New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-10
HBITIsH ENLIsTMENTs AGAIN.


IT,. Commercial Adrertiser OF Saturday says
"On the authority Of gentleman whose word no
cone would dispute, and who has the best means OF
knowing what he afiirms, that so jar as the Brit
"ish Consul is concerned, there was not word OF
truth in the statement" published in THE
TRIBUNE on Friday last, with reference to the
British recruiting contract with the bark LOUISIANA
the reference to Capt. Durham and DIR. Iileston'
of the question Of damages TO be paid 10 her
owners on the part Of the British Government and
the final award Of ! 800 as such damages. "Mr.
Barclay" continues The Commercial, has been
party to no such arbitration, has paid no money
"for any such purpose, and does not know the
"captaia named
We very willingly give Mr.. Barclay the benefit
of this denial and would have done 50 earlier had
it been brought to our notice in proper manner.
Instead of this, however, we were favored with
the visit OF bullying style of parsonage who rep
resented himself Us the counsel of the Consul and
whose chief desire appeared to be, BY threats OF
libel suit and heroic bearing generally, to extort
the names of the gentlemen from whom the in
formation in our report was derived. We hardly
ueed say that the principal result Of this interview
was conviction on our part that the Consul, II
lot in an unfortunate position himself had been
very unfortunate in his choice of diplomatic and
legal representative and in the style Of treatment
to be adopted toward the press.
II will be well for the public to remember that
this case of the bark Louisiana is but part of the
business of enlistug recruits for the Crmea so
diligently prosecuted here last Spring and Summer
by the agents OF the British Government. Or that
business this city was in some sort the headquar-
ters: but it was also carried on at Philadelphia
and Cncinpati-all under the supervision of the
British ambassador. In those two cities the
actual overt participation of the Consus is mat
ter Of positive demonstration and the American
Executive has accordingly demanded their recall,
as we'll as that of their superior. With regard to
the Consulate here, il is admitted that Mr. Barclay
himself unlike the others, has not been bodily
caught 10 the act; but, in addition to the moral
certainty of bis personal completely, the proof is
hagrant that his chief clerk, or secretary, a
person named Stanley was very prominent in the
work. Qu fdeit per alum taei per Sc; the British
Consul, whose chief assistant is actively engaged
in fulfilling the orders of his government, cannot
be supposed to be ignorant of the fact or separate
from it, and free from responsibility regards it.
This is a clear case, and there can be no question
among sensible people that the Executive Goyera-
ment of this country is perfectly justified in incud
ing Mr.. Barclay among the offending agents and in
insisting upon his recall along with the others. And
We cannot help thinking that he would occupy
more manly and credtable attitude by frankly adj
hitting the case, and throwing himself upon the
orders of his Government for his Justification than
in thus lodging the facts and trying to establish bis
individual ignorance aud innocence of so prominent
and notorious matter Nobody will easily be
convinced thst the Consulate here can have
last revealed, can have paid over $500 to the
owners or cOnsignees of the bark Louisiana, without
the participation of the Consul. Neither the Gov
eminent nor the public are open to such cOnvic-
on. 1t seems to be settled that Mr.. Barclay must
fall, and we would prefer to see il consummated
with dignity. Least of all would any wise adviser
counsel him TO engage in libel suits with every
journal that holds him guilty of having served his
own country BY trying to procure recruits in this.
Or if he must go TO law on that question, let him
begin with Mr.. Secretary Marcy, who has put the
offensive mputation in the most decided and in
furious forms. After recovering swinging damages
from the Secretary he can take up the newspapers
with better hopes OF success.