The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-26
Correspondence oftlle Baltimore Sun.
WASHINGTON, March 20: ls5l

Correspondence oftle Batim,re Sun.
WASHINGTON, March 20, 1850
The Nicaragua treaty, negotiated by Mr..
S9uiers, is before the Senate, having been sub.
n,ittedfor ratification. AL the correspondence,
Instructions, &C., connected with our relations
towards Central America, ase also before the
Senate, in its Executive capacity. -
Some weeks agol informed you that no trea-
ty had been made with Great Britain ip relation
to the pretensions of that government, but that
Mr.. Clayton had offered propositions to Sir
Henry Bulwer, on points rs to which he was
not instructed. Mr.. Clayton proposed that nei-
ther the United States nor Great Britain should
retain jurisdiction over any part Of Central
America. .., a.aI r li.a r.s.fai
Lord Palmerston's views on the subject were
not then known. But, if mistake not, they
are pretty well known to our government by
this time; and there is no very strong reason to
believe that the two governments will very soon
come to any arrangement on that point.
do not think the present administration will
yield the point 1t may not, however, interfere
with the construction ofthe oceanic oanal, should
the American contractors determine to prose-
cute it. ~. a...
President Taylor has very recently expressed
himself very explicitly on the subject of the diff:
ficulties which hang over the Union. Tie has
never threatened the use Of force, but he has
over and over again declared that he would do
what he conld to preserve it
Persons of intelligence, who have had very
recent opportunities of an Intimate acquaintance
with Southern sentiment New Orleans
to Richmond d-state that the people generally,
though attached to the Union, are ahead of the
representatives here, in regard to movements
suitable to the crisis They hardly expect
conciliatory and compromising spirit OH the part
of the North in Congress, and apprchend that
they will be obliged at least, to adopt retaliato
ry measures 1t seems to be matter of feeling
at the South, rs, according to Mr.. Seward, tits
a m1tter of conscience in the North Ii the
Southern Convention ever meets, there will be
an increase of agtatoin, as its consequence
The adoption of retaliatory measures proposed
at Richmond, will be recommended by the con.
vention; and every one must perceive that such
measures will lead to much sectional irritation.
Mr.. Calhoun is not long for this world, ac-
cordng to the judgment of his friends. Men
tai excitement, in addition to bodily in6rnity,
is wearing him down. Hisphysicians have de-
cided that it will be imprudent to attempt to re.
move him to his residence at Fort Hill.
There dOas not seem t. be much disposition
OH thcpart Of the Senate, project Gen. Taylor's
nominations. The only fear is that too many
Of them will be confirmed. 1oS.
BALTIMORE, March l6.
learn from one of the principal proprietors
in tie line oftclegraph on Bain's patent, extend-
ing from Washington city to Boston, that tho
Company propose putting up line from Wash
ington to New Orleans, on the same route enow
occupied by the Morse line. The stock is
nearly all taken and the arrangements arc
about consummatug preparatory to the COM
mencement of its construction. There exists
question, however, whether the Balm patent is
not an Infringement upon Morse, and so
whether it will not be liable to injunction. The
Morse local magnet key and principle of al
phabct are certainly used by the new line, and /.
without one or all of them the instrument would
be, to great extent, impracticable. If how
ever, Morse cannot sustain and protect his
patent--which think he should do--thenit
Dccoilies questlol HOW iar uie sCoohhoiucTs I'LL
his invention are liable to him and he to them.
They have invested tbeirmoney on the presump.
ton that his patent was valid aud could not be
infringcd upon to their detriment; and, in my
opinion, unless the patentees protect the origi-
nal purchasers of the patent, they cannot. in
Justice, expect to receive an equivalent fora
thing to which they could give no title. The
shirt of comr0tition is commendablc in all on
terprises, but not when it dcscends to all orga,,-
lied system of pirating. believe Morse's in.
vcntion to be Legitimate. 1t has cost him many