Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-23
WAs1EUaToH NEWS AND GOSSIP.
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WAsHU0ToH NEWS AND aosS1P.
0esss B4taia's rrsssns Position upon Vi
osusral American ousstion I'VE ind Ia he
Courier and Enqpivr, Of New York, views
apOs ne position Of Great Britain On tho Csn.
ssai American question, which, being efrone-
oas, are calcalatsd to mkslead the commercial
1t may Be, to their own injury.
Some tune since We announced that Mr.. Bu-
chsaaa and Lord Clarendon were engaged in
endesvoring to mako . new treaty with refer
ence to Central America, and, subsequently,
that We had reason to believe that there was
iittfe prospect Of favorable termination of
their negoti atoms. Still later. We have salts
fed oursef that, instead Of being Inclined
only to find 9 favorable oppertusi.S of grace
fully Withdrawing all her Pretensioss in that
quarter. as Mr. Everett originally suggested
and the Co3rssr and Enquirer now rsiterates
Lord Clarendon renews her claims or protein
SONS in Central Misunderstanding, on the part
OF his Government, not the slightest disposition
to relinquish the possession either of Ruitsn
island, OK the Bay Islands, or the enlarged
occupation Of Belize, or the Mosquito Protec-
tosase. The outrages 80 perinsciously inflicted
on American interests at San Juan were SIM
ply the result Of the impression of Britain's
Jamaica'nesro dynasty which had been trans
plsnted thither, that she was prepared to sus-
tain them under the Protectorate plea, in
whatever they might do by way of crippling
the growth Of bona .tlfe American interests
and influence in that region. Tho destruction
OF their village, devoted fer tho most part to
that work, must force settlement. of at least
the que stion, whether Britain, under this Pro-
tectorats plea, shall continue to hold = rod
oTer one Of the most important routes Of inter
communication between tho Atlantic and Pa
oifio portions Of the United States. We term it
one of the mostimportant routes of that sort to
the United States, because more than twenty
thousand American citizens, and mere than
twenty millions of gold, tie property Of Amer
lean citizens, pass over I. already annually, the
demands upon RE transit facilities there, in
ereaeirs faster than the accommodations for
teen. twill DO remembered, also, that whore
IN American passenger has died q the Isthmus
there, full one hundred have died on the Pan.
ANA isshmas. This disparity is the result Of
tho ditereuee in the healthfulnsss of the oil.
nate and in the entire freedom from baaditti
OF the San Juan route. Besides, with steam.
ships of equal speed, the difference in the
length Of the two routes is eqaal to a Saving
Of three and half days in time between New
York and San Francisco. With the exception
OF those teo routes and the overland route
via cur great western plains, no other is yet in
existence. unless around the Horn. Asfor the
various routes projected through Mexico,
though it is highly probable that in time some
one OR more Of them raas prove highly ad-
vantageous, So fas they are mere speculations
on papes, not having been opened for travel,
and ere, therefore, to say tho least, problemat-
ical. The condition of the government con-
trolling the Panama route, and the fact that
for centuries it has been equally the highway
for the commerce and travel of England,
France and Spain, as for ours Of late, forbids
the hope that we may ever obtain that prac-
teal control of it which sagacious statesman
ship cOunsels that We should have over one
such highway over the continent, in the presen
condition Of osr relations with the Pacific
coast
Sagland's assumed relations with the Cen.
trail American coast alone stands in our vay
there Nicaragua is evidently much better
disposed than any ether Central American
government, fo, such relations with US as will
give Us all we want there,-nothing like the
sovereignty Of the country, but such close
commercial connection as will at all times
assure that, in case Of q misunderstood.
ing between the United States and any other
government, the sympathies of the govern
ment and people bordering the route will be
with US; and that no petty and vexatious reg.
riasions will be made, which may, directly OF
indirectly, interfere with the full enioymeu,
Of all the possible advantages of the highway
which should be at all times within the reach
of our people. These are grave considerations
and moments reflection upon them will show
how and why it is that England's Central
American pretsnsions are absolutely in admis
| sable by this Government. The lombard
ment Of San Juan must speedily bring to &
settlement that portion of the questions in is
sue which are connected with that particular
point, or We greatly mistake the purpose O
| the present government of the United State,
to stand firmly by the interests committed t.
| their care
Rights Of Actual Settlers in Kansas and
Nebraska.-We have just received tho follow
ing letter:
TRENTON FALLS, n Y, August IA.
Dear Sir: should feel very glad if YOU
| would inform me upon what conditions an &C
tual settler is entitled to quarter section O
the public lands in Kansas. according to tn,
bills recently passed by Congress namely, th,
Dill Tor granting donations Of lands and othe,
purposes, passed sometime in July, and also
the bill for graduating the price of the publ,
lands or Homestead bill, which, believe, wa,
passed, but of which I do not know it's proyi
| sions. Two or three families here are abou
| emlgrahng to kansae, who would feel obljge,
| TO You for the information.
l am sir, yours obediently, Us.
In answer, We have to say that lands ar
tgranted gratis to settlers in those territories
and also that by the act of I'D July, 1854 al
tho lands IN the Territory Of Kansas and Ne
brssks to which the Indian title shall hay
been e1tnguishsd are made subject to pre-
| ensption, under the provisions Of the mr., q