Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

Hon. E. G. D4ukOEs--NeAs " US'aS' '~' Taylor and the Hon. Trum1n Smith, this gentleman has received larger share Ot abuse and misrepresentation from our opponents, than any other officer under the Government. Ever since his appoint ment as minister to Central America, he has been made the theme of bitter at- tack in the so-called "democratic" news papers of the country. The news of the negotiation of the well known Treaty with Nicaragua had no sooner reached the United States, than the position was assumed by these organs of"the people" that Mir. Squier chad no more right to make a treaty with the iStdts of Mic araeua, than the British Minister has to make treaty with Connecticut" But what said the President of the United States on this subject? In his fast An nual Message, alluding to the matter, he says, " Having ascertained that there is no prospect of the reunion of the five States of Central American, formerly composing the republic of that name. sCe have separately negocicted oisA hens treaties ofansity and commerce, which will be laid before the Senate. A contract having been concluded with the State of Nicaragua, by a company of. American citizens, for She purpose-of constructing a ship canal through the terrisoryOf that State, toscennect the Atlantic and Paci- 6c oceans,. I, HAVE DIRECTED THE NEGo' crATIQS OF A TREATY WITH NICARAGUA, pledging ehoth. Governments to protect those ,who shall engage in and perfect the work" This language on the part of the President, had the effect to silence the rowdy chmar which had been raised in ore direction against MT. s. The temporary cessation of hostilities thus produced, however. only gave General Cass's valiant brigade an opportunity to aim their pop-guns in another direction. An unhappy difficulty having sprung up between the British Minister and Mr. Squ:er, these "democratic'''' allies of Great Britain at once assumed the ground that Mr. Chatfeld was right and Mr. Squier was wrong, and forthwith proceeded to empty, their demijohns of wrath upon the devoted head of the latter. Not satis- fed with this, they trumped up 2 story that the Administration dieapproved of the course of Mir. S.. and had determined to reealk;him! Of,course this statement was false, and was soon contradictsd.
 Possibly oars Minister did ''go beyond his instructions, "eas these opposition ed ltor. assert. But what then? Was there not anample apology for his course, in the extraordinary assumptions of the British Minister? Those assumptions created an, emergency which our Gov. ernment had not contemplated, and rsla- tive to which it had of course given MT. s. no specific instruclioas> Immediate action being necessary, he. had no other alternative but,to exercise. that ''discre> tionary power" which all, Foreign Minis ters possess and cxercise.i in extraordinary cases like the one alludedits tsA. A tim. i'd course of procedure at sucH anaement, would have disgraced our country even in the eyes of England herself. But for tunately, we had Minister in 6eRtral America who was not afraid to act, and, in acting. he yindicated the honor of:the nation which he, represented.
 We do not wonder that the Times and Register owe Mr. Squier an old grudge. for, when an editor in this State. he was more than match for both of them in a fair newspaper encounter. We hardly deem it honorable in them, however, to take advantage of his absence from the country, and endeavor to pay up the eld score when he has no opportunity to de- lfend himself. But his friends have a consolation in knowing, that even if he were aware of the attacks made pon him by these papers. he would care no more for them than for the brayings of Qua. temala mule.
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