The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-21
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In hbio reiaeed by d1eOp Tor affiliated on him
the parallels Tor which he is oredited), mention i,
made of wolf and lamb who happened To moe,
at the sane rivuiet to drink. The Innocent iamb
was sngriiy reproacled BY the wolf with having
the innocent lamb, "when you are drinking above
me-" No matter" responded the wolf /" the
stream was disturbed one day q was drinking.
and Il not .. ~ you, certainly BY your father, 81
upon, continues the fable. the wolf inoontinentIy
grasped the lamb in his claws and dovoured him
brother Jonsthan reminds very strongly Of the
WOLF and Cuba, Canada, japan. Mexico and the
Lobos Islands not naptly represented by the VIC
tmized lamb. Whenever the wolf wants color
able pretext for injustice, he can readily fnd--or
mako it. In this view we read aud understand the
correspondence between the government Of the
United States and the Peruvian Charge d Aifaires
at Washington.
The Lobos Islands have been long reputed, from
their propiniquty, TO- belong to Peru, though they
are said 70 have been discovered by England. There
is vast quantity of guano on these rocks. Appli-
cation was made. not long ago, to our government
for leave to remove this guano, 80 fertiizing and
valuable as q manure The British government, re-
| speeding the presumed Peruvian ownership declined
sancioniDg TINS proposed mercantile invasion Of the
island by British craft. The United States, on the
other hand, have sanctioned the removal of the gu-
ano, irrespective Of the claims of Peru on the islands
On the part Of Peru it is alleged shat she has ST.
ways exercised authority over them; that they be-
long to Peru, as they formerly belonged to Spain
and that from time immemorial the Peruvian In.
disns have been in the habit Of visiting them tor the
purpose Of catching seals killing birds AID gather
ing eggs, and that exclusive right to the islands by
Peru has never been doubted disputed" The
American reply, 7e' contra, is That the Lobos, or
or Seal Islands as their name imports, lie
III the open Pacific Ocean, the nearest Of
them twenty or thirty miles from the coast
Of Peru. They are mere barren rocks in the
sea, uninhabted ana unDhabitabe. Fisheries, and
the pursuit of amphibious animals, especially the
al haze To-.
and even those shores themselves since il is well
known that seals are usually taken and killed upon
the land. In these pursuits and in this use of the
islands citizens Of the United States we're engaged
for half century before any actual interruption took
place by the Peruvian government or anybody else,
their visits to them having commenced ut least as
early 1898. II Peru held and possessed full So
vereignty over these ISLANDS. this fishing near the
shore, and this pursuit and killing OF amphibious
animals upon the land, was much an invasion of
that sovereignty is the taking Of gu8n0 from them
now" Further, that, in 1853 there was g o for
nal remonstrance on the part Of the United States
sganst the asserted sovereignty of Peru over the
IOb0s Islands, to which answer, SO far as it sp-
pears, was given, nor an intimation made that not
withdrawing this remoI STRANGE the decree would be
enforced - and that " il Peru has suffered these
barren rocks to be visited and used by citizens OF
the United States Tor long Of time, and for
all the purposes for which they were known to DO
valuable, is the case altered when they are found
capable Of new use Ia not the natural inference
either that Peru never claimed any exclusive right
over the islands, or that if such claim had been
made by any formal or official act of government,
such claim had been abandoned Mt least 20 far as
citizens Of the United States were concerned" Al
go. that the islands not the property Of Peru,
as beyond tho distance of cannon shot, or three
marine miles from the shore, this being the supposed
limit to which defence OF the coast from the land
ITSELF can be extended"
The United Statos, therefore, (havipg deter
mined to remove the guano from the Lobos lslands),
claims the right Of doing 50, because it has long
exercised the privilege OF treating these islands as
general property. and has demonstrated against be-
ing interrupted in doing so. elf" says Dir. Web
ster, lit shall turn out that, as has been intimated
above, those islands sre uninhabitea and uninhabi-
table, and therefore incapable Of being legally pos
sessed or held hy any Que nation, they and their
contents must be considered the common property
Of AL Or, if unprotected by the presence Of PERU
Wan authorities, and without actual possession,
their use has been by Peru abandoned or conceded,
without limitation Of time, to citizens Of the United
States for q long period, yielded D consequence
OF the Iemonstrances of this government or its
agents, then no exclusive ownership can be pre-
tended, as against the United States ut least In
tile mean tine, citizens OF the United states g who
msy Undertake to defeuo themselves or their vessels
by force in the prosecution of any commercial en-
terprises TO ths sc Islands, are to receive no coun
tenance." But should they be attacked ia what
Peru SAYS would be actual robbery the naval forces
Of the United States in that quarter to prevent
collision, qendtitc f,te. SO. while the question is
IL dispute, the Americans may and Will remove as
much of the guano as they can
Such is the state Of the case. which illustrates the
gIasping character Of the universal Yankee ma
ton Mr. Webster acts wholly on
The good old plau
That those should take who have the power,
And those shall keep who can -
In his hands, the United States run fair chance of
ranking as the Jack Sheppard, or Richard Turpiu
OF the nations.
TIE TWO GREAT PARTIES IN THE UNITED STATES
From the London Chronicle, Sept 6
An omusiDg writer in the current number of
FfoSG's Magd. me describes, from personal obser-
yaticn, the proceedings OF the American wings and
democrats during the period of their meeting in
successive conventions at Baltimore. One scene ut
which he was present was curious The evening
after the whg delegates had declared their prefer.
ence for Scott. over Webster and Fillmore, a crowd
assembled under Mr.. Websters windows TO cheer
him, and to SEQ how he looked The sighted states
man made bis appearance to signify his thanks, and
to deliver the speech which is expected, Us mat.
ter Of course, by all assembiages Of Americans.
Doubtless" he said, " this Convention has used
its best discretion. / shall sleep well after this,
and rise with the lark. This is beautiful night,
gentlemen-what Thousands of stars there are -
they seem to rule the night few more hours, and
where are they The sun has risen" Surely there is
in this touch of some who bears particular re-
sembance to Mr. Webster II is just the sort Of ad-
dress which we could conceive MIR. Disraeli making,
ii Lord Derby had refused to let him into the Cab
net. "Ths is . beautiful night, electors of Buck
inghamshre What thousands Of stars there are
&c. &c" IL is, however, reflection Of more i'm
mediate Importance that this little piece Of by
play removes all doubts to the feeling with which
Mr.. Webster views Gen. SCOTS nomination, while
it leaves very little to his priyity to tho move
ments which have commenced in Georgia. That
state, always stronghold Of the wings, has enter
ed upon the first stage Of thu long and clumsy pro-
GEES which is required in America TO launch partic
ular individual into the contest for prominent Of
fee. The vhies in the several counties have met
in convention 10 elect delegates and those delegates
viii form further convention TO nOninste Mr..
Webster Daniel Webster will then he solemnly
before the Union as Georgias nominee for the Pres
ooncy. /! Il hoped that several other States will
follow when tho initiative has once been given ia
the eon'ecra.ed form ard then the pew candidate,
il be not Gust General Scott lron the oheftain-
ship Of the whigs, will Mt least have the satisfaction
OF rendering Bis success impossible.
This scSism has probably been organized moro az
n salye TO Mr. Webstera pride, than as q token Of
wan. OF confidence la General Scott. The wings