The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-02

The LOnaon Times and Greytown.
From an article in the London Times, we
make the following extract. We are glad
the more Intelligent Of England do not hold
the people OF this country responsible for
the Greytown outrage committed under d.
rection Of the Pierce A Administration. The
American people have themselves been out
RACED in all their better feelings by the de-
struction Of Greytown. Thank Heaven,
but very few even of the Administration or
gans have dared attempt to justify this out
rage, committed without even the shadow OF
a proper excuse, and which must tinge every
American cheek with shame:
Greytown is not a British possession; if ii
had been, measures would have been taken
to repel so wanton and barbarous an attack !;
but we have at this time no further interest
in the place than that which results from the
commercial undertakings in which British
subjects may be engaged there. Ii is possi-
BILE, however, to lose sight of the fact, which
stands recorded in a solemn treaty, that
Great Britain waived and relinqushed her
rights TO the protectorate Of the Mosquito
Coast and of Greytown, lis principal trading
station, Oh the express stipulation with the
United States that they would, in conjunc-
ton with ourselves, guarantee the neutral
ity and security OF the passage"
The object Of that treaty was to promote
"the construction of the communicate, be.
tween the two oceans for the benefit Of man.
kind, on equal terms TO all, and tor the pro-
lection of the same" tits certainly most
| -. Al. a.
treaty that an American ship of war should
have presumed, in defence OF at best a very
doubtful cause, to attack ,and destroy the
principal commercial station on that very
line OF communication which the American
government is expressly bound to maintain
and protect. The act of Capt. Hollins
speaks for itself. 1t is, indeed, without a
parallel in any history with which we are
acquainted, for the place was wholly ncapa-
BILE of firing shot in its defence, not a man
was killed or wounded in the attack, and the
enterprise was one of mere destruction.-
The American papers from which we have
extracted these details record them with the
strongest expressions of shame and regret,
and we cannot doubt that the public opinion
of the enlightened classes in the United
States will condemn these proceedings az
strongly as the Judgment OF every DINER
part Of the world. There is in this case nc
war and no provocation to account for or to
palliate such measure.
u Far from being at war with the States Of
Central America, the government of the
United States has always affected to regard
7 them with peculiar interest; and the first
proof given oil this interest is an act OF vio-
ience which would have disgraced buca-
nier. Indeed, considering the species OF pro-
: tecuon established by the treaty OF 1880
ana .he engagements contracted by the Uni.
TED STATES toward this country and the whole
:. world Tor the security of the passage, this
outrage OF Capt. Hollins' is a contempt oil
the authority of his own government, and q
gross breach of faith to every nation which
e may nave mercantile transactions carried or
cross the isthmus of Nicaragua.