The daily union., 1856-03-26

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far any satisfaction had been expressed by our own
The reader will bear in mind that up this time Mr. Bu
ehAnan ignorant Of the completely Of Mr. Champion in
the business of enlistment
September s. JOyyssVea dogs after the date Of Mr. Bu
ehanans OF satisfaction last above referred to- Mr.
Marcy having in the meanwhile become satisfied of N,
Champions completely in the affair." addressed letter d.
rectly to that gentleman, in which he says Tbs Prss
dent perceves with much regret that the disclosures i'm
plicato you in these proceedings" ....
copy Of this letter sent Mr. Buchanan reached him
probably about the 20h September and was the first m
timaiion he had that the British minister who had been
instructed TO have conceaments from Mr. Marcy va,
implicated Up TO this point and far as the violation,
Of our laws by British sonsuls and agents concerned
they amenable to municipal code and if found
guilty could be punished The trial of Hertz had q,
tablished the aeompiidty" of the British ambassador
in the Illegal proceedings in relation to which be
was 10 have no eoncealments" from our government
But the ambassador hedged about by wall Of i'm
munes winch protected him from the operation Of on,
laws The revelations had placed him in very suspicion,
and doubtful position There had been discrimination and
prevarication his part the part of bis govern
men in endeayoring TO ascertain the correspondence
shows own Immediately set about IL possible where
the difficulty lay.
But how did this phase in the matter strike Mr.
Buchanan More than two months after be had expressed
what the IHgenc calls his satisfaction" to Lord Car
endon he learns with great surprise that merely the
British consus who amenabls to municipal laws
but the British minister himself who ia not are engaged
upon SOIL in the violation of territorial r.b,,
And what rs the effect of this intelligence on Mr. b.
chanan?
October 8 in letter TO Mr., Marcy, be remarks
The alleged agency of Mr. CHAMPION in the recruitment
of British soldiers within the limits Of the United States p
sen serious aspect From the inor nation contained in
your despatch of the 9th June had to expect
different of conduct his part need scarcely "a,
that had been Informed that her Britannia Msstys repr
sentative at Washington had placed himself in the position
attributed to him by Captain Strobe I.houd not hass ..
pressed to Lord Clarendon my saaeoa in transmitting to
you his note Of the 10th Jsy.
at remarkable that Lord Clarendon in bis note to nv,
self Of the 2Tth utimo whilst commenting on your note S
the 5th September to Mr. Crsmpton should have been total
g silent in regard to that gentleman after you had said
respecting his conduct"
The perfect coincidence of the views Of Mr. Buchanan
and Mr. Marcy in relation TO the changed and SERIOUS as.
pect" of the matter at this moment is shown by passage
in letter from the latter to the former written two days
before the one above quoted from, follows, viz:
October 1.-THE testimony shows that Mr. CHAMPION and
several other British officials deeply implicated in tho
transaction. Lord Csrendon's note in answer to youu
bringing the subject to his notice. that nons Of r
Hceys officers had been in any way engaged in the plan d
recruiting within ths United States Hod fact. bss- al
assumed them be- and this had no rsssolto
believe that the measure not designed draw reers
from the United States, his ordshps reply would have m
satisfactory. a.
Subsequent developments show that Lord Clsrendx xu
nisstiyornsed as to the true state of the case"
1t thus appears that the Satisfaction" expressed by Mr.
Buchanan the 18th of July based upon the assumed
correctness Of the statements Of Lord Clarendon in bis M
ter of the 10th July, and which Mr. Marcy in the abo
extract Gays shown by Subsequent developments not
to present the "rue state Of the case" Mr. Buchanal
thereupon formally widuus the "satisaction" eIpres,
BY him some two months before, upon representation
Lord Clarendon which proved to be untrue and Mr. Marcy
sustans Mr.. Buchanan by the admission bis part that
Lord Carendons statement had been correct his reply
would have been satisfactory Thus so far as the ana
is concerned il Is fair inference from the foregoing that
the action of each in the position of the other aud with h
lights, would have been precisely what that action has
been.
One Of the objects Of the InteRigencer and 80 hra
itself is concerned the principal object of It's hse-coumn
article was to show that far amende due from
the British government Mr. Buchanans expression Of st
isscton' in his note to Lord Clarendon of the 18th JULY
in transmitting copy of his note OF the l6h to the Sec
retay Of State all that should be asked Of that gov
ernment and to corroborae and sustain itself n this Pe
son 1t unfairly, and think we are justified In saying
untruy, represents Mr.. Buchanan having The
cep of "new Developments changed his opinion To Do
this ii deliberately suppressed in its article the passage
above quoted from Mr.. Buehanans letter to Nr. Marcy
the Sd October, in which he distinctly asserts that The H
legged agency OF Mr.. crampton presents sriOm aveA'
aud that, with the information be then had be Ashoud
not have expressed to Lord Clarendon his satsscou
transmitting his note Of the l6th July
To shield itself from the Hdenuncistonp which tb.
tsRgeReer says has been visited by the Union upon IL
Mr.. Buchsuans) bead well ours that pasr sees
to drag him into the controversy and represent him
concurrng with il in the opinion that the aso-osH
apology Of Lord Clarendon in his note Of the 10th Ju
is all that should be demanded by our government T
reader win judge how far this course Of the Iatasnn
grows out Of friendly feelings towards Mr. BuchsusnhV
far II Is just towards himhow much that paper will ID.
to ts reputation for candor aud fairness by this effort
make him easpdp-and 10 what extent II has In thH
matter relieved itself from the charge OF an indugep
British synpathcs in opposition the interests and hOno
Of its own country.