The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-16

ter at Saratoga Springs, New York
1t was great oversight in the trainers
of the Constitution that they omitted to
make it imperative upon future, and espe-
cially Wing cabinets, to submit their for
eign correspondence, treaties, conventions
of whatever kind, for the approval of the
editors of the Union, before presenting them
to the Senate for ratification. This was
grand mistake, certainly; and how the
uuunuy mas got along under II Will ne
reckoned a wonder by all the noodles.
The Union, however, is stronger in ic-
ton than in facts; it treats a rumor OF
correspondence with more ability than il
shows in discussing the merits of one pub
lished to the world. We have a proof of
this in an article of formidable dimensions
upon our relations with England, which
rambles over world of probabilities,
speculations, and reports, touching the
condition of the Nicaragua affair, but stu
dlously avoids very important matter
which it thought it could explain If ii
q ouid.
We refer now to passage in the reply
of the supreme director of the Republic of
Nicaragua to what was said by Mr.. Squier
on the occasion of his being presented as
Charge d'Afaires Of the United States
to that government. We shall quote the
passage:
Nicaragua has long felt the necessity Of shell
terng itself under the bright banner Of the North
American Confederacy; but the time which the
| Arbiter Of nations had designated for such high
happiness and future prosperity had not arrived.
Before we despatched legation 10 the minister
at Guatemala, and even before the treaty relative
TO a canal was entered into with Doctor Brown, a
citizen Of your Republic, had made some ad-
yances 70 the American Government with view TO
this happy contamination; but our hopes were
scarcely sustained by the result"
Can it be possible that the President of
Nicaragua could have sought the inter
ference of the cabinet Of the great fifty
four forty or squat party, to prevent the
contamination of the outrage contem-
plated by catching and browning a fsans-
culotte Indian" King of the Mosquitoes,
and was repulsed' Is it possible that the
late administration was advised of the
usurpation Of the Mosquito coast, and re-
fused TO resist, intervene, or ask or an
swer questions in relation to it How
easy matter would it have been for
the late administration to have remon.
strated efectually against the usurpation
of that coast whilst IT was in progress, and
thus prevented its consummation. Was
il asked to interfere , Was it advised Of
what was taking place, and did it inter.
fere' or did il encourage the Nicaragua
authorities to hold out9 What did Mr.
Polk's administration in this matter wher
appealed to- Did it, as we infer from the
remarks above quoted, treat that strug
Cling people with cold disdaiD, and aban
don the territory to hostile occupation
and jurisdictionl From the tone OF the
Union at this day, we might infer that i
Great Britain had winked at the Mosquito
King, during the time il was organ to the
late administration, there would have beer
! travail and widowhood in every Englist
|. homestead. Yet the supreme director o
! Nicaragua gives US TO understand that they
lie knew Of the disnembermeDt Of the repub
:, = lac, and the erection of hostile and foreign
e jurisdiction over the detached portion o
n 1t, and opened not their mouth. Now The
= Union Is as terrible as il was in the days
9 Of "hity-fo forty" What was il then