Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-10
SPIRIT OF rBz MORNING PRESS

Tie Tstsi!ts en<Hr takes occasion formally
70 correct the mistake Of tn Gss Wing journals
ut the North who sre representing that Con
srsss extended the homestead principle or
hight to Nsbraska and Kansas, % we'll a. New
Mexico The Editor, however, undertakes to
hold the President responsible for indorsing
the honeHssd principle, becsass he Q gned
The bill applying 1: to New Mexico. He does
not do that functionary justice. This is evi.
dent in his own explanation Of the fact tina. il
was applied b. the bill in question, only be-
cause Of the sterility and otherwise uninviting
chsracteristice Of New Mexico, which is sadly
In want Of the military defence Of settler,
skillsd In ashsiss; and that, to induce such
persons 70 set,le there, the principle was 10.
GATED IN The bill. The debate upon 1t prove.
the fact. tt application In this case was pre-
eiseiy like its application In Florida, the Lnssl.
ftgsneer might have added.
The Union says Of the last news from Grey
town:
The British Government has maintained
Its power. sucn n it il, in Central America
Without right, against Law. and by q system OF
BULL iDg. wholly IN sorlhy Q civilised nation.
We srs not surprised, therefore, that the Brit
ish odcials should atssmpt 10 initiate the pol.
tsy VI their soperio Q, and to hold that b,
foroe and fraud 70 which their Government
has neither the title nor the color of tile The
Proclsustien Of Lieutenant Commanding Jol-
u, 81 her Majesty ship Bermuda. declaring
dreytown upoer martial law, and avowinR hia
determination TO punish the officers and crew
Of the United States snip CO arc, Captain Hol.
iins, and those sympaihisins with them, carry
out the example Of those who are regarded,
even in nsIand, "a ueurpers when they SET
up British claim TO tho particular portion of
Nicaragua known ss Greyto~n. Indeed, 1t
hae already been shown, aud will hereafter be
proved that the Dhois effort from frst to last.
Cf the EDslish authorities in Central America,
has bsea {, foTes their occupancy OF ttat ter
rifory, 70 ms;teH:.i :" ast hazard Of life or OF
iau GreytoWp lax been . most VI pirates and
OF pI..1srers, depS. of reckless men. who
srrsht the protection of the English flag to
Insult American diplomatic repf esenfatives
ard whsr TIE AGmin,stI a., ioL IF Gen. Pierce
failed 70 obtain repsraiinn for these vrunss.
II touk tao only ccur 20 left Under such eircum
stances In The eloquent and fearless Ian
gusgs o! the Pniladeipbia L-tge,, our Gov
ernnens treated :sssn-,hese prsfended Brit
1sh sucieS9-as their lawless1ess deserved
broke Cp their settlement, because Of their
derredations ard Constant nnoy an,e Of Amer
issp travellers ard citizens engaged in the
lawful puIsc;s OF their business It served
thsnn rs 1t serves tbs savages Of the western
plains whenever their acts make their neigh.
borhoed dangerous 70 the peace and safety Of
American citisens'"
The Union aiso contains q letter from Mr.
stanton, OF kentucky, admitting tho incorrect
Lees u his statement Of facts In the House of
Representatives,, concerning two of The Com
,:ssieness san. by the Bri,ish Government to
e1a-rins the American armorias. The error
sc esid ssstsmsnt uas . day or two since
pointed Out in that journd by Captain J P.
%a'ios, Of tbs Royal artillery. We also find
IN the Unfon Q correspondence between Lieut.
Thornton A jenkins, o. g. NJ, and Mr. Stan
ton. Of Kentucky, In which the la.tsr admits
ths ipeorreetness Of his statement in debate
that To officers forming the lisht-h ouse board
received extra compensation for their services
uyOn u It seems that Mr.. g. promised I'm
this correspondence to make the erection on
The Roor Of the house, If an opportunity Tor
him 70 DO 20 ocearrsd. Failing to do 90, hcw-
sTer, Lieut. jenkins publishes their CORES
pondescs On the subject.
The So,tsna sxpoess the false statements
concerning the details of the bombaYdmens Of
Greytown, with which the Jamaica papers
ebound