Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-26
RICH NfOND, VA.
wednesday Morning, october "a, 1s49.
1.-THE BUNGLING CABINET

1.-THE BUNGLING CABINET
The Whig finds fault with Us for publishing
an article from the Charleston Mercury, on Inc
subjecl Of Mr.. sqaieT's declarations in Nicaragua,
which were made whou! jusiihcatory ins'ruc-
lions from The Stale Department, as follows:
"So il appears that new Mission was nlieo
with express reference 10 III, settlement OF an I'M
portant question, aid the Representative OF me
United States was sent out without cnart VI COM
pass-leh TO pick up hi. Instructions its'lu the
pages oil party newspaper, al 70 sello!'n d. .ne
principles and purposes oi his Government, 20
silions that had been taken for Inc SAKE U, du>
yancine The ends of a company OF New York
spcculaIors. Is mol the very Suggestion OF such
an exclamation tor the bIunders Of MIR. Squicr,
by one OF The official organs OF The Acfnihis'ta>
lion, proof that even its own tfIends are pto-
foundly convinced Of it's iocapaciyf Aho Wnal
is The world TO ltink Of The disayowal OF Inc ON
cial declarations Of an American AMBASSADOR
On the ground that he wen, oul whnou' 'ns'luc-
tons on The main objecl OF his MISSION anu ,ook
his opinions Of his duty from Inc New doth
Courie. and EnQuirer2 Every step oil MI clay
Ion is in The mud"
The Wing thinks it "slrange" that we did
not know of the following "semi Official con
tradicion lin The National In,cigenccr,) oil tho
silly story, and still more strange II 1t ehe
Euqurer,) did know it, that il should persevere
in so striking misrepresentation:
at is due TO The Secretary Of State 10 say
that the closing remark Of this extract must DC
founded in misinformation We can undertake
to state that the secretary expressed no p't0s ~
Mr. Squier an regard to ,hs o6leets Of ms mission,
or any othcr, roriaat from Eose contained N A's
Official instructions"
We did clay this paragraph from The ln'el>
I;geucer before our readers and still are
cbarceable with no Misrepresentation. There
ia no conflict between tho two points. When
MIR squier's official speech first appeared, boldly
and as il by authority avuwing tho Intention OIL
our government to stand firmly by The Monroe
doctrine of n.inle ference, the National Intel
lisencer thought proper, semi officially no doubt,
TO rcpuda,e the idea that Mr. Squier acted un-
der instructions from his government, and 10
EXPRESS The opinion that MIR S. had formed his
impressions, as 10 the views Of the government,
from the columns of new papers, The New fo;k
Courier and Enquirer in particular. II was
upon this semi.oificial statement, that The
Charleston Mercury as justly as happily dashed
tie iucapacisy OF Mr. Clayton for leaving MIR
Souier "to pick up his instructions from the
pages Of a party newspaper"
The little paragraph from the inselligencer'
given above, does by no means apply 10 This
case. bl, 10 a statement that MIR Squler had
formed his opinion Of the views of our govern
men, from the language Of MIR Clayton in an
unofficial interview. Tho luieIgencer dos
nut to rest that story, and, does more--h
satisfies the public that Mr. Clayton though ap.
p,auded TO the skies By his Swiss corps OF letter
writer's for manfully upholding the rights and
honor OF The country, actually regulates the
"Monroe doctrine,' which has been regularly
maintained by all the Presidents, who preceded
Mr. Monroe, not even excepting John a.
Adams. To the same effect is The positive
language of the N. Y Tribune:
I g nave The authority al gentleman, high
in c!iict, Tor stating that MIR. Clayton. in recent
tonvc;s ltion with him, expressed The opinion
Matte ,ta4d iaksa By Mr.. Monroe against Eu-
ropean col,,izati"n ,Das uattuabic am, expressly
stated lhu he should aerer attempt 10 establish or
defend sach po; tiog. Consequently the assel-
lions Vi IN" Juurnaps cctlcsponden. that such
measures are cuntempa eG 10y the Government
canno. W correct
Mug, we ask all Candid men, il upon this
showing Of The case, which is based On Wing ev'-
dence, Mr.. Clayton mas no. played the bungier-'
He SENDS a minister abroad, either without IN
sruclions or with instructions mol 10 breach The
Monroe Docirin.-lhis minister, upon his own
re ,ponsibilily, taxes The bodes ground, and his
acts are repudiam by his Governments. In ei'h-
er horn Of the dismma Mr.. Clayton cannot es-
cane censure. Mr. Sqricr ought 10 have been
specially INSTRUCTED as TO his dulies-or il he was
SO instructed and Violated his authority, he should
b. recalled as an unreliable and dangerous rep
rcsen.a':r. In an event, this Nicaragua affair
presents our na;ionl diplomacy in very dis
b, t.i,,,ln