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agreeable to tho French Government to re-

"S'SSt''o w tuc rTSHCu SSONeTUflenL 10 re-
ceive II Minister from the United States.
remained there until that answer camo,,
and the answer was very courteous one,
and Immediately repaired to Paris and
was we'll satisfied with my reception.
merely allude to this circumstance to
show that the suspension of diplomatic re-
| lations should not give serious cause of ap-
prehension to any man in this country
! The case Of the dismissal of the British
Minister i'll Spain is Il very recent and well
known event. That act gave no serious
offence to the British Government. need
not review the circumstances. Tho occur
renee is well known diplomatic fact. Tho
Spanish Government sent the British Min
ister out OF the country, and without the
observance OF much courtesy. England
herself has sent an ambassador home to
his country under 81 guard.
repeat, unless England wants to 60 to
war with us, no injury will result from the
termination Of the diplomatic services of
Mr.. Champion. If she is determined on
war, and seeks only prctcxt, that is an
other question. do not believe she does,
and have no apprehension of the re-
suit
now suggest that ten thousand copies
Of this document he printed, rs it is very
important one, and will Le read with mucl,
interest 10y the American people.
MIR. Pratt. Does the motion include the
whole correspondence
Mr.. Cass. The despatch of Mr.. Marcy.
MIR. Mason. think it would be better to
have an extra number of the whole cores
pondencc printed.
Mr.. Cass. Perhaps so; it is an impor-
tant element of history, and it is 100 extern
sivc to be published by private enterprise
move, then, for the printing of ten thou
sand extra copies of all the documents.
The Presiding Officer, (Mr. Foot in the
chalr.) Under the rule OF the Senate, the
! motion for printing the extra numbers will
go to the Committee OH Printing.
Mr.. Toom's. While I agree with the
honorable Senator from Michigan, that the
dismissal of the British Minister does not
! necessarily lead to disturbance Of our
peaceful relations with Great Britain,
must express my regret that the matter has
taken this course. Our Government, hav-
ing been satisfied, as it acknowledges, with
the representations Of Great Britain upon
the question in dispute, ought to have
allowed the British Minister to remain as
a necessary consequence. 1t is in vain for
! this Government to say that the subject in
dispute is satisfactorily explained; to de-
clare that The apology or explanation of
tho British Government is accepted. and
! then to 90 Oh and remove the Minister who
WAS the very occasion Of the dispute -
While | agree with our Government that
the explanation was sufficient, think they
greatly erred, after obtaining sufficient
explanation from the Brithish Government,
III intcrrupting the diplomatic intercourse
between the two countries.
MIR. Cass. | cannot agree with the honor
able Senator from Georgia. ] repeat, what
[ said on Former occasion, the error COM
mittcd hy this Government WAS in not send
ing away Mr.. Champion rs soon as lis
conduct was asccrtaincd. think it should
have been done the very moment our Gov
crnment found that lie was an accessory to
| these proceedings. That error has, how
ever been repaired hy the present measure.
which think is fully justified by tho cir
cunstances.
: II | understand it, for heard somewhat
indistinct'y, Mr.. Marcy has said, with due
courtesy, that our Government exonerates
the British Government from the intention
of violating our laws, but he does not ex-
oncrate Mr.. Champion. The responsibility
Of the Minister is to his own Government.
That Government has not chosen to recall
him. Lie is, under tie present. circum-
stances, an unacceptable diplomatic agent
-disqualilicd to manage the concerns be
tween that country and ours. He has
placed himself i'll such position that he
is unacceptable to the American Govern
ment and people. Our Government has
credited the disclaimer Of the British Gov
ernlnent Of any intention to violate our
laws or our sovereignty, and, in my opin-
ion, has gone quite as far, to say the leas,
of it, as the facts justify; but yet Mr.
Champion has placed himself in a very differ.
ent predicament.
The misfortune is that, in our diplomatic
intercourse with England, she is prone to
adopt vocabulary of her own, or rather
to aliiS new meanings to old words She
tells us, i'll effect, that "enlistment" now
does not mean, us it formerly did, enlist
mcnt Tor military services, and rs common
sense tells you it does, but that It means
hiring man to perform railroad con
tract. 1t is an illustration of the position
that occupy" does not mean occupy
but means that YOU shall not hereafter &C.
quirc land. If, Mr.. President, you should
make Il contract that after given day you
will not occupy any land in n certain dis,
trict, one would suppose it meant what il
expressed, and that after that day yon mus,
cease your occupation there. Not so, says
the British Government; it means quite
another :hing-that you shall not thereafter
acquire any land within tho prohibited; dis.
t'ict, but you may hold what you previously
possessed; or, in other words, that occupa
ton means acquisition. Enlistment has
now got to be different thing from what
it formerly was. We are told that il is no
violation of our laws or sovereignty to hire
men, and to pay their expenses to 90 &c
Halifax, under the pretext of railroad
contract, and with the understanding that
they are then 10 enlist into the British army
If the law can lie thus avoided, it is moi
worth straw. l tlIink that. under the cir.