New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-07
NICARAGUAN AND BRITISH DIPLOMACY.
From Our Own Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, Monday, MAJ s. 1866.
The proposed recognition of Walkers Govora-
ment stands to-day precisely where IL stood last
Thursday. There has be. step forward W
backward. The Cabinet meeting closed after
o'clock without any new development upon this
point, ard, indeed. without any consideration of It.
Perhaps it may have been assumed that the formal
division at the former sitting was conclusive IS to
the policy of the Administration and especially as
it is we'll known the President uboflicaliy author.
lied Mr. Heiss to bring the new Munster hero
FROM New-iork. 1t might DO conyoeieat, too to
adopt this assumption. ina'much Us it would 70.
lieye any neceeety for reoPenug embarrassing dis.
cussoDs, ard avoid the contingency Of Cabinet
differences.
Still although the President is sustained ia this
course by majority of the Cabinet, be is not nsen-
sibe to the objections that have been raised here.
or to the opposition which has been die osed else
where. Hence, even now. there is some h station
about taking the final steQ and while the urgency
of the South is camorous, the reception of Padre
Will msy be postponed to a day uncertain. The
case is peIplexing, between considerations Of
personal expediency. Whoever VIII take the
pains to toss up copper, and cry 'heads you Lose
ard tails wip," may estimate the chances In
this matter. If there were no Cincinnati Conven.
ton, patriotic fnnconaIies OF State would be less
exercised Unless the President discovers SUI
fcient reason to change lis ipclinatious from the
turn thy assumed two days age, Walker will b
L.. l. e.I 10
opinions, Padre Will may return TO bis beads, con-
f,ssioDs and g,nuhectiOps 10 the tropics, and do
vote himself TO the conversion of Walkers raga
muffns-supposing sny Of them to be left this side
of purgatory.
Respectable rumor says that the dsinterested
patriots who have had the Padre in charge were
efficiently jealous in the cause to prepare pre-
sentatiou and speech, and to note the points, in or
der that the President might not he unprepared for
an effective reciprocaton, should the opportunity
be offered 1t would BIO pity TO spoil 80 much
meditated eOquence 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 brog the an
swer of the British Government to the demand for
Mr. Champions recall. There is some satisfac-
ton in knowing that that long agony is soon to be
over No official intelligence has reached hero Of
the character of this reply. Mr. Dallas had bad
10 communication the subject at the last ad.
vices The suggestions recently made in this cor.
respOLdence OF its probable complexion vera
founded upon limitations thrown out by Lord Pal
mersion more than Il month ago. Since then.
however, the condition of things in England has
omew hat changed, and Lord Pamers'On is Que Of
those willy diplomats who accommodates bis pol.
icy to the transitions Of men snd events believing
in the d, ctrDe of ,nutatis muaadis 1t is manifest
the opposition to the Ministry intend to plant
themselves upon the American questioO, as q
MT of obtaining power. They have abandoned
other objections heretofore pressed and rallied upon
that issue. OfcOurse Palmers,on will concentrate
his energies and forces upon the point most a..
called To sustain himself in such poeition no
will be forced to take high ground, and to carry
the war into the enemy's camp BY charging them
with the urrender Of British honor. Any conces-
sion that may be offered TO us will DO mesger, for
in this emergency policy and not berality will be
the impelling motive of the ally Premier.
This conclusion is the mere authorized from On
admission made by Mr.. Champion ouly foryeight
hours ago. He was free 70 say-and, fJr ono 90
cautious he il, the d, claraton Was signi6cant-
that the reply of Lord Clarendon would be uosats-
actOry to the United States. Should this impress
on be verified, Mr.. Champion may have an early
opportunity Of making the visit which he has 90
,ften projected and so long professedly desired
indeed, little European ventilation would refresh
lis diplomacy, after contact with our vulgar preju-
Ices in favor Of straightforward dealing INDEX