The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-14
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION.
Our Difficulties with England Settled
Peace Preferable Ia War.

II
The recent accounts from the United states prove how
truly wire has been The policy that precrei enduring a.,
airont 70 eneounerng war The tone Of the Nc~ Yor
papers us that so far from being compromised by
allowing Mr. Dallas 10 remain, the character Of this cou
try and the dignity of the government have risen con.
Nor could Dc Otherwise Mr.. Marcy has reprascn,sl
that ehs OF feelings in America which were cmberrei
BY The sneers and the conemp, which have occasionally
met they Jealous suscepubues OF the younger branch oil
oar tsmly. He had adopted AZ has symbol the vindica
ten Of that national rriiabiy which often sec ~.
phed rmoEg ourselves In the demeauor OF the collateral
TO the direct reprcss natives Of the cammon ancet
We bad presumed; they had smarted We had at die
rent times and seasons censured and condemned hcy
bad retorted and In return had become an
cry at our occasional rcoioders aud our general cool
ness Mr.. Marcy, with dexterty which both partie-
know how TO appreciate opportunity FOR tsist
ing difficulty into an embarrassmcEt and fomentns
difference into quarrel. lew strokes Of the
pen, few more clustering speeches The side aad
little dofetd obstnacy on the other, and At this M
ment 20 600, Gee Of British subjects would have beer
egvippng tne materials Tor carrying destruction among
..toS" q sndred P,orle ION The other side Of Tie
psuse IN tho tendency 70 war has been
maize, not by those whose language bad certain
and wtose calculations Of success were expressed IN
tone unfa,icrirg aud uuconcihstory us posi-
BILE but by that Power which having once apolcgissd
was called on TO make nev concessions at the moment
that possessed the material for imposing con
dtfcns oihers England behaved Ike the head tho
family In one Of our national comedies who, after being
insultcd by Of the younger branches. sothcrs H.
impatient desire for summary casugatou slaps hi. leg
and cxclaims, .D-n ~ ] Wont quarrel with my owa
l.s and Blood
That this moderation will be universally appreciated
throughout the United states do not venture 10 hope
There are too many elements al work among the very
mixed population Of that nyelomcnts OF race sen
ment ard assiont0 admit Of such moderation being al
mired without xoeron, or prspOae for future imitation
There that strong element of continental discomfort
compound OF Gallo Teutonc and Scandinavian radica
sm-whch Is continually recruiting TIC society OF Inc
States element made up Of all hatrcds and dislikes
which predominant hatred aud dislike - England
the Representative OF temperate government and ba
anccd authority hen also there the Irish element,
keJt alive by continual innux OF those mpusyc Celts
who have knsck Of succeeding everywhere better than
I'm their own country then, again there il that more
political element made up Of the native Yankee AMI
Southerner each OF whom fosters n iradtonary All
mostly against England AL these sections aud fsctions
will reg OF that the chance OF collision with England has
not been turned 20 better account Bat after uLi allow
tr their influence and power we beliey that the
majority OF the citizens Of the States entirely con
with the New York papers in their estimate Of the
moderate and pacific views which the EugIish govern
ment has entertained on this question. Those among
them who are not blinded by mpe,uous love Of mill
iary glory or BY an hereditary animosty will thank US
for policy which, while has saved two kindred poo
pie from an ehusiou OF blood which would have com
bined the horrors Of civil with the maaptade OF foreign
war; has also saved them from that prospective hatred
ana vindicv which must have resulted from any
issue OF such struggle, aud must have sown the
seeds OF another more dreadful conflict. Nor can
they, ss free and rational men, fail 20 Recognize
the gain which accrues TO the cause OF freedom
and good government throughout The civilized world from