Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-06

General Cushing replied at length. This opinion
we consider the ables: that Gen. Gushing has pro-
duced. We will give it in to-morroWs Herald It
is full Of learniDg-cear, concise and conclusive.
The legal profession of the United States-nos one
of whom should omit to read this paper-will con.
cur with US, venture to predict in the estimate
which we put upon it. II consists, principally, of
the citation Of authorities; but they all to the
point, aud leading one, step by STEP inevitably to
the conclusions set forth. He demonstrates -:
On the first branch Of the subject
/. That the acts OF enlistment in question are
contrary to the municipal law of the country.
3 That those acts, if permitted to belligerent
must be permitted TO ell, in observance of impartial
neutrality. r.F az
g. That if undertaken by Great, Britain as gov-
ernment, they national violations OF our terrific
rial sovereignty. L1
4. That all agents of the British government par
ticipating in such acts not only guilty OF GRIM
nal infracon of the statute, but also of violating
the sovereign rights of the United States.
In the second branch Of the subject he discusses
all the legal relations OF the eonducL of the British
Minister aud she British Consuls and concludes that
the Consuls are amenable TO Indictment but that
the British Minister is not As to the latter, he ex
plains, at length, all the responsibilities legal and
diplomatic, which attach to foreign Minister charg
ed with illegal acts acts Injurious to the sovereign
ty of the United States.
Next in the order of date comes a letter from Mr..
Marcy TO Mr.. Crampton, S, ptember 5, 1855 COM
municating TO Mr. Champion the views OF the United
States government on their becoming aware of the
active fundamentally OF himself and other officers
of the British government in thus violating the
laws and outraging the sovereign rights Of the
United States.
Mr.. Champion replies on the 18th of the same
month promising to reply at length after commun-
cation with his government 1t does not appear
from the papers that he has yet made any such
spouse. On the 9th of September, 1855, Lord
Clarendon addressed note to Mr.. Buchanan, in
which he whimpers wofully over the imputated
want Of sympathy our people had for the allies in
the war with Russia, and complains that ammunition
and warike stores have been sold by our merchants
for the service of Russia.
Mr. Marcy replies, October IS, 1855, in a pun
gent letter. ridculing Lord Clarendon's complaints
that we have sold little powder for the use Of
Russia considering how much more We have sold
to Crest Britain lie further dwells upon the large
amount of American tonnage employed in the
transportation OF troops and munitions OF war to the
Crimea, as evincing that if anybody has a right to
cnmplain it is not great Britain, but Russia.
There occur among the documents, from time to
time, letters from Mr.. Buchanan, giving accounts
of his yariols interviews with Lord Clarendon
One of them, in particular, is very curious. II
communicates Lord Clarendon's explanation of the
great furry about the bark Maury ard Irish inva the
sion Of Ireland, which constituted the cause the
pretext for the reinforcement of the British West
India squadron, last October.
1t seems that Mr.. Marcy's very peremptory letter
of the 5th of July, the contents of which
intended for Lord Clarendon, were not presented by
Mr. Buchanan TO Lord Clarendon until some time
after its receipt, when he had already received Mr.
Marcy's letter to Mr. Champion, and that then
the most pointed paragraph was omitted. Lord
Clarendon fastened upon Mr.. Buchsnan's note Of
july IS, S55, as if it an expression of salts
faction with Lord Clarendon's first letter of expana-
ton. That is an exaggeration. 1t will be seen, by
inspection OF Mr. Buchanans letter, that he should
have much satisfaction in transmitting Lord Claren-
don s letter to the Secretary OF State
When Lord Clarendon had got the whole case be
fore him. he put FORTH in letter to Mr. Crampton Of
Nov. l6, 1855, an elaborate Justification of the
British government and Of its officers in the United
States, which is chiefly remarkable attempt,
by ingenious special pleading on questions of law,
to evade affording any satisfaction whatever to the
United States.
Mr. Marcy rcjoins to this, under date Of Dec o.
1855, in dispatch of great length, strong and pos
tive in its character. Ii relutes Lord Clareu.
dOn's arguments, and establishes the Justice of the
cause OF our government in the matter in cOntro
versy. lie says some satisfaction for the wrong
done US was confidently expected, but nothing
which be regarded in that light has been offered
He concludes By instructing Mr.. Buchanan. IL,
pertlnptory terms, to ask the British government 10
reclH Mr. CHAMPION; and also that he shall demand
the remopal of tie three British CoasuIs-1Hr Ro,0e-
croft IF Cincinnati; Mr. Mathar, IF PHILADELPHIA;
aud Barclay, Of New York
This ends the correspondent thus far.