The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-12
THE LONDON TIMES.

This journal continues It's pfal Misrepresentation
corning the United States In its issue Of the 2sh ut it
contains the following;
EIOm The London Times Of June 70.
Without being prepared to defend the whole of our
ministers proceedings at Washington or to assert that as
matter Of right il was mon open TO the United States
government taking the view II did Of Mr.. Champions
conduct dismiss him. cannot but regard such dis
missal act of national discourtesy But what then
Are TO break of with the United States and to begin
TO fight In consequence Of act OF discouresy2 Our
government has wisely judged not necessary TO do
and the very tone Of the American dispatches IN which
ton The almost suppcatory deprecatory air with which
President Pierce begs to take offence and discaims
any warke Interpretation of his act il enough to diSarm
resentment there any inclination TO it.
So much for the Champion affair, which Lord Claren-
don letter to Mr. Dallas has at last finished of and which
may now be considered and done with The Central
American question remains and threatens much less easy
and quiet solution if are not quick about It. Lord
Clarendon here assumes properly urgent tone, and
presses the plan OF arbitration the immediate attention
of Mr. Dallas. Ii cannot DO urged indeed too much that
this affair must he promptly dealt with lit Is not put
final way of settlement before the American election,
there knowing when II will be settled Buchanan
presidency will be trying 10 kngish interests and
must be anticipated II possible 1t impossible not to
see in Mr. Buchanans whole management Of this question,
as ambassador in this country the strategy Of who
bent reservng pet question for himself rise to
office and resolved that as far as he could 1t should not
| be settled yet.
This imputaton ON Mr.. Buchanan is base and wiful
lsehood The very letter Of Lord Clarendon upon which
the Times is commenting admits unequvocaly that 1t
he Lord Carendon who by his letter of September last
peremptoy and abruptly cut off all further correspond
with Mr. Buchanan the subject Of Central Amer
icanay it had then already been suspended by Lord
Clarendon for year. against the earnest wishes Of Mr.
Buchanan whose urgent request for action produced that
| fnal letter of Lord Clarendons in September.
The Times has the impudence to make the following
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"The almost suppcatory, deprecatory air with which
President Pierce begs take offence and discams
wake Interpretation Of his act enough to dsarm resent
ment, there any inclination to it,"
That assertion is grossly false There is not word,
thought or shade of thought in Mr. Marcys despatch to
justify it, All which Mr. Marcy did accept and to
recprocate in the precise spirit and almost in the same
language the expressions of national fiendnes contained
| in the letter of Lord Clarendon.
The Times also asserts that Mr.. Marcy in his last des
patch had completely abandoned the original position Of
the President which maintained that it violation OF
the national sovereignty for Great Britain to make enlist
mens in the United States. To the contrary Of this Mr.
Marcy emphacaly reiterates the doctrine in the following
| words ~.
sThis difference of opinion may Be- in some degree as.
the difference in the views of the two governments
respect to the neutrality law and the sovereign rights of
| this country. ~% PA" a@ x" @aEt# ."
at is proposed however, continue the discussion
upon that The conclusions of the President stated
my despatch of the 2sh December your predecessor
regard the construction of that law and the character
and extent of those rights remain unchanged and he cannot
oego the duty of using all means to sustain and vim
/ dictate them" ...