New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-04

" 10 he recuaed by the same high principles
- nocv which AL nstions which have great destiaes
70 Accomplish have invariably recognized lCheenl'
THE DISMISSAL OF CHAMPION.
Fyo. IAs London Tims', Jsss H.
N.;sstv,s Ministers, considering that the Coy.
eminent of the United States bad an undouptea tsus
70 dbmis Mr. Champion ard the three Consus II tnsy
had Of their own for dong -. 20 dismiss
Mr. Dal a. The American Govern ment, ai,el long
deb.rs,iop. has adopted half mea sure, and as iat
"A A positive act could be qualified oy any ahioun' ~
verbal assurances and invitations, they nsto M Dc.
fed their dismissal of Mr.. Champion. They nave us
missed the Minister, and expressed themselves Gu
tr,ly satisfied with the explanations o, tne "ovein'
ment which sent him out, which gave MN Tue M
siructons that led TO the present unoapIy ~. .r1
which seIt their directions to him throughout, aIu
which declined to recall him when requested 70 w
80 IL would be vain to say that we can take tneS.
assurances in a simpe and natural sense IL no.
to be supposed that the American SoveInu aea din
entirely acqut US Of blame in this affair or see a
tinct line between the Government ana the couuo. VI
the cipomati, agent. For the purposes OF
or diplomacy it affects to consider our ,sn;...
blame.ss of the excuses charged on us Miuis'ei.
What is a concession TO peace even In oiPou.a ",t
guse and with look Of insipcerity, Is on iuipv ~. -
element of the crisis on which our No'cinu' J
ust be. called to act. Could they with PROPHECY
hack the American Minister when the AmeIiS"u
Coyernu ent had brought themsevesto aver that tne
had ON th. point no quarrel with our Government, put
only iust for offence with It's agent oo"
with propriety suspend diplomatic Intercourse WIN
Goy.rpme ut which expressed strong desire 70 con-
tipue it, notwithstanding alleged provocation " .ne
CONTRARY At all events could they not without loss
of hOncr accept the overtures OF peace Maue ~
a painful but inevitable act OF onense LII.
doubtedly the American Government has carefully
70 put the matter that our dismissal OF us mni.
ister would be more than retalisnon. II
would be returning the blow aud giving aea.
ear to the mild tones that explained IL. we "o oo
the hand by the voice, OF
the voice by the hand. Government has taken inc
former alternative. 1t is after all, the safer course
At this moment it seems hardly the coure that mgut
bsve been expected from State that had Just con-
cuded an honorable peace, after a sapguinary war
with the greatest military power in the world. bat
even with that power three short years ago, we were
paeyipg in way that gave .e han sbs NOR, free
TO act as We might think right, because we knew our
,elves We were prt pared for the worst. Douotest
full confidence in the courage and resolution OF tne
country has contributed to the pachc choice OF our
Government. 1t rightly judges that we Gao snord 70
WILD if We can do 30 without pOeitive dshcnor.
In both Houses it will be observed that the explana
tons If Her Majesty's Minister are limited to tue
n ore rnme date question pressed upon them by the
dirnissal Of our Minister That il the first thing
to be conrideIed-whether or not we shan con-
tnue Diplomatic relations with the United states
through the Medium Of the gentleman now represent,
inp that Government at our Court Neither Lord
Clarendon nor Lord Palmerston Gays word on tae
subject OF Central America, really at the bottom OF
the Whole affair. They make no ailuAon to Mr.
Msrcy's refusal Of arbitration on the sense OF the
treaty ard offer Of reference to scientific authority
on sone questions of fact Lord Pslmerston, indeed
assures that nothing is intended by the slight
addition TO our naval force in that part Of the world
than TO protect British property AID subjects and to
prevent needless collision. We shall not, therefore,
70 into that matter except 80 much as TO express our
conviction that had not the United States Govern
ent CONF ~ the conclusion that il was expedent TO
get rid of the Csyton-Bulwer Treaty in one way or
smother and clear that field for political opera
tiohs, we should never have heard syllable
of the recruiting question. 1t is evident that
| ing for an INN. date solution of the Central
American difficulty, considering that Just now
things are going on favsrably for its interests. The
recruiting question: however, had rpened to critical
maturity, and could not be postponed. In this emer
geDcy the American President has, perhaps taken the
nldest course that remained, short OF giving 1t up
altogether. No doubt, he could hardly have done
that without damaging bimsef and his friends very
10 be expected that an American President should
axe martyr of himself for the peace Of the world,
still less for any consideration to the feelings of En-
gland
In sayng that the United States Government has
adopted u half measure, and that Government has
met it than half way-in admitting that both
sides had right to do what they have done-the one
without giving ofense, the other without loss OF
bonor-we DO not for one oment blink the fact
that The resut, far, 10 anything bnt fat
tIrg the pice Of this county. lfhere any PEG.
pie in the United States capable Of qualification at
the fact certainly have been touched in honor
and we submit with as much grace as we can to what
We al feel al insult We have NO disposition to slur over
that fact, for not without hope that the Brit
h people will be rather lees liable to this species of
annoy aDce for the future We DO not think tho people
OF England will henceforth sit by quietly willie pro.
ctetpgs TO which they have the grave at objection and
gCtatOns q which they have utter d. trust 60
mg on, nobody knows how, under the shield of the
Royal prerogo'ive. The honor Of England can hardly
be laid to be in its own keeping, wben month after
mouth its representatives. ask and ask in van aat
has been DONE wbat complaints have been received
nom other Governments, what answers have been
sent, what Is the present state Of the quarrel and
what it's probable conclusion. Throughout tie whole
OF this recruiting affair." and the correspondence ars-
ing out Of II, the British public has only Known the
st.pe taken by its own Government when the Ame,i.
can Government had already acted upon them. We
aohere TO our opinion, that the America Governnept
has not acted with common generosity in this affair
and that It's pfetsnse Of Iosa mdjestas, or offsnse
against it, territorial sovereignty s simpy got up for
tie OCCASION Nevertheless the common sense OF this
country would not have allowed Mr.. Champion TO "a
on, week after week, plugging deeper into difficulty
~ TIE very moment when Their, nothing the Amer
ican Govsinment 30 earnestly wanted for Contra
American purposes Often and often, indeed, has .he
bIithh people been plunged into forced to hu
initiation before they knew what it was all about. And
oy me whore names had hardly reached them. We
OF work. least England makes no effort to stor
after The present affair It destrves the consequence
We believe that Her Majesty's Government has An
oeipaed The opinion Of the country in deciding n r.
pot hostile Interpretation on the dismissal of M
CssmEon or to make that step ground for breskips
States The reason Of this resolution Il IA not d;cn
Ne gather Although accompanied by the highest az
pitsons OF eourtssy and respect FROM the IIni,ed
S's"s 1"v.pDenk oy On eptiye ocouttal of our M