Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-19
THE GREYToWN. AFFAIR-BRTTIsH INDIG-


The INDIGNATION Of the Jamaica people on account
d. the Commandment Of Greytown, does not portend
any evil consequence to this country Inc Proceea-
ings Of Captain Jolley, and the angry dennnciauon
of the Kingston Journals interesting not because
they would seem to justify the apprehension that
the British Government will undertake to ayenge
the fate of San Juan, but because they ioresnauo"
an unpleasant controversy in regard to the Prcten-
tons of Great Britain in Central America. The Brl-
fish Government is habtually arrogant and stubborn
in asserting its claims to political domination and
under ordinary circumstances it might undertake TO
redress the grievances of his Majesty OF Blueelds
But it is not convenient just now to provoke the
hostility of the United States, and England will hard
ly venture beyond a mild remonstrance, if indeed
anything at all be said of the Greytown affair
1t is evident however from the conduct of Capt.
Jolley and the expression of public sentiment in Ja-
maica, that the British Government has MT aban-
doned its pretensions to the protectorate OF MOSQUE
to. Yet by the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty OF April,
1850 Great Britain engaged in the most precise ana
emphatic terms to surrender all claim to dominion
or control in the Central American territory--ex-
cepting of course, the British settlements on the
coast of Honduras. We never regarded this conven-
ton anything better than an imposture, by which
the crafty Sir Henry Bulwer deceived and circum-
vented the innocent and unsuspectng Mr. Clayton
There the least design on the part of the
British Government to carry out its stipulatons IN
good faith Great Britain still clings tenaciousy TO
its Mosquito protectorate, is perfectly manifest in
the tone of the Jamaica Journals and In the pro-
Carnations of Capt Jolley. We thought the pun
ishment of the pirates of San Juan to be just in 1T
self and abundanty provoked by their outrages up
on our citizens aud our Minister We shall approve
the bombardment of San Juan with greater emphas-
is if it will have the effect of settling dentively and
satisfactorily the perplexed and perplexing question
of Central American politics. Shall the conflicting
claims and ambitions of these contemtble little pro-
yinces always keep the United States and Great
Britain in angry controversity? The energetic con-
duct of Commander Hollins will bring the matter to
an ISSUE and for that if for nothing else, he des-
eryeS the applause of the country.
To avoid the chance of msapprehension, it is bet
ter perhaps distinctly to protest that do not wish
to be understood as in any way approving the con-
duct of Mr.. Borland in this affair. His is one OF the
appointments of this Administration which we have
never been able to understand or to commend. In
his previous he had not evinced any special
qualification for public business of any sort, but
diplomacy. When his promotion was first gazetted,
we foreboded trouble from his vehement and I'M
governable passions, and his restless ambition for
effect and notoriety. The want of judgment and
dignity and the disposition to have hand in every
mans pie, as Shakespeare expresses it, which
constitute striking features in Mr.. Borlands charac
ter, were deplorably conspicuous in his conduct at
San Juan. Why should the American Minister
interfere between Captain Smith and the negro boat
man, thereby oficiously thrusting himself into a
vulgar dispute, and exposing his government to
unnecessary insult and contempt? 1t was the bust
ness of Mr.. Fabens, the Consular Agent, to afford
claim Mr.. Borland forgot his dignity and his res
possibility, when he yielded to that impulse of
pugilism which has often involved him in street
fights and affairs of honor. Nevertheless, regard
the chastisement of the populace Of Greytown a
just retribution. Rich. Eng.