The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-06-04
WASHINGTON Items.

plhhu'iuu' WI. NuICy lctttI W MI
Dallas, on the subject of the difficulties,
contains the following passage in respect
TO the position of the two Governments
The President has carefully consider
ed the note of the 30ih uIt., addressed to
you by the Earl of CLARENDON. Her
Majesty's principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, relative to the ques.
tons which have arisen between this
Government aud that of Great Britain
on the subject of recruiting within the
United States for the British Army and
has directed me to present you his views
thereon, for the purpose of having them
made known to Her Majesty's Govern
ment. He has been much gratified by
the concliatory spirit of that note,aud by
the desire manifested by the Earl of
CLARENDON to adjust the existing diff.
cultics, and preserve and strengthen the
friendly relations between the Unit0d
States and Great Britain. The vast in
tercst which the Government and people
Of both countries have in upholding and
chcrishiug such relations cannot be moro
solemnly impressed upon Her Majesty's
Government than it is upon that Of the
United States. The unequivocal dis
claimer by her Mnjesty's Government Of
"any intention either to infringe tho Jaw
or disregard the policy, Of not respect
thc'sovcrciPnrights the United States"
and their expressions of regret" it. con-
trary to their intentions, and TO their re-
itcratcd directions, there has been any
infringement of the laws of the United
States are satisfactory to the Presi
dent. The ground Of complaint, so far
as respects Her Majesty's Government,
is thus removed But the President ex-
tremely regrets that he cannot concur in
Lord CLAGgNDoN's favorable opinion Of
the conduct Of some of Her Majesty'S Of
iiccrs who were. as this Government be-
li9ved, and, after due consideration of all
which has been offered in their defence,
still believes, implicated in proceedings
which were so clearly an infringement, Of
the laws and sovereign rights Of this
country.
The document which is quito as formi-
dable in its length as any which have
preceded it, then goes on to argue in re-
spect to the personal conduct of Mr..
Champion and the consuls, as connected
with the Recruitment: adduccs addi-
tional proofs Of their complicity with the
repeated violation of our Neutrality
laws expresses confidence that the Brit
ish Government in view,2f the new proofs
presented, will acquesce in the propric
ty of their dsmission, and closes as fol,
lows:
If, in the earnest desire to act with
all possible courtesy towards Her Maj
esty's Government, the President could
have suspended his determination in the
case ir order to submit the new tesimo.
ny which he is confident wonld have been
bound sufficient to induce compliance
with his request for the recall Of the
British Minister. he is prccluded from
any such thought of delay by the excep-
tionablc character of the dispatches of
that gentleman. copies of which having
been recently laid before Parliament.
have thus come to the knowledge of this
Government, and which are of tenor TO
render further intercourse between the
two Governments through that minister
alike unpleasant and detrimental to their
| good understanding, The President
| has, therefore, been constrained by con
| siderations of the best interests of both
countries reluctantly to have recourse to
the only remaining means Of removing
withou! delay, these very unacceptable
officers from the connection they now
have with this Government. This course
has been deemed necessary, on account
of their unfitness for the positions they
hold arising from the very active part
they have taken in getting up and car.
rying cut system of recruiting whcl
has been attended with numerous infrac
tons Of our laws, which has disturbed
our internal tranquility, and endangered
our peaceful relations to a nation Will
which this Government is most anxious
to maintain cordial friendship, and in
innate commercial and social inter
course
He has, therefore, determined to scn(
to Mr.. CHAMPION, Her Majcsty's Diplo
matte Representative, bis passport, an,
to revoke the oxequaturs of Mr.. MATn
Ews, Mr., BARCLAY and Mr. RowECEopT
British Consuls at Philadelphia, New
York and Cincinnati.
The committee Of the Senate reporte
that the Sumner assault was a violation
of the privileges of the Senate, but
not within their jurisdiction they there
fore recommended a complaint to th
House.
A report from the committee on Te'
ritories in the House, proposes the aC
mission of Kansas with the Topeka Cor
stitution. The matter is made the sui
iect of consideration Cor june 25.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, May 20.
General Lane, of Oregon, was tn
bearer of n challenge from NJ. Brook
to Senator Wilson this morning. Ser
ator Wilson, it is SAID, replied that
used the language complained Of bccaus
he at the time believed and now believe
it waa strictly true, and demanded b