Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-07
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continue IT, notwithstanding alleged provocaon IN ,h
contrary AT all events, could they not uhou, l,.. N
accept the overtures Of peace made u soften
painful but inevitable act Of oa.uees IT,dorh, -
american has carefully 20 put the p.t,sr M, 49,
oi lts Minister would NOR. than ret,l.,;,
IL would be returung the blow and giving d.s1 - \.
the mild tones that explained il, We ,e,. =, ~, ~
,her to interpret the hand by voice or the vo,r h
e M manu- uoVeriment has taken the former Alternative
~ Is after all, the safer At this mctp.,t 4, -
hardly the course that might have been .,nr,.s 8. -
state that had just concluded an honorable n,.c Is,
sanguinary war with the greatest military 'Po~c, In ,h
world but even ~ith that Power three shor, x.,,s -.
We were par!eying in a that gave Httle ;rd;e.,es
what was 10 follow We held ourselye. then 49,. 49, ~
Tree to act as might think right because We kne-
selves We were prepared for the worst Doubt.s. fan
confidence in the courage and resolution OF the counry
mas contributed To the pacific choice of our Goyernm.nt
nightly Judges that afford to yield if se can a.
80 without positive dishonor.
In both Houses il will be observed IN. .,, u.
Her Males'ys Minister'S limited TO the more mueii.
question pressed upon them by the dismissal of our Mn;
ter That Is the hr-t thing be considered ed-vha,h
or not We shall continue diplomatic r,lauoos ;,h g.
United States through the medium of the r.nt.p,sn -
representing that Government our Courts Sri,h.,
Loru Clarendon nor Lord Palmerstou says word am ,h
SubJ"ct II Central America really at the boit,r =, a.
whole affair. They make no allusion To NJ N.,-v, y"
iusai oil arbitration on the OF the treaty and Offer f
Teiereice ID scientific authority on some question.
Ae ord indeed assures that nothir, ,uor
Is intended by the slight addition to our naval is :;
at part the world than protect British prppety "a
SUBJECTS, and 10 prevent needless collision w. sb.l 40,
therefore, 90 into that matter except lust s nneb a. ~
express our conviction that had not the United S,,
Government come to the conclusion that il was xne,,
70 get rid OF the Clayton B1lwer Treaty in one va, ~
other and clear the fields for political oper.tions ~ -
never have heard syllable OF the recruiting ouest;o 10 =
evident that the United States Government il NO, vsr
pressing Tor an immediate solution OF tn. Central ~
ueuity considering that just things are going on
avouraby tor its interests The recruiting Question boz
e'er had rpened to critical maturity and could not h
postponed In this emergency the American Pr.s;ssn,
has perhaps taken the mdest course that r.m.;nsJ
short OF giving it up altogether No doubt he corI5'
hardly have done that without damag ng himself and bs
very considerably with his people; and OF
Is NOT To De expected that an American President sbonId
make martyr of himself for the peace of the world ,;
less Tor any consideration TO the feelings Of England
In saving that the United States Government h.s do
ted nall measure, and that Government has mel
II more than hall Say,-in admitting that both sides had
f1Sht To DO what they have donethe one without civ
ing oehce the other Without loss OF hosour-we do not
Tor one moment blink the fact that the result 40 s- :
anything but attering the pride of this country n
thee are any people IN the United States capable of graft
hcaon AZ the TACT, We certainly have been touched In
our honour and we submit with much grace as We can
to what all feel an Insult We have no disposition N sIn
over that fact for without hope thar the pi,;h
people Will be rather less liable this species of
ance for the future. We 10 think the peop Of r.
gland will henceforth sit by quietly while procaa;
10 which they have the gravest objection and
OF which they have uttered disrust are going ON mo-
oody KNOWS how, under the shield OF the Roya nrero,.
tive The honour OF England can hardly be said ~ ~ T.;
its own keeping when month after month its represen
uves ask, and ask in vain, what has been done rbat
complaints have been received from other 1;ov.,n
ments what answers have been sent what Is the pren,
state of the quarrel aud what il probable eopcIusn
Throughout the whole of this recruiting affair and the
correspondence arising of it, the British public bas
only known the steps taken by its Government when
the American Government had already acted upou ,b.
we adhere % our opinion that the American Govern.
ment has not acted with generosity in this affair
and that s protence of tGs estas or offence against
Us territorial sovereignty is simply got up for the ocra
son; NeVertheless the common OF this country
would not have allowed Mr.. Champion to 90 on week al
ter week. plansing deeper into difficulty at the very nc
meht "he there was nothing the American Governments
ten and oie1 indeed mas the British people been plunged
into war or forced to humiliation before they knew ,b.,
"as ALL about, and ny men whose names had hardly
reached them We cannot but think that the time L 90
ing by for this sort of work. At least il England naS
no effort to stop it alter the present affair it deserves h
consequences. ~