The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-03

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complications with the onitw S'",s, whl.h
II assnmea AM more threatening WIN uM
s'iieomp'accney peculiar to that journal, ar
gucs thu enlistment difficulty AMI inc 'rntrM
American question ior i@ government win 'hc
air of an iWurcd innocent. d'sp""d 10 MAKE
any CONCESSION ior the sake OF peace it The
stubborn persistence OF tho government ~
matters which Il prctends TO regard as tr''l'ng'
proves that therc h somcthin. morr than pride
aud dieui'y involved IN the quarrel, and that
Grcat Britain do.s not intend TO yield her ne
QUESTIONS IN Vrntrnl America, u she eau iclp
H. The Times says
rodhy ss'Hn" q dfnS'ids oa on' N'is dad
oan"s''0n' on hf oih,' nod roafhe'i mfn ufn'oN'
i'"d. as II 81 much had b"n conc'd", IN
peace TINT nothing was len to be srasp~i ny
war Ms II America hal ob'a'n"' aud England
had ylcllci all tha, tho most powerful country
could ask all that the frblcSt nation which
riai@d any sense Of dignity nnd scltresrTt
could possibly give up, We have wonnd"d
most uninteni'ona'ly tho Shsrptih'l''n~ ~
America 10y doing only What Ne had right
To do-~ihnt ~, by csiat'i'Shiue alcefuHMa sta
ton in our own colony, on the frontier OF the
United States. Tho tnit"i States rvn'onsirntc
against the preceding W. dcsisi from II, and
are told that We have offended against the SOW
"rcigu rights Of the Republic We disclain
the intention. Then the recall oi our Minis.
ter aud Consuls Is demanded, ON tho ground
that they have in'tngcd Aucricnn law We
reply that the accusation rests On cy'den" ~
tcfly unworthy of credit, hut that, II II can be
uuhstantia,~i by crc,iiinblo witnesses, v" will
not fail 10 punish tho delinquent officers.
tar,s the uiutfpr I'm The nj
and, ~ far ~ w ar conccrtssi, ~o fear he'f u
must 'snap to' ~ ton imagine '~ further oo"'
oes'on wh'h ran he made wlfhouf "ftni d's-
gtaf. We cannot. TOT the sake oi any object
however important, taruisl the national char,
acicr by committing ourselves to "a gross h''i
deliberate inlusticc--an injustice not ral'i"ted
by the vcbcimncc 81 popular i'e'i'R, W the
strength oi homsi, though mistaken con,ie-
tions. but dictated solely by fear. the maBest
Of passions though the most powerful Of mo.
tives. The Queen Of En1 land hna offered 10 the
United A,a,cs such rcparations ns onc great
Power may fairly and canirliy mnkc 10 anoih.
rr hut ,his nation will never sulIr the pos
,urc Of IL sovereign To be changed from one
of cordial aud candid friendship into mn atti.
tude ol eniorccl humility aud unworthy Jcpro.
cation This nation would exact heavy nc.
think has. by rashnoaa or want ol connidern-
ton for the feelings Of itS ncighborr. compro-
mse,l the peace a. the world but Il will he
equally rcsolutr TO maintain. II driven 10 nr-
ccssity, i,s honor and independence.
Ob.crva'ions precisely similar apply 10 our
difference with the United States r~lrc,'ng
Central America IN order 10 diNnrm their
icalous, W. have voluntarily assured them TINT
D int. hat In.
nppramiizcmcnt or extension of territory IN
TIM, quarter. We differ In the Interpretation
Of a treaty, anl We have repeatedly offered Ia
submit that treaty 10 the arbitration of any
friendly mower, More than this W. cannot do
unless, IN order io avoid collision. We surrender
our own Interpretation 'f the treaty. nn'l sub
init to oe which We know never to havn been
contemplated by our PIepipotcntinry. This
VIZ cannot do. and II viii thrriorr In fr The
tni"id States To consider what purpose II VIII
srrve to push ~ any fnrth"r on this snbl'c'
We will not suffer ourelvcs to snpp"e that
there is nny trnih 10 the reports which have
rcnchci ns, that the internal affairs or the w
ion have arrived ut point which rndrrT I"
necessary Ia Reck Ia ioreiRp war di'crt'"n
from domestic discord such Wild and dan
gctous counsels nn unworthy The position and
aI'rn from tho spirit OF the great transatlantic
community, wh'~c wisdom anh fortune u has
ircn Ia wiring from prnce conquest inorc snr
ccsslul AID NOR durable Than Inns ever 's'n
ATTAINED Wy tlc most successful war history
nnorh abuidhn' instances where ~" "ppr'hci
pied ambition oi powerful Stal"s hns urRch
them on +" provoke an unequal con'ilci WIN
s'nn'tr aot weaker c"'nmnn''rs bat ,ha' a
State shm'ld rish INTO war WIN "n"'h'f ~
least 'tH equal III ~ resources necessary ."'
from Offering my proyocation. ia exhausiing
every cSIedcn, TO avert the threatened coils
ION, ~ iph"h an W unceo' co'ao', "h'n We
s.,ap "p "o' ,ap " ,bo, !, !. ,",aily mn,"rshIGd in
h;a,wy"
Tbs LONDON hev, thinks the kansas qu's
tioD ID The test o' The American 'oion ana "
s nouS,s II ~ " ,';ao = h.,ar, ~ agaits thc,c with
,br u.u.l amount Of error British editors fall
into when speaking Of American shnirs. heap
ing upon ira'"nt i"fce "nh ai 'no 10"
ap''a, ',n mnp1 =, I t, g NIX ,her. M - NO e,"n.,
Tor ,he Sew.. IA |, !. supro-ed To b. dispas.
sioiato locker on, seeking truth and correct
pfihcIphs snih u'a thaSs ~ e.,o' Nhich eA
,hs, ~, i,nrh.,.n i. annosJ ,o a,bi,rat;or
of tbe Central American diiicultic., bgcaue
"A convenient little international quarrel
when AffAflfau DJlItifin.N uhNf pfli