The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-19

1h< Nicaragua AmsAF.
II has pretty confidently announced in one OF your
city contemporaries, that Mr. Squier be recalled from
his mission in Central America. and that Mr. Chaheld Is
TO share the same late at the hands OF the British govern
not and there has been any intention of re-
calling Mr. Squier and such purpose had been enter
ained recent events would have forbidden its execution
In most respects he has acted with ability and energy
and while in some things he has yielded 10 the tempta
ton OF signalling himself by proceedings which were
not anticipated he has done nothing to justify the cen,
sure OF the administration. Now far MIR. Chateld
IS concerned, whoever set that story aioat must have
done without rejecting upon the consequences OF its
being confronted with truth l. SO happens that the IN
ellgence OF his outrage reached this country after Sir
Henry L. Buwer had left England and consequently he
came without instructions on the subject Under these
circumstances it will be--if il has not already been
brought to the notice Of the Minister Of Foreign Affairs
and Lord Palmerson will be required to dsavow the acts
OF Chahed and to revoke any authority under which he
outrage upon the acquired rights OF the United States
He will not be permitted escape by any process OF
call such that suggested. and the British government
would hardly venture such questionable reparaton, in
place Of the aonement which national honor demands
should be made.
In connexion with this article lay before read
ers the following extract from the London Globe. which
has just reached us by the steamer Canada
the London Globe OF Dec. is
The NICARAGUA aUEsTIoN.--We had the pleasure OF
that he American minister in London spoke the other
day like man OF sense and the representative OF
sibe government, when he said that no exclusive adj
vanages sought fin the matter OF eectng the 18TH
milan communications between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceansl by the cabinet OF Washington; and although
there may be in this counry there is in the United
jealous and dispuatous view Of such Subjects the grand
interests OF England and America are in truth perfectly
union"
But cannot agree with the Times in the notion,
which seems rather hastily TO have adopted that the
best way OF seconding the of on the other
side OF the Atlantic, in the struggle they may have with
n 10 fn nffaett and nI,H
ence on the points in question. The Times says
~ would be deporable if the public interests Of the
% ns v % or .e % q could Be
or through whose territories Is the line pass, by
present. those regions consist Of dense forests, psslent
swamps. and barely navigabe rivers; the wand of
life the contests Of sword even the pen can only
consign them to prolonged insgnifcance and desoaon
coast as British territory let be told and let know
the grounds on which he rests his claim but il those
Mosquito coast which even the settlement of Hondu
ras would hardly deserve"
We beg leave to observe that, whatever Importance
may be, may not be, attached to the Mosquito coast
impossible to overate the importance Of the passage
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific ocean, and the conse-
quent Importance provided there is fair locus standi
wherein 10 place ourselves OF PRECAUTIONS against ex
elusive political and military possession being taken of
that passage by any single power. The relations in
which stand towards the native inhabitants of the
Mosquito coast give us, contend, clear right Of
lRterposlon their part, and on own and that
interpOson made and maintained with other object
than one which is common to this country with the
whole civilized world
The Times Gays:
'Snce produced the article of the treaty Of 1885,
guished."
With all due Difference we beg to say that the dscov
cry OF that treaty was not made by the Times. We had
already assigned to il whatever weight il well throw
into either scale But if it be granted that by the terms
of that treaty. the old protecloraie was discontinued il
less he nexyad soil
taions OF the Mosquito people, amidst the anarchy which
succeeded Spanish dominion We had, at all events
good right to originally had accord it
and the power of Spain step shoes being at an
end ( il ever existed) neither protectoral power
right transferred by Spain to any Of the anarchca
and aomca satengs which succeeded the dismembered
empire OF urbide, and the still further sub-divded Cen
trail American republic.
In order to contest with any consistency the claim Of
the British government TO take the ground which does
take this matter would be requisite recur to the
maxim sometimes put forth by American orators (and
laerly by one American dipomatist-tbe somewhat go
ahead gentleman who is charge dafares in Nicaragua)
processing 10 be founded the Monroe messages OF
ls2s-24; which message however, simply referred 10
the European HOW Allies, with the independence Of Of
the lately revolutionized Spanish America The extra
ordinary extension OF the principle OF America for the
Americana, said TO have been asserted at that epoch,
which would deny TO powers possessing large American
domnons all interest in America has hitherto been for-
fed by no official authority but the somewhat suborj
mean to say ditto to Mr. Squierat leas, quite to that
extent
But that those who maintain the common rights OF
England and Europe in this matter-we shall not say
against the American government-for we hope and be-
eve that its policy represented by the language OF its
minister in this country)-but against exaggeraions OF
American policy, which have real existence, though we
trust they have not and will not have, ascendency
the good sense OF the American public--have not
been fighting with shadows, Is fully proved, not
only by the language OF Mr. Squier TO his worthy Mica
raguan proeges, but by the report OF committee of
Congress last session in favor OF railroad rather than
canal the construction OF the former, according 10
the views OF the committee, would throw the whole
commerce from Europe TO the Eas, Indies, China and
the coast oil this (the Anerican) continent into
American hands-uness II adopted the alternative OF
pursuing the old route" We pronounce opinion on
his authorization; but the exclusive temper is obvious
and is not less obvious that the party whose views
il expresses bad things all their way they would
endeavor TO render canal as subservient to "excu.
svey American " interests as railroad
This is further evidenced by the terms OF the contract
negotiated under Mr. Squers official patronage, between
the petty Nicaraguan authorities and embryo company
in the United Safes TO run canal between the seas Of
dimensions sufficient for ships OF the largest burden
Upon this point quote the December number OF the
Colonial Magazine, which contains an article on this
question: also published in pamphlet form, under the IL
lie OF |" Mosquito, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica:"
"One OF tho chief clauses of the contract with Mr.
White s that the enterprise shall be possessed by Amt
citizens and the majority Of s stock be held by them
another that they shall possess the exclusive right In
land steam navigation. Powers likewise accorded
the Atlantic any deemed feasible The Pacific the
Of this clause being, that the State oil Nj
caragua possessed any port NJ all the Atlantic
Bat this Is nothing, when compared with the cool hard
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