The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-16
Our Washington Correspondence.


The Mosquito Question T~o Organs-Diseord-
Backing Out P0rtugai--Spain, etc.
TIE course Of the Union with respect to the Ncara
qua and Mosquito business has prevented q magu
Acent flourish Of trumpsts om the State Department.
respecting the Squer treaty with the Supreme Drec-
tor and Legislature Of Nicaragua appears that the
the late United States charge Mr. Hiss who turn
Cd out to make for Mr.. Squier concluded bet
ter treaty than MIR Squer, which, when received by
Mr. Clayton he threw under the table determined that
Nbs and Buchanan should reap none Of the credit.
The ReysDlc in editorial nsinuates that Polk
and Buchanan did not do their duty in the matter,
and II speaks not little about the high tone and pa
tioism Of the present head Of the State Department
In this connection On tue other hand, the New York
Ceuvier and Enquirer and the National fnt.tigncer
pudiate the idea of the Administration undertaking to
uphold the Monroe, Jackson, and Polk doctrine,
against permitting any new foreign colonies OF nonar
ohical governments on this continent. What Mr..
Clayton has actually done time will show The proba
bilities that four to he has erred 1t is diff
cult question and requires q cool and clear head to
manage 1t. and, above all, statesman exempt from
The Inhlsenesr is regarded expressing the views
Of member especially of the cabinet-Mr Clayton
but net those exclusively OF President Taylor This
morning, the editor in his usual conservative strain
and full of uneasiness prefsces extract from the
Courier aud Enquirer in relation to Nicaragua endors
ing the views Of Col Webb, and intimates that Mr.
Squier spoke to the Nica,sgusn government without
suthoriiy" and before he received his instructions
to be seen, did not sanction tie sentiment that IL
foreign upon the territories invade
the rights Of any of the American States they in
dict injury upon all which it Is alike the duty and
determination Of all to SEQ redressed." What Mr.
Clayton aks is. that the canal by whoever uudera-
ken, shall be open to ali the world, aud that the
American government shalt have the perpetual
use of 1t, upon as favorable terms rs may
be granted to any other nation; and will resist
any thing to the contrary. Here then credit
the ofciAty Of the Courier and Enquirer and the Ma
tiona Inlsigncer is the true Issue But how co
dspofs If this mornings article in the republic, which
assumes bold tone on the subject! THE paper, we
know IL the organ Of the President hmseffor be 1t
understood that the iteigeneer aud the Republic do
not chime and 1t 10 directing attention to the
published contract recently made by committee OF
American citizens with the governmen Mt Of NICARAGUA
for connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by
ship cspalBeside the obstruction threatened the
progress Of the work by the pretended title of the king
Of Mosquito to portion OF the territory which
1t must Ii would appear from the folio wing
spondepce, (that between ChatGeld and Sanas which
end translated ia the Courier and Enquirer that the
British Consul at Guatemala has trumped up objec.
ton to the right Of Nicaragua TO do what she peaes
with her own. We publish the correspondence
evincing the determined stand taken by Nicaragus
the usurpation Of her territory the Mosquito
soast The letters Of the British Consu specimen
which must find admirers in Tom Crib or the Upton
6asher." There not much federation in this
In the expressed uneasiness'' Of the isle,neer 10
20 we'll observe the tone of each OF these aud
to mark the squeamisbness Of the to the
bold ssseveration OF the other.
There some unsettled matters with Portugal,
which MIR. Clayto has undertaken to hurry to set.
Element lest they breed troube and the attempt
to effect repssl OF the Esipeur Sound duties IL s
Hevsd, may cause difficulties ia the north Of EUROPE
with mere than power. Spain insists indem-
nifty up wards of seventy nve thousand dollars for
che Amistad negroes, which Congress has refused to
pay; and these and dozen other Of vexstion
do not render the Staieship aud the spendidly
petted room, objects for Mr.. Csytons present enjoy