The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-24

rame blessed ignorance Of offensive comments In foreign
languages
sungues. Tho language in common with the American
Unrcn has served not as It ought 70 have done, as
OF concord, but ground OF offence IN common
They see everything that said English press dis
agreeable 10 their self love, and regularly have
broul under view whatever they retort disparag
ing insulting to u.s. On each side irritation kept up
and national vanity In perpetual fret The Americans
complain that the British the only people in the world
who ridcue their peculiares and ind fault with their
habits and The fact is not but they do not
see hear how they handled in foreign languages
and therefore, falsely appear TO be their only
or detractors Hence vast deal of undue resentment
and Spleen We believe that nothing would tend much
% peace between the countries the confusion Of
tongues falling upon TIA for the space OF two three
years. II is because understand each other verbally
well that We understand each other substantially SO
a. And perhaps, If the diplomatic relations are sus-
pended, and the two governments suk and cease to
speak each other for season, good may come of the
Aeerruption Of intercourse,
The belief that nothing would provoke England TO z,
- war encouraged the late Emperor Nicholas the ag
sressns which erminssed in the event which Russia ha
had such reason 10 rue We russ this example will no
be the people OF the UnFed States. England ha
IN immense stake a peace with Amerios She know
A0w TO the vast calamsy OF war, but there
evils TO which she IS prepared 70 submn as necessities
Nike pestence and famine if ere be ne honorable mean
Of escaping them Our has proposed arbitr
on Question: has expressed regrets and offered
apology respectng another. If It has been in the wrong
inadvertently N the enlistment AFFAIR, has put Itself IN
she right by its conciatory conduct There bounds
however, to concession, especially when there appea
10 be no bounds 10 exactions and pretensions
The world has yet such would be
the war-strange ouand unnateral-between the United
states and Eng land; the world has before
Swo nations with the same identity Of interests having
tween them besides the ties Of kindred and free nstitu
scns, the Tie of the very largest commercial relations
he annual valae of trade with America
b eqnal TO the whole national revenue of Russia.
Sore scandal would it be TO humanity if two coun-
tries which and enr n other should turn their
powers TO nurag each other which they would unhap
PLY far greater proportion How the evil spirits of
S,y Of the free nstusiorsi We have been told that war
b game kings would not play at, their people were
tha ha tba pln uhn rnif he
chief officer of play this wicked game for his
separate and particular interest, bidding for
renewal of his power by abusing ~
from the London Economist, June II
The Central American question has begun to assume
phase and to force itself somewhat painfully upon
the consideration Of the country and the government
The United States-or at least those pes who,
rulers for the time being entitled TO act in their
name to drag them through the dirt and to chain them
70 their own selfish career-have thrown of the mask
and taken step which, not wholly unexpected, must
sill he called SURPRISING Their Cabinet-or at least its
ehef-has know ged the freebooter who for
the moment has seized upon the government Of Ncara-
qua We begin now to get a glimpse Of seconi and
subsidiary motive OF President Pierce in pertinaciousy
endeavoring quarrel with Great Britain the matter
Of the Clayton Bulwer treaty he DESTROYS to find
pretext for its abrogaton because still extant and in
force, il would oppose barrier TO his Interior de-
signs. He therefore charged US with violating it,
because the which he had resolved 10 pursue
vas certain, sooner or later to involve him in viola
1on himself 1t easy enough TO characterize the
portant consider deliberately what principle
shall be selected TO guide the policy of this country in the
ace of the step already taken by the Cabinet Of Washing
1on the subsequent steps which that first is
thin ultimately to entail Let US look at the whole ques
ton straghtforwardly without sendecepton and with
cut disguise.
