The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-06

ting thai declaration TO Nicaragua, Tor the enforcement
the erdusips right 10 the navigation and use OF the
Oceanic canal under her grant, was identical with the
maintenance OF its principles and policy, BY maintaining
The tile of the grantor 10 II is this account that
we object TO the substitution OF Mr. Squiers treaty for
Mr.. Hise's arrangement Mr.. Squer's treaty, IN its
terms, does not il is said necessarily and directly in
yolye the Monroe declaration But how was il OBJ
tanned II was yielded only upon the emphatic assur
ance OF Mr. Squier that the United States would uphold
and maintain the principles and policy OF the Monroe
The faith of the United States being pledged
by its accredited minister and treaty having been made
in consideration of that pledge, this government Is as
strongly bound to redeem that pledge as il 1t had been
recited in the treaty Its fument secured to Mica
ragua by the effect OF Mr. Kisses arrangement and the
fact is notorious that the maintenance OF the Monroe
declaration, embracing Nicaragua among other States OF
an assurance that the principles Of that declaration would
be adhered to- as far as the territories Of Nicaragua were
concerned, by defending her territorial rights from
coachmen was the chief inducement for that State to
conclude either the treaty with Mr.. Hse or that with
Mr. Squer Nicaragua could at any time within the last
four years have made an arrangement favorable to
herself either with Great Britain or with France. The
former it is well known has been ready to enounce her
silly and ridiculous pretensons to the Mosquito coast al
any time for the right granted to the United States by
the Hse arrangement, and even TO agree on terms
more favorable to Nicaragua. She has been willing
TO guaranty the submission OF the Mosquito king to Nj
caragua if concessions made to her by the latter in
relation to the Oceanic canal less liberal than have been
granted to the United States by either the Hise or the
Squer treaty Nicaragua, with true american feeling
with true republican feeling, and with far seeing pru
dence and wisdom that does credit TO her statesmen, has
resisted the attempts of Great Britain to overawe and CO.
cree her to make those concessions and to do which, the
drunken savage boy her officers made king, and adopted
as "webeoved cousin" 10 Queen Victoria, is but in
srumen She has thus resisted trusting that this coun
try will not be blind to its own interests, and will not
hesitate this occasion, with reference to the preten
sons of Great Britain to the Mosquito coast and to her
pretended right OF proectorae to the Mosquito king and
relating to this Oceanic canal, to maintain the prnc-
pie of the Monroe declaration. Hence she has willingly
identified our interests with her by the Hse arrange
ment; hence she made the different treaty with Mr.
Squer after his pledge the fulfment of the Monroe
declaration; the Supreme Director of Nicaragua having
doubtless been induced believe that the recall of Mr.
Hise was an evidence that this administration would not
sanction or sustain the arrangements made by him as the
representative of the United States Otherwise, there
no necessity for new treaty.
Great Britain up claim to the possession of the
Mosquito coast and to the control of the outlet of the
canal on this side Of the continent derived she says,
from ancient treaties with Spain, and from the boy savage,
whom her agents crowned King and melted TO nsurrec
ton against Nicaragua, in defiance Of and outrage upon
that State and solely to effect her sinister designs.
We will not condescend to enter into the discussion of
the ridiculous pretensions of the British government.
They are totally preposterous and nadmissibe. As to
the old Spanish treaties referred to, they conclusive
against her claim. The claim is founded in fraud in
atrocious aggression, and cruel wrong and usupaton,
of which there be found parallel only in her
duct in India AS well might petty British agent,
initiating the example Of Walker in Nicaragua land
the Florida coast and crown Billy Botlegs and call him
cousin to her Majesty of Great Britain or ntrude into
the Comanche region and constitute Buffalo Hump a
king and British ally, and then set up claim TO the
country their protector. 1t in opinion, the very
extremity OF impudence in Lord Palmerson to attempt to
maintain such pretensons in this age, before the world
by diplomacy We trust that no answer but such sug-
geston will be made to the clustering and bullying
of his lordshp and Of the British press about man
tanning the rights Of Great Britain at all hazards" Al
though the rights acquired for the United States in
Nicaragua by Mr.. Hse's treaty may be abandoned by
this administration, yielded up TO buy of the British
claim to Mosquito, by union Of the British and Ameri
can governments to construct the Oceanic communion
tion so to avoid facing the Monroe declaration, yet
we warn the administration that the people will not
submit to such unbecoming tampenng with great
principle, or such an unmanly surrender OF import
ant rights; nor will they consent that the reputation