The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-06
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 9, Is4s.
The Nicaragua and Mosquito Qasstlons--A Hole d
the Green Curtain.

The Nicaragua and Mosquito Qasstlons.-A Hole In
the Green Curtain.
Some weeks SINCE the Union directed the attention OF
the American people to the which, il had strong
reasons to believe. the administration had decided to
pursue on the Nicaragua and Mosquito questions and
denounced that course compromising the honor and
dignity OF the country, and emnenly calculated to
leopard its rights and interests Our object ip
duce the cabinet its policy, SO that sound and
patriotic public opinion might correct it. Every species
OF ar6ce resored by the wing press to induce
leave the discussion OF the subject and allow Mr. Clay
ton to go and pursue to the end the line of diplomatic
policy which he had marked out those imporantques
TONS without "ofcious ntermeddling" Abuse and
vilfcation were, usual, showered upon US without
measure. On hand we were denounced as foreign
organ and the other charged with desire to embrol
our country in war with Great Britain. We were
tainted with the remark, that If not careful
might find ourselves in the terrble fix" of sustaining
Mr. Clayton; and to brighten us from the pursuit Of
object the late administration falsely accused, and
such false accusation, denounced having aban
doned the principle for which commended Sentences
were artfully extracted from editorials, detached
from their context, in order to give them forced
struction, which would allow them TO be assaied; and
in many instances the alternative placed before Of
suffering Misrepresentation 10 60 unanswered, OF being
led off from the discussion Of the main question.
We have stated that it the purpose Of Mr. Clayton
and Cen Taylor repudate the negotiation of the "Hon
Elijah Hise" Che charge to Central America appointed by
Mr. Polk, and dismissed by Gen. Tayor which secured to
the United States, in conjunction with Nicaragua, the right
the Of the proposed Oceanic canalthe
United States giving to Nicaraguaa guarantee similar to
that which in the treaty with New Grenada in relation
to the right of way the isthmus OF Panama We
expressed the opinion that such Reputation sacri
fee by Mr. Clayton of important advantage, and was
adopted 10 grauy his partisan feelings and his political
preudces and jealousy Satisfied that his real sent-
ments were not those which prompted the memorable
AMERICAN DECLARATION of President Monroe. in 1923.
against further colonization this continent by European
monarchical powers, and that this administration
prepared to abandon that declaration and yield up the
principle il asserted, we warned counrymen,
est and emphatic terms, of the great danger which
feared was impending over us. We published extracts
from Mr.. Monroes message in 1922 containing his cele
brated declaration, and from his message OF the next
year, reterating it We published. also, extracts from
the messages OF his in the chief magstracy
repeating and maintaining that declaration; and we cha
enged the administration deny that it intended to aban
don. repudiate, and dsavow this cherished American
principle Among those messages was that OF Mr. Polk,
in 1885, which held the following language:
The rapid extension of settlements territories
conede racy-the expansion OF free principles and our
rising greatness nation are attracting the attention oil
of Europe and lately the doctrine has been
broached in some them, OF "balance Of power"
this continent 10 check our advancement.