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TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, ls49.
State ssorets-our Relations with Great Brs.ln.
The administration and its organs still seem determined
to conceal from the people authentic information OF the
position Of our diplomatic relations with Great Britain
In lieu thereof they continue spuer the gall and vim
egar OF their disappointment occasoned By their dscom
futures in Maryland, Pennsylvania. Georgia. Ohio and
Florida, upon the democratic party and the democratic
presses and especially upon our humble selves Can
they be SO blinded by rage to hope that such
will avert their dooml That there will be decided
majority in the popular branch Of the present federal legs.
laure is certain The cabinet cannot stem the tor
rent Of popular Indignation, which will constrain that
body to condemn their conduct Would it not be
wise for them 10 strive, by Cancellation among the
rhigs. to tighten the severity if they ward off the
blows Shall we state TO them oho among themselves
denounce them more harshly than the democrats do
Let them .iook 10 The Senate" Can they hope that
body will overlook the miserable courses adopted with
reference to foreign diplomatic reations-courses
that have entangled, and embarrassed and complicated
our harmonious connexon with nearly every foreign
power with which they have had any diplomatic CORE
spondence Do they hope that the truth with respect to
their conduct in this Nicaragua and Mosquito business
ing exposed II So they "reckon without their host y
Nor can they expect that the faithess violation OF
the written pledges of the President, made before
the election. to win the confidence Of the people,
and those made by his prominent friends for the same
object will be sanctioned by the Senate, by the con.
irmaon OF the appointments Of the worthless parti-
who have deluded and betrayed him to the commits
sion of the treachery Public justice avaiis them The
attempts to mslead and deude the American people to
their course the Nicaragua and Mosquito questions
by false notices in different papers, commenting their
conduct in It as displaying patriotic "ressance" to
the British pretensons sat all hazards will be exposed
due tme despite their present evasion, qubblng and
concealnent II the oracle continues dumb-if the or
gans still silentthe veil will nevertheless be stripped
from the temple of their mysteries by the potent hand of
the Senate, in the exercise of its constitutional rights and
in the fulflmen Of its constitutional duties In the
mean me may be useful to give to the country such
in the absence Of that which the admins
tration would probably furnish if it was not fearful of
the judgment Of the public, may gather from different
quarters From all these Indications truth may be sepa
rated from error and pretty satisfactory conclusions may
be arrived at by the intelligent reader.
We publish below interesting article from the New
York Spanish paper La Cronica in relation to the Nj.
caragua question Its length excludes an editorial we
had prepared the subject exhibiting the peril to
which the reputation the rights and the interests of our
country it is appehended exposed by the blunder-
ing and bunglng and OF rmness of those now in
trusted with the management OF our foreign affairs Il
seems as if their abilities in the diplomatic line are chiefly
exerted to deceive and mslead their own counymen by
false pledges and promises Their efforts to conceal from
the people their transactions with foreign governments,
cannot be disguised Taught caution by their failure
to win golden opinions the case Of the German steamer
in the Poussin flare up in the Rey business and in the
Round Island proclamation and war; they now adopt the
policy Of silence evasion and mystery All authentic facts
are hidden from the public eye being State secrets
while their presses are filed with high flown euoges Of
their conduct founded on misrepresentation those facts
We have heretofore shown the contradictory character Of
some OF the statements Of their different organs II half
of what has been disclosed them be true the course Of
the administration in this business will arnish the honor OF
the American name while it will be an abandonment OF
important rights and sacrifice of important interests
rmidty is well nigh evil counsellor as dishonesty
Firmness and loyalty indispensable qualities for an
American statesman having diplomatic intercourse with
foreign governments and especially with those which by
instinct and interest hostile TO our institutions
These qualities readily be distinguished from pe,u.
lance, Fictitious excitement, false dignity assumed
for an occasion, the imitation OF unsteady pur.
poses and indecisve counses resulting from unseadness
Of principles.
We have heretofore alluded to "La Cronica" as an
ally OF the wing party published under the auspices OF
Spanish interests in the United States Its opinions should
be viewed with grains Of allowance. whenever the
policy or interests OF this country clash with those of its
royal mistress the Queen Of Spain We publish the arii.
Gle OF LA Cronca' entire, that its statements may be
compared with others made in the wing prints as they
aid in furnishing clue to the truth AS we state in
note not prepared TO yield credit 10 the SUPPOSE
lion that Mr.. Clayton sent Mr. Bancroft instructions 10
resist the preiensons OF Great Britain as this article
ntimates; and il il be true that Mr. Bancroft did as ia
Cronca" suggests ntepose for the security Of the rights
and interests and honor OF his country, it must have
been under authority from Mr.. Buchanan, or from his
own proper patriotic impulses and we venture 10 conec
lure, IL this be so, the Unauthorized proceedings for
which the wing papers stated he was recalled is tina,
course. We notice the New York Herald
;onmends Mr. Sguiers treaty, and quotes an article by
which the navigation Of the projected canal to be built
under the auspices and guaranty Of the United States is
made open fot commerce Of all countries Mr. Hises ar.
angemen said TO be repudiated by Mr. Clayton secured
he control Of the canal eruvey TO the United States
md Nicaragua Why bis alteration This is subject
raught with interest We regard il as the most import
mt in every point of view of any before the American