The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-28

expressly stipulated the abandonment Of thu
protsctOrats of the Mosquitoes but which, &C
cording to the British construction, az explicitly
provides for its continuance. Here 10 direc
collision of construction on question which
though it seems beneath executive or Legislative
notice, 10, will venture to suggest, OF quite a
much conseq uence to the future peace and pros
perity of the United States, as the mission 0
KossurH, the printing Of the census, the assign
ment of land warrants, the mileage Of members
or any Of those important questions that so ex
clusvely occupy the assembled wisdom of thu
nation. 1t may be only a small speck In thu
horizon now, but is destined to grow in magni
tude, until it overshadows the world. Tht
Isthmus of Suez dwindles into insgnificance
when compared with that of Panama and O
all nations on earth, the people of the United
States have the deepest interests involved in it,
being forever freed from the domination of Eng
land
Yet the United States, while Congress is de
batting whether we shall intervene for the protec
ton of the rights of the entire human race, have
notventured even to put forth modest "protest,
such as Gen. CAss recommends, against al
with the rights of an independent American
State, which, in its future consequences, mena
ces their most important interests, political and
commercial. So far as is known, nothing has
been done, nothing is doing, to bring this
great question to an issue. The British gov
eminent being in possession--which is con.
siderably more than nine points of international
law-of course feels no anxiety to forward this
issue. But the United States ought to know
that the longer it is delayed, the more difficult
it will become. 1t will not be long before the
British government will plead peaceable pos
session, in addition to its other pretences.
There probably never was time moro favora-
BILE to the satisfactory adjustment of this highly
important question, if we may Judge from
the language Of the new British minister,
in his address of presentation, and the reply of
the President. The minister assures the President
that his august sovereign heartily wishes for
the prosperity of this republics" and that while
at no former period of their history has the sub
sistence Of friendly relations between the two
countries been Of more vital importance to the
interests of both, and at no time have those re-
ations appeared to rest on firmer foundation,
than at present" He then discourses most elo-
quently on "eonsanguinty"- historical tradi.
tons" -" common language joint inherit
ence"-" similarity of laws and forms of admin.
stration"-" commercial relations" the COM
mon pursuit of a temperate liberty &C., &C.,
&C." The President, on the other hand, echoes
this flummery, and talks with equal JUNCTION about
f" common Ancestry" common language
common interference" together with other CON-
mon Places fairly traces the liberties of
the United States to the British constitution
He dilates eloquently, almost enthusiastically,
on the blessings of English liberty, and re-
ciprocates cordially the sentiments of esteem
aud regard from your august sovereign, &C."
Now, then, is the time for settling question
of such vital consequence to the United States
"hio AAOi ouSuos "nJontJ Cohblluco W Cl6IlSt
such hearty wishes for their prosperity, as her
representative assured the President. Surely
Her august Majesty, if given to understand that
the friendly relations between the two countries
so much desired on her part, will, in great
measure, depend on the REIMBURSEMENT of British
usurpation in Central America, they will nc
longer be persisted in. But our Secretary Of
State, | fear, has expended all his powder in his
letter to the Chevalier HULsEMANN, and, it would
seem, relies on that spirited missive MS fair
Offset against his want of spirit on all other oc
casions in corresponding with foreign ministers
This, however, is what might be expected, n,
least, whenever England is party Those
conversant with the political history of the Sec
rotary, cannot be ignorant that in every dispute
or collision with England, since the golden age
Of the Hartford convention, he has uniformly
arrayed himself on her side, with one single ex
ception, when he was seduced into the erroneous
incongruity of threatening actual bloody wa,
against that power, one fourth ct July" But
he soon recovered himself; took few steps
backwards; threw a summerset, and lighted
on his feet as cool as cucumber
PARvUs Homo