Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-25

Political and natioua are apt to be small in tbei
beginnings and their endings Ia shape they are pointed
"both ends, and bulge ont in the centre They make We
y little noise at hrst then they get undersood ex
cite attention. create discussion and form the subject Of
ieoaes IN Parliament then hey gradually witbdrax and
disappear from the public eye an occasional au.on in
the press just keeping up faint shadow OF existence till
At last every trace is gone They are enbIematical In
hort OF human life. which Is brought up in the quiet Of
me nursery found making great show In Paris
nent or at the bar the field of battle and finally
Nthdraws into the retirement which precsdes the 0r.y
The great Central American question has gone through the
nSt and now IN the last of these stage: having widen
d out from very small point it has now arrived at
'oint again, and having started retirement Of the
nursery IN which II training for the noise public
ty which subsequently attained il has now entered ON
the retirement which precedes a demise How diff
cult u was 10 attract of attention to IL ct fr
IL was in vain that the press put grave look or told
us readers that there the matter than they
hought that might have serious issues and that the
little cloud was less than mans hand might herald
storm In spite OF all warnings the public would not for
long time either understand ANYTHING about
tral America Hall the world did know what Cen
tral America was and too much trouble to look IL
out IN the map. This the nursery Of the Central A.
meriean question. Then gradually the public ear was
caught the Of blue books we're exposed fresh
dispatches came in questions from time time we're a.
ked la Parliament, ambassador dismissed the aE
a assumed an sir OF Importance the press full Of IT,
everybody talked about IT, aud H arrived its climax n
the shape Of an exciting debate the House That xas
the middle life Of the Central American question The
esond retirement then followed, preliminary to decease
IN which passing ailuon in the columns Of American in
tegence was all that remained Of former greatness and
now the fatal goal Is reached.
Ouf readers may not have observed in the col
umn of American intelligence in MONDAYS Impr..sion
document with the names OF Clarendon aud Herran ap
pended to Il. This the copy Of a convention be-
tween this country and the State Honduras la Central
America, aud the purpOrt OF is that the Bay Islands
the OF Honduras constituted free terrific
~ under the sovereignty of Honduras this country with
drawing from all claim u possession This document
With an b"gish and AZ Honduras it. finishes the
great Central American question, Alexanders dust 6s
uP bunghoie the charges aud recrimnatons OF Co
Vefnnens, the rhetoric OF Cungr,ss and the House Of
Commons aud the talk OF the political world rrpose In
this little territorial arrangement wth a small obscure
aud remote Republic. Wemnst observe thst due aten.
tou to be given n this document TO the impor
snee OF securing neutral and Independent neighborhoOd
70 the Important ishmus which divides the two geat
oceans aud To the which will probably before long
cut H. The Interests Of the whole commercial world ~
quire independent ucghborhOOd there security for
free and uninterrupted commerce The Republic Of Hon
duras engages mot 10 erect 10 permit be erected
suy Notifications the said islands or any other Islands
u the Bay Of Honduras; aud the contracting parties
agree to communicate the present convention All other
maritime POwers, aud invite them 10 sccede TO L"
To turn tom international 10 United States' news
temporary ull seems 70 have come affairs in Kansas
~ the rresse Of the State prisoners and in Caorna by
the sbdication OF the Vigilance Committee FROM 5000
20 lu,OOu under escorted the latter from the
Committee back their residences thus giving
demonstration shch wll probably the safety Of
scp generally taken with much hazard Il very seldom
that se constituted authorities retire sh grace and dig
ity but u is only dun 20 the Vigilance Committee ssy
that has done Il has Yielded TO the love OF power
.d stayed TOE rough signal Of dispersion but has
ufed by voluntary act and retired with a display Of
strength that shows Il might u il pleased, have kept
Us ground longer. The Vigilance Committee has thus
presented signal aud favourable instance Of the sppl
cation Of an extraordinary remedy bad Of things
IL stepped IN Shen wanted, and u retres
That s task is done. All Amercs awaits Ia breath
lees suspeuseif the noise Of thousand mass-fucetng
orators be descbed-thc great Of the elsc-
ton and Pennsylvania s the principal battle grooud
which the contest Il being fought Mass meetings are
held IN Al parts Of the State, says correspondent
and all the available stump ora1ors are
imported 10, 9TH appointments made for them
weeks ahesd." Pennsylvana v true 20 its
history its vote ooght not 10 be undecided Ia such
tss, the present one and wini-m Penn the Quaker
ought 70 b. allowed to speak Of bis grave In favour Of