The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-08

Mr.. CRAMProN THE ONLY PRErExr FOR A
WAR.-The Washington Union Of Thursday last
concludes long editorial article, published, no
doubt, by authority of the administration, with
The following important declaration -
But We cannot for bear to add one remark winch is
that Great Britain is thus threatening the United States
with war; NOT have inirnged her laws
suited her sovsIsgy in ma any the least thing wh.ts,s
suited sovereignty we coureousy request her to
eye from tn presence fher Minister, Nj Crampton
for the most cogent and unsnBwerAble There
is other cause preert Of rupture boeen the trO
countries.
mo other cause or pretext Of rupture p
Why, according to the Presidents message,
we had supposed that the Central American
embroglio was the main question-that the
real causes for war lay in John Bulls viola
tons and false interpretations of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. But now, in effect, we are
coolly informed that the patriotic indigna-
ton Of our President, concerning the usurpa.
tons Of England in Central America, was all
nunbug, and that oil our efforts to strengthen
the administration upon the Monroe doctrine
have been thrown away, for that there is mo
cause or pretext for rupture" in the affairs
of Central America. Curious this, very.
The Union talks, too, of Great Britain
threatening us with war. We had supposed,
on the contrary, that the administration had
resolved to get John Bull out of Central
America, and that the negotiations to this
end had been brought to the alternative to
England Of a backout or fight. This was the
great feature of the message; and the import
ance Of it's Developments upon this subject
was, if we mistake not, the excuse of the Presi-
dent for sending it up to Congress in advance
of the organization of the House. Yet we are
told now that Champion is the only existing
cause or pretext for rupture between the
two countries" Is the Central American issue
then abandoned on either side, or postponed
indefinitely, or settled, or turned over with
the consent of both governments into the
hands of Gen. Walker and the Nicaragua
Accessory Transit Company? We should
really like to know.
Champion is the only cause or pretext for
steamer Caroline, and the M'Leod case, and
feel fully authorized to bid the bulls Of Wall
street be of good cheer. The world will never
be set in flames about Mr.. Champion. Oh, mo-
But upon the Central American question, how
is it? Is Marcy laughing in his sleeve at us?
Have we been sold? Or has Mr.. Pierce been
frightened off by the warlike voice Of Seward?
These are the questions that bother us.
STATE OF THE STREETs-THE Removable
condition of our streets is at present the pre-
vailing topic Of grievance with all classes of
our citizens. 1t is natural that it should be
so, seeing the numerous inconvenient and
annoying forms in which it is daily pressing
itself upon our attention. The embargo which
it has laid upon the business transactions
say nothing of the pleasures and amusements-
Of our community has been continued so long
that people are becoming fretful and angry
under the infection. The pecuniary loss occa-
stoned by it to persons engaged in trade has
been very great, and unless something be
promptly done to abate the nuisance, public
indignation will manifest itself in manner
not very pleasant to those whose duty it is to
relieve us from it. What with the enhance
ment of prices occasioned by the difficulties of
transportation, the wear and tear Of vehicles,
and the mortality Of horses occasiOned by it, it
would be better for each man to take pick
axe and shovel in hand and to assist in doing
the work himself than to be daily losing his
temper and money in awaiting the slow action
of the city authorities.
Mayor Wood must, however, be excepted
from this reproach. He has shown COM
mendable anxiety in the matter by calling for
proposals from contractors for the clearance OF
Broadway. The tacit censure implied in this
proceeding has put Mr.. Commissioner Ebling
on his mettle, and that functionary has set, or
is about to set, some vehicles at work ostensi-
bly, to effect what the Mayor proposed to do.
Should Mr.. Ebling apply energy and good
faith to the task, we shall have to thank our
worthy Mayor for giving him the start, but we
are afraid that this movement like the pre-
might be effected by little money and good
will, we have had evidence in the effectual
clearance of some portions of Broadway by
private enterprise. The small sums which these
efforts have cost and the satisfactory way in
which the work has been done, show that had
the Commissioner Of Streets been so inclined,
we might long since have been relieved
| from the inconvenience to which we
| have been subjected Let no one tell US
that we have not right to complain
| when, taxed as we are to the enormous
amount of 100000 for keeping our streets in
proper order, we are compelled to have re-
course to the liberality of private individua'r
to have the work done. In no other city
| in the world would such an abuse be tolerated
and it is to be hoped that our fellowcitizent
| have suffered sufficiently from it to prevent
them again patiently submitting to it.
If the Commissioner of Streets intends tc
carry out in good faith the tardy show o.
energy with which the Mayors recent pro
i 10 no ;pcv ho11