The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-06
The Central American Diniculty- Reading
of the ClnytOn-IBulwer Treaty.

from thc London lines, June ~.
In the phraseoogy Of the New World. tile Convention
at Cincinnati having .resfrmed the Baltimore Platform
manifesto, adds thereto some resolutions which viii
be found Ia columns. They are not very pleasant
reading either 10 their style, whchs very much what
the giant GargaLtua would have employed for his least
amabe occasions for their tone which Is that Of self
Will a. opposed 70 all the doubts tha, international right
or any other consideration might suggest Al present.
however not in the mood 10 quarrel either with
the any than with the style. We are prepared
To make things pleasant tor rather quarrclsuiae
cousins and u possible would not leave 10 AIR Bacha
nan In the event his election the trouble q discovering
doctrine, OF the Monroe class, Tor the settle
mcnt o. the remaining differences between W, true
that -rusa Of the resolutions before us and Of other
documents II the same description, VIC are tempted
u 20 good deal further than Mr. Buchanan Ia that pc
cuarity Of vision which he has applied TO these affairs
he does what there ~ - aTbiratc upon Ia the
Clayton. Buiwcr treaty But will Mr. Buchanan or any
gentleman Ia his behalf be good a. 70 say what there
70 have treaty upon what occasion there was Tor
any conference at all; what subject matter for any
agreement II the democrats Of Cincinnati and Mr. Blu
chanan and the President have any clear idea on
through the pompous emory Of sending Pcnpoen
tary 10 America 70 declare, that whereas II had
tend TO nothing, in Central America. IN all
sobcrness and sincerity We always suspected there
something very amiss abont that affair, Tor tic
simple reason that our people here seemed 10 thnk
they had made very great cup. We do not believe ~
diplomatic c0Its When nations arc well beaten out oi
psition they submit 10 with good grace they
They give way when they don't think point worth light
ing FOR when there hapIrns 20 be some national ies
ing interest concerned But no nation ever was bound
W mere form Of words, and was not TO be expected
that the United states would ever be bound by phrase
Evidently they know little about the Clayton Buwer
treaty a. goo o 10 TOO d. u this country. They think
they have natural right 20 Central America II they
gett and all tha, stands IN their way they set down as
mosnshinc.
rrandsons and cosins who insuaerably IN
soeut and intensely d,ssgrcable chiefly because they
are like ourselves There 4 an old proverb, " Met
haste least slscd." II the matter Il such plain sailing
al they Say sif their own destiny Is 50 paramount
Il nature has settled matters 80 agrecably aud certainly
Tho r9tgfl Of s.
be Ia particular hurry, aud, above all have no occa
beard the nation from they have tic honor or the
dIhonor % be naturally born We beg 10 assure them
that noXgdy IN England takes natural and sontaneou.
ntsresfN Central America. Nobody here, except some
II tie seadiest od officials or NJ rs q preternaturay
busincsslkc qualities, have read or can be induced 70
read the blue books on The subject The names obruded
upon ~ ihc progress q The controversy are generally
strange and unreal 70 us ~ those " tie " arabian
Nlghts' Entertainments" a book Il travels Central
Africa. The pope q England, as the good citizens Of
Cincinnati may from Tie declaration ~ the Manchester
Chamber q Commerce, and many other expressions Of
The popular feeling have nt%ish 20 deny TIE Uni,es
states urrepOnderauCe IN The adjustment u Central
American questions car they questions q into.
cost and convenience and DO not COMPROMISE honor,
dutv and rlptt FOR orr part We can look with great
resignation and pleasure, % the future day when
be United States may embrace The whole continent be.
tween British America and the lsthmus d Panama. We
40 any likelihood II more We willing Is admit that
he United states have iar right e expect a. "ascen.
darCy n le Cuif o. Mexico surprising Affairs there
l 10 b. 70 unsettled IS 70 require an 'asecndancy'
| 81 any sort, and 20 bc In a natural process Of
further detoOIcmcut But-and ~ tho sake u 81 par
tie we beg those castle building wide symrathzng,
Ccndarcy hunting state annexing citizens 70 take heed
/ hat there O. but In The Aiar-we trust thoy Will
remember there certain places where the Brush Tag
y hUscd there are certain British shipe, under The
/ rard Of British atmrals WHO sail With certain orders
more or lCs definite. whereof We know but little. There
are also certain British subjects With property rather IN
the way a collision. C course tie Americans wish to
vi honor aud glory from the country u hsr ancestors
tbty may perhaps desire collision. We 10 u0t desire
| L. We lave nothing q gan by H. We don wish t. kil
ana slav Cur flesh atd blood. AMI We wc know that
marv whom We Should ND aud slay 10 sEeh quarrel
/ WfuiN according % orr law. We oar own follow
#4N.ects BIT II thc Americans carry everywhere
/ vuh fhcm tie t0rc &C tbe resolutions before W..
ufr We must sJy they III run lmmHsnt rs ~ COLI.
rn tno Consequence 90 which MO mau cu venture %
. ffysfutr. Should a ao l0n ever take .ee tAere vii
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