The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-29

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your letter to that gen.lsman. Thus much hAvs ssn-
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Hon. wmIIAs /. MARCY, ssessssry o. stsS.
Mr.. MARCY TO MIR. BUCHANAN.
DEPARTMENT on STATE, I
et- WASHINGTON, Oct Is, 1855.
sIR-Ths copy Of Lord Ciarendon's note Of tne IJth
your despatch No. 93 has received have lad it
beore the President, and Greeted to make the 81
The case presented to her Britannia Msjssty's govern
ment in my note TO Mr.. Champion, contxcsd disetnst
charge that Brit officers and agents had n'ringsd cur
neutrality to friendly Powers, and mat SONS of
theee officers and agents In the Of their gov
within the United States and others resents
in neighbopg British provinces had Also violated Der
sisn territorial rights by being engaged In recrs
ing for the British army within territories. rhs
mode by which this uitng had carried and
he coDne xion OF these, with +! were clearly stated
tfieers' Agents had been en- poyed BY tasm to opsa
tneezvous In our principal ciues numerous engage
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,eIed as an inducement for entering ioto the Brth
service and they had been tsSea out OF the United States
ny means furnished by persons the employ OF toe
B.i sh government. .er M
1t Vas also stated that the evidence establishing sAsss
government OF such character that this govern
ment coula not reasonably doubt is accuracy.
don her BraDnc Ms,sstys principal Secretary Of State
for Foreign Affairs the thus presented by this
b the ss % s
regrets to be obliged to adopt the conclusion that net
satisfactory.
This government had a right to look for something
In that reply than expectation on the part Of her
Msjestys government that their assurance should %
Dts n d
States they have reason to believe that OF her
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spect the matters which torn the subject OF this ord
Clrer dons note" This is very laconic bat csrfsnly
very unsatisfactory TO the demand Of By
this government for violation Of its laws and sront
to the sovereign rights of this country.
by general objection TO all the evidence by which the
charges against the British officers and agents
tanned
Lord Clarendon declares that the aexsraordinary''
adopted to obtain evidence against her Msss
TVS their agents though sometimes resort
ed to under despouc insttuons dsdained BY all tres
and enlightened This serious imputs6oa
is accompanied with specification vagus slu
sion TO the condemned measures, Is this government
favored by his ordsbip with any to guide
lecture to his meaning
The only reply which be made to allegation
exceedingly definite is that lhis government has
thoiized or used other but ordinary and Legitimate
haa any believe suspect that any
with or without its countenAnce, have ADOPTED any meA
sures whatever for obtaining such evidences which
would not find abundant sanction in the established
practice Of the administration of penal law in
Great Britain i significant fact fsc that On
which the accused were convicted for being
engaged in carrying out the scheme Of recruitmsnts
which Lord Clarendon would fAn set aside all the evi
dence worthless interposed made to appear,
these trials took deep interest in the defeacs Of the
criminals, and were directly implicated BY the prosf
Repeiling this charge Of initiating despotc inssitu-
tions" and ing what Is disdaned by all tree and
ightened governments" it is proper to remark thar
it tusainAble 1t would warrant the conclu0a
which Lord Clarendon has deduced from it, which L.
That the evidence "w fail to establish any wenfoundsl
nom being certain that the measures adopted for osn
fpg the evidence they had extraordinary and
exceptonabe would invadate it, for 1t might still be Of
tho truth of the allegations.
Should her Britannia Msjsstys government at T.
disclose airy specific objection the mode BY which the
evidence has been obtained attempt In any oner WY
to upesch it. this government will then ieea called =
charges by evidence to which just exception b
taken. Neither the promises which Lord ClareAdoa
against the implicated British officers Aor the lster
ence he ceduces from them can be admitted BY this
Lord Clarendon must think, intend to b understood
impending neutrality the present war, though
here appears TO be some in his language
a commenting upon grave charge, coming from
especabe An authority 1t Is but fair to quote hs own
Words
TIE United States profess neutrality in the se
one within ne United stses by sa1sns thereof WHICH
ann uniton and warhs stores Of Kinds been
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1t is certainly novel doctrine Of international law,
that traffic BY citizens or subjects OF neutral power
with begerents, though it should bs arms, NUM-
ton, and warle stores, compromit. the radty at
that Power That the enterprise of individuals citizens
instances and to limited extent to traie NTH Rassra
in Of the specified articles not denied-nor Is it
tipg this from the charge Of having dire
ssrded the duties Of neutrality in the present war.
the s Of the Hae s :" 9t p
United States had traffic with Great Britain during
the present war, in arms, ammunition, AID wartiks
ter Of notoriey that citizens In their character
individuals have reneered substantial aid to both EGG
Dd and France In the prosecution OF hosities against
Russia Though Lord Cia endon may have momsntarily
forgotten, he will readily call to mind the fact, that
from the commen cement Of the war down to this time in
transporting troops and muptions Of for Great Br
tain, f.m Briish ports either In the United Kingdom
in the Mediterranean to the Crmea, nothing &
the ereus American merchant vessels employed In
conveying troops and munitions Of from the II
France.
States have bet resorted for POWDER war
Ike stores for the of the anes and immense qusn
armies In the Crimea In the face Of these scts OPEN
snd know to all the world it certainly expected
very limited traffic which of citizens may have
bad with Russ, IS sustaining solemn charge against
Ids govern ment or violating neutral obligations towards
the allies Russia may have shared scany but the al
lies have undoubtedly partaken largely in benefits de-
rived hom the CAPITAL the industry and the inventive
genius OF Amer lean citizens the progress of the war;
but this government has had connection with these
proceeoipgs neither belgereut has any just grouna a
compla int againstit.
Lord Clarendon further asks
been openly and conspiraces entered
into Without disguise hndrance in vsrious
Union TO take anvdntage Of the in which Great :
epeaged ard seze The opportunity for promoting nsurres
an ~ med force proceeding from the United Statesg
This government replies that it has knowledge or
be lief whatever of the existence of any such plots or con-
spaces. 1t has only 1t stated in English newspaps
thet few ON Ireland had copgrega Together
at Boston, in ts vicinity adopted resolutions in
relation to the condition OF their oountrymen home ana