Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-26
The DimcuI,y with Grea, Britain

Th'sNHtinnnl Iu,egenoer Il Thursday pub
iish.s the reply Of Lord Clarendon to the .a-,
despateh Of Mr Maet.in which the recall II Mr.
Brsnps~a. snd The British consuls at New Yofk
Philadrlpha aud Cincinnati. Fas detnsndel -
The reply with it, accompanying documents i.
very rolumipous. Lord Clarendon declines 10
reshli The obnoxious officers. bot the tone If hi.
despatch s emibently eoneiliaiory SO much - az
to lead The lnirliigrnoer 10 express the hope
''iha, our government will in tprit Of frank
pe.s ard eeortery, ferega ,he fufrh, prosecution
Of this ve1siious cunirosersy, and accept The
prhsrd hand ~ the British Government. The
following Passages in Lord Clarendon despatch
sFe cited BY the lnielligrneer as eriueing dis
position on the issr, eft his government to ma e
ali proper concessions and to invite u recoucili.
alton
The Br,,ish Government mother ordered nor
contemplated any violation whatever OF the laws
Of the United States, but. ON the contrary issued
the most positive and repeated orders that those
laws should no, be infrlngcd by any persons act.
ing under their authority"
The undersigned must refer 10 the offers Of
satisfaction end to the explanations already
made. and To- the repeated expression of the sin
cere rrRrst of her Mae,ty's Government, if, con.
trary To- their intention and 10 their reiterated
directions. there has been any infringement Of
the laws Of the United States"
" The Government of the United States Ind
been led Ia suppose that the law and thu -ovo.
reign rights OF the United States had no, been
respected by her Majesty Government. and. no.
lying upon evidence deemed to be Trustworthy,
they believed that that law aud those rights had
been nfringed by British agents. II such had
been the case, The Government of the United
States would have been entitled 10 demand and
her Majesiy's Government would mol have hest
taied Ia afford the most ample ati,fnction, for
no discredit can attach 10 the frank admission aud
complete reparniion Of an unique s,nablr wrong.
Her Majesty's Government unequivocally dis.
ella m any intention either To infringe the law or
to disregard the policy, no, to respect the SOW
sreigu rights Of III. United States. and the Gov
eminent # the United States will for III. first
time learn that her Mejesiys Minister Mt Wash
lng'nn. and her Majesty Copsul- at New York.
Phllsdelphia,and Cincinnati soleIanly affirm that
they have moi committed amy ofthe acts that huvo
besn imputed Ia them The Government of the
United States will now also Tor the first tim. have
an opportunity of weighing the declarations Of
four gentlemen If ubiinpeached honor and integ-
riiy against evidence upon which no reliance
ought 10 be- placed.
II lac Und, r.igDed cannot but express the ear.
nest hope sfher Majr-iy's Government that these
organizations and assurances may prove satisfao-
tory 10 the Government Of the United States ant
eh"eiuaiiy rrrnove aay n-appi .h-nsinn which
may have hitherto existed and he cannot doubt
NAT such result will afford as much pleasure to
thu Goyrrument of the United States as to that
81 her MaJ.siy.hy putting amend la a difference
which has been deeply regretted by her Mnjes,y's
Oosirhn" nt;inr there are no two countries which
are bound by ,,,"i,ger ties or by higher con-ide-
ratonr than tine u niied States and Great Britain
to maintain aobrken the relations of p, rfec cor
disliiy and friendship"