A telegraph sent after the departing steamer on its way
be- tween Boston and Halifax reports that the American Govern- ment had asked the recall of Mr. Crampton, the British repre- sentative at Washington, who has become implicated in pro- ceedings counter to the law of the 'United States, to enlist soldiers for the British-American Legion. Mr. Crampton might perhaps have aided the recruiting-officers who ventured withm the fron- tiers of the Union without much blame, if he had succeeded; but
to venture upon proceedings of that kind is a hazard justified only by perfect success. It has not been perfectly successful. Never- theless, it is probable that the telegraph is only putting its own hasty and fallacious inferences upon recently reported facts. It is possible, also, that our own Leading Yournal may be putting wide inferences upon the known fact that armed vessels have been sent from this country to reinforce the West Indian squadron—as against some filibustering attack, it is presumed ; and our con- temporary anticipates the Foreign Office in uttering a manifesto almost like a declaration of war.
