The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-28
The Foreign Policy OF the United States
Negotiations with Nicaragua.

The Foreign Policy OF the United States
Negotiations with Nicaragua.
We give some additional Intelligence from Cen
trail America, in our columns day, which reached
New Orleans by a vessel from Honduras, and was
published in the PicagUre of that city. II is nearly
three weeks later than what published yester-
day from Nicaragua, and contains some further
and curious details concerning the excitement
which has been produced in that region by the
bold and impudent aggresslons of the British auho-
mites in that quarter. We also give a letter from
a correspondent at Washington, disclosing some
of the diplomatic movements in that quarter, with
brief sketch of highly important treaty made by
Mr.. HIse, the recent American Minister at Mica
ragua, but which has been thrown aside by Mr.
Clayton, for fear il would offend the British.
We are now beginning to see the utter incapa-
city, the fragrant Imbecility, which have chirac-
termed the foreign policy of cur country for the
last nine months, under the auspices of Mr.. Clay
ton, the Secretary OF State. The message Of our
venerable President written in the most simple,
chaste and classic language Of the Anglo Saxon
race-amost equal to the innocence of Peter
Perley's History of Rome for children, and
easily comprehended by every capacity-gives
no correct idea, no full account, Of the folly,
absurdty, and something even worse, which
have characterized the foreign policy of this great
republic, with the powers Of Europe, for the last SIX
or nine months. We have seen feeble and fret
full attempt made TO pick quarrel with the only
public in Europe-the French government-in con-
sequence Of some warm expressions in diplomatic
despatch; but this same functlonary who made the
attempt, with the agsresslons and insults Of the
British authorities before his eyes, seems to con-
sent to throw away the advantages offered to the
United States by our sister republics in the South,
and TO wish tamely to be dupe to the duplcity
and studied humbugging of the British government,
n that quarter and elsewhere.
The great contest of diplomacy, and possibly of
arms, which has broken out in Central America,
is for the control of the only canal route that can
be made 10 connect the Atlantic ans Pacific oceans,
between Cape HON and the North Pole. The in
telheence received from that quarter during the
last twelve months, has strengthened the belief
that the British government is playing high and
bold game there, while their agents and diploma
lists in Washington and London are dipping the
American Secretary Of State, and humbugging his
ENJOYS and plenipotentanes Mr.. Clayton even
throws away the advantages offered to him by
Central America. In the month of August last,
or about that time, announced the arrival of the
late Minister from the United States 70 Nicaragua,
Mr. Hise by name, who brought home with him
several important treaties which he had negotiated
with the republics Of that region, and particularly
one which secured to the United States power
and control over the great water communication
through Lake Nicaragua, thus connecting the two
ocesns-now so important TO secure our possess
sons in California. In our correspondence from
Washington, published in another column, we are
enabled 10 present synopsis Of this important rea
~. BY that treaty. it will be seen that, had il been
accepted by the United States government, il would
have given the control Of that great line of wafer
communication 70 our country, in whose hands it
should be, rnd where il would always be safe from
the rspacy and monopoly of English interests. But
il seems that Mr.. Clayton wanted the courage aud
msnlneEs 20 promote American interests m that
quarter, in opposition TO the pretenaons and agrees
sions q the British authorities there. The treaty
which Mr.. Hise concluded was thrown under his
feet and we believe that even now. one or two
Similar treaties, having invsw similar advantages.
negotiated by his own envoy, Mr.. Sluier, have
shared the same fate.
Such is the diplomacy OF our Secretary Of State,
and Of our wonderful cabinet The rights and
privileges voluntarily offered to the American GO
venmeni, by the States Of Central America, giving
us full control over the proposed communications
between the two oceans in that region, are thrown
away. because their acceptance might dIsplease
Lord Pamers'on and the British authorities
Where are the spirit. and courage, and prempti-
ude which resented few words in the despatch
OF NJ. Poussinl Ia il not time for Congress 10 take
tins matter into consideration, and demand from
the reocsses Of the state Department, copies Of all
tlose documents end palefs, which will show
what advantages have been offered by those re-
pubhcs to the United States. and thrown away,
through The reschery, mbeciliiy, and folly Of the
present cabinet A. Washington