The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-10

ing OF the American Congress- wi soon snbside To hum
bier strain Let government exhibit weakness and
possession OF the British in the west Nov is the
time to take stand whatever c,s. to resist the
wiui ms,onstruc ion Of treaty, and attempts upon
the inslienaole rights If Great Britain put ward I'M
Ger color d claims, which in any inadmissi-
ble The Yankees know better than to believe we
will ender io'a of rights for An they eau
threaten, or, we may add, for anything they do.
[From the Lon don Chronicle Feb 22l
The intelligence received from the A,and; is
not cheering. The iestin OF America with ths eoun
try have been by several speakers in the Senate
of the States chamber where 7stoIned To
look for whdom modsIaon and stassmanlke ssgscity
We confess that the to whi:h aude we
search fer these qualities in vain There Ia cosrseness
and blRster about the who take part the debate
which might have teen aRlispated, perhaps, from
stump OF the graphic phrases of the
eountry-but which hardly expected TO fod adopted
in the conservative branch of the constitution
The QUESTION ia confined to the constr uction OF
the Clayton Bulwer treaty OF course 1t is impossible
yet ssy, how far the temper of the Assembly chimes in
with the tone those who have taken part in the debate
II we to regard the speeches already delivered nd
eating the vote to which the Senate will come, should
States Is idaoe One speaker, who is amHsingly
described a. entertaining very pacific views, suggests
her possessonsio Central America within twelve mon
ana that the notice be not complied WITH steps shall
De then taken to compel her Another tauns his ooun
the fske Of and insists that such system Of con-
cesson must no account be repeated These onitory
benches If the determination fer war, the hu uiia
ton OF this country were universal sentiment.
s.s told the onf Day ~ L ou
ti.pu'es upon this Central American question to
the arbitration II any neutral Safe. We do NOS
know when that offer was mace, and it !, to be
presumed that the otter had not reached Washington
when these warlke gentlemen were thunderog defiance
such pre- position in their speeches We willing to
believe that they had heard of the Offer We should
forced % the conclusion that having hssra Of an offer
10 settle the dispute fair, reasonable Christian
ike, they would treat il in SO very eontempsuous
manner not 0nlv 10 reject 1t bat indicate their
lection by contemptuous silence.
We have reason 10 believe that gov rnu,eat
are not uDccnceIned observers OF these proceeding
they are, certainly, most averse to quarrel. There
is DO concession short o. Dational ,ishonor they
forced into fight, Why, they accept the si.ua ia.
ton. There are various quiet out significant
Indications Ct their activity Transports are prspar9
We hare already srera1 Of blockslns the West
Irdia aaio Some # or sharp saiingaad heartily armsd
Jri5dtts haze Teired her sailing orders; rOr points
to The Wea indies their destination. In all this there is
no buster, but there is We at home 10th TO
believe bat eur American friends mean all they say
We make every ao vance for that g Colt talk which
seems inseparabe from the American character; but il
is uneae TO speculate with too much confidence the
poetic actions lying buried under these martial words
Upon the whole would rather that the Ameri,sns
erJeyed the joke of being provoked to unnecessary
precxution than they she ud enjoy the still richer joke
Of our being begui ed into ipante and unsuspe:.ing
confidence Even they mean nothing it would not DO
in human Enthusiastically not in the Anglo Saxon pos
ton OF human natureto resist The eppoI tuniiy OF
vertng heir professions into reales when the
of doing it lay so inviting ely open.
being orearmed they have certainly forewarned
But we are sure we only echo the whes Of reasonable
this question may be settled by an icable compromise
EngRhmen care nothing about the possessions in ques
tion Three fourths OF our counymen never heard Of
the island Of Ruatan till these disputes revealed its exist
and nine tenths OF the remaining fourth WOULD be
very thankful to be well rid thereof and all posses
sons the adjacent coast We only anxious about
honor and that we do consider worth fighting for
Like Ho.spsr, We say
Why. ID give ,orice as much land to friend;
FL ns T o1 he 1 nn Rsf ha@
We do not believe American cousfus can be angry
their The result of the long protraotod
battle the Speakership in the House of Representa-
tves which has Mr. Banks in the chair holds
perhaps some hope that the lower House may take diff
teent view OF this question from fiery empers that
have found their way ioto the Senate.
Mr.. Banks has been appointed speaker, after struggle
OF nine weeks duration. His election is hailed
umph by the Northern and anti slavery party since he
The importance Of his election IN that uoat of visS i,
not to be overrated. We confess TO feeling Of
selfish nature at the present moment, in desire to
regard its bearing upon international rea lions.
We need not say that the quarrel has been driven 10
It's present point BY PRESIDENT Pierce and his ad-
he champion Of the anti slavery party, the oppo-
ent Of President Pierce and his policy At present. In
Geo. the TWO questions have been strangely blended into
by The state OF matters which the Presidents policy
as introduced in kana In that unhappy district ths
etcelt population who are in favor Of free labor have
invaded by band of rufans from the neighboripg
lave State Of Missouri, who eonduct themselves in sl
aspects as if they were making inroad upon hostile
ountry Riots have ensued-the right Of election has
been enterered with-blood has been she'd The North
ia In flame at these indignes, unparalleled in
try where civilizstionto say nothing Of freedom-s
known. They trace all the outrages TO the domestic
policy of President PIERCE Let hope that their dislike
Of his internal administration extend to his foreign
policy 1t would be WISER better for all parties tina.
they maintained friendly relations with England, and
kansas.