The true Democrat., 1854-09-06
From the Richmond Enquirer. The Greytown affair-British Indignation.

The indignation of the Jamaica people on ac- count of the bombardment of Greytown, does not portend any evil consequence to this coun- try. The proceedings of Captain Jolley, and the angry dununciation of the Kingston jour- nals, are interesting, not because they would seem to justify the apprehension that the Brit lsh government will undertake to avenge the fate ot San Juan, but because they toresha- dow an unpleasant controversy in regard to the pretenslons of Great Britain in Central Ameri- ca. The British government Is habltually ar- rogant and stubborn in asserting its claims to political domination and under ordinary cir cumstances, it might undertake to redress the grievances of his Majesty of Bluefelds But, 1t is not convenient just now to provoke the
 hostility of the United States and England
 will hardly venture beyond mild remonstrance. if indeed anything at all be said of the Grew
 town affair.
 | It is evident, however, from the conduct of Capt. Jolley and the expression of public sen- timent in Jamaica, that the British government has not abandoned its pretensions to the nro. tectorate of Mosquito. Yet by the Clavton- Bulwer treaty of April, 1850, Great Britain en- gagged in the most precise and emphatic te,ms. to surrender all claim to dominion or control in the Central American territory-excepting. of course, the British settlements on the coast of Honduras. We never regarded this conven- ton as anything better than an imposture bv which the crafty Sir Henry Bulwer deceived and clrcumvented the innocent and unsuspect. ing Mir. Clayton. There was never the least design on the part of the British government to carry out Its stipulations in good faith.- Great Britain still clings tenacouslv to it's Mosquito protectorate, as is perfectly manifest Tn the toEe of the Jamaica journals and in the proclamations of Capt. Jolley.
 We thought the punishment of the pirates of San Juan to be just in itself and abundant ly provoked by their outrages upon our citizens and our Minister. We shall approve the bom- bardment of San Juan with greater emphasis II It will have the effect of settling defnitivelv and satisfactorily the perplexed and perplexing question of Central American politics. Shall the conflicting claims and ambitions of these contemptible little provinces always keep the United States and Great Britain in angry con- troversity? The energetic conduct of Con- mander Rollins will bring the matter to an is- sue, and for that if for nothing else, he deserves the applause of the country.
 To avoid the chance of misapprehenson. it Is better, perhaps, distinctly to protest that we do not wish to be understood as in any way ap- proving the conduct of Mr. Borland in this af- fair He is one of the appointments of this administration which we have never been able to understand or to commend. In his previous career he had not evinced any special qualif- cation for public business of any sort, but least of all for the delicate and difficult duties of diplomacy. When his promotion was first ga- zetted, we foreboded trouble from his vehement and ungovernabe passions, and his restless am- bition for effect and notoriety. The want of judgment and dignity, and the disposition to have hand "in every mans pie," as Shaks- peare expresses it, which constitute striking fea lures in Mr. Borland's character, were deplora- ply conspicuous in his conduct at San Juan.-I Why should the American Minister interfere between Captain Smith and the negro boatman. thereby officiously thrusting himself into vulgar dispute, and exposing his government to unnecessary insult and contempt? It was the business of Mir. Fabens, the Consular Agent. to afford Captain Smith the protection which he might justly claim. Mr. Borland forgot his dignity and his responsibility, when he yielded to that impulse of pugilism which has so often involved him in street fights and affairs of honor Nevertheless, we regard the chas- tisement of the populace of Greytown as just retribution.