The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-15


ss s.ppop no VA All ia b: su,y ali the posss
Of interest and be obligations tuy gvs
promlss the aeusrHsy Ok heir c,uSi oy psrs In i,
es. IN which the principal Powees Of hurope
He could quite understand that the noble earl felt that
British minister placed in o very f4lss position oy
be,ns obliged TO employ all his Ingenuity weaken aud
extenuate the force OF the valuable pledge ~hch mai
been given BY the American govern nelt Il ne
real interest OF tnis COUNTRY In reference tho osnra
American question thai the independence OF tao Central
American states should be preserves, and thst one
great Power should obtain weeung inf asncs
N. hss.s1 u ,ss Commerce aS the So,a 1,s
thla that the Bulwsr treaty into
and II was in pursuance OF this view that worry vsus
assurance Obtained frem Mr. Alb Dot Ia be-
halt CT the United States in despatch IRON tas5 gentle
man to Loro Palmersson, dated November 6th 1870
tn. effect that the American govern had ssrcr
objects serve that they mad teaton whAsvee
of supplying or coonztog the territory. Ia oar zsai
however to maintain some rights ia Central Am srca
which he et bound TO he believed to be ely
ess-we hAe been led to put most ricnse ute prs
ton that treaty, and to extend To he utnos. tina
limits within which parties mtght exercise 20 Of
protsctorate, quasi sovereignty Ia that territory
He greatly feared that tae sga wach
with effect in YET more serious discussion sai.a
might arise between and the Uitsd states; nut. ia
the meantime, all must agree in earnestly desiring that
pres emit controversy should pot esd 1T the
earliest moment Hear, heAr.) BW fen tags ago
american Gentleman q .at eminesce hid expressed TO hia
his conviction. thdt if Lord Clarendon and Mr. Marc,
half an hour together in some room they woula ssse he
whole question in manner most satisfactory TO all parties.
Now taat the noble earl from tue
iSg abors which had been lately Pce-iDg on II q ne
hoped he would turn his great aoides aud his eat
powers Of Cancellation TO this i'm subject lad hat
by putting end to the oiss between Anerc4
and England would add another 70 the many eaias
which he had upon the gratitude OF his country (HsAr)
70 rs uoSs orS tho sa.
for War; reply to the inquiries which he hac sd resssd
to him on former evening" had stated that as to
which he had alluded exaggerA 80, toat thu
addition which to be made he military force IN
the North American provinces great
represented to be- and moreover that not intend
cd for aggressive pur poses in America .raon
most explicit ana emphatic and II must given
great satisfaction to all persons VIII coaddenss the
discretion OF the govern men of that what ali.
ded nature whion rendered such desrs
He himself not Of that number, FIR it ID
occurred TO him TO ppoee sha II possible that
the government would be guilty OF the i'm prasence Of
undertaking an aggressive movement In America. BE
confessed however, that judging from past experience,
anc little Influenced also BY those rep he had fslr
the time when he pa the question little anxiety
upon another point, whish was MOI wholly removed by
the which he had received. BE had thought il
just possible that her maj sys government conscious
that they had their disposal OF the powe u
fleets ono of the best appointed armas Which this
coun try ever possessed have conceived tie opinion
that something In the nature Of demonstaon force
something which their admirers migat = display
Of vgor might te servceabe the IN the nego.A
which they teen carrying with the States
He Was gSd &c say however, that the statement made
by the n.be lord at the head Of the nsut, In
answer :, an inquiry addressed 70 him in another pass
went far to remove the apprehersons woion 10
with others, he had entertained this point That
statement however, AND the inquiry waich led t. it.
