The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-19

Mr. CRAMFTON AND CENTRAL AMERICA--SOME-
THING TO TALK ABoUT-NoTHING TO FIGHT ABOUT.
: Our special despatch, published yesterday,
notified the public, now little anxious, of the
postponement of Mr.. Champions dismissal for q
day or two That item was perfectly authen-
tic; but the country has become SO accustomed
to the "dissolving views of the present Cabi-
net that it will not be believed that Mr.. Crsmp-
ton will be dismissed until the deed is done.
To send Mr.. Champion home is nothing. 1t
is not war measure; it is . peace movement.
1t will be the removal Of the everlasting en-
listment difficulty from the two troublesome
negotiators, Palmerston and Marcy. The peo-
pie of England care nothing for it; we care
nothing for it. 1t is Q matter Of police with
u.s. just like any other violation Of our laws
Mr.. Champion gotten out of the way and the
laws have been indicated. England cannot re-
call him, because he only obeyed orders; we can
dismiss him; and it is probable that the true
men in England sincerely desire that it may be
done. There are some nervous and weak peo-
pie who have COMPOUNDED such proceeding
with offensive and warlike measures. That is
great folly-there is not speck of war in it.
1t amounts to nothing bat an act of our own
internal administration, with which England
has no concern. We send her agent home,
saying to her Majesty, Mr.. Champion has vio-
lated our laws, and in doing SO in govern
ment solely of laws, his example cannot be
tolerated; we, therefore, send him back to you.
What we do is to protect ourselves, to execute
our statutes, and to preserve the integrity o:
cur Institutions There is no war in this; it
is food for silly alarmists; that is all.
Again The Belize colony is another affair
which is said to threaten war. If 80, will
somebody tell us how it is to come about?
England disputes with US on the Clayton
treaty; but she offers to refer the matter to an
umpire of our own choosing. War, then, must
come Of our declaration by Congress-; for if
resorted to, it must be to dislodge Great Bri-
tain in the Belize. That declaration must be
made after we shall have rejected the proffer
ed arbitration. Now there is such thing as
an absurdity; at least there is with those who
express fears of war on such basis. No
thing can be more silly--nothing more pre-
posterous. Even Marcy and Palmerston, who
have been playing for the stakes, have never
thought of war. They are annoying tricksters
and selfish bunglers, but they know that no
harm will come of the dispute.
We have just witnessed the termination Of
the great Russian war; The protocols of the
Conference at Paris we have already publish
ed. They bespeak peace to the world. They
write the history of the last war. They tell
the story of that agency in settling disputes,
and proclaim to mankind that 1t ia murder
GUS process at best, doing endless ipury--doinQ
nobody any good. The Paris Conference has
become the underwriters of nations, assuring
peace, and inaugurating the reign Of industry
throughout the world for many years to come
perhaps for ever. Ships and railroads are to
take the place Of forts, and internal commerce
ia to unite the nations into one great social
family, and to give the law to their political
intercourse. Political revulsions in the domes-
tic concerns of nations will be- doubtless, of
frequent recurrence; but such things only indi-
cate the progress of the people in matters of
local government-the gradual encroachment
of the popular upon the aristocratic power Of
the nations
We have no serious dispute with England
nothing to estrapge the'two nations from each
other certainly nothing to quarrel about. In
the Champion and Belize matters there does
not appear to be point of possible collision.
NICARAGUA AFFAIRs.--Among the arrivalsvin
town on Saturday was Col. Parker II. French.
He visits New York on business connected
with Nicaragua, and stope we behave a. ,ho