The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-11

occupy its only Atlantic port this State firm protest
dated September 27 ls47 "a tribe with recog-
Missed form government without civilization and entire
g abandoned to savage life is suddenly made Of by
enlightened England FOR the purpose of planting of her
feet upon the Atlantic Of the State rather for the
purpose of taking possession of the port for communca-
ton between Europe America and Asia and other import
countries at the point where the grand oceanic canal
is practicable and further that this had been done
time when Nicaragua preparing settle her LA
bties in regard TO the debt due in Great Britain This
was the manly appeal of feeble State the sense of JUS
tioe of powerful nation AT the time letter was
addressed the British vceconsu in Nicaragua in which
doubt is expressed TO the execution Of this threat
the consideration that by the loss this port and
consequently of the chief Of the State arising from
the duties its import and export trade it would be de
prived of the principal revenues upon which
lies 10 pay the debt die Great Britain arrangement for
ehiclp was then under the negotiation of this very vice.
consul.
At the same time the British in behalf of the so-caed
Mosquito nation making eneroachments on the
northwestern extremity of the shore Of Honduras and this
State also made protest at the same time. This paper
that the commander of the soop-ot-war Alarm OF
the royal navy Of England has taken possession Of that
portion of territory extending TO the river Roman having
afterwards committed in the public square of Truxo acts
OF positive hostility, and aggravated the State by landing
troops in the said port with the object Of compelling the
conmandani, fofcible TO order the
ted ut the Roman river that place Immediately
This State also alleged that the supposed right of the
Mosquito chief had not been examined To this
solemn protest added another an the Of the
lire republic of this import that the confederation Of
Central America considers vaidts rights all the terrific
r invaded that may be invaded and of any Others
that appertan to it, by the rights of nations and by
treaties celebrated between the monarchs of Spain and
| Great Britain and other powers The signature of Don
Santos Guardiola is appended president of the State
In this protest the State of San Salvador heartily united
declaring its to be that of all Central America But
the voice Of this weak lost the British lion
He determined to maintain the right of the King Of
the Mosquitoes TO San Juan! Patrick Walker, esq soon
followed up his diplomacy by attack in the boats Of
man-owar upon of the Nicaragua forts in the river
San Juan del Norte In this be and others lost their lives
and the purpose not then accomplished In short
time afterwards this post taken by British squadron
and being Grove writes sever since forciby occupied
has received the of Greytown doubtless in honor of
the Minister of State under whose auspices this gallant
deed has at length been consummaed" 1t about this
time Truxillo taken possession of and Tiger island
seized These proceedings created intense excitement
| in the States The Honduras Waterman, in an article
calling the citizens to arms as olows "The
flag of that rapacious naton Great Britain, is waving
Tiger island that nation Of pdnda whose conduct TO
those ,edker than itself is notorious"
Such was the process by which The civilized kingdom of
Great Britain first manufactured Of shirless eg
mate kings; then stretched claim the territory OF
the San Juan Port then maintained such "rights" by
naval force and changed San Juan into Greytownl 1t
took stretch do all that thought to be
qnred for when this had been DONE only bank of the
San Juan had been acquired One more feat of the dpo
macy of Chahed planted the ritisMosquito flag across
the river Costa Rica and the object fully attained
The British government We're in 1880 in full possession Of
the desirable nte-oceanc route between the ATLANTIC
and Pacific.
p The narrative have presented, drawn out Of official
documents and British writer's furnishes its
Where will its parallel be found in original extravagan
pretenson; in solemn treaty remuneration of this preten
sion; in violation of this treaty obligation; in disgusting
contrvances in impious expedents; in wanon violation
of the rights of the weak by the Of the strong and
ALL in the brazen assertion of sovereignty fora
miserable Of barbarians All this--not whit Of
which is overstatedhas been done by civilized govern
ment in this nineteenth century and by government
that has the arrogance read lofty lessons inerna
tiona law to these United States
The fact ia the sovereignty OF whole territory occupied
by the Mosquitoes whether tried by the test Of history and
treaty by the test of sound principles of public law,
ought to be acknowledged to be in Nicaragua and the
sooner real Of Great Britain disown and re-
nounce the whole of the dsgraceu business Of this sham
potectorate the better will be for their character and
that af Their natQr
\ From the Augusta tMe) Ass.
| NOVEL. CLASSIFICATION OF PARTIES wHIGGERy
4 NOWHERE.
The Kennebec journal Of last week Classics the senators
elect as follows
/ Republicans 2l-whigs none--democras none"
The same paper classes bic members elect of the house
/ of representatives as follows es' ,3t'
! "Repubcans l07 loco 30, Gary J. 'sraighf-pur whgs
three, not heard from Y
We were not aware before that the wings had been
awfuy whipped the eloconl We had supposed
that eleven wings at least elected to the senate, and
forty-fv to the house and SO stated in last
But learn from the kennehec Journal the organ
of Reed, and the champion (before the eecton) OF
straght-out whiggery that not chg has been elected
he senate and that hre uly hare been elected 10 The house,
not enough for seed.
! The wings hereabous indignant that the Journal
should attempt single dash of the PEN strike whig-
gerry existence They say that the paper not AIT
ber4ed 10 lishaFa the Wing party, and merge its forces
with The coalitiois5 And the snoiilioalsts, VINO ar
tepscious Of their distinct applaiions declare PIES
OF downright nleliinence nr Reed whig, and tho ao
thor Of the wing patiom to step in at the eleventh hou
ol The battle has been fought and won without his aa
or countenance and presume to christen he new parry
bv the cognoncn, republican, They ask wan mug
pant emphasis who constituted rim godfather Of the new
chic that has been usered into existence by own In
bors they say ne has ali &ioag sought % destroy ~
and that copde its custody to his ten.e meeiss
would be like committing the babe Moses to the fatal
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