The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-06
SquIer vs.. Brooks.

NEW YORK, April 81, 1911.
To Hos. JAMES Brooks, ED. N. Y. EXPRESS:
Sm;-In your paper of Tuesday evening, the 22d
inst, there is editorial article relating to myself,
which is false in fact, and injurious in tendency
had supposed it written by the same hand
which made use Of your editorial columns to make
a base and wanton attack upon the minister of the
friendly republic Of Nicaragua, and had prepared
to treat it as EN- anating directly from him, or as
published at his ins.igation. But have this mo-
ment received note from that gentleman Joseph
L. White Esq } discaiming the authorship OF the
attack on me, as also denying that it was instgated
by HIM
/ am. Of course bound to assume that the article
is what it purports to be-edtorial. But | cannot
conceive sir that you wrote it, that you are e.
pared to sanction its statements You know, OF
ought to know, that the whole reference to my ap.
poGtment as Minister to Central America, alleged
quarrel with British agents, and the Nicaraguan
Canal Company, is false. You, yourself, recon-
merded my appointment in the strongest terms,
and You know anything about it, you Know it was
not made with the indecent haste charged in the
article in the Ealress. You know, or ought to
know, that had no "quarrel" with the British
agents in Central America, nor with Mr.. Chatield,
whom never saw, and with whom exchanged but
three notes, which you yourself published and
mended. You know, or ought TO know, that so far
from quarreng with the Canal Company, there
never would have been Canal Company had it not
Dcen LOT TIE CAtIcisc OF DISCRETIONARY power
with which ] was invested by my government, in
behalf Of the parties applying for II charter. Whe
Their that power was judciously exercised, remains
to be seen. The only members of that com pany
with which am acquainted have often expressed
TO me their oblg atons for the services which was
able to reader them in Central America Onc
member, it is true, has been violently hostile to
me for the past nine months, for reasons purely
of q personal nature, and which can, and shall be
explained, if circumstances require it but | have
evidence that this hostility IL shared by his
ciatcs.
IT, sir, as it il alleged, have assaed the policy
Of the government, it is because, in my humble
opinion, it has betrayed the confidence Of Nicara-
qua, and proved itself false to American interests
American honor, and republican principles; be-
cause il has allowed itself To be overreachcd by n
power which, after having destroyed the federation
Of Central America, now seeks, by fraud and force
to build up on its ruins a monarchical dependency
of its own, which shall give it control Of the pro-
fIestiye great commercial centre Of the world. |
have no doubt that there men with souls so
narrow and impulses mean, that they cannot
conceive Of opposition to power station wealth.
except for reasons Of purely selfish nature, such
as removal from Office or personal slight. But those
who recklessy ascribe these motives to others,
consciously daguerreotyre their own characters and
reveal the secret springs Of their own actions.
Slnnderers, equally With liars, should have strong
memories, In order 10 avoid disqualification, for
1t was the Lrpcss Il think) which once charged
that was removed from Office because was hostile
to the policy Of the government.
My removal was of little consequence, except az
an index of our policy towards Central America.
But If you anxious to know the speciic reason
for it, apply at the Office Of the Secretary OF State
Of the United States, for the letters of Sir Henry
Bulwer, Of the date Of August last, addressed to
Hon. Daniel Webster. You will there find the rca-
for this and also DO edited With Sir
Henry Bulwer's opinion of Mr.. Clayton You will
find British Minister proposing substitute for q
treaty Chen actually before the Senate.) between
the United States and third power; you will also
find the same officers opinion of the government Of
Nicaragua, whose members set down merce-
nary yagabends. "purchasable for twenty pounds"
quite as "weak'' as the government Of the Uuited
States (vde Sir Henry Buwers letter to ChatGeld)
fully AS ''barbarous' rs the " Celtic savages,"
wide Sir Henry Bulwcr's speech at 81. Georges
dinncr,) and quite as cowardly "as the French at
Aginoourt," and the Spanish race on other woll
fought battle fields, wide Sir Henry Bulwers speech
ut BALTIMORE You will also find there Mr.. Bul.
wers exposition Of the "Clayton and Bulwer" tres.
ty, and other matters, the tendency and design Of
which can never be concealed by the specious SLAYER
Of dinner speeches. the easy funkeyism Of press
c. like your own.
And low, cir, commencing you to write your own
editorials hencesorth-to cultivate better manners,
n little dcccncy. and some sense,
] am, sir, your obedient servant,
J.. G.. SQrwR.