The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-31
OR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND,
af.optNIkG or THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION
Letter Of Mr.. Marcy to the Earl Of
Clarendon.
Uffirial Notes Of Dismissal to Mr. Champion
and the British C0nsulS.
Debate in the Senate on the Enlistment
Difficulty,
&C., &C., 10.
Important from Washi ngton.

Important from Washington.
SUSPENSION OF ALL DIPLOMATIC IsTEBCoURsE
WITH ENGLAND-DEvELoPsMENT OF THE ALI
ANCE BETWEEN FRANCE AND GRsAr Britain.
WASHINGTON, May co, 1856
Ar. Cramptcn has conclude close the Blush En.
bassy, and thus 10 terminate drlous, Intercourse DO
tseen Tie two governments sueh contingency sufi.
ciently indicates that he is scng under Instructions
rom his government
II ought to be known that days ago, when thu
dismissal OF Mr.. Champion der confederation in
the Cabinet the President scugh later view with him.
and proIo ed an smcsoie suspension of the rslsens
between himself and the Secretary Of State Tails Mr..
Champion promptly declined. Ineeed, its aSsurdlty
would to be sufficient discrect the prop ,siton.
After this net contented sitn his position the President
sounded Mr Champion upoa the question OF closing ths
Embassy, which though. to point of vitality il
the relations of the two uure'. Mr.. Champion was
equally nc ommittal upon this point. 1t would be
d,ult to credit such from any other adm ini'-
tration than Franklin Pierce. The atemps, indeed, to
comprc mise the matter with be chief oer der, to pre-
tie atoms ct snity between the tw, govern
mens by The sgen,y he party chsrgsd and about to
be dismissed, espegous dip omatic blunder.
The Fenth Minister has been the intimate and conf
Dental a5Yiser of Mr. Cramp in this whole mater.
They waited the despatch of Mr. Marcy, AMI having
iecevsd egustins burder in accsp irg the apo
lcg.ss of tie Bish government and at the time
dish sirg Mr. Cramptoc, they determines promptly 10
close tie Embassy hsv occurred ell the advantages they
could desire. is difficult perceive that Louis
Napoleon actively for epns e impending disruption
between EnslandAnd ths ur ited Safes.
1t is well understood III the present proceeding
is the 6rs step towards the active intervention OF the
aIisrce Inouneed La Parliament BY LORD Clarendon
between France and Eogsr d. to axe place in American
affairs. TIE dismissal Of Mr.. Champion, thu closiDs OF
the Embassy the esuvecal ctduct of The .ye,nmsnt
OF Farce towa1os the American eff ers al foreshAtow
the designs of France and England this iss of the
water.
Desps ten Of Secretary Marcy to the Rritish
Govern ment on Cent, al American Affairs.
WASHINGTON, May so, 1850
The President sent message to the Ser ate ysserosy,
on tn proposition 70 arbitrsie the Central Asrssn
qresticp.
The nerey erclosss the annexed letter from
Secretary Marcy 10 Mir s.e, at London
SECRETARY MARCY GEO. DALLAS.
DEPARTMENT OF STArs
WASHINGTON, May "a, 1853.
the suject OF the cIfe ence If opinion bs.s cen TIE
BIitish government that OF the United States
eard tie ion AUD effect o. the conve ltion Of
apr IA 1850 and The bee. o. Cenra Ams.iea gene
rally, and state 10 you the vie vs. wfic the Prend,nt
srAirs CT that question as II new stands 10 order
that you may ctmrunicate he same TO ths Earl o.
Cs:endcn her Britsnnic hsj.stys Principal Secretary
of State for Foreign Afai',.
ucasion between TIE two governments on the mai sub
ect since the letter Ct Jour preseason Mr. Bu,haran
the Earl CT CaIendos, used Ssp.e H. 1885, aad
,i,ord, hips reply tse 2Sh of the S.ptsmoe
lttbs b,nf IejoiudsT ~ NJ ieh.nan, on tho ih of
q ioIlowing October.
