The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-01-16
France.
The Isle of TiSre.

1t is not long since we noticed the appoint
ment of E. G. Squier to the mission of Nicara-
qua and the fattering reception he received as
U. S. Agent from the authorities of that Repub-
lie. His manly, independent address on the oc-
cas!on of his reception won for him the esteem
of the people of Nicaragua, and the confidence
of his fellow citizens at home was breathed
through every press in the country. But unfor-
tunately for MIR. Squer, for his country and his
mission the Cabinet at Washington neither sus-
tanned him in his nitiatory position nor gave
him that support which would enable him to act
with decision and frmness when the rights of
his country were jeopardiscd.
Acting upon the declaration which he made
in his address to the authorities Of Nicaragua
he toresaw that the insatatc desires of Great
Britain could not be gratificd with anything less
than permanent foothold on the coast of Cen
trail America, and believing such consumma-
ton to be detrimental to the interests of his own
country, and to those of the Republics of Cen
trail America, he made arrangements with the
latter for the cesson to the United States of the
Isle of Tgre, commanding position in the gulf
of Fonesca.
We have no positive knowledge as to wheth-
or Mr. Squicr acted in compliance with or in
obedience to instructions from Washington, but
the presumption is that he done so in this in
stance, as it is not to be supposed that person
of his intelligence and in his situation would take
upon himself so important service without in
structions from his employers. Well then, aup-
pose him to have been instructed, as we must
presume he was, with what feelings of condcm-
nation must the country regard the conduct of
the Cabinet in neglccting to cooperate with Mr.
Squicr, when the lights Of this country were as
sailed by an official of Her Britannia Majesty
What shall be thought of the silence with which
this subject has been treated by the President in
his message to Congress' Had any other Eu-
ropean power dared to interfere with one of our
public ministers abroad as Great Britain has done
ere this have heard that satisfaction was deman-
ded at the lannon's mouth. But how is 1t in
this case? We know nothing of it officially
The whole world knows that Great Britain has
taken forcible possession of the Isle of Tigre
pending the negotiations for its cession to the
United States, but whether any steps have been
taken to resent this outrage we are left in total
ignoroncc. What should have been the conduct
of the United States in this NATTER What
would have been it's conduct with any other
Government in similar circumstances? Not
tame, cowardly, cringing silence-not an effort
to throw odium or disgrace upon it's minister
not shifting of responsibility from the sovereign
people to weak irresponsible Individual
What then? neutrality-suspicious. firmly
urged -energetically conducted-and decisively
consummated.
This is what the honor of the nation deman-
ded-what the people have right to expect and
what great and powerful Republic should have
done when assaed by the prowing lion of Brit"
ain.
In connection with our remcrks upon this SUBJ
jcct, we insert the following from the New York
Sun;