The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-28
The Last News from Engiand-The Only
Difficulty.

morning is unusually interesting. The official
notification in Parliament Of the dismissal Of Mr..
Champion and his three associate Consuls in the
late enlistment business here, appears to have ex-
cited among all parties in England profound
sensation. The London organs of the Palmer
ston government were camorous for instant re
taliation upon Mr.. Dallas; the commercial and
manufacturing classes were issuing their crcu-
lars for peace; PalmerstoH and Clarendon had
not yet made up their minds as 10 the course
they should pursue, still holding the rod IN Ter
rorom over the guilty heads Of Pierce and Marcy.
Lord John Russell had given notice, however,
Of an early inquiry as to what was the intention
Of tie government; and from the utter aversion
Of the English people to war against ;heir
American gold. corn and cotton, we think II safe
to conclude that Mr.. Dallas will be graciousiy
permitted to remain at his post. This is the
more probable from the fact that he has instruc-
tons TO continue the Central American negotia-
tens and authority even to submit certain points
at issue to Lord Clarendon's pacific elpedient Of
arbitration.
But suppose her Iaiesty's government. act
ing upon ne bellgcront counsels Of the Tmes,
should rorcgo the saving policy Of Cancellation,
and, resolving upon b. ofreycngc, demand the
recall of Mr. Dallas. or dismiss him without fur
Their ceremony, what will be gained? The diplo-
| matte intercourse between the two governments
win probably be suspended for year or
two. and when resumed it viii be at the
point where the discussion was broken Of.
Nothing, therefore, can be made of this
policy Of mastery inactivity" unless my
Lord Clarendon should have his eye upon
some intermediate and satisfactory solution Of
the whole Central American problem by Gen.
Walker Recent circumstances, however. rep2l
this idea. General Walker seems rather TO
be regarded in England az IN interioper than
as a mediator. In any event, the ENLARGEMENT
between the United States and Great Britain
having resulted from the Clay ton Bnlwer treaty
can only be reached ~ q concurrent interpreta
ton, modification, or airogatioa of that treaty
What i this Clayton-Buwer treaty An in
'ernatonal compact in relation to Tic Nicaragua
Transit route ly which both parties are supposed
o be pledged to the Monroe doctrineof non-in-
tcryention in the domestic affairs If the Central
American States We remember The time when
that treaty was concluded at Washington, when
il was under discussion in the Senate, and how,
upon its ratification, il was extoled to the skies,
~ tic organs OF Gen. T0y lors administration, Of
which Mr.. Clayton, the Premier, was the head
and the TAIL With the advantage Of an early
copy Of that treaty, we lost no time in expressing
our opinions concerning it. Upon reference to
our files, we find in the New YORK Herald Of
April %, 1850, on editorial commentary which,
at this day reads like a prophecy approaching its
fulflment The reader viii find it in another
part Of this paper. Our conclusions at that time
we're but the results Of the simple process Of rea
soning from experience from the commercial
rivalry between the two nations, from the
ambiguous phrasing Of that treaty, and from
cause to effect Sharing in the pride Of
The deluded Secretary Of State. who regarded
this wonderful bantling Of his with something Of
that absorbing admiration Of Louis Napoleon
fer the 'ehild Of France " Mr. Clayton's party
organs pounced upon us as q sort Of monster
entitled to no quarter. They attributed our Pc
culiar views, as usual with such serving men, TO
personal disappointmcHts and denials touching
the dspensations Of the spoils-alwoys the
spoils. We commend to such Of these philoso-
piers as may have survived the party re yolutoas
and yicissitudes Of the last six years, a reading
Of our much abused predictions Of 1850, eis-a-ris
with The news from England We publish to-day
We see now the consequences Of this dscaitful
treaty, and the folly Of entrusting negotiations
SO irDoTtant and c0r3DrfbepsiYe 10 men or tla