The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-09-20

: respondence said to have taken place betwee1
. Mr.. Buchanan and lord Clarendon, with regart
, to the bombardment of Greytown:
e learn from an authentic and authoritative
source, that an important correspondence ha
taken place between Mr.. Buchanan and lori
Clarendon, relative to the port Of San Juan ant
t the Mosquito protectorate. Mr.. Buchanan tool
early occasion, after entering on his mission, t
inform the secretary for foreign affairs that thl
government desired to resume and bring to
conclusion all questions respecting Contra
America which was pending when Mr.. Ever
Y EFT retired from the state department on tn
: 4th of March, 1858 He stated the views ant
r expectations of the governmental some length
Lord Clarendon replied in a statement embody
inc the claims of Great Britain, and advancing
Q on her part pretensons which were supposed
e to have been yielded by the Clayton and Bull
wer convention of 1850. Mr.. Buchanan re
, Joined with counter statement, in which he
reviewed the controversy from its commence
ment, and stated with convincing strength ane
argument the position and rights OF the United
States He declared in explicit terms, that the
American government could not recognize any
Indian claim to territorial jurisdiction over any
part of this continent, and therefore could moi
admit the validity of any protectorate or guar
} antee of such claims This communication is
understood to comprise the ultimatum of oul
government on the Central American question,
and is believed to require not only the aban-
donment of the protecrorate over the Mosquito
coasts, but the REIMBURSEMENT of the settlement
at the Belize, and the discontinuance of the
colony of the bay islands on the coast of Hon
duras as formed in 1852.
| Tl,, To +bic CT toto no pcS,
has not been received, and probably none will
be given. The dispatch which elected Mr.. B S
second communication was, it now appears,
the proximate cause of the bombardment and
burning of Greytown. The indisposition of
the British government to meet the question
determined ours to act and resolution was
formed to smoke and burn all foreign protect
ing powers out of Central America. The de-
struction of Greytown was but the beginning,
and it is expected that the same extreme poll
cy will, within the ensuing six months, secure
the evacuation of Blewfeld's and Belize. Eng
land is now engaged in a conflict with Russia
which absorbs most of her available power
and resources, but were she disengaged from
that struggle there can be no doubt that the
acts and intentions of this government would be
held good cause for war The mere profess
sions of beligerancy INDUCED in by president
Polk pending the Oregon dispute, produced
preparations for war on a gigantic scale. The
positive acts of hostility committed BY the pre-
sent administration, and so Enthusiastically
avowed by the present official organ, must lead
to important consequences.
The Washington correspondent of the Bee
says that, I have it affirmed confidently, that
Moses Med onald, the only member from Maine
who voted for the Kansas Nebraska bill, is to
be rewarded with the appointment of third au-
ditor. 1t is also affirmed that every member of
congress from New England who voted for that
bill, save two, of whom Moses Norris, senator
from New Hampshire, is one, are to be paid off
with appointments. This is but the fulflment
of the promise made to them by the president,
many months ago, through the columns of the
Union. That promise was couched in the fol-
lowing words:
eli democratic member Of congress is led
by his Judgment and his conscience to vote for
the bill, as we hope all democrats will be led to
do So and he returns to his constituents to en-
counter the clamor of wings and abolitionists,
together with disafected men of his own party, /
no sensible man, at least no man who under
stands and appreciates the character of the ex-
ecutlve will believe that the president will allow
such tactlous men to WELD public patronage TO
overthrow any man at home who has given to
he principles of the bill cordial and conscien-
lous support
Poor Pierce he has no hackers but those
whom he buys with appointments.
The Cedartown (Polk county. Ga Repub-
nf ha 1Sff ~ =.
weeks we have been needing rain Not even
hover cloud passed over our town-not even
voice OF thunder was heard to revive the
lrooping hearted farmer. Corn was burning
lp-the squares on the cotton were falling off
and everything wore the hab;liments of desc
atlon-until, on Tuesday evening last,we were t
lest with good soaking rain, which continued {
or about two hours. Along with the rain, came
hail storm, the like of which we had never
Witnessed. The hail stones were as large as a
unea's egg, or perhaps larger. We think that : !
bis rain will benefit the corn crop very much,
nd we begin to believe that tolerable crops will
e made 1t is the opinion, however of many G
hat the rain cannot materially benefit the corn,
S it is too far gone. We must confess that the
mes look squally. What we all shall do to a
eep from starving, we are unable to say" o
Pass HIM RoUND.-A New York correspon- n
ent writes to the Norwich Courier as follows: I
have just heard, from a gentleman travelling n
| the south and west story of very clever il
orthern swindler who has been playing skill il
Il and successful game on southern and ives tt
I'm people for the last five years. The man is c
Dung and of a very pleasing address. He pre-
,nds to be an episcopal theological student
lie hangs around the northern colleges. Yale d
nd Harvard, till he can pick up few scraps of 6
about the wealthiest of the south c.
n students, learns who their parents are and b
here they live, etc. Then travelling through d
re south he stops at the residences of some a
ospltablc planter, pretends that he has turned
SIDE from his course, at the urgent request of b
e gentleman's son, his intimate college friend Il
nder such circumstances, nothing can be too b
ood tor nm. --ae liyr, the fat of the land. D
I'd always, somehow contrives to lose his II
ocket-book, with several hundreds in bills and a
RATS He don't tell of it, but ,feigning, with W
sulhcal craftiness and art,a concealed sorrow
excltes the sympathising inquiries of bis B
'st. Then, bursting into tears, he confesses p
s