The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-01
Highly Important from W"shinSfon-De'
monstration OF the Cabinet against En-
Gland on the Mosquito Question-Prooa-
bic Rupture with that Power.

bic Rupture with that Power.
By perusing very interesting and important
letter from our Washington correspondent, which
will be found in this days Herald, and also two
articles which we have extracted from the organs
of the cablnet-one from the " american and ca
sctte, Mr.. Clayton's own paper in Philadelphia, and
the other from the Courier and Enquirer, of this
clty-our readers cannot but perceive that General
Taylor's cabinet have arrived at the determina-
ton to take a decided, and, if need be, hostile
attitude towards Great Britain, on the Mosquito
question, and TO defend the privileges granted TO
American citizens, and the rights of the republic of
Nicaragua to the Mosquito territory, IN opposition
10 British pretentons and British protection, to the
last extremity, even if war between the two coun-
tries should be the result. No other conclusion |
can be arrived at by the unpreiudiced reader when
he has perused those articles from the cabinet
organs, and the letter Of our Washington cores
pondent; the three combined making the case as
clear as any that ever was submitted to court
and jury, and even clearer than that of the "Con-
fdence Man." recently convicted at the Court OF
Sessions. The cabinet are evidently preparing
for grand hostile demonstration towards England
on this subject, and it will be very interesting to
study and unravel the future movements OF that
wonderful body of wisdom in the matter
twill be seen that the cabinet has determined to
support Nicaragua on two grounds, viz:-On the
Monroe doctrine, concerning the interference of
European powers with the affairs of the American
continent and the principle that neither Great
Britain nor the so called King of Mosquito have
any rights, and never asserted any, TO the Mos
quito territory but, on the contrary, that all the
night and title TO that portion Of Nicaragua territory
is in the State of Nicaragua alone, and conse-
quently her grant of certain privileges TO American
citizens, connected with the port OF san Juan and
Of the river San Juan, by the government OF Mica
ragua, is good against the whole world.
Now, the end and aim of the cabinet, in taking
this position this late day, apparent From the
time when Mr. Clayton and his associates got in
10 power in Washington, as the constitutional advl
sers OF Gen. Taylor, they have brought much odum
on themselves and laughter on the administration,
by the course which they have adopted in con-
nection with the foreign policy of the government.
That policy has been rebuked most signallyb by the
States which have held elections since their install
lation almost every one OF them having, by large
majority, denounced the cabinet and Its foreign
policy. That policy one Of sympathy with
European despotism, and was antl-American and
contrary TO the liberal spirit of the age Mr. Clay
ton and his associates seem 10 have adopted as a
model. not General Washington's administration,
but that Of old John Adams, and even to have
exhausted that in three or four short but merry
months As the policy Of the old cabinets,
when this country was only an infant nation, was
not to interfere with European politics, Mr.. Clay
ton adopted similar tactics, during the past six
months towards Hungary, Germany, Italy, and
Rome, and, lastly, towards Cuba. As one Of the
ancient cabinets kicked up fuss with the French
Minister, and dismissed NJ Genet, 80 the present
cabinet created difficulty with NJ Poussin, and
dismissed that functionay. The parallel was FOL-
lowed to greater extent; but IL is unnecessary to
Tarticularize Suffice 10 say, that the pressn, cabi-
net have brought themselves and The whig party OF
the present day into the same odium and unpopu-
larity in which the old iederahsts were, under the
Presidency Of John Adams, on account Of their
sympathy with European despotsm, aud their de-
termlned opposition TO anything and everything
American.
Finding themselves IN this posiion-having fol-
lowed the tactics Of the old fcderalists, and
brought themselves aad the glorious wing party
az 1913 into the same estimation in which
the iederasis were held in l5SS-they think
il necessary to change ihcir plan Of operations,
and pursue a system OF policy which viii
roll back the tide Of unpopllariiy that has set
in against them, 10y rendering themselves the
mouh.peccs Of American sentlmen. aad Ameti-
cen feeling. With this view. they turn shouround,
and ere about 70 adopt the policy pursued by
Mr. Madison, IN the last war with England, and
which grave the coup ne rece 90 Oh" iederalisis
~ party, m that day They are about 20 play a
bold game and are taking the preliminary nea-
sures 10 produce a state Of things between this
country and England. on ihe Mosquito question
which viii tend 20 rupture, IT not actually pro-
duce war, between that power aud the United
States The rlan is a deep enc. and % cautiously
carried out viii, IN all probability produce the de-
sired end. by making the cabinet popularity a war
with England There Is decp and strong feel
ing among the American people ON the subject Of
the British pretensiou la Nicaragua, and f the
cabinc, resist those preiensions, end become the
e1ponenis and representative oithat lcrlns-evcn
tos state Of hosility--they may succeed n ac-
comp ling what they desire. Besides, they have
right and justice on their side m vindicl,ing the
privileges which the Nicaragua government con
ceded to American citizens, against The rreten-
sions Of England; for no one believes that they
were set up with any other view than that Of ac-
curing q controlling influence over that point,
which is the only place on The American CONT
nent which possesses facilities for the construc-
non Of ship canal, TO connect ihc Atlantic and
Pacific oceans for commercial purposcs.
We have considered II our duty. as an ndepen.
dent journal, to condemn the present cabinet for
some months past, because Of the imbecy,weak.
ness and trucking spirit which IL has evincrd 10
our foreign relations. and the sympathy which 10
has shown towards dospotism, IN both the
old and new worlds, TO say nothing Of The
violation Of all General Taylors pledges, in the
sweeping removals from Office, without cause
Of any kind We have, on many occasions
given our reasons for taking that course
and we are satisfied that, taking IL, we
have the support Of all liberal people through
est the country. But # the cabinet is now de-