviency.
II the enlistment question did not suffice, the
strange misapprehension Of Mr. Champion Of
Governor Marcy, General Cass, and Mr.. Clay
ton, together with bis omission to refer to arb.
tration as desired by Lord Clarendon, would
suffice to give occasion for minister less
liable to such unfortunate neglect; for we
would suppose it was negligence rather than
intention, which so strangely misunderstood
all these gentlemen.