Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-03-01
From the " Arlington Union
The Documents to be iatd before the "a

1--WE venture 10 say--aGd we do not cav is
lightly that Lord Ciarendons Statement. in the
House OF Lords is substantially incorrect, aud
We shall be greatly disappointed il Ibis is not
The Jutgmett OF both countries " ben the duru-
| menis shall be made public.
''l has been said that an apology has bean
rendered by England TO the United States fot
the wrong done 10 their laws aud sovereign
rights, aud that our Government has refused IL
| accept II, aud All rilort is made ty the organs
OF the British Ministry to impress the English
people with the belief that President Plercs's
| administration is unreasonable but flom
what we have heard oil the correspondence, We
venlure TO assure Our readers that the facts
therein contained Will expose the stalagem,
| aud prove 10 the satisfaction Of every candle
man tha. no such apology has been made.
The documents will enable the people ct
| The United States TO Judge OF The merits Of tbs
case, and OF the grounds on which Lord ClaI-
endons accuracy is inpeached. If we are
not mistaken as 10 the disclosures which
will be made by the documents, it will 10
tound thai onr laws and territorial rights have
been ope,ly violated by British officials within
our jurisdiction, and that not only has no offer
OF satisfaction, or even acknowledgment Of al
error, been made, bu acts most maniies,y in
violation Of our laws ale defended and justified
For exercising the privileges Of complaining,
| and respectfully suggesting that we are entilea
10 some redress fur fatal blow rucs a, eur
s>verelgnty we are threatened ny the organs
OF the British ministry witha visit Of the British
fleet 10 barn our cities, devasiae our coa.ls
and kinded the flames OF "a seryils war. To
NJ Ike thu bnster ll!e more redoub able, We
are told that the French fleet isto take part ia
this pleasant pasliine. With France our Tela-
tioas are, as all the world knows, ON the footing
OF cordialily and Friendships and i, IS believed
that there Is mutual desire iha, they should
so remain. II is not, therefore, very proba-
BILE that The Emperor Of the French will accom-
pllsh his ally With his flee, for such an enter
prs.
"Come who may, or what may, Great Bril-
tam may take this assurance, that The United
States VIII claim due respect for her national
rights and VIII persist in asserting them, THE
country VIII never consent 10 open its terrific.
Ill S 10 the recruiting, agents OF adventures or
poieniates II il yields 10 British pIelentions
IN relation TO recruiting, il must give up its
claim 10 be an independent nation; if we are
hoi much misiniormed, tho recruitment ques.
sion has assumed graver aspect than il 10
generally supposed 10 wear.
1T the acts of he British officials, approved ana
vlndica ed by their government, are to pass un-
noticed, the United States are humilia,ed ip
The eyes of the world; they are Lot an indie
pendent power. Under the principle which
Eng pnd claims, she may mol only.exercise u2on
our soil one OF the bic hest rights Of sovereign
ty, but if she can establish it, she throws open
orr country TO The recruiting sergeant OF every
nation on the globe'