The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-02

test We dare them TO the test-we defy then
wenap our fingers at their impotent malice and
fosy. Before six months are over we expect
hey will be brought 10 their senses, and we ad-
monish our silly contemporary OF the Wilmington
Commercial ia view of some little droppings of
the spoils Of the new administration, to have
q care, for it will not be notification admins
tration. Eave a care. Take timely hint from
the Richmond Enquirer, and cease this folly of
Southern notification.
The New Granadian Dimcslties-rhe Truc
mode Of Settling the Panama Quessiea.
We publish in another column the news tha.
the difficulties between England and New Ora
NADIA have been amicably adjusted. There only
remains therefore, the arrangement of those
pending with ourselves to remove all fears rela-
tive to the difficulties between that republic and
the commercial nations Of the world The Pana-
ma question, and various others existing between
our government and that of New Granada, are
giving Marcy and the diplomatists at Washington
a vast deal OF trouble. What with the over eau
tious subtlety OF the Secretary and the claims Of
the New Granadian Minister, Mr.. President
Hoagly, of the Panama Railroad Company, and
the numerous sufferers by the riot on the Isthmus
on the 18th Of April last, the Cabinet have got
into fog. Mr.. Commissioner Morse, meanwhile
sancs waiting for the instructions relative to his
Bogota mission, but from present appearances
seems to be in fair way of getting no instru,-
tons at all These questions must be settled
however, and the sooner this is done the better
FIR all nartias Our cit; zanc Who uaro y,lun dorad
at Panama have already waited too long for the
indemnity and reparatiOn that is due them. In
erder therefore, that justice may be done to all,
we have determined to come to the ASST lance OF
Marcy, and to help poor Pierce and his Cabinet
out of this quandary.
The points in dispute are these: First, indem-
nifty to the sufferers by the Panama massacre; Sc
cond, an arrangement Of postal treaty with the
government Of New Granada, 80 that our Cali
fornia mails shall be subject to no delay or tax
the Isbmus; third, security tor the safety Of the
transit across the Isthmus for all time to come.
The first Of these points will admit OF but one
settlement. Our citizens, confding in the faith
Of treaties and their contract for transit with the
Panama Railroad Company, were brutally and
immediate reparation and indemnity should be
demanded. No argument against it will avail,
and we have reason to believe that had it been
firmly insisted upon by our government that of
New Granada would have accorded it before now.
The insane Pierce policy has been the only OBJ
stacle that has delayed its settlement.
On the second point simple review of the
matter it stands, will point out the only way of
arrangement. At present we have no postal
convention with New Granada. The old one
that was formed before the Panama Railroad was
built, has expired by notice from The New Grana-
dian government Our California mails are
therefore crossing the Isthmus by sutierance, SUBJ
jcct to The following stipslations in the charter of
the Panama Railroad Company and its contract
with the government OF New Granada
Art IS All the correspondence which may arrive
frf m The territory OF the republic from iorcga
RES to bu ported The rsib osd whatever msy
be Us oestnauon shall indspenssoly pass throago toe
Poet Offices New Granada, which shall the
company annual account OF postage In order 70
pu,e with the ,narc OF profit which may belong 10 New
Gtanads, In conformity with the Arraogen ent 10 the
lnu.th tcle OF this contract aud in order 20 guard
Agai II any fraud In this respect
Arr ~. In consequence OF the spulA' ons n the
cecug arse, the company nds sei not 10 aug
other packets OF corresps nde than those wnicn msy
be delivered 10 by the Post officers OF New Granada TO
be carried by tho railroad 10 the port OF embarcsor
TO the point on the 18th to which they may be dos
tined the line Of the said road; by ng with the
crscuors which the executive pow,r msy lsy down oa
the ,uhieci With those which may be given for
carrying the raid road The correspondence OF foreign
n,,iops which may be delivered 70 the com ,any by tne
ehlcay the republic for this object.
Art so ne executive power shall o. all times deter
mine what foreign nations msy DO PRINTED 70 trans
their correspondence The 18th Il
by the rsirosd but IN al cases In Which the mails OF
ioresn naops permitted 10 pass BIZ the Ishmus Of
their trans porianon by the railroad .hx made By the
company ana ell pecuniay procs eds Of such contracts
As ssncs Of ,s proas In CONFORMATION 70, sais psi
vnegc the company obgss Itself 10 transport by the rail
road, rec Of charge, AL the mails OF New Granada ari
10 pay TO the govern nent the republic 70
per cent oil sums Of money which II may resolve In
virtue Il ssd contracts and srraDgsmsn whether
sums proceed from contracts Vii ID the n my may
iDto with foreign governmental from general
ulaous which may establish tor tns carrying of
The eorespondence Of nstous witch may not have on
And 10 also siipulaied-l That whatever may be the
profit bcb the company may receive oy virtue Of such
and arrangements In shalt /.
pay the Of New Granada less than
$4,000 per annum. q Tha this payment shsll be
terppe 10 which New Granada ID entitled aod s. That
the power Of the company 70 enter into aucb contracts
manner 10 The eootrscz or srrspsemesn vb,cn NAV
now ~ betse the republic Of New Granafa sod any
foreign nation nations, Tor the Of mails
on the Isibmus OF Panama
1t viii be seen by perusal of these stipulations-
how complete are the reservations Of the govern
ment Of New Granada in relation to the transit of
mails across the Isthmus. These regulations con-
fict with the interests Of our citizens, by subject
ing their correspondence to liability for postage
In the territory Of New Granada and causing
delay in the transit of the naik. The only bene-
ct these restrictions can produce to that soveri-
ment is the pecuniary one Of postage on the cor
respondence which, by the foregoing stipulaiions,
must pass through it's Post Offices A pecuniary