New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-01
THE GOVERNMENT AND COL KINNEY.

From The Wa,hiagton Star. jan. 81.
This enterprise, il strikes us, will never leave the
shores of the United States No mstter how many
professions may have been made of a design for
peaceful occupation under good title, II is appi-
rent 10 rs that cod title hiss never besn held
and that a peaceful occupation is not conte n
plated for the very simple reasOn that such
patton is impossible.
The grant under which the authors of the scheme
clsim i follows: The father Of the presen. Mos
quito King, in confederation OF services real or
imaginary, granted 10 two British subjects named
Sheppard, and Stands aus IIay also British subject,
tract of land then considered vaueless, amounting
to about 90 600 of acres. Tha, the then King
socalledl was drunk when he made the graft is to
be inferred from the fact that he known to
be sober Aer the title had been grrnted, the Shep
psrds applied to the British Government for con-
smined all the circumstances connected With the
grant not only refused to confirm, but formally re-
sion off and after the accession Of the present King
one Of his first acts 10 aDDu the Sheppard and
Haly grant" This occurred some years since, and
without opposition on the part of the grantees.
Nicaragua, who has never abandoned her claim or
jurisdiction over the territory embraced in the grant,
has never recognized, but always protested and It'll
protests not only against the validity of the grant,
but also gainst the affirmed sovereignty Of the Mos
quito King. Her claim Of sovereignty and jurisdiction
over this territory has been trsee recognized form
ally by the United States Government, and eur Gov
eminent still adheres to this recognition.
The calm of the expeditioniss is. then, denied By
/ tie Mosquito hlrg-Oy Treat bntaln-Dy the L nltel
States ana by Nicaragua and yet, 10 the face of the
protests of all and each Of these Governments, the
assigLees Of the grantees contend that their title Is
good and their intention is peaceful occupation.
II this lie truly their design why s it that 80 many
young gentlemen are figuring around with military
commissions in the proposed army IL is simply alb
surd to contend that the obec! Of the expedtionsts
is peaceful. They must mean, if they mean any
thing, 10 act the principle OF let him take who
| hiss the power, and let him hold who cam Now,
this wanton violation Of our neutrality laws that
must provoke the interference Of the United States
Government to put end to this expedition, if II be-
comes at all formidable.
We have said that we believed il the proposed ex-
pecition) will never leave the United States because
frt, that the Central American Land and Mining
Company hare TO carry out fllibus;ering in
tentiens sgeipst neighboring and friendly pc yer;
secondly, because no sensible can be found to
embark az mere subordinate aivent1rer, in an en-
ierprse 90 wild and proftiess and thirdly, because
this Government must in obedience TO its duties, in
terere, if necessary, TO prevent go uDDe~ssary and
nhumsn an assault on the sovereign rights Of neigh
boring power.
The fact that each adventurer WHO Joins this cru
ssde sgsnst the liberties and sovereignty of friendly
nation u required TO pay thirty five dollars for the
privilege, Is Of Itself sufficient 10 show that the money
necessary 20 carry ont the benevolent designs Of the
expeGitioIists has yet to be raised.
That the expedition will be speedily abandoned we
have not the slightest doubt. The idea " q reflect
irg mind, is madness, that they should, withOu.
mems, and almost without men, enter into q combat
with Great Britain, the United States, NicArsgus,
Costa Rics, and the Mosquito King, under whom
they claim title 10 say nothing OF the rrsnsit Com
pGny, who have rDe Steamship fourteen ses nboa,s
I've hundred employee and g., coo 900 of capital
IL would seem that nothing now is necessary TO be
said this subject, that ms much recently, occu-
pied the public mind; and we should not have said
thas much, had we not believed the public to be de
ceivec, both as TO the title Of the Company TO the
land they claim and their ability TO occupy il.
Were the question one between the exSeditionists
ard the feeble power Of Nicaragua, or the feebler
Ncsqui'o King their hopes o. success might be usti-
fed, however much might be sad against their hu.
ranity. and their violation Of natural rights. Bot az
the qsestion Is between the Company and four Cor
ernHexts, including their own saying nothing of the
Mosquito Kirg and the Transit Company We forbesr
70 oiscpss il further.
CHEcK IsAs CsExPEcrED QUARTER.-Welesrn,
on authority en- which We place confidence, ths the
officer in command Of the British squadron in the
Caribbean Sea has been instructed by hh Minister q;
this point not to permit any portion Of the proposed
expedition from this country for IN armed occupation
ofihe Mosquito Coast 70 land the chores Of Central
America The ground Of these orders nrst be tbs.