The New York herald., 1850-12-29

RENDER UNTO CESAR THE THINGS THAT ARE CE-
sAR's, xTc.-There 10 a certain eyrst d. cevYs
among respectable newspapers, which VIII not al
low one to extract anything from another unless
il gives credit, whether the article taken be an edi
toral, report Of meeting, or a city item detail
ing a "horrible MURDER" or a " dreadfnl catas-
uophe," as the case may be. All editors and pro-
prietors of newspapers, who conduct the business
in this way, are looked upon as men OF honor-as
fair traders-whle those who indulge in the petty
larceny game of copying without crediting, are
termed, and very justly 90, prates for they steal
what does not belong to them. adopt it as their
own, and thereby deprive the journal in which the
article, report or item, the case may be, has first
appeared, Of the merit to which it is honoraby, and
in common honesty, entitled. We do not say that
the Albany State Register is pirate-that it does
not consider this esprit dN corps as binding upon
it-hat it will not render unto Caesar the things that
are Cesar's; but this we will say, that In its issue
of last Friday, it copied from the NeD York Herald,
a certain journal published in New York, which
common rumor says enjoys very extensive cir
cslation,not only in the United States but through
out the whole world, that papers report of Mr..
mittee, in New York, a few days since that pa
per's report of Mr. Webster's speech at the New
England festival on the 23d inst, and that papers
report of Sir Henry Bulwer's speech at the same
fetivaa of which it inserted in its issue of yes
terday-coped' yer batim iiterafin ct pwnctxat,m-
(including some typographical errors) from the
Nsp York Herald, without giving word of credit.
The omission to credit this journal for these re-
:. Il. ,,I,o
the Regist0 of the same day, credited other jour-
nails for extracts which it copied from them. This
can hardly be the result of casual omission, and
we therefore say to our Albany cotemporary that if
he wishes TO continue to exchange courteses with
this journal, il must be more particular hereafter
in giving credit where credit is due-in rendering
unto Caesar, the things that are Cessr's." If the
accommodation is worth anything, il is worthy of
being credited to the party who furnishes itHerb.
sap, &c.
NlcARAGuA.-In the Herald of the 18th inst we
published a letter from Washington, sigaed ].
which professed TO give explanation of the Mica.
ragua question, as il now stands This letter, we
have reason to know, is incorrect in all its parcu-
lars. In referring TO the Clayton and Bulwer and
the Squier treaties, it says that the latter "was con-
cuded after the former was signed and rahhed,"
which is not true. Mr.. Squier's treaty, which was
negotiated in strict conformity with Gen, Taylors
instructions, was signed Sept. 3, 1910, aud the
Clayton and Bulwer treaty on the 10Th of A2ril,
1850, and after the former had been approved
by The government and submitted to the Senate.
Nothing is to be gained to interested parties by
misrepresenting these matters Nor is il true, as
affirmed by the writer of the letter, that any con.
fct exists between the two treaties. But assum-
ing such TO be the fact, the faith of the United
States was first pledged to Nicaragua, and we are
bound by every principle of honesty not to betray
her. Nor is it true that the agent which has been
deputed by Nicaragua to this country, is author
lied to treat de moro with our government. We
happen to know that he is instructed to urge, in the
strongest manner, the ratification of the Squier
treaty, as the only thing which shall secure any
great or lasting benefit to either country. In this
the government of Nicaragua act wisely That
treaty is approved by nine -tenhs Of the American
people, and its ratification will alone oppose any
efectual bar to British aggression in Central Amer
ica. We trust it will receive the immediate at,en-
ton of the Senate, and that our faith to Nicaragua
will be preserved inviolate.