The Nevada journal., 1856-03-21

dition. There is wonderful unanimity
of sentiment existing in the United States
Senate in the matter, all agreeing that our
government cannot recedc from the po-
stion already assumed. Senators diemetri-
eally opposed upon political affairs gen
orally take but one view of the natter
SO we see Cass, Seward, Clayton, Sumner,
Collamer and Wilson ready to stand side
by side when the honor of the country is
at stake. This looks well for the Amer
can side of the dispute, and shows un-
equivocally that our country is in the
right; for, depend upon it, if the Clayton
Bulwer Treaty were susceptible Of another
Interpretation than that given it generally,
we should find Charles Sumner, with his
fine intellect and strong antipathies to war
generally, giving expression to it.
All our readers are doubtless aware
that by the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty the
United States and Great Britain bound
themselves not 'to occupy, or fortify, or
colonize, or assume or exercise any do
minion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the
Mosquito coast, or any part of Central
America" That the United States have
solemnly observed their part of the con-
tract, no one disputes. That Great Britain
has acted as though that treaty were
nullity, is beyond doubt. She has colo
nized and now occupies Roatan and the
cluster of islands in its neighborhood, in
the Bay Of Honduras, five in number, and
refuses to give up her occupation and do
minion, in compliance with the demands
of the United States. With any other
British statesman than Palmerston as
Premier, we might hope for a peaceful
solution to this difficulty, but there is
little hope of such an event with him. In
relation to this subject, he said recently to
Mr.. Castellon, the Nicaragua Minister
ave have been disposed to treat the United
States with some degree of consideration /; but,
in reference to this question, it is matter of
total Indifference to her Majesty's Government
what she may say or do.'
Unless Great Britain treats this subject
in different manner, war must ensue.-
The only hope we entertain of peaceful
settlement Of the matter is, that Palmer
ston may be driven from power, and
Premier succeed him who will recede
from the extreme positions now maintained
by Great Britain.
A cursory glance at the history of Eng
land, since the first French Revolution,
when that government did all in its power
to enlist all christendom to fight for the
Divine Right of Kings, would disclose
more meanness than we care to expose
Then John Bull fought for Blood He
knew what that was. Like 'Hamlet's
aunt" Mrs. Henry Spiker, described in
David JCopperield," Great Britain could
see>'Blood in nose and know it." And
with ''the simpering fellow with the weak
legs" described in the same work. John
Bull might well exclaim-'Myself, I'd
rather at any time be knocked down by
man who had got Blood in him, than I'd
be picked up by man who hadn't p
But every body knows the meanness of the
un-IIoly Alliance which John Bull formed
for the suppression of the liberties of the
French people.
The conduct of John Bull which brought
on the war Of 1912 was nearly equal in
baseness to his conduct of the seventeenth
century. But after the battle of Waterloo,
and after the close of the war with the
United States, John Bull turned from
Chivalry to a Costermonger. This change
was mainly owing to the gigantic strides
the United States were making as COM
mercial power. Liberality with this
change characterized all the actions of the
home government in regard to its pos
sessions abroad. 1t granted all Canada
and Nova Scotia asked, even to seriously
threatening the amicable relations which
existed with the United States. 1t has
also been very liberal to Australia, grant
ing all she asked. But while Great Britain
has been liberal to its foreign possessions,
it has pursued directly opposite course
towards Ireland. To that poor nation
England has ever acted like tyrant.-
Look at the history of John Bull from
whatever view one pleases, and if
the conclusion can be arrived at that there
are truth and honor in that government,
we must confess our inability to see them.
The hberality to the British American
possessions has Eeen the result of policy
the fear that anv other course Would cause