The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-27

Not At all. he was dismissed the service. Was the
Minister who showed the despatch, censured for
the omission9 Not at all He was caressed and con-
tnues Office until he chose TO ask his own recall.
That chance lost another was ncontnenty discovered
Great Britain and France going % Acanize Cuba
Upon the spot the Afrcanizaton Of Cuba became the
alarm of the administration and The war cry Of IL adhe-
France and Spain, and an alliance with Rus sia
in the war upon them, became the burdev. OF
and learned that this alarm was founded upon
words Of his in Parliament in relation 70 81 me unity
Of action between England and France IN the Cmea and
in some mutual complaint against Buenos Ayres. He
made the again. and declared he was not
thinking about the United States or spap Cuba At the
time; and this terrible Arcanixaton Of Cuba and the
Russian alliance followed the melanc molly fate OF the
Black Warrior catastrophe, and die the death Of the
ridiculous.
United States Ministers were oess TO make platform
relation to Cuba which was tlat the United States must
take her nSpain would not se her-which known
she would not But at wss going too strong, and the
administration who sent thm to make il dsapproycd the
work, vSle approving their conduct in doing BY that
time The chances with Spain had ran out and
seemed be lost forever when the chapparA government
OF Walker oerede new prospect more encouraging than
the dher; 1t was SIMPLY to acknowledge the govern,
mezf in the chaps-ral lat aid flow 70 Walker, b0thod
be established In Nicaragua, and the invasion and
gust Cuba be made by the United States citizens under
r nomination at Cincinnati extinguishcd tho polNoal life
q its authors.
In the meanwhile qaarre was being picked with
Denmark about those Sound dues which Europe paid
before America discovered, and which America
eas paid since her Independence, and by virtue
of treaties made by most approved ad,nnistra-
tons Setting itself up Tor the hbera.or Of the Baltic
sea, this administration gave orders 70 cur merchants
10 cease paying the dues after the l5ta Of April last
assuming the right 10 abrogate the existing treaty
the Danish government gave notice that would
collect them usual under the treaty and the admins
treaty and besides that Copenhagen not Greytown,
gave orders their merchants TO pay, but to make pro
government would try 90 get back the money; and SO
stands this affair which would be ridiculous if did not
threaten the peace OF Two most friendly nations.
And now why this Quixotic attemIH TO liberate the
Baltic seal II is not sea; not appurtenant TO our
continents it wholly European and Europe, which
pays the dues has precisely hundred times much
interest in it as the ted States hassendng exactly two
hundred ships TO our one into it. Why this Quxotsm?
Simply Tor fussfor notorety-for the glory Of war
with small power How different the conduct of real
statesmen in times pastl Mr. Adams administration
made the Danish treaty now in force ar. Webster i'm
the dues reduced on our staple articles and obtaining
stipulation to place nthe footing Of the most favored
nation, and to give us the benefit Of every reduction
which should be made in favor Of any other nation.
That was atesuanshp-contrastng as sense with
olyas justice with rapine-wth the conduct Of this
administration picking aqparrel with Denmark to libe
European sea- and ready for war to abolish mo-
derae duties in the Black Sea- while keeping up enor
nous duties at home contrary 70 public pedgeto re-
duce them but enough of this folly and madness and
those who wish TO understand the whole subject will
find it, fully but briefy set forth in tie second volume
But Great Britain is the power which belicose ad
minisraton deem most worthy OF their prowess, and
With which the attempts 10 PICK quarrel ar most HVey
and incessant She barely escaped brush with US on
Of the Afrcanizaton of Cuba and now we have
the Monroe doctrine, the Bulwer treaty the Mosquito
coast the Bay of Islands the Ruaan Island the Nicara
qua canal the recruitment question: and the dismissal OF
Dir. Champion. Heavens what list and all the pro-
duct Of few months, in season Of profound peace.
The details OF these quarres are too tedious gone
but notice OF the most prominent will show the
folly and insignifCanoe of the whole.
