The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-22
The Nicaragua Question Again.

The opipion we expressed on Saturday, that the
words Of Mr. Squier, our Minister at Nicaragua, in
his address to the Supreme Director of the Govern
ment of thai republic, if they indicate truly the
intentions Of The Administration, establish new re-
lations and a new policy, upon which there will
be- without doubt, some very serious differences of
opinion in this country, is shared by number of
the Northern presses. The New York Courier and
Enquirer considers them in the same light, looking
only to that part which spoke of the general poiev
of resisting Rl European attempts to gain a foot
hold or acquire privileges on the American CONT
nent 1t treats the language of Mr.. Squier as cal
culated to strengthen the impression in Nicaragua.
that we are ready to form alliances with and take
up arms for them against Great Britain, and it
adds, that if he be regarded as speaking by the au
thority of the Government, they might " 1OeH en-.
terrain that opinion But the Courier infers that
Mr.. Squier spoke without authority, and expresses
the opinion that our Government will not think
1t expedient at this moment TO revive this question
either theoretically or practically" The National
lntellgencer, at Washington, is also apparently of
the same opinion although its expressions are eau
tious. 1t copies with approval the disclaimer of
the Courier and intimates that so far as Mr. Squier
did not speak by authority, he probably uttered
sentiments imbbed from publications in the news
papers before he received his Instructions from his
own Government; and that some of the more
dangerous Of these were in the Courier ITSELF
Both papers-and from their position towards the
Administration their opinions are entitled to great
weight-concur in assuming that Mr.. Squier has
exceeded his instructions, and given the Nicaragua
Government right to consider the United States
pledged to course of interference which is I'M
necessary and inexpedient This bunder of the
Minister will Of course further complicate the cues.
tion which IN itself is sufficiently intricate. There
will be great anxiety to know, in a more explicit
form, how far the Government endorses or disa.
vows Mr.. Squier's address.
1t seems to be taken for granted in some quarters
that the clause in the contract with the American
Company, which stipulates that the canal shall be
open to the vessels Of all nations without discrim-
nation, will satisfy all the demands of Great
Britain, and end the difficulty. The position of
the British Government is taken on other grounds.
and those Of strong political character They DENY
that the State Of Nicaragua has any right to grant
this charter at all, with or without exclusive pow
eTs; and they have threatened war if the encroach
ment as they term it, on the territory of their pu-
phi, the Mosquito King, be persisted in 1t is hardly
likely that they would, at least without a good
zeal OF political management, to cover their re-
treat from this position with some compromising
advantage, abandon that position at once, and ac-
cept mere joint interest in an enterprise which
they had threatened to put down by arms, as an
infringement Of a sovereignty they were bound to
protect