Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-12-20
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
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or ! e., the previnua Quesiions, the Knssu,h
resolution Passed The IIonse bv a tremendous
majority. There were but i6 vote. agains,
/, which is in itself triumph of no ordina-
y nature.
The firing into the Promeihsns cannot, as
vet, he sufficiently explained since suf1i-
cenl time has NOT yet elapsed to hear the
explanation the British government, mpy
have io offer, IN fcgard in that iidiculons
affair, in rrply 10 onr official in,eiroaa,iuns
ou the subject.
II is not ~ B,i i>h agents that the Officers
Of he. Brauric Majesiy's ships Of war have
erfolc'd a por- lu.y at Great town i, il AS
agents of his Majesty. King Gadinrper L.,
of the Mosquito Kingdom. Now, consider.
ing ilIa, the Cha, -Bnlwrr treaty distinctly
.nrrendris, on the part Of Great Britain. the
righi 10 maintain an aimed foirr, garrison,
&c, in that part Of Central America, the
question MAY a,i>c why F. GLAND has not
vet complied with the s,ipula,ions ot ,ha,
treaty.
IL The mrssarn nf the Prrsilrn', we fud.
IL an eNrnsr. vhv The people are not en-
| lgh'"nrd on tha. subject, that the revolution
IL Nicaragua has prevented an understand
ing with rh- authorities oi that Stale. That
ia. no doubt, irur Neither can it br doubt.
"d that these revolutions are in par, at
least, II mot altogether, fom-nipd hv British
| lnl,uur. We have always had an interest
| In A ~
and TO make them bury rh ir tenis for 'h-
pul pose of union ami strength. Enulsrh has
pursucd different policy, founded on her
own ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
! When the five Central American States.
Guatemala. Costa Rira, Honduras. san Saliva
dor aud Nicaragua fist achieved their indie.
! peudrncr, they sent Il minister to r Iulaiid
10 oh.ain from tha, country the rrco2ni,ionS
of their independence hut thl, ninis,er
'rnairpd foniteen wears in ,2land " i hnui
efi-rti,g hl. pn'pas". f. aiaad attached a
/ boon 10 thai recognition Wh'h h" five Crr-
! tral Amrrican States never granlcd. AID ha:
was The r.ronni,inn, an the par OF Central
America, of The British possession Of Beli-e
and AL tceui islands.
f. .aland never h,d any legal possession
nm the coast of Genital Amprir4. She had
obtained lease from Spain. for >iAty yrar,,
to cut wood on The coast but ~ permission
10 effect II permanent lndLrmen, ar Ia ct h.
. Ii.h a colony. A. she knew the Central
/ American States to b., weak. especially after
- a.. Ia.
ihonmh she ro' ~ rNun from tn m ,Ia,
which Spain would have never granted. had
she remained master of the country. Rn'
the Central American Republic wa. equally
obstinate, and aS IoHg a. III" Union of the
J Five States astrd Enaand had merely a
dc facto possession nf The Belize
The California military claims were
brought up to-day in the House hy Mr.. Mar
niiir- or Military AThiIs, the regnlrr Core
mittre Of Wars and M-au- heing ~ cOnst'u.
ted, IN his opinion, as scarcely 10 IA. the
aprropiaiinn bills This terrible announce
nient caused division of the Hpns', and
subsequently call for IN" ayes AID nays
pending " hich The lionsr adjourned. SIM.
lar scenes are to be exacted dining his sr-.
sIOm. OBSERVER.
Melancholy lScIDENT.-Th" potent IN.
lluence of the mind over tn body was fear.
fully illustrated in Boston The past wr,k.-
The Bee sia,-s thai llenry Bath? brother oi
he late Ms. Van Wagner, recently returned
from C,ilinrnla. on learning the shorklng
, ale Of his only sister, was Immediately
ezei with n drlirinu- fever, and died in a
ew days. The la.l sad rites 10 his memory
we're performed ou Sunday at,rmoou and
= nh the murdered sister and broken hearted
brother were aid siIe by sill, mclan
holy comment on the strange virlss
udes of life.
WE lp m thai Dr. Jackson has .nnnlrt