In bs letter Ct tho 11,h of September Mr.. Buchanan
ay recslitulanG The CONCLUSIONS at ~hi:h the Prssi
ly explained TO the Biiish government il bis previous
srs'chss reminded LoId Clarendon that more than
ear hsd already es7sed vi hout any new sep being
taken by the Urited saes in the eis;ussioo from
u1w TO press the SUI while tbs at enon of
Der Majesty government was srgrossed BY var with
Russ SGD he proceeded 10 That the Presden. bad
cir,c.ei bin before retiring rcm his mission, as he
then sbc1t TO DO, 20 rsques from the British govern
inert . staten snt Of the petition which 1t had deter.
mir ed to maintain especially in regard t, tee Bay
IssL DE- the Belize settlement, and the Ansauito pro
den replied, s.arg. .he fpal Cpl zion Of her Ia
jesty's government, tbs. the convention OF April 10
1859, sas rnerey prospectvs In ia opera ion aud
OF Irgs existing &. ths time of its con;lusen
He Isrees this idea Afterwards. In other fams of ex
that desga of the 1trscarg parties
not dsurb any state sf thirgs thsn exs irg and in
another place, that while The Bbh government have
10 extend the i.s & their possessions or the
Fphsr OF their irfueDcs in Central America, t:ey ara
pursusnce Of tbs Interpretation OF CONVENTION t.
wbi7h lterpie aVon they cannot subscribe Hare, with
The exception ofa brief noe i-cm Me- Buchanan TO Lord
CaseneoL-and ttat pom single point only-the cor
rsspcI touching lie general question has renaned
sp,need 1t will thus Re perceived taat in closing
despatch the Earl o. Clarendon cesiss from all further
ciscuson Of The main OBI Of the controversy which
had previously occupied the attention Of the two govern
mems, and rests he upon he sing p7sion tn,
at attn e.fpi ely assumed and expressly anneun,ej,
of particular bypothetes touching the OF the
copyenop Tle President could not bu. re,eivs this
announcement With equal surprise regre. he would
indeed have been constrained TO esard as an abrupt
and complete termination OF all CORES derce on the
subject between the Two cover nments, aud as posing
his govern meht The painful euty Of soemnly de-
cls the convention bad ceved to be ooga
tory the United sstes but for the following express
81 IN Inc Earl o. Ca-end ,n's cespatch:-
Tie British governs share he conv;oa of the Presdei
I.ir mute desire to ,Ii.tns friendly ons
% sn psPTs each ss Coz, s.Ey sS y, s.d
m.n, & he Central Ape,e,n geson, The Br'h govern
This lsrgusge The pirt OF her hajestys Principal
Secretary Jr Foreign Affairs had the effect Of preventing
the President from dismssirg al hspe oan amicaoe "a
justmebt Of the IeYons Misunderstanding which had
grown between the tso government be would have
been better satisfied l. in expres.iog the conviction that
versy might by cencnIs.ory spirit bo. sides Do
his ordshp had been pleased 10 indicate the
20 eesirabe a consumnaaJon For want of this, the
President has been e 10 conecture the precise idea OF
me- s.Snesrnr e well o1ndeS su. he is a
5lttd ~ certain collateral Incidents which have ocur-
rec iaer that i the a,htrs ion by third Power
OF the sererces teveeu .he two governments in rea-
zion 80 Central America.
sptesrs BY the letter O Mr. Buchanan to this he.
psrmtlt, tfFsbrury 1856, that on recsnt o,casion
Lorc sIendon bad stated the House Of Lords he had
eeJee TO refer the whole question TO arbitration t, any
third Power and ttst that ofer hsd been redin
conssq hence Of which statsmeot Mr. Buchanan be.
ing aware efkry tuch cfsy hayrg been formally made
by tine Bot sh government, bad an interview with the
Esn Of CseDdop fer he purpose Of explanation. Ia
that iat,ivt Lore Clarendon sta ed that the ginal
cer tf bcn hs bsS s,oken in the House Of Lords
erred T. cressien he lad used IN conversation With
Mr. Buchsr at .sy rtags Of the discussion the
subject Of Certrsl rica and that what he had said
pf repetition Of the ofer 10 susion to despatch
which be had addressed 70 Mr.. Champion, the BID ish
Min sttr ~ Wssbin g.on and which Mf. Champion had
communicated to this Department and ne proceed
cd To recount the sh.h that occasion 1t
alleged Nr. Champion had received from me 10 restion
to tnis i'm rtsnt matter has s1ce been fully mani
tested IL . miscor espou on both sees In the
first place although the note TO Mr. Champion had been
written 80 fer back the 10th Of November 1855, and
II Mr.. Champion had bean expressly Instructed
mmur TO this Department, he bad neglected
DO go and until late hour in the evening
l. nonfAta