The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-18
NEWS by THE MAILS.
Our wsshiDgten Correspondence.


WASHING ron, March Is, 1851.
The Adjournment of the Senate Diplomatic
Relations rith Cent, al Amertca- The Course OF
Great Britain, &c, &c, &c.
The Senate has at last adjourned stws die, after
transaciing business without a quorum About
fifty thousand dollars were spent in constructive
mleage and per diems, and some forty odd thou
sand dollars were distributed among the officers
and clerk. Of the body, making in all about one
hundred thousand dollars Had the Senate on
Monday, the Sd instant, gone for three hours into
executive ses ION, instead of knocking its own
brains out in attempting TO pass the River and Har-
Dor bill, this expe nse might have been saved.
But the expense is he least evil inflicted on the
country by the friends of the River and Harbor
bill What is the most to be regretted, is the lnde-
cent haste with which forty millions of dollars
were voted away in three short hours, and the
amount OF public business which was left undone,
though nifty required by the public intere st.
OF what use is Il tor the different depar tments of
the governme nj TO have it IN charge to make re-
commentators 10 Congress, when Congress will
not even co slider heml | do not speak here OF
tie tanf, which is double edged sword but
propositions were made by the State department
which required ms ant action, and whic ,neverthe-
less, were entirely overlooked.
Thus, Mr. Webster recommended that we
should send one full mil lister penipotentary the
hve States OF Central America, Guatemala, Cos a
hlca, san Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras,
with null power TO reside in either of those States,
and TO travel from one TO the other as the interests
OF those States and Of the United States might re-
qui-e. Congress did not act on this proposition,
though il recomme noed itself strongly not only on
the score Of sound policy but also of economy.
We have now three full ministers from the Central
American States here in Washing ION, viz - Signor
Mercoleta from Nicaragua, Signor Filth Molina,
fon Cos,a Rica CARVED here but three days ago),
and Mr.. Carey tom San Salvador We shall, no
doubf, in dee tim, have full ministers from Gau-
t.maia ard Honduras. Diplomatic etiquette would
require that We should send a minister plenipoten-
tisry in return. II we do that to each of the five
States, we shall have five ministers at an annual
salary OF ~ 600 each and Zoo outfit, making in
the aggregate $4,000; that is our diplomatic in
tefcoutse with Central Anne RIGA would cost us five
times as much money as our int recourse with
Great Britain; or, in other words, the diplomatic
intercourse with Central America Give States
with an aggregate population less than million)
would be as expensive as eur diplomatic represen-
tanon at the coHrs of St James, ST. Petersburg,
Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, and Lisbon This is pay.
ing rather dear for the whistle considering that
In the Clayton treaty, we have already suffered
our hands TO be ued by Great Britain in such
manner, that all independent action in regard to our
American proteges seems to be entirely out of the
question.
Besides, the only rational plan for the States OF
Central America to pursue, sists in uniting their
efforts tor the protection Of their common soil and
tnterests Our counsel to those States can only be
while the policy of Great Britain on, the contrary,
will always be TO SOW dissension among them-:o
apply 10 them the old maxim of ride ct imyera
Inc fruits OF this diabolical policy now visible
IN tne civil war tor such II is) raging between two
OF those States, which, perhaps, might have been
prevented, if, instead OF accommodating our rolicy
70 that OF Great Britain and the stockholders of the
Nicaragua canal, we had sensible diplomatic
repref entatve in Ct ntral America, whose cease.
lese ende avors should have been TO promote con-
cord and union among those States. one repre-
sentative would answer such purpose much better
thar hve, because he would unite in bis person
nicely OF purpose and OF action. These Central
American States Will yetgiye US great deal OF
trouble.
As 10 Mr.. Mercoeia, you know, presume, that
he Is Spaniard-thai he has never been in Mica
ragua and that a European bred and born, he
has great idea OF American Independence He
let The cat oHt OF the bag, after few days stay
here IN w asbngtoD, when he observed casually TO
gentleman, that his object was first to build the
roas, ard then 10 negotiate with Great Britain in
regard TO other Matters The slight which Sir
Henry Bulwtr Is ssid to have been guilty of in re-
gsrd 10 Mr.. Mercoleia may be rilst de gievTs. We
All know that ST Henry is deeply and peeunarily
Interested In the canal, and have strong reason
Ia suppl Sc that the minister p'nipotentiary
from Nicaragua has ms diplomatic expenses paid
by the Shareholders Of the projected enterprise
Mr Mercoleta is Diplomatic trouus ~ Espq gne
VINO has probably as correct notions about Arneri-
o. or the oornlry he nominely represents, an
EsquImaux has ot the palace of the Escurial
Under these circurlsimces, The appointment Of a
full minister from The United States TO the States
OF Central America, would have been d0ubly use
fai but Congress had no idea Of giving such
views the console rston which wss due to them
The fact IL, the last hours Of the rhiuy.ir
Corgress Sere spent in Presiden' making The
vhes az party, rsliI'd on The River and Harbor
bali. ana the democrats, as a party, opposed il A
few democrats here were who, from State policy
(hecsufe their STATES came in for a share of the
public piunder,) favored the House bill but ifthe
bi ned carried, II would have been ia vain TO seek
tor The land marks Of party hereafter The demo-
crsuc party was good as dissolved, aad iacaps-
BIZ Of making q rally in 1852 AS the case nov
Stands, the democrats are more easily 5nited thau
the vhies l shall IA my next explain on what
candidates II Is possible for that parry 10 unIe and
ulder what caNdidaies i is most likely 10 be de-
frated T