New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-16
ENGLAND.
The Nicaragua Quessfss-

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| We have had the pleasure o. Anticipating tiss
ItESs N the expression OF the opInaon thar =" tns
American Minister n LOedoa spoke the ether Gay
IKE man Of sense AID the rePresentsnve o.
sensible Government when he said that no exc.a-
awe advantages were saxht fin the matter c,
efecrag the ls,hnisn Communications between
the Atlantic ard Pscinc Oceans by the Cabinet &c
" ssAinetoa and although there NAV be in this
country. as there u Ia the United States a Get Of
men who are Always ready % take the ieslcos and
| disnufstious view q such Subjects the Srsna in
/ sercs,s OF England ard Amerlca are in truth per
.cc;.y a. uRion'
Bar We cannos agree with the Ti-<s IN the u,
sion which It seems rather hastily to hsve adopted
thst the best way Il seconhng the men Of sense Oh
| the other side Of the Atlantic in the struggle they
may have with the meu OF nonsense, IA To Affect
! ignorance and indifference On the points IN aues
! ton The Ii-sSs saws
IwoUd se deporable the paNis tateyesss Of the p>s
sass q he s,hSUs o. he pesee u aanens could = ss
osv Ouo ed ny he Saesecr oy wAcm 70 10 oe ,,ds ~
through whcse The Inc 20 pass ~ By ssass
BE ess~eca nvL StN;r. n Central AEsrcs AZ pre~ss;
a barely asvisss. rissS. DE wssa q sssssscs ma;
awaken tlen % improvement cvlhracon, and te-Ses
eonesis e ne swort. u he pea ocly eooSss
ten 10 ProO1ged assguiseAacs and ae.olsnoe IL Loed
Immersion sul resolved % regsrd he Mosquito Cease
British Territory, " be tod. snd =, 4. know s
soands cn which he resis his clam bat hos grosats
are wanting We decne attach lsnporsnoe The Nos
| lsrty deserve.
we beS to observe that Whatever importance
| nsy Ne, o. may not De. attached 70 the Mosqoito
| Coast II q impossible u over.rate the Importance
OF the passage from the Atlantic TO the Psciae
! Ocean, and the consequent importance, provided
,hcrc IS = fair 'ocss saadi whereon ~ place our.
/ selves Of precautions against exclusive political
anu military possession being taken OF that passage
by sav single Power. The relations IN which We
stand toward The native inhabitants OF the Mosquito
! Coast, give us, We contend, clear night OF inter
position on their part and on our own and thai In
| torpos,tion 70 made aud maintained with no other
o5.ec. than one which !. common to shis country
with the whole civilized world
The TIMES saws
since proluceJ the article Of The Treaty Of iTsd
witch rut end 70 hat The Ormer British prOeetoFSs,
! he wao.e argument derived nom prescription Ia or.
/ lRruisked
With AL due Difference we beg TO say. that tho
| discovery Of that treaty was not made by the
| Times. We hal Already assigned 20 IL whstsvs<
| weight Il can well throw into either scale Bat
| n Il ne granted that b. the :eFns OF that treaty,
the old protectorats discontinued II 10 not lsss
certain Il WEI renew ed on the renewed solicitations
Of the Mosquito people. amidst the anarch which
succeeded Spanish dominion. We had. az cd
! events 40 good night % resume as We originally
| lad 70 accord IL and the power 70 stsp into cur
shoes being at an end NJ Il ever existed. neither
! -u,sc,orAl power nor rsht was transferred BY
Spain 10 any OF the anarchics aud atomical state
! ..4gs which succeeded the dismemberSd empire of
! l.uibde, and the still farther sab divided Central
| American Republic
/ In order - contest with any pFopricty the claim
| d, the British Government % take tie ground which
Il does take ia this matter IL would be requisite "
rscur ~ the maxim sometimes put forth by Amer.