And first of the Monroe doctrine so necessarily quoted
and gnorantly and Inschevously applied. 1t is
sumed to be doctrine by virtue OF which the United
States bound to stand guard the two Americas,
from Canada 10 Patagonia, and repulse all intrud-
ing colonies from the boundaries OF each power.
1t is assumed to be doctrine of forcible pro-
lection, and the United States the protector. The
individual must know but little of Mr.. Monroe, or
his cabinet TO suppose such doctrine could come
from them. MOI they not the men TO NEEDLE with
other nations aairsnot the Quxotes to regulate their
neighbors' concerns-by force ARMS They were men
of reason, peace and Justice They laid down the Mon
doctrine for themselves, and invited other American
states OF Spanish origin 10 adopt each for ITSELF and TO
maintain it, each by ITSELF and by its OWE means, within
This the doctrine laid down by Mr. Adams in his
instructions TO Panama Minister'S nay be in
standing guard over these american States and protect
ing them with our arms they were Tot even allowed TO
expect assistance from and every assertion of the doc
trne TO the contrary is libel upon Mr. Monroe and his
Cabinet and besides Is ignorance OF our constitution,
which would not have allowed them TO bind US to the
wagng of such wars they had been wess enough
TO attempt i-whoh they were not
Well is by virtue Of this doctrine, thus converted
into an armed proecorate over the two Americas that
WHAT Why, for the meaning of word in the Clayton
Buwer treaty which Us authors agree about The
Fl gsh proposed to eave it 10 arbraton admnistra
ton refused the ground that impartial arbitrator
could be found Then the English offer to leave the choice
TO ourselves binding themselves to abide absolutely the
decision Of own arbitrator, be it what it might.
To this offer they had returned at the last
This is Of the Of war-not only t
subject bratcn itself but even for chance lot
decision proper subject 70 be decided by lot by tossing
quarter Of dollar into the air. with the cry Heads
win tails you LOSE for it case, think in which the
loser This s Of the causes of the cherished
Then the Bay Of Islands, the Ruatan Island
and the e Mosquito coast They are bone Of conen-
drive the British out What for9 To take them prr-
sclvess ! hope not With respect 10 the Mosquito
coast God knows have mosquitoes enough in our
country, without annexng a whole kingdom of them.
And for Ruatan and the Bay Of Islands, who but a
good geographer can tell where they aref All
tor the other side Of Cuba and might furnish point
doI1ui to fbustcr invasion OF that island. Now, am
The British should remain forever in these places. They
were once the haunt Of pirates, and might become
again il the British were TO leave them.
But the canal u Ncaf aquatic ship canal the
continent at that ponand the construction and proec
ton Of which forms the staple Of the Bulwer Clayton
nna subsidiary to y which ,bs the whole
! good thing, and very desirable TO be made,
Ii BY when sy lS in eersnSGe e to 0 and
he makers will have its and expense, and
10 OF it than others. would not own it-no
more than would the Straits OF Gibraltar or the
sthmus Of Suez. have two special objections to our
guardianship that canal II would be
foreign work. requiring feet at each end TO guard it,
and forts at each end 10 shelter the ships and troops
each end to protect the forts.
Two powt rfu eeu each strong enough to fight Great
Britain flor that the object two sets Of forts TO shell
great fleets and two powerful armies 70 man the forts
such is the expense int Of view OF this protectorae
md guardianship the ship canal at Nicaragua. am
against medding with il. Let others make it. We shall
have the Of in time OF peace without the cost Of its
care in time Of war But am against our medding with
for another That ship canal s the antagonist
If our road to the Pacific. 1t is the antagonist
national road through land TO our own |
alifornh II is the antagonist Of that road and intended
make the high the only, and the perpetual line OF
communication with CafoYna-to make the Atlantic ports
be forever what they are-the entrepots
California trade and travehe sole points of departure
nd for all trade and travel between the two sides
our contnent-between the thirty states on the At
antic and In the valley Of the Mississippi and the golden
ate q California.
Now am against oil that monopoly. Fair play is
,rety play. Let the Atlantic States have all the ad-
antsges which the gives them let them continue to
70 TO California by sea- any route they please-by
'anama by Cape Horn, by the Nicaragua lake. and the