Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-14
From the New York Tribune.
Nicaraguan and British Diplomacy.


Washington, Monday, May 5, 1856.
The proposed recognition of Walkers G overn-
ment stands to-day precisely where it stood last
Thursday. There has been no step forward or
backward The Cabinet meeting closed after 2
o'clock without any new development upon this
point, and indeed, without any consideration OF
it. Perhaps it may have been assumed that the
formal division at the form sitting was conclu
sive as to the policy of the Administration, and
especially as it is well known the President uns
officially authorized Mr.. Meiss to bring the new
Minister here from New. York. Itmight be con-
venient, too, to adopt this assumption, inasmuch
as it would relieve any necessity for reopening
embarrassing discussions, and avoid the contin-
gency of Cabinet differences.
Still, although the President is sustained in
this course by a minority of the Cabinet, he is
not insensibe to the objections that have been
raised here, or to the opposition which has been
elsewhere. Hence, even now, there is some hes
itaton about taking the final step; and while the
urgency of the South is clamorous the reception
of Padre Will may be postponed to day uncer-
tain. The case is perplexing, between considera-
. tions of sound policy and the suggestions Of po-
litical or personal expediency. Whoever will
take the pains to toss up copper, and cry
"heads you lose, and tails l win" may estimate
the chances in this matter. If there were no
Cincinnati Convention, patriotic functionaries Of
State would be less exercised. Unless the Pres.
ideat discovers sufficient reason to change his
inclinations from the turn they assumed two days
ago, Walker will be recognized If he does find
occasion to revise his opinions, Padre Will may
return to his beads, confessions and genufec-
lions in the tropics, and devote himself to the
conversion of Walkers agamuffns-supposing
any Of them to be left this side of purgatory.
Respectable rumor says that the disinterested
patriots who have had the Padre in charge were
sufficiently jealous in the cause to prepare pre-
sentation and speech, and to note the points, in
order that the President might not be un- re-
pared for an effective reciprocation, should the
opportunity be offered. 1t would be pity to
spoil so much meditated eloquence, and yet the
affection is one that may have to be endured.
Let the nerves of the country be prepared for the
possibility of such calamity.
The next steamer is expected to bring the an.
swer of the British Government to the demand
for Mr.. Champions recall. There is some satis-
faction in knowing that that long agony is soon
TO be over. No official intelligence has reached
here of the character Of this reply. Mr.. Dallas
had had no communication on the subject at the
last adyices The suggestions recently made in
this correspondence of its probable complexion
were founded upon limitations thrown out by
Lord Palmerston more than month ago. Since
then, however, the condition of things in Eng
land has somewhat changed, and Lord Palmer
ston is one of those willy diplomates who accom-
modates his polity to the transactions of men
and events, believing in the doctrine of nutatis
mutandis. This Is manifest the opposition to
the Ministry intend to plant themselves upon the
American question, as means ofobtaining power.
They have abandoned other objections hereto
fore pressed and rallied upon that issue OF
course Palmerston viii concentrate bis energies
and forces upon the point most assailed To sns-
tain himself in such a position he win be forced
to take high ground, and to carry the war into
the enemy's camp by charging them with the
surrender Of British honor. Any concession
that may be offered to us will be meager, for
in this emergency policy and not liberaiity win
be the impclliDg motive of the willy premier.
This conclusion is the more authorized from an
admission made by Mr.. Champion only forty |