The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-24

IRON the contest for the Presidency.
The News by the Pcrsia-The Central Ame-
ricsn Negotiations.
The news by the Persia, though not Of unusual
importance, is in several particulars very inte-
resting and gratifying. The Peabody Fourth Of
July dinner and the conciliatory international
feeling which marked the speeches on this occa-
sion on both sides and especially the neat little
speech OF Mr.. Dallas, viii be heartily acceptable
to the lovers of peace and friendly intercourse
between John Bull and Brother Jonathan. The
frmness in the Liverpool cotton market and the
advance there in breadstulis, will have diffused
considerable satisfaction among our mercantile
ard specializing classes; but among all sensible
classes of our people the intelligence of the
progress Of peaceful negotiations in the settle
ment of the Central American imbroglio win be
received with particular pleasure. as an omen Of
continuing peace and of better times before US
than even those of our present prosperous and
fourishing condition.
As a manifestation that the late belligerent
feeling in the British cabinet concerning Mr..
Champion has entirely subsidized, we understand
that it is highly probable that in a very short
time another Minister at Washington, in the
place of Mr.. Champion, may be confidently ex-
pected. We are further informed that, should Lord
Stanley (son of the Earl of Derby consent
10 serve the Palmerston government, he
will most probably be the man. We presume
that Mr. President Pierce had made up his mind
that the Champion vacancy would remain open
to the Inauguration of Fremont Buchanan, or
Breckenridge on the 4th of March next If,
therefore, new British Minister should present
himself at Washington in the interval we have
no doubt that he will be received with pecu-
liar JUNCTION and cordiality.
The particular matter of interest to US how
ever, in connection with this news by the Persia
is the progress making in London to a pacific
solution Of the Central American controversy
The treaty in hand had not yet assumed a deci-
sive shape; but the good Offices of Senior Herran
the regular Minister of Honduras to France, and
special ambassador to England, had undoubtedly
resulted in protocol of peace. There were GER
tain stpulations proposed TO which France, aswell
as England, would be admitted as q contracting
party anu these stipulations are probably sug-
ges.ed in the official memorandum which we re-
publish from the London TINES. But, whatever
may be the details Of this European and Ameri-
can convention upon Central American affairs
having no doubt that it Will result in an AMIGA
BILE adjustment, and satisfactory to all concerned,
we are disposed to discuss it rather as thing
accomplished than as thing projected.
We are entirely satisfied that between our min
lister and Lord Clarendon there exists what his
lordship would call {" a happy accord upon this
new programme for the settlement of the Gen.
trail American controversy, as suggested by Sc
nor Herran. Should the difficulty concerning
her Majestys lately proclaimed colony Of Rua-
tan and the Bay Islands be thus adjusted, there
will only remain treaty to be made with Mica
ragua upon the basis proposed by Lord Claren-
don himself, in order &c wind up the whole Of his
business Honduras, Fly Islands, Mosquito pro-
tectorate, Clayton-Bulger treaty, Monroe doc
trine, King Sambo and all
The article which VIC transfer to this paper
from the London Times Of July TO- upon the
subject Of this extraordinary English mission of
Senior Herran. embodies confession or two
question. The Tines says that Great Britain
has no wish for territory on the Central Ameri-
can coast, !" because her own West India Islands
are fast re.Apsng into primitive savageness"
Hence we are told that " il is not likely that
England will care to extend her sovereignty fur
ther over tropical territory which can only be
brought into use by a system which she
has solemnly condemned is to say,
having ruined her West India Islands by
negro emancipation, England does not care
TO extend ha experiment Of free labor In the tro-
pics any farther She has tried it fully; has sig
nally failed and il heartily sick of what she has
done; and II shecannot retrace her steps, she
viii 20 no further in the work Of negro philan-
thropy.
We take this to be the reason Of theconciliatory
disposition Of England concerning her protec.o-
rates. and colonies, and what not, in Central
America. Without African slavery, she can ne
yer turn them to any colonial advantage With
tho African az a slave she could make them ex-
oeedingly valuable A tropical sun Is the ma
tural climate Of the African. He fourishes up
on tropical fruits and upon the very heat and
malaria which 80 rapidly destroy all the white
races But Cuff under tropical sun, is luxu-
rious and lazy and if left to himself prefers
starvation to labor. Put master over him, and
he prospers-advances to higher moral eleva-
tion-increasea, and becomes highly useful to
himself and to mankind Emancipatc him, and
he relapscs to idleness barbarism, destitution
disease aud death. This Il the history Of Hayti
and the history Of Jamalca-first, as a slave colo
ny; and secondly as a colony Of emancipated ne
groes free to work or sleep. in the shade, they
may think best. England corfescs the mischiefs
Of her mistaken philanthropy; but having re-
nounced African slavery, she i reduced to the
necessity Of renouncing all further acquisitions Of
tropical territory, and even some Of her late
seizures. from having abandoned the only system
by which such territories may be turned TO any