The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-26
The New British and Americas Joint Pr0tec
torate over Central America.

The New British and Americas Joint PrOtec-
torate over Central America.
We published the other day, in advance of all
our contemporaries, as usual, the treaty lately
concluded in London, between Mr.. Dallas, in De-
half Of the United United States on the one side
| and Lord Clarendon, for the British government
on the other. One Of our canting aud hypocriti-
cal mock and sanity organs is shocked a.
the audacity when could lead any newspaper
editor into the publication OF treaty without the
authority Of the Senate; declares that the docu-
ment seems to have been s1rreptitiotsly procaretl
ard published wouldn't do such a thing for the
world: bnt since the thing is already public,
however, we print it." Accordingly our canting
contemporary has published The treaty from our
columns. without a word OF credit. which is very
much like an INSCRIPTIONS rogue crying stop
thief! and quietly approprating the stolen
goods 10 bis own use.
Coming TO the treaty, however, the more we
look into lis extraordinary assuIoptiors and pro-
visions the more are we perplexed TO account for
the Concurrence Of Mr., Dallas in tits new fi,bas-
teriDg copartnersbip with England over the
Central American States. Doubtless Mr. Dallas
simply followed his instructions in adixiug
his signature TO this treaty bat by what
insrlumentalities poor Pierce and Marcy we're
brought to the belief that 10 this stultifying
treaty they were driving great bargain. we
cannot comprehend But the treaty has been
concluded; il has been sent up to the Scnatc, and
only awaits the ratification of that body to be-
come not only q law Of the United States and
Of England. but the supreme Law OF the Central
American States for what can they do bat sub
nit With two such selfconsl,utcd ioat stock
guardians over them as John Bull aud Brother
Jonathan
The Clay ton-Buwer treaty we had supposed
would be the last Of such joint stock tamperiug
With tho affairs Of other people The complicat.
ID troubles and difficulties resulting from that
treaty the frequent violations aud curious, LIT
convenient. interpretations put upon il by Eng
land We had supposed had given our goyern-
mert quite enough Of that species of diplomacy.
Our readers however, will have perceived that
The Clayton-Bulwer treaty was digutcd, con
si.ient aud satisfactory American arrangement
compared with this thing sent home by NJ. y J.
La, rs the settlement OF tue whole Central Ape-
Iican controversy. The Clayton-Bulwer trer y
ignored the sovereign pretca-ions Of the Moso,i,-
TO King, aid excluded both England and the
United States from any attempt at occu-
patton or colonization Of the Central American
states. This Dallas treaty SGT. up the King Of
tho Mosqutoes aud his dominions In Nicarae1a
a. forming a separate state, for tue support Of
which Nicaragua r. to be taxed. aud for tue &C.
curty OF which England and the United States
are pledged The two great outside Powers next
provide that San Juan or Grcytown shall be "A
free port and free city," ard they confer very
peculiar privileges upon this remarkable COM
munity, which poor Pierce denounced to Con-
gress after bombar3ing and burning them ort,
a. "a nest Of pirates and "a camp OF savage
The most creduous simplcton that ever believed
in the wisdom Of poor Pierce will roll mp The
whites cf his ewes when informed that this
nest Of pirates, this camp Of sayagcs," bom-
bordcd and burnt out by Pierces orders some
two years age. has by treaty between this
very man Pierce and England, been promoted to
the highest fayors Of "a free port aud free
city under the special protection Of England
and the United States.
In the neat place, az II the making % State
booDdafies TIE sovereignty of the Mosquito
King, and the free city Of Creytown were po,
enough, We are brought to the recognition If
certain British rights in Honduras. which W.
hod heretofore supposed this Pierce admins
tration regarded as nothing les thla
Edtth usurpations. And such i the
notable scheme at last adopted by po,r
Pierce for The enforcement Of the MoDloe
doctrine Of foreign nonintcryontion in The
afajrs Of the Central American States Was
there ever such a descent from the sublime 10 the
ridiculous. Was there ever such miserable
joint stock arrangement made between any tao
countries under the sun, 10 enforce upon Kos.
suths plan Of intervention, the policy Of non-
Intervention Was there ever such capital
plot devised fer out-Hlibu.tcring ,hc Gllibus
ttrs?
W. have no doubt that this Dallas treaty is
entirely The work Of Lord Palmerslon aud his
confidential adyiicr. and that while the labors
of cur Cabinet have btcu confined to The simple
Qp -lion Of accepting or rejecting this or that
proposition Mr. Dallas has had nothing to do in
the matter bat to obey orders and sign. We ap.
pgehcnd, loo, that The Teal object Of this treaty
on ,he part OF England and On the part Of Marcy.
i. ff-t. 70 .upplaat Walker in Nicaragua, and
secondly 80 far to invciglc IA into new compIica-
lions az to result IL the speedy reduction Of our
influence over all Central America 10 that Of a
subordinate and silent partner. 1t il Pal
mcrston and Clarcndon's diplomacy against
Pierce and Marcy crcdulity. We hope the