The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-28

little that way inclined myself and therefore give an
Egyptian tag to my noun. DON CxsARAPALUs.
General Plerce's Omslal Conduct and Policy
I'm . French Point OF View.
hEssRs. sOULR AND BORLAND-CUBA AND CENTRAL
AMERICA.
Translated from the Paris Constitutional june 81
Of to dssipate the apprehensons first caused
by his message General Pierce has not yet made all his
intended nominations but his selections, such as are al
ready known are significant. The democratic party of
the United States comprise considerable number OF
talented men, but is not these men who have been In
been entrusted particularly in the choice Of envoys
than the special capacity Of these new dipomasts
the wishes Of the governments 70 which they have
Mr. Perse has delegated to certain courts Of his
companions in and these nominations, dictated by
honorable sympathy cannot fad TO be well received
But other sescoss havr: cnar.o,sr uure,v pon..s,l
have caused much surprise Such are for example tas
OF Mr. Borlsnd United States Minister in Central Anne
Ss ana ina. 81 Ms Sons tine quality Of Ev0y Of
Is charged with resolving the delicate question OF the
treaty, concluded with England in 1850 to
jointly the independence Of the States Of Central Ame
Co. The other has for his mission to requisite the still
more horny question Of the future RATION Of Cuba
to the Untd States.
Mr. Borland Is one Of the Senators who has protested
in the most energetic manner against the protector
ate Of Central America and Mr. Soue has distinguish
apeech hudatory Of the expedition Of General Lo-
PEE, which was directed against Cuba and for which
Nc IOfelLeO MS lie. Inc least inc 9nv0ni0nce rom
the nomination Of these gentlemen u.s. that It proves that
the President Of the United States parakes of the i'm
moderate opinions Of his agents One be convinced
ngton in the negotiations to which these two grave diff
fcues will give rise, will be nothing less than pacific
foreign governmental particularly that Of spains
Mr. Soule was born IN the Southern States and Of
sRsh S He has but lately aeauSsd the
session Of the 2Sh Of January last to express himself in
. manner SO as to in6sme the Senate, BY comparing
he called "the heroic deeds'' Of his compsnions
certainly one 10 free to express those opinions In the
Ssss 81 s ts .ns :. H0s ,or d en-
difference betwen meum and sn But, generally speak
Ing such d'scoursss are not looked upon IS giving the
sides the governments which he has so violently at
tackled
II our memory do not deceive US, the United States
have themselves given the example Of refusing to admit
representatives Of foreign powers One Of the first
TO
with which they called upon to treat is that these
be personally respected BY these
There ia why democracies should depart from
this rule of roteness and good taste which European
STA has refused for analogous reasons to receive Sir
Stratford Cannng in M quality OF English Ambassador.
We do not know hat the Court Spain will do, but If it
would take PIE t Of initiating, upon this occasion the
conduct o. e r, person could righHully blame 1t.
For the rest it appears that Mr. soue is man of talent
and of goo education Bat what shall be said of the United
States ador to Central America? 1t is from various
New Yor that we borrow the portrait Of the char
actsr Of this diplomat and that 80
that We leave TO them all the responsibility Of it, Ar
Borlsnd (says the Nxw York HERALD il sensitive and
mpetuous gentleman, who easily yields to
most necessary. 1t is said that day, slight
he knocked down Senator Foote In the pub
and for esa1 he
blow of his fit the face OF Mr. Kennedy, head Of the
Census Department 1t is added that ia the Senate he
has always shown himself most insubordnats man, and
that Ills colleagues have obtained for him hs post
Central America polite Of getting rid OF him..
1t might doubtless do vey WELL If the functions which
he is called TO fulfil were not Of the most delicate nature
But his mission to deprive England Of the protec.orae
which she tries to over certain states Of Central
smeIican affairs will ieserve te the United States
to preserve by themselves, their independence This
is not an easy task. All the de1tsrty of consum-
Britain, IN fact, possesses in that part Of America
territory in her own right-that Of Honduras.
She protects besides tho lands occupied BY the
nation She might he prevailed this latter
privilege, which is an onerous one for herr but still IL is
necessary to observe FORMS and to demand this from
her with certain precaution. England would certainly
de ire compensatons. She might wish to negotiate.
But Low come to understanding with parsonage who
at the slightest alteration might recur to acts Strange
f ss Ss as and one which would never be in
Mr. Borsnd very absolute his ideas on the neces
sity OF ntefdictDg all European powers from exercising
any act in the affairs Of America he has gone so far as
that the United States should no longer tolerate the
fbeUbn esLaousnmtDt NJ AOuuu1AS. ~ VIII DO pretty
difficult to snatch the prey from the very claws OF tie
lpn With such IDEAS how is it that Mr.. Borand has
bten chosen to treat precisely, not with the English
at least in presence of its agents in Central
America
Mr. Pierce Is too enlightened man not to understand
the effect of such nominations They have the merit of
but they nothing less than necessary and
they confirm the fears which raised to the
nuapcs of peace in America curing the four years Of
the Cabinet of Washington will offer to the appetite Of
the democracy Cuba or Mexice' 1t meters little.
Both will be annexed, later Still the mpor
of taking Spanish Island very great perhaps
because Mexico IL looked certain prey which may
without inconvenience be re,eryed to appease the hun
ger of the MORROW. But Cuba Cuba defended BY tho
law of nations, and by the cries Of Reproduction with
which s Europe pursued her invaders is appetizng
mors Ell much more tempting.
Unhappily the administration Of that island does at
this moment its very utmost to destroy the sympahies
Of Europe and to deprive itself Of the support which 1t
might ALd particularly in England It openly encourages
the slave trace In spite of ill the treaties which Spain
has signed and by which she has pledged herself to
this traffic. Nothing more is wanted to raise
public opinion in Great Britain. and to render II ndf
e, the consequences Of foreign invasion. Already
this conduct of the Cuban authorities The treaties
have been revoked and the journals seizng the text
have made them the object Of passionate
They have said that If the United States would
seize on Cuba, they might doubtless maintain slavery
there but at least they would not perpetuate the
slave traffic.
This Language is warning which the administration
Ct Cuba would be very wrong to neglect
The Cuban Slave Trade.
From the London News, June ID