The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-05-28
From the Charleston Standard
Washington Correspondence.
" WASHING TON. Nav IN ,

Things are indeed fast drawing IN , crr,,i,
perhaps fearful, issue between England and
the United States. For more tbar si, monib.
nave we waited for reply to Mr.. Morcv's
note demanding Mr., Crampton's recoll-but
waited IN vain. In the meantime, the old Brit
ISL ulplomatIst becomes involved in otberond
more complicated difficulties-in positivo,
g'aring and disgraceful alsehoods-offcial.
~ told and officially promulgated. By this
means had the present hostile Ministry of
England, aided by their lying agent here,
ATTEMPTED to hoodwink the English people,
ana palm off upon them the idea that the
BRUSH government was In the right and
ours IN the wrong. In u private letter re-
ceived few days since from Mr.. Dallas. he
says that things look very badly in London
while here we have strong signs of fear.
ful rupture between the two Governments
Yesterday MIR. Marcy informed Mr. Crampton
that all diplomatic intercourse would ceosc
between him and this country until Lord
Carendon's reply should be received to Mr.
Mnrcy's demand for his recall. So, at !eas,.
Is Mr.. Champion, the proud arstocratic Am.
bassador, from the Court of St. james, sus.
pended, and that, too. while under Che charco
OF wilful alschood-falsehood cba,ged mn.
on him in the Senate Of the United States.
and proven as well rs charged. Will his
Lordship agree TO recall his Minister under
such circumstances! ] think not, MS il would
be tantamount TO judgment of condcmna.
uoh, and he would leave here covered in in.
fanny. But should the demand for his recall
be denied, then what ursc will our admin.
lstration pursue! This, under all the cir.
cnmstances, Is an interesting question, and
II L were TO attempt an answer in advance.
! would say he will, most assuredly, receive
passports-anu be sent home whether
wanted there or not.
The new phase in our Central American
relations is well calculated, too, to compIi.
cate our difficulties with England. Her
thlrst Tor aggression and acquisition was ex
hibitIng itself but too plainly in the Caribbean
Sea, and needed some cheek at our hands,
The "Monroc doctrine" though theoretical
ly promulgated, was II dead letter in practice.
ana England was about possessing herself
OF the adjacent islands, and n large portion
ofCentral America, through various eXcu-
ses, ard under pretended claims, when prcsi.
dent Pierce virtually chcckmatcs the whole
scheme by recognizing the Walker govern.
ment, and receiving Padre Will as Minister
rleh'potcniiary near this. The precise cf.
iect OF this recognition rpon our English
'''N"'''' w lNitlblu, ulltOuUn Il sets
ties the fate of British colonizinT Central
America, and renders stable the pres nt
Nicaraguan Government.
Mr.. Marco!etta, who may now cxclaim
Othcilos occupations gone" was sent for
by MIR. Marcy and informed that the govern.
ment had determined to recognize Padre Will
the new Minister. Against this Don Mar.
coiie,ta most earnestly protcsted-and nc is
now preparing lengthy protest and expose,
to DC laid before the diplomatic agent Of ali
the iereisn governments now represented in
"shington. In this protest, or expose, he
abuses MI Marcy most roundIy. And why
should he not! For although his posi,ion
rs Minister from Nicaragua has been for
some time only imaginary, yet grand diplo.
matte dinners Gnd fine wine parties are re-.
gardcd by him rs real substantial comforts
not to be surrendered without n struggle
lVANllOE.