The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-17
NEWS BY THE NAILS.


WASHINGTON, Dec Is, 1850.
The Nicaragua Yreaty-Cuytous Complication, &c.
So much has been said about the Nicaragua
treaty,in the newspapers, and SO many curious
lectures have been made in regard to it, that
simple statement Of the facts in the case cannot
but be welcome to the public,
Frst-We have smade and concluded a treaty
with England, about the Nicaragu, canal, which
treaty contains certain stpulations long ago pub
lished to the world, which both governments have
respectively accepted and ratified. In this treaty,
England renounoes all claims to the protectorate
over the Mosquito coast, and all right to take or
keep possession of San JUAN either by military oc-
cupaton OF Otherwise. England will, no doubt,
fulfil that part of the treaty stipulation, though it
must be acknowledged that she takes her own
time about IL, perhaps with a view to annoy and
punish Nicaragua, whose government seems to
have incurred Lord Palmerston's displeasurs The
fact is Great Britain has not been fortunate in the
selection OF her diplomatic agents to that country;
and the State OF Nicaragua, whose standing army,
with an effort, may be raised TO one hundred and
nifty men, and whose finances are scarcely in a
condition TO maiH taln them, has shown very de-
cided prediction IN favor of the continental GO
yeInment of the United States.
Aferthe treaty with England was ratified and
signed, Mr.. Squier concluded another treaty with
Nicaragua, whose stpulations SEINE very essen
ual points conflict with, and are directly opposed
TO, our ratified treaty with England This Mica
Isgua treaty, thus conflicting with our treaty with
England, MIR. Clayton, nevertheless, sent into the
Senate for ratification, with the remark that il re-
quires several a. en6meDts in order not to inter
tere with the British treaty. Mr.. Clayton's bust.
ness as Secretary Of State was TO keep the treaty
in the Sta,e Department, and 10 negotiate with
Nicaragua for such terms would not interfere
with our treaty with England. Mr.. Clayton, how
ever, was more of politician than statesman,
and wishes that favorable treaty might rather be
amended by the Senate, than by himself He
wanted TO shit the responsibility from the State
department., 10 enc OF the CO. ordinate branches O
ihe governn eRt, in which the opposition had de
Cided majority. A man NAV he politician unit
he takes possession of the State Department.; bu
once there, he must be statesman, or he is not
mt for the place.
action on the treaty, when all at once, Mr.. Clayton
took new notion and sent special agent TO Leon
tNicaragua), 10 induce the central government to
send penipotentiary 10 Washington TO make
new treaty. The agent encountered some delay on
his passage, aud IL was not sooner than day or two
before President Fillmore's message was sent to
Congress, that this government was notified that
The plenIpotentiary of Nicaragua was on his way
q. 40 Washington The person thus empowered to
treat with us, denovo, is no other than the present
charge from Nicaragua TO England, and he is ex-
pected here with every steamer from Liverpool.
The present administration has not yet had an
alternative in the premises. Mr.. Squier's treaty is
still before the Senate, and before the arrival of
abe plenipotentiary from Nicaragua, il is imposs.
BILE 10 make new treaty. The Senate will hardly
Iatfy treaty which conflicts with the stipulations
Of treaty already ratified by that body; and If the
Senate could be persuaded into an act of such
gross Inconsistency with one of its former acts, il
would be the duty OF the President not TO sign the
treaty
There is use in the public clamor on the sub
lect England will not keep possession of San
Juan, end satisfactory treaty will, no doubt, be
concluded and ratified with Nicaragua. | should
not he surprzed IT, before the close of this session,
The Presideni were TO ask for an appropriation to
raise the grade of our diplomatic agent in Lisbon,
from a charge TO a minister plenipotentiary; the
Portuguese government having expressed a desire
70 accreeit fall minister plenipotentiary here in
Washington J.