The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-29

Nhe NIenragNn niGcultg.
We have nol made any detailed comments upon
ihe tsisgrsphic version Of the Presidents Message,
published By all The papers Of the city on Thursday.
4 Is evidently meagre substitute for the message
iisal being an abstract, IssseF description Or
palqpArase Of ihe message. The style Is mostly
only Che feparter,s, and much ofthe matter j. only
the reporter opinion Of the meaning d themessage
Sore petitions are left quite obscure and there are
dopa less omissions important 70 Be supplied when
ne snsrs document is published. We shah defer
any dsiailed semarks until the whole 10 received as
the President transmitted it.
"a ihisrepoft we find no allusion to the interna-
aona difficulties with Great Britain connected with
the affairs Of Nicaragua and Honduras Yet all the
late accounts from abroad combine to give the very
disagreeabs impression that the difficulties are ex
sremeiy grave, and hard to be adjusted amicably-
and not without negotiations, which may be attend
ed By state Of mutual excitement and agitation,
unfaFprable 70 good understanding between the
two countries.
tits mistake, we fear, to consider the whole affair
as turning solely the canal question: to be easily
settled BY some compact, which shall secure free
navigation to both nations on equal terms. Proba-
bly,, interest in that question one Of the original
causes for British interference in the affairs Of
Central America. The British policy Of controlling
the smaller States in that region, for the benefit of
her commerce, had also particular aim which has
been steadily pursued, Of getting possession of the
avenues between the two oceans be opened across
the Isthmus; and to this main object have her
schemes for making and unfolding the Mosquito
King been directed But the success Of these exer-
tons in giving to this mock kingdom sovereignty
whehshe cannot now dispute, must seriously embar-
rass her efforts to arrange the canal question with
other powers HeFasserton Of the absolute title ofihe
Mosquito chief to dominion over the important part
Of the soil through which this canal passes, pre-
eludes her from negotiating on any terms which re-
eognze the territorial rights Of Nicaragua. It would
involve the abandonment Of position taken openly,
and urged with a tone Of unyieding determination.
It is difficult to believe that the British Government
will retreat from that position readily and more
difficult as the apparent inducement would be so
plainly selfish. Whether right or wrong in the
original claim the pride Of Great Britain will
not readily consent to abandon the claims of its
avowed ally and protege, as the price Of obtaining
a concession Of advantages to herself In this mix
ture Of new questions Of national obligation and
PRIDE with the simple matter finterestin the canal
question, which threatens perplex the diplomacy
of the two governments, and embarrass the peace
full solution Of the matter in dispute
We find some additional ground for strengthen
ing these apprehensions in the tone of influential
portions Of the British Press received by the late
steamer. Not long ago the London Times in an
article Of unexpected moderation, censured the
4 tone Of the British Government and entered into
strong argument for the purpose Of disproving the
Mosquito claim, which Lord Palmerston protects
and undertakes to defend. We see since that the
London Globe, which is not only an organ of the
British Government, but personal organ of Lord
Pamerston, replies to the Times in tone deci-
ded as ever, and asserts with as much strength as
E ever the absolute sovereignty of the Mosquitoes,
and the duties of England as Protector Of the King
dom and the London Times gives currency to a
declaragion of the United Service Gazette, which
is paper of the highest authority in military and
naval matters, that +" Lord Palmerston is deter
mined to alio1o efao american interference "a,
&" Nicaragua affairs that, at all events, Brit
" ish interests shall not be menaced either on
the West Indies side or the Pacific side Of the
Nicaragua . that in order to forward dis
patches to the COMMANDMENT Chief in the Pa
{" oife on the subject the West India packet was
detained for some hours at Southampton and
that I" Rear admiral Horn5y is ordered up qoitk
+" his squadron to cruise i's the neighborhoOd Of
I" Panama, and to be lgttkin call Of The. British
50 Charge a Afairss at Nicaragua"
This does not look much like withdrawing, but
rather corroboTaes the opinion that England is de-
termined to make good the pretensions of the Mos
/. quito King by force The seizure of Tgre Island,
after it was conceded to the United States and claim
i ed as ours by the American Charge is another
sign of the resOlute purposes Of England The
conduct of the Charge in making the negotiation,
" and taking charge Of the purchase in the name Of
his Government is for that Government to pass
y upon, and it is not certain that Mr. Squier will
ne be sustained IN his dashing diplomacy but the
e seizure of the island, by British authority unles,
At disavowed promptly, is sign of determination
to proceed without the forms Of respect to thu
United States. 1t is not a fact, in itself, which
on would necessarily embroi the two countries, for
as is unlikely that this policy Of acquisition, pur
10 sued by Mr.. Sqnier, viii be dsapproved of by tn
Government, and it might be easy then to settle tn
ge question of force employed by the Naval author
he ties. But the act standing it does, gives som
ay bre color to the aspect of international question
ill with Great Britain in that quarter
rs, This subject is not mentioned in the President
~ Message, probably because the arrival of 81
Henry Bulwer at Washington. affords the promis
- Of an immediate explanation of the purposes
4 Great Britain.