The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-19

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The MINISTER FROM HONDURAS, AND Hrs Ms
sIoN.-Don Jose Rarrundia. distinguished re-
publican chieftain of Honduras, and formerly
President OF that country, arrived at Mobile
the other day, en- route for Washington, as Mi
mister from the independent State of Honduras
to the government of the United States. This
will give US three representatives at Washing
ton from the fragments Of the old republican
confederation Of Central America-Senor Mar
coleta from Nicaragua; Senior Molina from
Guatemala and Costa RIGA; and Senior Barruu-
dia from Honduras. .,..
The immediate objects of the mission Of
Senior Barrundia, according to our telegraphic
information from Washington, involves first,
an alliance between the United States and
Honduras, which will comprehend most of the
material advantages of annexation secondly,
an interoceanic railway across the State of
Honduras, and such other commercial regulc-
| tons as may be best calculated to deyelo o,
| the resources Of Honduras, and to increase it;
traffic with this country. These are legitimate
objects of negotiation, and under ordinary cir
cumstances, in the hands of such man n.s
Barrunda, there could be little doubt of his sue
(, cess in weaving them into commercial treaty.
But the interests Of the Nicaragua line may
operate againt any railroad interocean;c COM
munication across Honduras Then, again,
that State is at war with Guatemala and Costa
RIGA; and the minister from the latter two may,
perhaps, find it his policy to counterfeit any ex-
elusive political arrangements between our go
vernment and that of Senior Barrundia.
Notwithstanding these embarrassments, how
ever, it is high time that we should do some
thing to secure at least the independence, such
as it is, of the several Central American States.
Mr.. Clayton in his treaty with Sir Henry Bull
wer, did nothing but get US into an entangling
alliance with England Major Borland ia on his
way home from his rowing mission without extrl-
eating us from these entanglements. His treaty
recognizing the Mosquito Coast, as an integral
part Of the State of Nicaragua, appears to have
been coolly thrown into the old barrel of waste
papers in our State Department. This is equiv
alent to the acknowledgment of the British
protectorate over the Mosquito kingdom, as
district of country wholly independent of the
State of Nicaragua, Notwithstanding all the
democratic protestations in the United States
Senate TO the contrary. This point having been
thus conceded to England by our administra-
ton, it is not very likely that Mr.. Buchanan is
either instructed or expected to do any thing to
cut us loose from our Joint protectorate of the
Clay ton treaty. s.,sF
Still the affairs Of the Central American
States call for the prompt attention Of our gov
eminent, especially of the States of Guatemala
and Honduras, which border upon those of
Mexico, and which it is alleged Santa Anna de-
signs incorporating into his empire as soon as
his expected funds from the Gadsden treaty
will enable him to venture upon the spoliation.
The true policy Of our government would be to
use its good offices with all three of the Mi lis
tiers from Central America, to restore the re-
publican confederation of these States upon q
solid footing, under common central govern
ment. Thus they might become q powerful re-
public in the course of time, strong enough to
protect themselves against all foreign encroach-
ments, and sufficiently stable to render them
respectable in the eyes of the world. Cut up as
they are at present, there is neither CO opera
ton among them against their foreign enemies,
nor peace among themselves
We trust that the mission Of Senior Berrundia
will comprehend not only the immediate local
interests of Honduras but the more important
objects of a reconciliation among her neigh
bors, and the restoration Of the Central Ameri-
can Union upon sound and durable platform.
His character and antecedents as an able
statesman and diplomat render him abundantly
qualified to undertake this important duty, with
reasonable prospect Of complete success.
SENTENCE OF THE CoURT MARTIAL ON MAJOR
WYsE.--A Wall street contemporary seems to
think that the President will remit Major
Wyse's sentence, and speaks as though it had
some private intimation Of the fact We do
not know what the President will do; but
clearer case than that disclosed on the trial of
Major Wyse, we never remember to have read.
| Guilty of the grossest characterization end
breach of discipline he undoubtedly Yves no