The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-09


Pay very liberal sum to Msxco rather than hazard
another war.
advces that the treaty concluded that the
COLLATION. Ia broken on II not believed that less sum
than fifteen millions will DO accepted BY Mexico and this
will not agree to pay moro than that
II so nuch.
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENCE TO ALL
PARTS OF THE UNION.
Correspondents Of the Courisr and Enquirer
WASHINGTON, De-, 20, 1868.
Capt Elan. an ocer of the Swedish navy Is siamlning
some OF naval ents He Ia pArtcu ary In
terstted In progress In steam vessels subjs In
which observe that II foreign naval officers manifest
lively There every to fear that Capt
Elan will receive fave bic Impressions from the speci.
mems OF eur shi which We can yet present to him He
their application Of steam machinery and the
peler 10 their lie OF battle shps-an experiment Of
greater i'm poitance in my Judgment than any improve
reported that the drst Of Dscem ,er
have been received from Mr. Buchanan, informing the
government that the British demand for partcip
in the American coastDg trade equivalent for
tain to US respect to the fisheries been
modified 30 as to compromise nothing more than the
round voy age between Atlantic and Pacific ports
have information the subject, ard don BIT the
correctness Of the Iumor learn that the sdministra
serious questions pending between the govern nen
before the opening Of the fishing season The increased
difficulties Of che Russo Turkish Affair and the precarfous
situation Of the British cabinet render the prospect Of
success far lees encouraging than 1t six ago
The supreme Court ia now engaged in hearing argument
against the Michigan Central Railroad Compsn ap
peal from the United States Circuit Curt for Michigan
The object Of the suit to the Central Company
from using their road from Michigan city ,ago with
out accounting to the Indiana Com pany, which claims
tight to the route obtain by previous charter Judge
Bronson And Charles Tracey Of New YORK are counsel for
the Indiana Company and John V. l.. Pruyn of Albany
and James joy for the Michigan Central Judge Bron.
appellants will BE- concluded on Tuesday This
session of the Court will be very aborous one The
Court has found 1t necessary to relax he severity II its
hour or two hour rule in favor Of eminent counsel In i'm
portrait cases. The Inconvenience Of that
ruleo the necessity Of which there can however be no
question-bave also been to .ent obviated BY
sgreem nts between to condenss tho eoeuence
OF several on the same side into . speech by ore Of
their number This practice has perhaps given high.
er character to the forensic efforts before that high
tribunal. One Of the OF former session,
which in its day excited interest," has
case which hes been In litigation three Years and which
was decided in favor OF the State Of
responded the Of the bridge The suit has
been an expensive and somewhat memorable After
argument two years ago. the Court appointed
ony, and report upon the point whether the
structure -sa an osstruesion to navigation and nu
fance or not he reJ ortsd that it nuisance. The
Court then came to an opinion the Chief Justice and an
other dissentng that 1t illegal hndra nee to the
trade and travel Of the Ohio river and appointed day
for the argument Of motion to order its removal In
the meantms Congress stepped In and nulHed the pro-
ceediDss o. the supreme Court by an act decar
Had the compainsnta persisted in their efforts to abate
The bridge serious question would have besn raised
pusance could 10 egazsd by an r post fdo act Of Con
g'ess, seems most absurd and pernicious hsresy.
Corresp ndenee Of thu Philadelphia North Amsrie,n-
Mr. Clay,on's organ
WASHINGTON, Dss 90 1858.
Gov Jore. OF Tennessee, has revived the avorte mea
sure OF Mr. ay-the cisrbu the proceeds OF the
public lands among the States. The cont ovsrsy in re
spect TO the public lands ria OCULAR The three
New York proposes 20 distribute Amorg all the States
Texas exec pttd sixty millions of acre for railroad and
purIote according to their representation in Con
gress ore hundred and f,y thousand acres for each
senator and member He limits the quantity propo ed to
be now granted to sixy millions, because it is presumed
tina, that quantity win fa:iats the popular appetite for
mt friends ~ this time. 1t is Of coure contem
that occasions wiz periodically arise de ling other
millions have been consumed In the same WAY. The
second scheme is that which some time in pro.
tespo Brother Jonathan and their elder partners
OF the tniIety OF their landed estAe by drbles, BY
grants in the nature of forced loans Of Ave millions
this project ten f. another aud hundred mil ions for
third The third and last plan that OF Senator Jones'
revival as have said, Of Mr. Cays You will observe
tha the existing system Q, m,nsgiug The public domain
10 the expe eitures OF the government has Adv
at all.
