The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-16
WASHINGTON CITY.
GREAT BRITAIN IN CENTRAL AMERIcA-No O.

GREAT BRITAIN IN CENTRAL AMERIcA-No. 2.
The statesmen of Great Britain have at period of his
tory showed anxiety to circumyent the United States
than since the acquisition of California Alarmed at the
purchase of Louisiana and Florida and indignant because
Texas would yield to English counses and refuse to
into the American Union the addition OF California
to the conideracy upon them most unexpectedly IL
rearing the flag of national liberty new theatre
1t opening the nations of the Pacifewhere for
many years England had oiled for supremacy and
mand-an of enlightened progress Ia word
it was extending the enduring chain Of American prn-
cpes into regions and beginning epoch of republic
progress the shores Of that tranquil which in
great part had been for centuries shut out from the light of
true civilization and Christianity At the moment when
California became sovereign State Lord Palmerston,
bold thorough and somewhat aggressive statesman
| pied the British Foreign Office, and showed in
our article OF yesterday that event opened TO him
opportunity for displaying his peculiar qualities for
mpulsiye and passionate action We gave length
in that article short sketch of his recent operations in
Central America beginning with his seizure of San Juan
without pretext title and ending with the late move
of the British government the point What
stronger proof could be presented than this extraordinary
interference with the of independent State,
neghbor and friend to show the deliberate purpose Of
England of inerrupng and arresting the growth and
prosperity of the State of California and generally of i'm
peding the peaceful progress of the United States?
When the Clayton and Bulwer treaty of 1850 made
or while being made grave and sincere doubts
expressed that would be productive Of much trouble be-
tween Great Britain and the United States. Before the
treaty agreed upon San Juan had been seized by the
British, and called by British name The peculiar
value which the English government attached to San
Juan that time being the best harbor of the whole
region not perceived by Mr. Clayton; but Sir Henry
Bulwer in his celebrated private letter to Chaied, his
agent in Central America (Which letter was dated Wash
ngton February &C. 1850, and got into the papers by
an accident) showed how he valued it. when he en-
ployed the following significant language. The whole
tone his letter proves the settled purpose he had in view
Lord Pamerston being at his backaeper TO let San Juan
or Gryoa tqU again into the hands of The government Of
Nicaragua:
"Neither do think that this government has, at the
present moment the views inclined to credit for
1t u.s. however, weak government and being suspected by
the popular party afraid of seeming in favor OF any
policy that is unpopular Thus though its intentions may
be trusted, its cannot be relied upon Attempts are
being made settle the Mosquito business think they
may succeed They ought to do We have every wish to
aid in constructing canahat is in protecting its con-
strucon and guaranyng its security when constructed
Nor have we great interest the Mosquito protccorae
any selfish object to by maintaining it but we
ought not and believe will not abandon it dshonoraby
NOR PERMIT THE NIcARAouANs, WHOM WE HAVE ExPEL-
LED THEREFRoM, AGAIN MASTERS OF THE SAN JUAN.
These my private opinions" &c.
He was willing give up the protectorate-indeed, to
yield everythng-so that the Nicaraguans should not
again become masters of the San Juan He looks to that
great point be reserved and that has been SO
less clear than that the English Expelled
the Ncaraguans from its control in the face of every pre-
text of reason and of law.
Mr. Squer says in one of his ables arguments the
subject of the Mosquito kingdom ITSELF hatit s thing
of purely English invenon-the staking-horse under
which she has sought establish dominion over half Of
Central America and acquire possession of the key OF the
continent--the mouth of communication between two
oceans"
Upon the right of England justify her protectorate
over Mosqutofor Notwithstanding the terms of the treaty
of 1850 between that country and she continues
disregard its obligations in this well MS in other re-
spects--we gave yesterday very able argument from
Mr.. Clayton exposing and denouncing the preex set up
by Lord Pamerson that subject and to-day present
the argument made on the subject in London, to
Lord Pameston the Dist Of September lS49, by Hon
w G. Rives while on his way to Paris American min
lister. The reader will bear in mind that however Great
Britain may claim Greytown San juan as part of the
Mosquito territory the fact dees denial that has been
hundreds of years under the exclusive control of Ncaa
gua until Great Britain expelled the Nnraguans from il
in ls4s So that the argument of Mr. Ryes applies with
treble force the claim upon Greytown San Juan set
up by England part of the Mosquito territory
Lord Palmerston listened to these observations through
with marked and attention. showing the just
entertained of the Importance and decacy othe question
He very glad he said, to have full and free
ton with about it. lie had had conversation with
Mr. Bancroft in relation to it. but he going away he
had not thought it to enter into much detail with
him upon the subject He then gave review Of the origin
and progress of the controversy with Nicaragua He said
that from very early period, the Mosquito Indians had
been treated by the British separate and
!: dependent States that they had what called king
Who by the by he added in tone of pleasantly,
much king as or you; but nevertheless the British gov
ernmen had from time to time, and for than century,
given tokens of recognition and protection
pendent State In this condition Of things Nicaragua which
had before been in possession Of any part OF the
territory claimed by the Mosquitoes, took rcbe possession
of port the mouth OF the San Juan rivers that
the British government the ancient and in he
redtary protector of the Mosquitoes had given the Ncaa
puans quit which they did not heed, British
val force there and away that being
thus put of possession the of Nicaragua had
undertaken to grant citizens of the United States right
to make public highway through territory from which
they had Just been expelled that the transaction their
part fraudulent and n,aia d and like the Gale of
undertaking sell horse which in the possession of
claimed by another that the authorities of Nicaragua being
thwared in their object by the nterposition of the British
government got into bad humor and shcd to draw the