The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-02-05
The British IN Genital America.

W hils Congress is DISCUSSING The tXpeulenCy oil
re affirming the Monroe Doctrine, and making
It the settled policy OF this government, 10 he
mau;Iined at every hazard. Great Britain pro
ceed, with her scheme Of coinnlEing Central
America. We have heretofore made frequent
alu.lon TO her taking possession of tie kudtSn
Islands IN the Bay Of Honduras. We Lave now
a more astonishing movement To chronicle Un-
der cover Of the night accorded to Eng-hmen to
cat lcgwood III Honduras, That go'eun.ent has
taken formal Possession of u large paTt nf the
country, aud erected 1t into colony. The flag
If Great Britain waves trumphanily over belt
ui counlry extending nearly across the continent,
and her iiit-rs hold IT, and exercise au unJisput.
eu jurisdiction over it.
1hc sclzlte Of he Bay Island- and the protec
tora,e Of Mosquito are :n'ignlhcant aifAlIs com'
pared with this grand coup Or main, To obtain L
strong looIhuli upon that now highly important
aud interesting potion If IL, Continent. A cor
respoud.u, OF ,hc y. y. Herald, Wi ing from San
Jua' del Norte, under dae Of -nua'y I'd, makes
The iollownS mention ji tins subject:
The Behzr, Ut BRUSH ionJuln- Id. been ele.
waited to colony, the superintendent converted
- Governor, and constitution gwen 10 ,hs pen-
pie lhIs province extend. Almost across he
continent, and with the recently created colony
al the Bay Islands, tueshadows Ihe squrl 10 the
Mosquito prOtectolas.
The famous Monroe doctrine, so eXsultiugly
proclaimed aud reitrrate, seems 10 have been
scattered to the four wnd-, for the heart oi this
Western World is occupied by the mOsI power
iHl OF the European States, and hvr vessels o
war are constantly hoverIEg srvnnd like bnds u
prey, chppng Of. hIt here and there, and past
| cIlng 1t un to some colony or other, eonsaIIng \
boundary hue here. aud seeing >onder n i"r,s
Ui mIhus sdny urrs trthUith proclaining 1t Bel
Ike &C lug under lnsti uCilun-, ot course.
The po.,r,sions of Great BUian in the West
etu tropics seem to be- increasing and II behave
the American government tu he VlgIlani, le,
some day they will he shut out from communica
tluu with he Pacific State. al critical moment
There IL wuk preparing lnr the Admln'stia
tiun ui Mr. Pl.rcr--vurk which the lmbeclls
cuuls. Of Mr. FllmOrcs government has enc"r
aged these naughty European powers to force
uponiS
The errors of tie past must be r-medisd W far
as possible; their recurrence iof the future must
br pruvlJrJ against The salvation Ot our nation
lIcs ~ ia. pru,np, and faithful execution of th.
Munrop ducrinc," weih.r re affirmed by Con
gr,ss generally, or acted up-n as specific case,
may utise ". brl,v. that but lew American
dissent tu the correctness oi that docliae, al
though there may b. a wide difference oi uplnloi
AZ he proprlrty of declaring It, IN advance, to b,
the unnlirr,hl- policy Of the government. W,
are free to confess that We fully accord with res
olutlons uf Gen. Cass and the sentiments offered
in their support. We would be- glad TO see
Congress adopt them bat whether this 10 don,
/ or not, we confidently belev, that Mr. Pierr,
will render ,h-m practically effective snd IN th,
he Will but mrrt lhc wI.tes sui exp craguu, O.
thy gr,aI ua.a.s u'sh- Amygieau p,op's-- h.