The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-08
"a QUESTION OF HISTORY. =

In discussing recently the present state Of the relations
Of Great Britain and the United States made of the
following expressions:
On the next day. the 2sth Of September Lord Caren-
don addressed Mr. Buchanan despatch upon the Central
American question: in which, after nearly two years silence,
the British government speaks And how Decn-
ingwe might say eyadngto discuss the merits of the
question: surprises with the strange assertion that not
whsanding the express stpuatioDs Of the Buwer
treaty, it to continue to hold the Mosquito coast
and the Bay Islands. 1t had agreed with to neutral
ize Central America. For that purpose had jointly
that neither would occupy any part Of Central
America If either should occupy it would not be neutral
Least Of all would be neutral far regarded tran
the isthmus, IL Great Brtsia continue to
hold entire OF Nicaragua and Costa ca
virtue the miserable fiction and the base ugge OF the
pretended Mosquito kingdom, and to command the
coast OF Honduras by the Gibraltar of the Bay Islands
And yet the final Of the British govern
ment.
"Lord Panerson well knew two Dispatches
of September 2sth the enlistment question: aud Of Sep
TENDER 2sth, the Central American question be
received by the President OF the United States with min
ged atonhmcnt and indignation the first for its bad tenn
per and its scandaouy indecent thought and language
and the second for s extraordinary construction Of the
Clayton Buwer treaty. Accordingly, Lord Palmerson
dertook fory Lord Clarcndons dispatches in way
his ashon-tbat is by the nsoent men
of reinforcing the British squadron in the West Indies
with accompaniment Of the bsg and balderdash Of the Lon
don Tines
We founded the remark tha, England spoke ON the
subject only "asr nearly years silence upon the
consideration that Lord Carendons letter of September
2s 1885, was, in effect, the reply Mr. Buchanans letter
Of January To- 1854 As TO Lord Carendon statement OF
May 2 1854 Mr. Buchanan in his letter Of September H.
1855 says HThe President has expressed bis unwilling
to believe that the positions which he conceves be
rather indicated therein than finally adopted win be adj
hered 10 by the British government" Hence also, we
made the remark that when by the Of September 49,
1855 Lord Clarendon did length declare that this extra
ordinary view of the subject a6pslIy adopted and
would lie adhered to, by the British government Lord
Clarendon might well anticipate that the declaration ae-
eompaned by the indecent and impairment letter Of the
27h Of September would be received with mingled aston
shment and indignation By the President Of the United
States.
The National IteHqncer Of this morning assumes that
mistaken in all tins and /, proceeds mo, for the
purpose of correcting The Union much keeping the
lstoy Of the controversy right present It's own view
Of the facts in doing this the I~geaer inmstes that
the Union has thus bonderrd because we are not like the
lagene of atose who have p,.d ordinary attention to
the progress Of the negotiation We receive this amiabe
sdmonton with becoming hamilty.
The Iaegene further says that II ioterposes n this
way III for other object our own govern
ment from the ignorance imputed 1t by its organ with
regard the anecedent correspondence on this subject
Here also suppose accept with peniten
spcct the iatigencos defence Of our own government
against the injustice done Il by the mputaons Of the
Union
There Is hing codsolstoy ps under onf affection
Misery loves company In the present happen TO
enjoy the privilege OF being associated with very respeca
BILE companions n this benighted igporsneesuch as
Mr.. Marcy Mr. Buchanan Mr.. Clayton, Mr. Seward, and
Mr. Cassss appears 10 respect 10 the 6rst by the
printed dispatches the three Last by their speeches
The Senate Of the United Snios on the 3st Of last De
cember
The truth is the National Lgencer Is totally misa-
ken, and the gross into which It has fallen is
rendered sngusry conspicuous by the somewhat super
cous language in which 1t imputes to the Union
snd u is amusing TO that the Ltethgencer although
that dominion and protection distinguished in the
CaytonBuwe convention yet loses sight entirely that
point IN the very citations which il makes from the docu-
ments communicated TO the Senate the 3ist December
1853 and which citations instead Of proving error on the
part Of the Union 1t coneusivy tho part Of the
hteugeacu.
That convention contains two classes Of pertinent s,pu-
lations--pamey
!. The two governments agree that neither will ever
maintain any Notifications commanding The same
ihe canal in the vicinity thereof or occupy, or for
iy or COLOMBO, exercise any dominion over
Nc.rssus Costa Rice the Mosquito coast or any part Of
Central America
q The two governments further agree that they viii
not amske Of any projection which either sords or
nsy afford any alliance which either has may have
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