Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-30

ne must, however, be permitted 10 remark that il
would, at ali events, be inconsistent with the plain
est principles OF justice assume as established
charges which are still the subject matter of judicial
| investigation.
| The accusation against Mr. Mathew, Consul at
Philadelphia, rests entirely upon the assertions made
by Hertz. Those assertions are positively denied by
Mr.. Mathew, and Her MaleStys government can
scarcely believe that the government of the United
States, with the knowledge which it will have OBJ
tanned OF the character of Hertz, will hesitate TO
cur with the government of Her Majesty in giving
credit to Mr. Mathew.
With respect to MIR. Barclay the Consul at New
York he declared he neither favored the alleged re-
cruiting nor paricpated-n in it, nor informed of
niFlng' realnlng or engaging any man tor that pur'
Fer NaJestys government cannot but accept the
denial OF these gentlemen worthy OF beiet
than The evidence OF such men Herz and Strobel
But hlr Marcy considers that the conduct of Mr..
Barclay in the affair of the bark Maury ought to be
an additional reason why Her Majesry's Government
should recall him. Upon this the undersigned must
observe that MIR. Barclay received information on
oath from persons in the service of the United States
leading to the belief that the bark Maury was fitting
out with designs hostile to British interests, and at
variance with the neutrality laws OF the United States
1t was Mr.. Barclays bounden duty to communicate
that information without delay 10 Her Maesy's Min
lsier at Washington. Mr.. Btrclay did so, and his
direct action In lhe matter then at an end. Mr.
Champion submitted this information to the proper
authorities of the United States in order that they
might determine what proceedings. if any, it might
be right 10 take thereupon The officers of the Uni
led States considered the prma facie against the
bark Maury to be sufficient to call for proceedings
on their part. Such proceedings were accordingly
instituted by them, and not by Mr.. Barclay, whose
conduct in regard 10 the bark Maury was in slrict
performance TO his dury, ard received the approval
of Her Majesty's Government
With regard 10 the last point, the undersigned
must refer 10 the offers of satisfaction and to the ex-
plantations already made, and 10 the repeated ex-
pressons of sincere regret entertained by Her Maes-
tys government, it, contrary to their intentions and
their reiterated directions, there has been any in.
trlngement of the laws of the United States.
Lord Clarendon thus concludes:
The undersigned has now lad the satisfaction of
communicating to the government of the U. States
the statements and declaration of Her Maiesty's min
lister at Washington, and of Her Majestys consus at
Cincinnati, Philadelphia and N. York as 10 the con-
duct imputed to them. The government of the Uni.
ted States had been led 10 suppose the laws and SOW
ereg rights of the United States had not been re
speced by Her Majesty's COVE rment, and relying
upon evidence deemed to be trustworthy, they be-
lleved that the law and these rights had been nfring
ed by the British agents. If such had been the case
the government OF the United States would have heen
entitled TO demand and Her Maiesty's government
would not have hestated to afford the most ample sa.
tstacton, for no discredt attach to the frank
ADMISSION and complete reparaton of an unquestion.
able wrong.
Her Majesy's Government, however, unequiyo-
cally dlscialm any intention either to infringe the
law or TO disregard the policy or not to respect the
sovereign rights of the United States and the Gov
ernment OF the United States will now for the first
time learn that Her Maesy's Minister at Washing.
ton and her Maj sty's Consuls at New York, Phiia-
de phla and Cncinnatt solemnly affirm that thew
have not committed any of the acts imputed to them
Inc Government OF the United States will now also
learn for the first time that opportunity of weigh
ing the declaration of four gentlemen of unim peached
honor and integrity against evidence upon which no
reliance ought 10 be placed The undersigned can
not bat express the earnest hope of her Maesty's
government, that the explanations and assurances may
prove satisfactory 10 the government of the United
States and effectually remove any misapprehension
winch may have hitherto existed and he cannot doubt
that such a result will afford much pleasure to the
government of the United States as to that of her
AiaJesty's. BY putting end 10 the difference which
has been deeply regretted by her Maiesty's govern
ment; for there are no two countries which are bound
by stronger ties higher cons derations than The
United States and Great Britain, to maintain unbro.
ken The relations of perfect cordaliy and friendship
The undersigned, ETC., CLARENDON
This despatch is dated April 80, 1856
PICTURE OF AN ABOLITION CIrY.-The syste
matte fasehoods prepared in Kansas, and circulated
in he free States through such mediums as the New
York Tribune satisfactorily accounted for in the
subolned statement, which we find in late number
of the Hartford (Connecticur) Times
MIR Pease, of this city, who recently went out TO
says that Lawrence City presents unfavorable ap-
pearance. There is no thrift, no prosperity ap-
parent but whiskey-poor whiskey, too-is poured
down on every hand. 1t is dealt out in almost
every building. Drinking is the principal business,
and it / backed up by dlers, the people generally
waiting for aid from the East. Shapes rifles were
offered to him, he says, for ten dollars each The
price in Hartford, where they are made, is $25 and
SO. Exaggerated stories are started in Lawrence
City, and sent off to keep up The excitement at the
East, and bring in aid to support the idiers in
doing nothing except to drink whiskey circulate false
reports and talk politics. Such is the stale of things
in Lawrence, the result of unusual efforts to manu-
facture slavery agitation with reference to the COM
ing presidential election"
Nut FOR THE KNOW NoTHINGs.-We have be-
fore list of The members and officers of the last
Assembly of this Stale. with their places OF birth
&c. There are 149 Ii all a large portion of whom
1t will be remembered were elected as Know No,h-
ings. Their constituents will be amazed to learn
that the only man out of the whole party who was
of American parenlage Francis B. Spinola,
whose father was an lrlshman and mother an Ameri
can. Not one of the otheIs sprung from natives
either on the fathers mothers side. The fathers
OF The 149 were follows -
z;sS:s Sss;s4i ssh: f1sIssS I1ssss i
ItoaE aeS '''''''.'''.'''''' Switzerland
The mothers OF foreign birth with the ex
cepion OF Mr.. Spinola) in about the same proper.
ton.
After this think the natives had best turn their
attention 10 new pursuits and principles.
New York Herald
EXCHANGE OF CoMPLIMENTs--A A few weeks since
in the Nicholas Circuit Court, Ky, MIR Garrett Da
Wis was bullying a witness named Roberts and ieri-