The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-28
Correspondence cfpihe Baltimore suh.]
WtsuINsFoN Nov 10, Is

w SulN6IUNl NOW 10 tqls.
The Nicaragua Question: Governments 81 Central
%. America- Cabinet D0lcatttes, etc.
The Nicaragua question has certainly gained
new aspsct by the treaty with Honduras, concluded
by Mr.. SguieTs. Whether the latter aeied aecordT
ing 10 instructions received from the State Depart
ment, or from Ills own view OF the mailer ana ac-
rOnpanyiHg circumstances, Brother Jonathan has,
in this Instance, certainly Outwitted John Bull
4" The -blnsterinR," with which the English press
hos been in th5 habit Of charging US, has IN TINS
instance been all on the side OF tire British, and
discreet ctoR all on the side Of the United States
Il John Bull determined to retain possession OF at
least oe road across The lshmis has taken posses
sion Of the entrance, BrotheFJ jonathan Iather silly
shut the back door on hun, so that The thing IS now
reduced 10 a drawn gaIae, ~ which nellher can
start without a far understanding with the oiher
That the British pretetsiuns 10 the Mosquito coast
and the. mouth of the San Juan amount tonothing,
and Cdad not be maiRtained, If questioned by any
civilized power under the Jaws of nations, q sell
evident, and admitted with more or less caHdur by
| The British press itself Tine Brush Government
has made Sambokng merely to cover It's own GU
! pdiV and he is no more nor less than Vassal OF
! the British crown. II The British government
| therefore, by virtue of any treaty with hlm thpk
! itself called upon TO defend the said vaSsats do
miRions ii merely acts inits own case, aud not in
| reference to third person, 10 whom It may owe
4 projection or support,
The governments of Central America are, no
doubt, ALARMED at The British settlements on their
10 treat with MS is, beyond question, " get rid OF
British usurRsons. They would make any reasohs
able concession, both t.Frery snd privileges 10
us provided they could atthe same time I'D them
selves Cf the British and the savogPs on the coast
Nor can it he doubted for a moment thai England
would, an hundred times rather sacrifice Samhg
than go to war Wthrthe United Slates Eugland
wall, no few years, have plenty tado TO tnainiaIH
her supremacy in The East, without acting ths dog
iuihe mangerOn the western continent; hudHle DAY
is perhaps, moi far distant, when people wli hpd
an element of strength and comfort in the consan
gninity of their hrsthrsn across The whter' II We
would be on good terms with England, q must h'
finn demanding nothing hut what is inst but 40
taxing hess than all weare justly entitled 70.
In the meantlme It is gfatilyitg losee thai Their
are progressives in both great political parties
, aud that Mr. Squiers has proved himself ian an
+ nexalionsi " of some ability
There was flare up in the, Cabinet; but d
not know, as yet, how il terminated.
Col Webb will go either to Berlin or Austria (
10 thelaiter power il is understo9tltha the Charge
ship now existing WILDE changed into full Ini'
sion, al the request Of Austria. The more the laue
power siodps The more il is determined 10 rnainlal
=. the dehors of proprety and diplomatic etlquetu
r. Col. Webb. Of the New York Courier and Enquire
= has under all circumstances, been pa iynal ma
p siding with hs country whenever. It was attaek'
by foreign foes Or InercenaFes X