Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-04-15

er, if not worse, to their own great peril and
ours.
The resolution respecting the fertilization of
the frontier, discussed by Congress, and finally
ccived i'll London tantamount to a declaration
of war. 1t is not quite 50 bad pared down it
was, may il not rather be taken a proof of the
discretion than of the obstinacy of Congress2 1t
makes matters no worse than they before,
excepting in this, that it gives scope and food
FOR specuations already too much reused.
The untractabe Legislature OF Maine is doing
its best 20 toment the disturbance by constant
bra Wing. voting sums, ard resolving in favor of
direct attacks upon the British within the dispu-
ted territory.
Every thing seems to conspire to aggregate III
feeling and to neutralize better dispositions.
What is Lord Palnerston dong2 Rumor says
that he has sent out pcremptory demands for Mr.
M'Leod's discharge, and orders for ships Of The
line to back those demands the American
coast To what end has that been done? what
ground? in what fashion Has Lord Palmerston
consulted the Law Officers of the Crown, and
made quite sure that the United States can be
called upon TO give up Mr. NJ Leod, before he has
made appearance before the tribunals, On charge
which, being formally however groundlessly
made, must be legally disposed of Has Lord
Palmerston chosen the proper time and mode Of
urging the demand to secure success? The most
reasonable demand may be so put as to make it
impossible to accede the country would be glad
10 know how Lord Palmerston has managed.
India was comparatively tranquil at the de-
parture of the mail, and the news is stale. 1t is
no novelty to learn that Shah Sooiah is unpopu
lar and his throne precarous and that is the
most prominent item in the India news Il the
month.
Lord Palmers:on is again IN his glory: the great
Eastern question, after al, is still 'open." The
hereditary government If Egypt in fendaIity to
the Porte, which promised Mehemet Ali,
turns out TO be disgracefu mockery and a sub
terfuee. The Pashaic is made hereditary within
his line ; but the Sultan is to pick and choose
among his descendants for successor TO the Dig
nifty offering most liberal flny feuds, hare.n
ntrgues, fratrcides, and all the horrors of
monopoly tempting many competitors. And the
so-caled government, which was supposed to be
subordinate to he Porte only in certain forms of
dependency and the cesson Of a tribute, proves
to be a merely nominal lordship for the Pasha
is not to appoint his own chief officers. There
are other hard conditions, but il is to these two
THAT Mehemet Ali absolutely refuses assent, and
he appeals to Commodore Napier and to England
Tor justice. Commodore Napier seems unable to
refuse his concurrence in the Pasha's ndignatlonj
and can England do otherwise' But the gravest
question is, how such conditions to be
offered at all Who invented them? How could
they be sanctioned by the representative OF tine
nation that authorized Admiral Stpptprds con-
veRton, and that has practically acceded to Conn
rnodore Napicr's convention? lord Ponsanby
is charged with being at the bottom Of the
intrigue which has pretended TO ''settie' dis
pute by offering mpoS lille conditions But then
again, why was Pnnsnnby --whose ability, sim
cerity, and Disposition to .Nphemet Nj were not
untes.ed or unknown--left in charge Of the ne
gotiations for England. arbress Of the quarrel,
and pledged as to her honor for lis just issue
ll,a hans he rp1 he n
we Told why we are going to way with the
United States and why ck Admiral and a
reluctant or incapable dipi,matlst we're ntrusted
with the conduut Of the war in China.