New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-25
BRITAIN.
rILLIBusTER> Al PANAMA.

AMERICAN FIILIBUSTERS Al PANAMA.
From The LoidoR TtHe, o.. T.
l. the Central American question roalyt 81 come %
again We consigned il only three four dsy6 AGO 10
al honorable grave, and made funeral Grafton over
it, We briefly epitomized it, hiriory from infancy 70
middle age and from midcle age 10 decline and death
The last farewell was before Us IN the shape OF docu
Inent with the names of " Clarendon and " Horran
AZ the bottom That document finally disposed OF the
difficulty of British occupation Of Central Amcrca and
with the disposal Of that difficulty The whole question
seemed nj rest Is III" grave 20 open and the corpse 10
ct ice 10 life again This Central American ghost il
very difficult one 10 lay. and, though everybody has
been saving Ret rest p":turhcd -Ifrt. for long
time it seems 10 b. ont again with the cOckcroHing
for American cocks arc very powerful Growers. No
Englirh cocks crow, not even the uneariEy CULTURAL
of the Cochin China, can cali up ghosts nowadays.
But the Washington breed appear 10 have THE Tniruc
ulous power and 10 be IN rapport With the subter
ranean kingdom. Washington magic has the power
of raising dead questions 10 life again, that shen
everybody is comfortably asleep The aith that
old topic OF strife Is at last eItr' and finally settled,
ard will lie heard of again, in walks the ghost
How often havo the words been sad, or something
like Them within these los. three 0! four days, well
"tbe American question is settled at last that is
good thing overl' But is it settled Here is the
conclusion OF the report of the United States Commis-
soneT, Mr. Amos h. Corwne, with reference to GER
tain disurbar Ger at Panama attended with lose of life
to some American citizens connected with or passen
gers by the new railway.
di7e occupaAey Of the hthn.R IRON. ne
United Sdte the best practicable mode 70 j. sure safety AID
tranquility to tho tu.it unless NeGIsnsds after the proper
rep7eonatous shall have been made, and the de
msnd made upon hcr in pursuance OF treaty spusons car
protection and mako speedy aid ample stonement To- The
inflicted upon our countyneu o. the people and ot
The Cabinet at Washington is now sitting upon this
proposal, and, though Mr. Marcy Is understood to be
aear IT, is reported to be backed BY the President
and Mr.. Jeenon Davis. II Il unnecessary, OF course,
10 say that such proceeding could not ,sibly be
allowed by the British Government. long and IN
tTcae diplomatic correspondence has inst ended N the
withdrawal on tho part OF our own Government from
all occupation OF Central American territory. The
Island OF Ruattn for many ycars IN our possession.
has been given up Honduraa; the Mosquito lrotec.
torato has been abandoned, with the express object OF
relieving Central America from Bt IL occupation,
and securing that AZ open and neutral ground tor The
proecttd intel oceanic canal But the ink Is hardly
dy with which this agreement has been signed when
the United States Commissioner formally recommends
to his Government The opsD occupation OF the moei
mpo tant portion of the Central American ishmus, and
the United States Government deliberately enterans
and discusses that accommodation! 4 New ork CO.
Temporary reflects the aronisbIncnt with which the
sober portion even OF American society Itself regards
this p)ap speaks of it as AN enormous scheme OF
"hlhbuserng, and says sit will be read with amaze
"ment." Ii is quite understood according 10 this
journal what the adoption OF such a plan will imme-
diatey lead to- that the design of Jefferson Davis and
Mr. Pierce 10 mako the Panama massacre pretext
"for sezDg the whole ishmus will not be allowed by
this country ard that The present Washington Cabinet
will Mus close its administration by plungins
ems into a war with the maritime nations OF
Europe" Dur opposition; men, |" t.. suon CO .
ouepces But we do not wish TO treat such
question so seroasly We will not suppoe 1t possible
that war ca arise upon plainly untenable ground
On the part OF the United States, and that the latter
will put themselves so much in the wrong The better
part of Anne rican public opinion Will be abeto prevent
this The comment We viii make on thls matter nov
is that trust such an exhibition this will not be
without lis effect on the intelligent part OF the Ameri
can public with reference TO the approaching election
They must see bow much such projects as these dis.
credit the Government Of the United States in the eyes
of Europe and that il is high time for transfer Of
official power to other hands The Democratic party
has now had its swing, and II q evident 10 what diroc
ton they leading the vessel OF the state that ey
are bringing things 70 critical pas ana mat the
American Government in their baLds ia fast growing
into Government with which it will DO hardly poesi-
bio TO deal. A hllbnsteriDg Government, when
eptcrtains any project of aggrsndi&ement which
CONES before it, absolutely free and easy
in its interpretation OF engagements, riding over
equitable Understandings and submitting 10 no 10" OF
international courtesy ~ justice Is Gp'efhhen'
which soa,er or later, viii be seltpunisted by prac'
teal exclusion ioIn the diplomatic clcle and the great
international system, certain code OF honor or man.
ners fits the indvAual for society, certain acqui-
escence ia international clarDs and understandings MS
the Government and nation for taking It's place among
the Gov erbmenis and nstions oil the world The ARAB
who lives in ten, IN the desert and aGpsy who Ewes
under q tarpauling on heaths and commons In grass
lanes and deserted b6rnya-ds. ID DOT member OF CIV
iized society; and Goyernnen! which DOES not allow
the woke of Understandings and compacs i no nj MEM
beI OF the grea: confederation o! States. hlbus-
ter NJ Government Is te the great circle Of nations
what Gipsy Is - society
We tIust ii, H. :ha: that part Of The American public
which wants 80 see the United States occupying re-
spectacle position IL the world viii ~ reused by such
demonstration ss this to- activity and the n.ces-
slty OF d change Of political hands. Mr.. Buchsnan =
committed by The OsteDd Manifesto 70 policy which
must more ,Ad more relax che code o. thu United
States in The If relations 10 other nations. We see by
this suggestion To- occupy Panama the kind Of ffui!
which springs from such policy. Sensible Americans
will see that such policy this under
stood 10 b. adOptd al head quarters il VIII not be a.
low I'D 10 lie idle There vii be con.tanty men putting
Themselves torw ard and aIlnE Themselves OF j,
means of puShing themselves into party favor. Mr..
Amos b. Corx inc viii doubtless before long for
ward and recommend hms,l 10 some American con-
sttnency on the strength Of ihis recommendation Of
H. he Win work the ground we, and We shall expec;
"a hear of him in Congress. This policy cannot be
m.,e theory il viii be I'D unoe4s-ng practical disturb
snce an endess source of calls upon the United saie
G,v,rpment to aggression. Every Miscellaneous and
smbI,jous man viii Try to G.: political capital oGi OF II
md The Government vii be Pokcd unmero!inIiy and
foTcad 10 set out the theory. IL Is h'gh time, then,
tbat The theory should be disGvo"ed, MAJ checS
shopid be- given 10 this policy, and that Tie United
S,s,.s Cov.rnrp. nj should pass INTO ocse- hands