The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-19
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE ARAGO,S MAILS.
9nglIsh Press ON Asmerican Affairs.

RnsiIsh Press ON Americaa Affairs.
The French and Enslish mails from Hayre and
Scuthampten by the Arsgo are received
MI Fillmore was passenger ON the Arago
from Havre to Cowes. He would take passage for
home on the Atlantic, which WAS to sail on the
11th inst es
The Central American question was assuming 4
feature ofconsiderable Interest and importance in
England. The news received by the Hermann
and America having added considerably to the ex-
calling forth the literary powers Of the various
English Journals
Tone Of the English Press.
The Times, in an article on the ID inst, says
that the administration of Gen. Pierce had taken
another step In that downward course TO which it
had resolutely addicted itself ever since its en-.
trance upon its official duties s'
The President, il states, had used every endea-
yor to complicate relations already grieveusly en-
tangled and had used his utmost to embitter feel.
ings on both sides of the Atlantic already need
lessly and wantonly irritated. After explaining
the causes Of the difficulties and stating that they
had been produeef by the wishes of q large class
of voters at the forthcoming Presidential election
who would be delighted in seeing the Government
OF the United States identified with an enterprise
such as that of Walker and his associates, alludes
to that portion of the Presidents Message to the
er as Government de facto.
The effect of such . step, the Times continues
will be to send to the assistance of Walker and his
associates hundreds of unquiet spirits from every
part OF the Union, and to involve the United
States virtually though not ostensibly in q war
with Costa Rica and Guatemala The pretenses
in which this step has been taken are extremely
himsy and transparent. Walkers government Is
for the moment in possession of power, and may
therefore, be called by q straining of language,
government de facto but it is in iminent peril of
being overthrown from day to day by q combina.
ton of neighborng States who are waging against
u war of determination. and it occupies such
position that no impartial government willing to
hold the scale evenly between 1t and the govern
ment 1t has suppianted could have dreamt of re-
coznizing its existence an independent State Is
After questioning the right of the United States
70 recognize the position of Walker, under the
ground that his Government was founded upon
laws totally adverse TO those of the country, thus
concludes: .s -
1T is an alarming manifestation of the ideas
which actuate the American Government and
leads to most dsagreeable anticipations as 10 the
possibility of an amieabe solution of anv disDnte
with men who seem to recognize no other law
than their wishes and their passions But il ia no
case of war-t il not even necessarily 4 ground of
diplomatic complaint
THE Clayton BuIwer Treaty has not been in
terms violated, and It may probably be expedient
IN the present critical state of the relations between
the two countries rather to pass this matter by in
silence than to incur the risk of introducing fresh
difficulties into discussion already sufficiently
periious or give an excuse to those who are even
now only ready to seek an occasion Of quarrel
Ii war do come, we must meet 1t as we may Let
us at any rate have the satisfaction Of rejecting
that this greatest of human calamities has not
been precipitated by any undue sensitiveness or
any avoidable interference on our part"
The above remarks are follow ed by another ar.
ticle the Sd inst in continuation of the subject.
The writer says
The yet more recent intelligence which we have
received from the United States leaves us little
reason to doubt that the government of General
Pierce will not stop short in the career on which IL
has embarked but will follow up the reception of
the minister of General Walker by the dismissal
of the minister of Queen Victoria. 1t ia in vain
any longer to delude ourselves with the hope that
wiser and more moderate counsels will prevail
with government that has thrown off all pretepss
of adherence to the rules that regulate the inter.
conrse of nations, and feel no degradation in allay
ing the interests of the great nation with wbose
destinies 1t is intrusted to men exercising trade
which few years ago any sanguine spectator on
human progress would have pronounced to be an
anachronism and an impossibility.
The same electioneeriDg necessities which make
the representatives of band of lawless freeboot.
ers a fit guest and companion for the Chief Magis
trate of Christian and educated Republic, have
decreed that in spite of our earnest wish to atone
for the offence we have unintentionally given, and
our abstinence from anything which could by any
possibility aggravate the dispute, we must undergo
the indignty of seeing our minister dismissed
from the diplomatic circle at Washington, for Of
fences supported by testimony on which we should
never dream of convicting the basest of mi, kind
One moment we have blast of war, the next 3
song of peace the President is first blamed, and
then praised; now treated as bold and successful
statesman, now as feeble and cowardly intriguer.
We seek in vain for something on which to anchor
our faith, something animated by q higher princt
pie than that of the most momentary and grovel-
ing expediency, and we seek in vain Still. even
the dsmissai of Mr. Champion and the dismissal of
Mr.. Dallas, which must Immediately succeed it, by
no means imply a state of war, or are even neces.
saTy preludes to that dire calamity. We may be
At peace with America, though without any diplo-
matte representative: and perhaps, At the point at
which matters have arrived, the absence of an
ambassador may in some degree diminish the ap.
prehe nsiOn of danger. 4ssss s4s54sl a3i /
In the money article of the same journal similar
feelings are expressed After alluding to the ar.
guments used to justify the recognition of Walk
or, IL says that SO far as to the government of
Walker being accepted by the people, he could
only maintain himself by shooting Gen. Corral,
the head of the Nicaraguan army. and by threat
ening with similar fate every citizen who should
be found by word or writing to have encouraged
the slightest resistance to his band 1t was also
notorious that the only means of supplying him
self with funds was by leyying contributions on
all the inhabitants, foreign as well as native.
The article concludes by remarking that the en-
thusiasm on the subject at New Orleans was to be
attributed to desire for the extension of slavery
The Daily News reiteNtes the hope of the
Times in the preservation of peace, and considers
that If a war should take place it could only be
look ed at in the light of civil ope 1t audes to
the damaging influence it already possesses over
the Money market, and calls for speedy and sat.
isfactory adjustment of the existing difficulties -
The other English morning Journals view the
matter In nearly the same light, viz: as one which
will, If not settled. considerably affect the com.
merciai interest and political comfort of both ma
tions.
The English journals Of the 4th inst continue
their remarks on American affairs. The Times
says:
"we have received fresh intelligence from the
United States as to the progress of Ministerial
opinion and resolution with reference TO this coun.
try and are sorry to find that the prospects of
settlement of the dispute seem more remote than
ever. We fesr that the letter notifying to this
Government. the dismissal of Mr.. Champion NAV
be every day expected in England. This event,
which. seen through the mist of the future, was
calculated TO inspire the most gloomy apprehen-
sions seems to have lost little ofits magnitude
II comes nearer, and to be- after al, . not unen-
durable evil
Considering how much we have salrerdy borne
how we have apologised and apolosised-how
we have offered to refer our case to arbitration.
and submiited to see that arbitration refused-how
VIC hava arrued expostulafed, and demonstrated,