Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-21
lord ClARHNDoNS REPLY To SECRETARY
MARCY.

The National lutelligcucer, OF yesterday, SAYS:
IL generally understood that Government rccciv.
eI on saturday last, the Of Lord Clarendon 10
Mr. Marcy's dr~patch OF the 2sth December in which he
summed "a. fit argument of the American side of III.
Recruitment dispute aud runor assigns TO the r.oinder
oi the British Secretary elsbor4cncSs equal 10 shat
"eh distinguished the able paper Of the American Sec.
tetAry knnnr fids, hLcw ss-we are pleased 10 learn
lu1 hor ,ruly -gc, OF course unable 10 sa,-tat t
reply Oi Tie Eu.js Cah ct while they Iccln, .cr.dip
10 ihc American mand for the recall OF Mr. Cramuton
"dduccs mas W testimony not before known % our Go
Vrrnineut, and variety uf Calculating circumstance
laets tending very much TO mitigate the gravity of tb.
"heuce charged snst the R,sn Minister and altogeth
er preseuuus sOiteued Vt the case a. 10 ustfv
oar oNernucH IN not only not insisting the expulson
OF the offending Minister. hut acceptiug ic expressed r
get oi the british Goy gurn, for its unntentonsl
offence a. snien epaaion Tor the dsrespectiu act
We have comPtiuet Of
The Washington correspondent OF the Phil.deIob,.
North Amerrsu, speaking Of Lord Clarendou's reply
says
10 occupies INV pages Of diplomatic paper In ia tone
II more generally conciatsry and guarded than the for
mcr dispatches h-ve BEEN ACr rsyicWng the whole cas
t discrtds .iu1ny sgatst the British ninist.r
aud the eo. aud prefers accepting the statement of
their oSn oil, si.. On this ground a. wel a. ou other
new pUnt' -gcsted ii declines 90 comply With the re
quest Of the American Government The reply of ;bs
AdminisrsiioH will be pared Immediately but Is alsy
require eight or ten day the British replication took
three months II wil o. ~ brief a. circumstances NAV
allow, Wlth unnecessary discussion Of previous que
disposal ot Mr Crmpton. There s little doubt enter.
tanned that the British Government will promptly retail
atH by giving Nc Dt- h, passports thus leaving dplo
matte intercourse Suspended until it shall be renewed bv
explanation or friendly intervention for amcable adjust
meni, slich may De- ts>ly accomplished There !. no
cause Of war Or auy embarrassment in our pacific
relations necessarily Involved Ia this fact
Mons Strugcs hs. cudravorcd notwithstanding tbs
supposed hostility OI tie French Government to effect
satisfactory utnt Ills rndeavors are predicated
on the alleged apoo sh.oh have been made but which
not regarded s.. sufficient
The same correspondent al-o writes
NJ Crimptou cxpl li. his .tatemcnt in regard TO Mr.
Clayton by asserting at th. stter called on him 70 ex
anime some old Engl-h maps which Ruatsn and Ia
mhca were designated aud coOred ia the same way
whcrcupou W. CLAYTON admitted hat both were evidently
claimed a. British pO.sesons 10 l. possible that mis-
Apprehension might have occurred in that instance hut
ihe explanation does the points involved IN tho
declarations of M Clayton corrubOrtted by senators
Chitenden and Fish. u Il supposed Mr. Cramptoa
will make SOM pubf zion on the subject
A despatch from W -hington say.
M Dallas writes he IS nav IN possession Of an Of
Hcill letter lfOm Lore Clarendon the British PA.
hament n which his ,Jr-hp gives the precise constrc-
ton o. the Chyon liver treaty whrh cOnened for by
our goverum"Ht W.. D. jt il conclusive than
snNthiug hr has written The subject NJ Dallas
'sys also, that things look uOss rOmisng ia London