| can orators and lsttery by one American diploma
! tist-ths somewhat go-shesd gentleman who 10
Charge 4 Affairs IN Nicaragua l-prufsasing % BE-
| bounded On the Monroe Message Of 1884. which
Message, however, simply referred " the depre
Gated contingency OF interference the part Of The
! European Holy Allies" with the Independents OF
the lately reyolutionzed spanish Amercs The
extraordinary extension Of the principle OF Amer,
"a for the Americana said 10 ave been assorted
NJ ihat epoch, which would deny 10 powers pos
sessing large American dom Mons all interest in
! America has hitherto been fortified by 10 official
| authority bat the somewhat subordinate ono Of MI
| sQuiars We suppose The Tunes does not mean
70 say ditto 10 Mr. SqaIsrs-sI least quite " mai
| extent
But that those VINO maintain the common lights
II England and Europe in this msttsr--ws " NJ
not say against the American Goyernment-lior
we hope and believe that ia policy 10 represented
los the language Of rs Minister Ia this country but
against exaggerstions OF American policy which
have a real existence, though we trust they have
not, and viii not have, an ascendeDcy over the
soud sense Of the American pubhc-haye not been
lighting with mere shadows, Is fully proved, not
only By tks language OF Mr. squiers 10 his
worthy Ncaraguan proteges, bat by the report
VI Committee OF Congress last session la
| favor u Railroad rather than q Canal as
| the construction Of the fermer according u the
views Of the Committee would throw tho whole
! Commerce from Europe 10 the East Indies, China.
| and the West Coast OF this tho ADericsnl Conti
asnt into American hands, unless It adopted the
alternative of purs Jung tho old route. We pro
ncunce no opinion this aDticipstlonj but this ex
elusive temper il Indicates Is obyious-and not less
obvious, that il the party. whose views it sxpross
- had things al their own way they would on.
desyOr 10 render canal as su6seryient 20 " exclg
| cusWely American interests as a railroad.
Ihi, . farther evidenced by the terms Of the con.
.ract negotiated under Mr Squierss oihcial patron
axe, between the petty NicaragusD authorities aud
ana embryo company IN the United States, IN run q
canal between the seas, Of dimensions Sufficient ios
| ships Of the largest burden Up0n this pant, We
luo:e The December number II the Colonel Maya.
srHe which contains an article this question. also
| published IA pamphlet Srn, under the rtls d
| Mosquito, Nicaragua and Costs hics 3"
ono u the chief clauses In tho contract with r We 10
he, ne enterprise shall be- posss-se By American citizens,
and the aor,y ofs siocs held By them. Another hat
,so. Pp~s. are nss,s,.s aeeordes for eonsraetins
,ay canal nom any u their Pors The Atlantic 70 s
~ caus. being ths State o. Scssgua posssssod
any pon all IN hs Atlantic Bg! this nothing, ~hsg
compared with he cool bsfiihocd and sdsoutsIy, WIN
Nhch tho nations u Tho world are informed mat tbs can.
vii b. open 70 thrif SHIPS prodges and people On sias
With those Of ths United States provided such "a
nons shall sfs eater INTO such treaties supssnsas ana
guarantees resrscrug sad canal hersansr ~ sn ~
I'd Hto between he stais Of siesfssss 'nd ne Onisa
| Sia'es
The above cited writer, whose Information 10 val
! 1sbe though We may not on all points sfopt his
| sentiments or modes II expression, goes on ~ 90
! servo and on this point entirely CONCUR with
MN 49,,
- lmoossbls 10 Ua.ies STATES 0Oysrnrnent could ~
one moment support % uonstfOas an assamDuon "Ad
"a rfovsri.hed Chssss d'Afsires from 100 United stae>
I ~ lr0r-nf tsf pre.gH ptg0us government 70 vhica 10
-. h.e1 s~rrefi,ed deem a very srnpe slag1 60
..a asci.Ou ~ % sceeptet pronounced, he Pres
lsrf ,atesf1en Of he United States cannot fr 70 re-
~oyYi,e Il onoo DzOiv1 x 10 ridiculous fe1alfsnsn.
"a rsfgu. sOld bhady contract " submit " 100 per-
eta t.stsrOr q he STATS u Nicaragua and Inc Ired
The English Ministry.
J psoa =. ton4oo w.s. chro.<s De- ~
| "a rsfsrence ~ the statements which have bean
90 oer.eysrngly repeated, IN VARIOUS shapes and
quarters, VI split IN tie Cabinet On s01s pre-