vent very justify the observations wni;a hs had
already made srd to illustrate the advantage which
government erJoyed when Pariarasa; was sitting OF
giving expanatons OF self vncication OF eec. ioc also
and OF reconsidera ion That ius alton the present
cese was the more complete aud the Instructive
what had occurred in . amcs: exactly sn sr not
many months ago Their could no. have for
gotten the circumstances attending additkn made
some short time ago TO our naval forces the West In
da station, At that time Parliament not sitting:
member OF either house could rise bis pa,s ask
ministry TO explain the motives OF their pre-
TO uncerakeshe still more thAnkles eff y OF warning
them Of probable The resu was that
the public both in America aud England were oonstran-
cd TO put upon that proceeding the construction when
WAS put upon 1t BY the press OF thiSsoun
particularly by that portion Of the pres which sup
posed, universally supposed 10 America {, epioy the
confidence OF her Msesy's governnent Their iordships
cold hardly fgotsen the tone in which the people
nifty comprised many lswsss individuals whom their
executive either wiling unable to rest ain it
became necessary for government to guard agsnst
the possible remssness Of the of tas United
States IL was very significant fact no vever that the
pretext for these warnings furnished not by the
proceedings Of native born Americans, bu by the idle
rawlings and the wild projects apostle sube Of tbs
Queen-of men who had hsd the Uni states to seek
. refuge from 70 acsd oppr.srop ana VIII we 40
were scandal snd reproach rather to the 'ry OF
their birth than Of tner adoption He did pretend
say that the Intentions imputed to the
confident, that II the government had hs oppo.
turiy OF explanation which tbs sitting Of Pas nent
AuOroeo, WouQ nave 0oeu able 10
appeared offensive in thus proceeding, watch might
have been attended with some appsaraoc. Of ten
porary success Bat If the government had been watch
ing the prooe dsgs Of the American Corg vita dus
attention. they must have Learnt appreciate the COST s
which such success achieved Il furnished ar
gumen.s party in the United States small in I'm Dor
and conemptbls in rauenoe but noi,y and active vho
found In ceroun:irg the called overbesring attitude
Of Great Britain, theme OF perpetual escama ion and
and England well for the peace the world and all
those transcendant interests o! ,do, civilization and
prcerees which were bound up In good uode standipg
between these two kindred naions that class of
in the United States who found their account in tins
maintenance OF An ex pensive naval etsbnshmsnt: and
those who achieved these tlunphs were therefore IN.
eonscousy doubt, but surely oonsptrina
70 call into existence that material fore, Of New
World which would realizs the prediction Of ceeo rated
statesman OF this country in . little by its
author The noble lord in he of mis- reply
question put 70 him the other night said tn addition
America was intended only 10 replace the amount
removed since the commencement Of the 1t nigh.
b. inferred from that statement that the redusoo o.
force In the North American colonies OF late years had
been the result Of accidental temporary
whereas the return, he moved for wcud sb,w tna.
and steadily and consistently carried out aad would
have taken effect il the late had occurred
Tbs object Of that policy twotod Ia the 6rst place.
its object was to relieve the mother country Of portion
Of the expenses hitherto borne for the military proea
ton OF those colonies In the second place i. to
spirit and material force, which should be avais,e in
peace fof the of in ernal tranq add 10
Wat Do OF service 70 The mother country He did not
make the present motion with any intention whatever OF
oecasioning embarrassment to the govern ment
placing any obst aciss IN their way in making .
disposition Of the military force which grounds Of
general policy they might think It necessary ,, main
tain as peace establishment, ~ they deemed m ost
advantageous and conducive 10 the Interests of the
country What the amount Of that force should
be, and how eeonnmy and efficiency Nigh bs
eled in its composition and diStribaton-these
doubt important questions well deserving CONSIDER ion
but which he did not propose to raise tbs
casion. Least of eli was 1t his intention 10 inviting
their ordshps 10 scoeds 70 his motion say single
syllable calculated TO raise . dor,t among fellow
subjects In the colonies to the deep interest this
try took IN their welfare its readiness to sup port
them with the whole might of the against agrees
sion but he did think II very important the present
time more especially, aud In the exs log OF
lations with Amerca TO call their ordships
the elements Of strength which this ny possessed
the devoted loyalty and perpetus, increasing
Of ,he great colonies connected With it, hear hear
to the power and conss.ssoy they OF late assuming
under the IN fusncs Of wise admnsirA lion of c,loasl
affairs ~ successive goverumsnts and TO implo-s ner
ordships to intsrpose their high authority IL
sNy-though he did not assume that II would be-to
prevent the adoption OK measures which nigh, have q