Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-22
The Nicaragua Question.

Fafas 70 show any lack Of statesm anship or wisdom
on the pant Of the present Administration in the policy It
hss pusssed in relation to the condition imposed te
sae 81 The wasstsamsr United Statesthe Reg affair,
vho hs Prssdsnt insisted his unconditional
dershs Unlawful expedition against Cuba, which the
President 90 promptly nipped in the bud,he refusal to
pssit the Preach Minister TO Insult Government and
the S0css ofsus Navy,he energetic which ef
Sscssaly checked another edition Of the Forty million Flor
iia wsf-acadns other acts Of minor importance
,hs opposition attempting forestal the Pre-
sdsats action in the settlement Of tho Mosquito Difficult.
u, purpose ofcastns odium his Administration.
rhs past failures Of the Washington Union in all its
uulipsd charges against President Taylor appa-
ssst - TO make wonder the editors
II hss counting defeat. He doubtless Aat,er. himsefwh
The hops that however they appear
- present, they win be the debtor
side u As scconnt against future administration.
Old hs IT, hs unQus,tionaby anticipates the time when
hey will b amply repaid, with interest, in California
gold. We have better opinion Of his perseverance, and
his patriotism than this. Az. @E3t4
This Mosquito business ought to have been settled by
President Folks administration. Enelandf wishes and
etensioas the right OF way the sthus
Asoash the river San Juan and Lake Nicaragua, were
veil known that administration. Instead ofsctling it,
he attempt obtais the right Of
Polk-peemed to operate cement to Great
Britain to press her claims il might discourage the n
York company from prosecuting the construction Of their
canal through San Juan and Lake Nicaragua If this
eonpssy abandoned its enterprise Great Britain might
assss that having scmblance Of right to the
Isthui other point she must insist upon the priv
sss obtained By her connection with the Mosquito King
sad thus cut to the Pacific All the Amer
assas, who csnstcted the Canal would require, would
b. exact the tolls The vessels in transit the bet
ter for the company British ships could pass well
eths By paying the required toll. This all the British
ask But ths enterprise failed, then all hope
might BE- cut OF for the passage Of her ships.
The only opposition they up is created BY the fear
that government viii claim exclusive right, gained
~ the treaty with the Ncaaguans, and shut them out
TIE Ncaaguans refuse acknowledge the right Of claim
~ BY the Mosquito King the navigation Of the
Jsaa rvsf They say the right theirs. Now il no right
ssch i claimed in this famous puppet negro king,
aad the people Of Nicaragua this be the
b. ovins their right, then all the preten,ions OF
Great Britain fall. That they can do this seem,
somswhat probable from their own showing. Weak Il.
they were, the refused give up the port Of
eaa Juan when the British attempted 10 wrest il from
den By force In March oflas year. the Brit i.h forces
ta The ships Alarm and Vixen siomed Seapaqu and en-
tered the Lake Nicaragua. this time that they
underworld to force them that the non Of
Ban Jsan belonged 70 the MOSQUITO territory. Bot with
a their ~arks parade the British failed to accomplish
thsir object. x4
A. The case now stands, Great Britain wishes to keep
our government from exercising exclusive control at th.
esosshg point and wishes 10 the
sams sxclaass control the part Great Britain Pre-.
Ssat Taylor will that the latter occurs, the
sstsd principle Of denying settlement
On eur Continent b. Great Britain, and think the U.
alen VIII hardly make permanent political capital
sfshs Mosquito affair, howmuchsoever the editor may
6ssisseo do will be like all his other attempts to
N'as sisrspste On President Tayor's Adminstraioua
eenplsts failure.