Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-16
Anglo Anlcricam Affairs.

BY late European mails, We have Il yoluminous
budget of official and other documents in regard to
our relations with Great Britain. We make such ex-
tracts Us seem to be of most interest and Importance
FIRST, we lay before our readers the reply of Lord
Clarendon to Mr.. Dallas OF the receipt of the an
nouncement that the Government of the United States
had dismissed Mr.. Champion;
THE EARL OF CLARENDON TO MIR. DALLAS.
Foreign Office, June 20.
Sir; The dispatch of Mr.. Marcy, which you read
to me ON the ! ltb inst, and of which you placed II
copy in my hands, has received the attentive consd-
Grafton Of her Majesty's Government.
Her Majesty IS Government are gratihed at learning
that the assurances contained in my note to yon of
the 30th of April, that no intention existed on the
part oil her Majesys Government to violate the laws
compromise the neutrality, or disregard the sover-
eighty Of the United States, have been unreversedly
accepted by the President, and that all cause of diff
ference with respect to the question of the enlistment,
has ceased to exist between the Government of Great
Britain and of the United States
at is with much regret however that her Maiesty's
Government have learned that the President has been
unable TO alter the view which he had taken of the
conduct of her Majesty's Government at Washing
ton, and of her Majestys consuls at New York Phil
adelphia and Cincinnati in regard TO the transactions
which have been under discussion between the two
governments.
Mr. Marcy had in his dispatch of December rs
1855, stated that the President was of opinion that
those officers finer Majesty had violated the laws of
the United States by being parties TO enlistments
within the Union and he, that ground, consider
ed that they had become unacceptable organs of Her
Maesty's Government in the United States, that he
consequently requested that they might be removed
from their respective posts.
"ller Majestys government did not share this opin-
ion OF the President in regard to the conduct of those
officers OF Her Majesty; and, having communicated to
those officers the charges made against them and the
evidence ON which those charges, and such corrobo
rating evidence as they were able to procure tending
to invalidate the testimony brought against them
Her Maesys government laid all these matters fully
and frankly before the government Of the United s.,
with the persuasion that they would remove the I'M
favorable impression which had been created in the
mind OF the President with regard to the conduct and
proceedings of Her Majestys Minister at Washington,
and of the three above mentioned consuls.
alt appears, however, that this communication has
not produced the effect which Her Majestys govern
ment had expected: and Mr. Marcy in stating that the
Presidents view Of these matters remained unaltered
accompanied that statement by a number of addi-
honal documents, tending to confirm the view which
the President had originally taken of these matters
"lier Majcstys Government have carefully examin-
ed these additional documents, but do not find in
them any evidence worthy of belief, which should
shake the confidence which they have reposed in the
assurances of Mr.. Champion and the Consuls.
"Iier Majestys government retain the high opinion
which they have held of the zeal ability and in-
egrity of Mr. Champion and of the earnest desire by
winch ne mas been animated to avoid all Just cause
offence to the government to which he accredited
Her Majestys government cannot but believe that
many material points in respect to his conduct the
President has been misled by erroneous information
and by the testimony of witnesses undeserving belief
"her Majestys government entertains similar con.
yction as to the conduct of her Maestys Consuls Al
| New York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati
| "such conflict of opinions on such a matter be.
tween the two governments of two great powers mus
necessarily be the subject of serious deliberaton by
ootn ana her majesy's government have not failed
10 giveto this matter all the consideration which i
jnstly deserved. 8,
! SO IL her ma)estys government had been convinced
IKE the government of the Omitted States, that he
malestys officers had In defiance of their instruc
nons violated the laws of the United States her ma
lesys government would both out of deferenre !,
the United States and from due regard 10 the nm
thori.y ofthe British crown have removed those Off
GERS rom the posts which they held
. III the government of foreign country ,or -.
prieiousiy, and without any apparent belief that
had good ground for doing So TO break Of r., Az,
matte relation with the minister accredited =, !, =,
her majesty, her pajestys confidential servan, /" y
swerable for maintaining the honor and a;,n;,
the crown. could not hesitate as to ady;sina bnrs
jes,y equally to break off all diplomatic in,erco,' ~,
: ! with the minister Of such government accredited
d her court