One OF the parties whose nternecine feuds have long
disturbed the wretchcd State of Nicaragua finding itself
unable of its strength overpower its adversary
invited the aid of American adventurer from California;
by Walker, awaited itself OF his offered aid BY
f6e assistance of the rifles OF himself and number of
similar mercenarcs whom he enlisted, this party sue
seeded in getting possession of the government and
warded their foreign ally by appointing him Commander
me efOr Ainigf of w FOR a
time he virtually Prime Minister. He shortly after
wards induced number of other adventures from the
states Join him. till considerable portion of the small
Rcaraguan army consists of American citizens
With this army he made the neghboring republic
Of Costa Rca but appears to have been worsted and to
have been in imminent danger only of being totally
defeated by the enemy but of having his administration
h Nicaragua itself brsught to violent and sudden end
Is under these circumstances and this critical
juncture. that President Pierce has chosen TO acknow
envoy In his message TO the Senate the President
esdes the act by procaming hat the principle of the
Omitted States is and has always been to accept and
knowledge the de fdco government of any country
il and rightful government, without the slightest
regard to its orgn-without nqurng whether it was the
shd Of long descent or the offspring of recent revolution
Now all know what this means. No one is really
blinded by this plea We all know that had the native
Ecaraguans upset Walker, instead of the reverse Mr.
Pierce would have be in such hurry to acknowledge
their government We all feel that, since the death Of
the nrst Napoleon, more unseemy and indecent pro-
Soedng ever been ventured upon by the ruler of
great country than this hasty recognition of govern
1ent apparently in aytcugO morris assuredy born
cut OF illegal violence and civil strife We all recog
nize the thin disguise OF alleged general prn
siple the first step in the usual American course Of en-
sroachment and absorption. The United States treat
Nher neghbors the boa constructor treats its victims
slobber them all over, and then swallow them A num-
her Of American emigrants settle in adjoining State,
under protection Of its laws they buy land, they
squat on unoccupied land; they multiply and attract
sehers. As they strong and numerous
enough they rebel against the authorities their adopted
scuntry they aid in arms mon and money from
their flibustering compatrots, at whose lawless
expedition the washington Cabinet guilty. connivcs.
They make good their ground the rebellion becomes
revolution; they declare their independence; the
United States acknowledge the Independence de fdcto
established and by so doing aid in establishing it; ADD
aer short interval independence is folio wed by annex
son This the history of Texas On in other cases
the process slightly varied the weaker of two parties
n distracted State calls in the aid Of American meroe
aries these ence other loose character from the States
their Standard the foreign adventures from merce
become ministers and rulers 1.-The government thus
ows 10 be de faco American and claims first the sym
1athy then the recognition the aid and alliance OK
he American government; and popular clamor enables
q eomp Is the federal authorities 10 respond TO the de-
nand. Such is the process going on in Nicaragua
Or sometimes third mOdus oprands callednto action
quarrel is got up with Of the many feeble States
which out Of the crumbng to pieces of the Spanish
transatlantic sway. brief because unequal struggle
followed by spoliating treaty aud large slice Of de-
sired territory is added TO the Union under the title Of
ssndemnity.n Such the with California.
Now all this ia a course OF proceeding which covered
with thinner veil than is generally thrown over
she deliberate encroachments of the resoute power
Bal In this way California has been seized, Texas has
Of Nicaragua. In this way doubtless in the
Of time Mexico and the whole Of Central America will
be successfully absorbed into the capacous nav OF the
mighty and ambitious republic. But, though clearly
future proceedings and the final issue before
prophetic glass it is difficult to say how where
could interfere, whence would come our title 10 inter-
Sere and whether interference would be right WISE
In the first place, the principle laid down by President
Pierce though asserted for the furtherance of
ubiquitous design which entitled 70 dis
pute. We have adopted and acted upon ourselves in
more than instance. Moreover II is unquestonaby
sound where honestly pleaded and honoably abded by
and has become settled axiom of our own foreign
hey Our alliances are with nations with dynasses
Whatever form OF government people choose TO give
themselves, that government recognize as soon as 1t
is bona fde established though it had its origin
In successful revolution wicked usurpation. On this
ground we recognized the South American republics
when they threw off the dominion Of the Spanish
Grown. On this ground recognized Louis Philippe
as King Of France, when the revolution OF July
placed him his Cousins throne. On this ground
we fraternized with Iamarune when President of the
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