The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-17
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
Our Washington Correspondence.


WAsHIyeroS, October Is, 1910.
The Niearssus Bussness-TrouSie an the Camp-7zs
Secretary of III. Treasury ssd the Sub Treasusy-7zs
Tariff, &c.
There is an obscurty and mystery about the State
Department just now, and such repeated illusions to
Nicaragua among the cabinet members, ~ they come
away from the White House, that, you may rely upon
It, something is out Of gear The whole history Of this
Nicaragua business is Of the curosites OF dplo-
macy for which this cabinet has become notorious
The public press have been little too In their
congratulations of Mr.. Clayton, for the successful
negotiations OF Mr squiers satisfactory the results
are to the community they satisfactory to the
State Department. The doctrine OF Mr.. Monroe, Of
nonintervention by foreign nations In the affairs Of
the republics Of this North American continent does
not appear to be Mr. Clsytons doctrine Mark It, IL
there Is not some lodging In this business From the
present complexion Of the sm fearful that Bro
Their jonathan is studying how to back out.
The treaty Of Mr. Squior Is thing Similar
negotiations concluded with Nicaragua, by Mr..
Hise last summer. The British Consul Barclay pro-
British pretensons, and yet Mr. Hise recalled and
Mr.. Squier was sent down in his place. but he has
done precisely the same thing and perhaps little
more than, his predecessor Whatever influences may
have opersted upon him, care not to inquire. He
took the American ground in his negotiations and that
was enough. But it appears that the Secretary Of
State does not like it. lie is afraid Bold as he Was
with ioussn, he appears to be afraid Of John BUN.
Here the greatest caution is required and Mr. Squsr
is not to presume upon the settlement Of question
which Is pending in dispute between MIR and
Mr.. Clayton Great Britain, claiming the mouth Of
the San Juan river also claims that prior to the grant
Of any right of way by that channel her consent the
passage through her Mosquito kings territories must
first be obtained because they the mouth Of the
river. Shape it you WILL this Nicaragua question
is something than bill for house rent, the abb
duction Of Rey, or case of salvage 1t approaches
more to the question of 81 40snd just now it looks
little smoky. It looks like the policy of backing out
Nor. Meredith, in the mean time, is amusing himself
with vast piles Of statistics gathered from the iron
foundries, In support Of protectve tariff His drst
consideration viii be to get foothod IN Pennsylvania,
by making out and presenting to Congress- report In
Of protection to Ion and coal. This will, per-
hsps be- much as he will attempt to do at the next
session. He will probably, urge no material modihca-
tops Of the Sub Treasury aud Is not prepared to ad
the project Of tree banking Even II he were in
favor of suck system the Wall street clique Of mans-
gers would hesitate to give him the of the mea-
because Of the weakness Of the present cabinet
The fnsncers would prefer to wait Nor is the repeal
Of the SubTresury TO be carried through the Senate
by any such device as free banking
Every thing considered the cabinet In an inter-
cstng quandary, and pretends that such hsts-
rogeneous materials can hold the party together.