Central American Affairs again form the chief ltical
opc here in anticipation o, the debate which is
pect6d the EEL when the to Mr.,
cass revolution shail be received By that body Points
whch will appear 10 that debate are daily developing
hemielves am very much OF oy inion that this cor.
on The part Of The Briti.h government
into which it has stumbled in its endsavors to get rid OF
the obligations of this treaty which it has submitted to
it'll worse grace and which has sed II more sAok
cloth and sshes than any other il ratified. It Is
evid nj that the British has abandoned every
hope of berg able 70 establish the hacow of claim or
title 10 exercs Jurisdiction In dominion over any
part OF Cnt'a America, and that ii Is resolved annoy
as to the proper construction of the treaty in the hope
Of get, ing us to apnul it, and negotiate which nay
be more favorable to England ard which cannot possibly
place her in more unenviAble uncomfortable fxn
than The now occupies.
Great Britain maintains tn abe has lost her right
TO protect the Maquito King One would be inclined to
think that no British lawyer-ds tnguished enough
hold the posiuon of Crown advissr-could for oment
entertain the idea OF defending such claim In the teeth
OF the express and positive Obligations OF the treaty BY
which, In terms Gat Britain spu not to fortify
Occupy cecnze, rose over any part OF
n'ral America 1t is no easy matter to con,sivs how
she can thectusly exercise yrotsc orAts of tho Mos
quito kng without ual occupancy OF the territory
II is quite clear that Her Britannia Maesys advocate
gave his opinion so constituting the treaty for without
being fortified tn. British Minister for Foreign Affairs
would tever sdvancsit The fact is Engxns has been
out generated in this mater and is apzoufly solcious
to repair the pas under any prctext however msy
cerogaor TO her national honor
As have heretofore mentioned IN my correspon sence
spy Fart OF the British preteps sion Mr. Marcy is we'll
known 10 coincide With Mr. Clayton ia his constructions
OF the treaty MI Marcy must ere this tins, lave ds.
covered an arrangement entered into b. Mr. Webster
With Mr. trsmpten the shmebt OF tee free town
Of san Juan, Grey Town, under the cominon CT Amr
itiz.rs which acknowledges In reality the titl- OF
the foFqui,o krg This AriAresment vas ~ means
fortunate ore for the Cotsd AieI II adniittsioia
tit evbi vebst nevsr in any oil sAy iecot nssd and
which II was our policy Fever 70 recogsizs Wses Mr..
Mercy cane to nes1t ate thu SUI CO, Mr. Champion
ntst have attempted 70 tise s6vattags of tbs We ssr
srrargem' ut, ACC unless Mr.. Marcy ohAvossd it. he
could hare have assumed thu d. cded position he has
AIKEN "a tipkt III. British goverpmrnt's clsiC1.
But there are facts which no. generally known,
that eonusvey prove that Great b. tAin Ia fully
that 'h- xeiodec irom Central America BY tast rsAy
tat she is bound 20 abide BY it, evi. nj MS ana
st that the mutt In Iaaee with toe obliyAns OF
hat uest, ,hapt Ter colony o. the BIZ Of Islands
The srs o. these facts is that the Mesquite King has Id
cut toa mplpy 81 American citizens vita tas assent
OF Grfst britain BALI 81 the entire territory over vhi,h
be claims TO s1ersie dominion That territory is seven.
~ " o1ssEe tquAre miles in e,t nj The COMPANY, OF
which SeA ot Cooler, OF FeDnsy vsnis Il me las
rnfclsssd % eco square mics fer COO and they hAvs
not tD p rchifed the territory, but ~. tmineat tDsn
.o-al The right o. toe Mo,qgIto King 10 10.
mirion he territory and therefore h' sight 70 levy
'trs or impose resr,iiors In any way rpHn them Tns
purcfse = e1het) similar to an entpl us.msat OF a