Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-08
THE RECALL or LORD M TER.


The sudden recall of the present British min
lister has created great excitement in diplomatic
circles, and given rise to many. surmises in re-
lation to this action of the British government
in removing so distinguished man as Lord
Napier from his post as ambassador to this
country, and assigning to him mission of
minor importance. \ London correspondent
Of the Boston AdrertiseT, "a man to whose
statements the editor of that paper attaches
great Importance as he is in position to know
of what he spcaks,) gives the following solution
to this problem -
1t is well known, says the writer, in substance,
that the slave-holding power of this country
have at various times, during the last fifteen
years, sought aid and comfort from Great Bri-
tain, in their schemes for the dissolution of the
Union. At the time Mr.. Abbott Lawrence
represented the United States at the British
court, these projects OF the dlsunlonlsts were
brought to his notice by Lord Palmerston. and
the southern embassy, disheartcned by the cold
ness with which their overtures were received.
returned in disgust to this country The writer
then says:-
"Ihese schemes were not however abandon
ed, and various attempts have been made here
to win favor for them while the men interested
in them have sought to produce the belief in
the United States that the sentiment of hostili-
ty to the extension of slavery so dear TO the
popular heart of Great Britain, was not shared
by the government. During the last winter
Mr.. Mason of Virginia, on the floor of the SEN
ate, stated as fact that the British government
had changed its opinion on this great question
Anything said in so grave body as the L. S.
Senate attracts attention, though probably not
much Importance would have been attached to
the declaration of Mr.. Mason, had it not been
for the known intimacy between him and Lord
Napier. An early occasion was taken by the
British government to contradict the assertions
of Mr. Mason, the Duke of Argyle declared
that he was instructed by Her Majesty's minis
tiers so to do.
Since then British travellers, returning from
the United States, have spoken with much feel
ing OF the language and course of Lord Napier
at Washlngtan,-of the adoption of him, in
speaking of the Republicans, of the low slang
OF o hS southern IL MS e made de- h
gratuitous advocate of the Lecompton Consti-
tuition, and necessarily therefore, the upholder
of the fraud and violence in which it was con-
celyed This last fact has caused deep. and
believe, universal regret, and has led in high
quarters, to expressions even of Indignation
Lord Napier has found able friends to sustain
him in his course they asserting that he has on
ly followed the popular current and taken the
strong side. That the one, all-controing poll
cy OF the present American government, is that
OF slavery extension, and that as a minister
seeking to maintain friendly relations with that
government it was expedient in him to hatter
that policy.
To this the reply has been: that II was all
very well for British minister to court the
government to which he was accredited, provid-
ed, in so doing, he did not msrepresent his
own country by sacrificing any of the great
principles which 1t cherished; that the crimes
in Kansas were of so atrocious nature that
no British minister could in any way become
their apologist, without degrading his own gov
eminent and one distinguished statesman
himself a maker and unmaker of ministers
declared that in the whole course of British di
plomacy no parallel could be found for the con-
duct of Lord Napier; that to find one it was
necessary to suppose a case-and that his course
IN regard to the Kansas atrocity was, as if Wal
singham, the Ambassador of Elizabeth in Paris
at the time Of the st. Bartholomew massacre.
also measure of court policy, had instead of
making his hotel place of refuge for the Prot
estants, gone about visiting the leaders of the
assassins, hobnobbing with them, and ieeringly
telling the victims whom he met that It was az
ter all but small matter to have their throats
cut.
The recall of Lord Napier will, it is believed,
show that the British Government has no mart
with those who are seeking to break up the
American Union-that it wishes, as the British
people do, to see that Union prosperous and
happy, and that its sympathies are with the
men of pure character and noble views, who
are laboring to revive the sound doctrines of
Washington Jefferson and Franklin upon the
question of Slavery, and to emancpate their
country from the slaye-holding minority which
mas so long exclusively controlled its policy"
me gossips OF Milton and vicinity have Just
enjoyed a rare windfall in a somewhat romantic
case OF pursuit of marriage under difficulties
Il. w. Brown, 10 or 20 years of age said to be
wood-chopper, writing master and "oriental''