The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-08


quitAn government, aod when he issued his procta~
nstioA; end Il has been argued, even 10 kingssm,
that the United States guvvrDnent should not DO
held responsible for the doiags Of this onicer Who
chose 70 act IN the manner ia which Captain H0fns
did, while inebriased witaoat tie authority Of biz
eovernmeDt We csEnst subs ribe 70 suck 3 doc
trne. The people Of The United States havo becnme
notorious Tor hhbusteism; and the propensity OuGt
to be put dowo, whether exhibited by the captain
Of . national vessel, mere bard OF adveut1rers
and whether the chief o. his subordinaes are drank
or sober. II the United Ht,tes government are too
feeble, or too unwil Dg TO restrain such ou&ragea,
then 1t behO0ves those nations woose tart0ries may
be subjected TO the predatory incu sions OF Annecaa
ffeebo1ters-on thu principle Of self presssvatoo-
the especial mission Of England and France, whose
West India colonies s'e ofes TO the attaek Of the
Americans; and who have enunciafed the doctsine,
that II il their duty - Il II their inclination to pre-
from having their terito~s invaded by the strsng,
whether in the Eastern or the Western Hemisphere
We repeat, England ard France ought TO bring
the United States 10 ber Senses But IN eoing 90,
form Of idle talk. No. Let squadron Of Hngtish.
and French ships appear OF the port Of New York.,
q Some more eligible American port. and let ne d.
g eisns BE- S sh Of .
Identification Of the sufferers, and the payment Of
the expenses Of the sxps elton; also an smple
apology 70 the Eng lsb ami the Mosquitan govern.
Ments, for the insult offered to their respective
flags. Captain Hsllins should be also dismssea The
American service, and de- IA ed incapable q sswv-
ing again. Let reasonable time be given for IN
answer to be received from WashiS gton; and, in
the event Of such yer not biUg given IN the pre-
scribed time, should the answer be unsatisfactory
letribut.ve justi would demand that the American
port should be served In the same manner - Aneri
cans served Greytown; such measure wssd 10
severe but 1t would tend to soften future and greater
severity.
From the Kingston NorniSe Journal, July 22)
The more we think Of the late brutal dss1ruetoB
OF GreytowA, the more are we checked at the more
than Gothic bsrbar1ty Of toe Am-ricsa commander
an act Of vengeance So repuynant I, every feeling
OF humnnity-so contrary to international LAWS
everything connected with the catastrophe, thaA
there are persons in this cits who unwilling 10 be-
lieve that 30 atrocious an VI 6ibustsrism could
have been perpetrsted under the authority or with
the aancton, Of the United States government, at
tribute it to the dtunk-n freak Of ON inebriatea
man. But we have Csptais H0lltns HIMSELF the
hero who has acquired "a uufading laurcls in the
valorous explicit, declaring. in his procla nation TO
tho Inhabitants that be is acting under the authority
Of his government in b0mbardng G,eytown, In de.
fault Of payment Of cert ain amount, together with
IN ample apology for the alleged indigaities ofeted
to Mr.. B0rland, the s0called Minister to Central
America. Now, we do not believe Chat, however in
toxicated Commander Hollins might have bean, he
would have dared to have use the name of HE gov
eminent in the manner In, aud for the purposes for
which be has done, unless he was fully authorized
SO to do: The act then. must be regarded - that
Of the United btatee government, aud ought 70 he
treated az such. II, however it should tnTn out
that Commander Hollins acted on his own respond
bilify, and without the instructions Of his govern
ment, or II it be proven tina, he exceeded hi n
strrctions then II will be for the United States -
mark their disapprobation 0f his inhuman and dis-
graceful conduct by suhjecting him TO the highest
penalty provided by the re ublics rules and articles
OF war-even though that punishment should be
death. Nothing else viii cleanse the American
name from the foul stain which 1t has received from
the destruction Of Grrytown. But this is not all
that the United States government must d., or -
made to do. II must make restitution for Ne
property II has destroyed, and must remunerato
those who 1t or Its Officer has caused to suffer for
the inc0nvsaienres they arc cndurng and Will have
to endure embracing ample payment for the time
employed in their respective occupations.
We have not converted With single British sab
ject who has attempted to Justify this cowardly at
tack, or the still more str ,cious act OF felony n
landing, and deliberately setting ire 70 the own.
Nor have We heard Of an argument in favor of the
| conduct Of Commander Holins or his government,
by American citizens, but wat II pueriie in the ex-
treme. The argument just amounts " thh the
United States have never acknowl lodged he Mos
| 4Eitian governmeDt-tnat government imposed
yexatious restrictions trade in the shape OF t0n-
Iagc cues, &c. and Great Britain r her conduct
towirds China, and in htr treatment Of India and
her places, has done al bad. wUse
Now, wish regard to the FIRST ground II iustifca-
tion we cannot zee any right that the United States
posees5 over OtHCI Dhtlpnb 10 declare wnat
not X climate government Mo.quitia has been
ccknow Iedged as such by England, France ard
other European States: and the fact that The United
States bss not performed the act Of recognition
cannot amer The fsct OF Hosquiiin being sovereign
frte and independs mt tate We presume the united
verdict Of the European nations IL rather better thon
the dissent Of toe UDko States. But admitting
that Mosquito IL really not recognized State,
does that JCEtiiy any nation 10 ap ly the torch OF
the incenoiary To town containing 500 ea.efnl
seuls, merely because it Ia situated in a country
whose sovereignty Is disputed or denied. and that
without ans declaration Of warl IL such plea is .
allowed, then may the United States government
send armed vessels at any momeor In ret TO lay
any town OF Hayti in ashes-psovided they can do
fsId not be guilty Of any breach Of International
law for, il We mistake not, the Unted States have
never acknowledged the independence OF HAyti.
With regard to the imposs on ship ing at Grey
town, 1t argues dsgree Of cool Impotence to make
thst ground II de-rn tion complete. Why,
We impose taxes on saipping in the ssveral ports
OF this island. Why bas not Kiuy st0n Falmouth
ard Moniego Bay been long ance left In ashes
for such restrictOBs on trader Nav, why has not
the valiant Captain Of tho Cyaae directed
the PROV OF bis vessel to~cros England and
bombarded apd burned the ity Of London, whore
the same restriction prevail few Of the well d.
rected broaosides, and dozen go OF sheds,
thrown with The admirable precision displayed at
Grey town, would soon cause the Tower to tam
BILE about the ears Of the lieutenant OF the for.
tress. Ii IL all stuff to talk about the ahipping
imIosts OF Greytowr beng justification for tho
dattaTdly monner in which thai place has been de
stryed Then, we have tie old story, that because
England hes core something az bal or worse, the
Americans shoula not be hauled over the coas''
for what they have done. u il precisely the school
boy Ietolt Of you're snother'-as II two wrongs
| constitute right.
IL IL strange that those who employ snch argu
ments5 steer clear Of toe igEal cause of tho ca
t0strophf-tfc infamous mur'cr Of "a Mosquitian by
the American rnffian Smith, and the equally nfa-
nous screening from justice OF the murc creY, by
Mr.. BorlaD0, Il Amen an Minister for which this
latter worthy is more deserving Of rope than Al
apology. The utm, tt that s said OF The msttcr 10
stout denial of tire authenticity of the account,
even though that count is he American version
Of the affair. We writo not with deshe tn offend
the American citzans resident 10 this island; bat
AZ Bltih subjects We are naturally ind grant at tho
Insult ofert to our national flag; and although we
are fully aware that jamaica has everything to lo
In a war with the United States, yet we win no.