Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-03
Foreign News.

The steamship Asia, from Liverpool, arrived
at New York on the 9th
There is much excitement in England re-
speeding American affairs.
Il he government, however, talks in hostile
tone. Both Palmerston and Clarendon stated in
Parliament on Friday evening that thew had mot
then made up their minds whether Mr.. Dallas
should be dismissed or not.
Palmer was hung on Saturday morniuo. He
died without struggle He made no confession.
The steamer Fulton, with the news of Mr.
Champions dismissal arrived at Soutbamnton
on Saturday, l4th.
The articles in the London Times and Past
on Mr., Champions dismissal, are studiouslv of,
lensve, and demand the dismissal of Dallas and
the application of force to the United States 800
The commercial and manufacturing classes bow-
ever are filed with anxiety at the terrible conse.
quences OF war with the United states. and are
moving actively TO avert the calamity
The Manchester Peace Address ia the cit,zsns
of the United States, received 5000 SIGNATURES -
few hours 3''' Ill
Meantime several ships of-war have been tele.
graPhed to prepare with all possible dispatch for
foreign service destination supposed to be the
the coast of America.
All the commanders of the gunboats at Ports.
mouth have also been called TO the Port Admir-.
ais, as was rumored, to receive instructions FIR
active service, a! telegraphic notice.
The light squadron of dispatch steamers and
eunboats, under Commodore Watson. arrived a,
Falmouth on Sunday 10 cool and provision.
IN House of Lords on Friday evening, in reply
10 Earl Derby, Lord Clarendon said | have to
state that the day before yesterday, Mr.. Dallas
The American Minister at this Court, commnni-
Gated to me dispatch from his government in
Which IL was stated that the assurances given by
fier MaJestys government were satisfactory as
regarded The TACT of no instructions having been
sent ana OF no Intentions having existed on the
part Oh ms government in any way to violate or
infringe the law OF the United States. The an
swer given to Mr.. Dallas with respect to Mr..
champion and our Consuls, was not, however.
equaiiy satisfactory, and it appeared that thew
were sun to be considered as representatives I'm.
acceptahie to that government. The President
mad therefore, determined upon sending Mr..
CHAMPION his passports, and withdrawing the
exequalurs from the Consul
The dispach was read to me by Mr.. Dallas.
ana copy OF il has been furnished to ME by Her
maesty government have not yet arrived alta
iinai determination. 1t will be their duty 10 law
copy OF the dispatch on the table of the House.
and to announce 10 Parliament the decision to
which they have come. think il right. also. tn
mention that Mir. Dallas, at the same time, in
eo'nin uhicailng To me another dispatch. relating
10 the questions with regard to Central America
informed me that MIR. Marcy stated that there
were certain points upon which it was possible
'nat the afhlration of third power might be
hseiully Iesorted to, but at the same time bis
oPhioh was that the whole question might he
settled by direct negotiation.
in Tue House OF Commons, Lord Palmerston
.haee substantially the same statement. in renlv
to Mr.. Disraeli. :" '0f'
pfom the Liverpool Times, June l40
Inc earnestness and rapdity with which the
BRUSH steam fleet on the Northern American
aud West lnda station is nov being fitted ont
and reinforced, looks as if Lord Pamerston's
government really contemplated brush with the
Americans Even now the work of nrenara,ion
is still going on. Mr.. Fillmore, when he was
mere, The other day, emphatically declared that
tiele would be no war, but he merely spoke
from ms own views o. the question, and could
nov OF course, guess what would be the proceed
i'ss OF our rulers. But the dispatch of these
vessels OF destruction, 10 be followed, il is said,
oy long array OF gunboats, has an ugly ap.
pearance, aud Lord Pamerston would do well to
pause before he embaks the country in conflict
from which we cannot with honor retreat. Eve
ry sensible man regards a war with the United
States as the greatest ca'amly which could befall
'his nation, and the Premier will not be support.
90 oy me pubic opinion of the country if he
should push matters 10 that extremity.