The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-17

THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION-MORE
Disputes WITH EGIAND-The enlistment diff
Guilty is now mere matter Of history, hOweverit
ends, and whatever becomes of Mr.. Dallas But
the Central American difficulty is unsettled, and
will we fear, continae in that state for some time
to come. 1t is in reality one of those disputes
which appear very easy on the surface to settle;
but which, when they are approached and ex-
amined closely, present difficulties Of remarkable
intricacy.
The chief Of these arises from the astonishing
prejudice which the English seem to display on
the subject of Central America. Englishmen rea-
son invariably as though England was equi-dis-
tant from Nicaragua with the United States.
They have no colonies Of any consequence, no in
terests no settlements, no allies even, within
reach Of mischief, whatever happens to Central
America; the United States are close neighbors
of all the Central American States, and Central
America is their only highway from one class Of
States to the other. Yet the English will never
allow that this country ought to have the least
preponderance there. What if the United States
meddled in the concerns Of Belgium or the Hanse
towns?
Again. the English seem to have made up their
minds irrevocably that Walker is an embodiment
of all the grosser vices, and that his success in
Central America is q consummation which Pro-
whence and every true Briton ought to labor to
avert. Why 50? Is it because the governments
which Walker is overthrowing were never able to
offer travellers or settlers decent security for
life and property? Is it because an Englishman
could not do business with Nicaragua or Costa
RIGA with any degree Of safety u3til Walker
came? The past condition of theseeountres has
been disgrace to the world and serious injury
to all mercantile nations, England especially;
now, for the first time, there is osShance that
sound institutions Of the Anglo Saxon stamp will
be set up there, and that demand for British
goods will spring up where there never was a
dollars worth Of British goods before. Is this SO
great an injury to England?
But, the English say, Nicaragua will be annex
ed to the Union. If it were, how would that
injure England? But, in fact, there are far more
advocates for the annexation of Canada than for
that of Nicaragua, and the former is by far the
more likely event. Reasons which, perhaps,
foreigners cannot we'll appreciate, would wholly
prevent a proposal for the annexation Of Mica
ragua from obtaining ten votes in Congress.
1t is greatly to be feared that the English are
allowing their French friends to push them on
towards unpleasant relations with this country,
when their real interest lies in the opposite direc
ton. France would be gamer by war be
tween the United States and England-such is
Napoleon's calculation (as it was Choiseul's), to
which he will adhere till he tries it-and, there
fore, the most must be made Of the question of
Central America Hence the very abusive arti-
cles in the French papers, especially those con-
nected with the government and hence per-
haps, the bold movements of Spain, which are
noticed elsewhere. But if the English allow
themselves to be made the tools Of Louis Napo-
leon's ambitious projects, the evil consequences
will not fall wholly ON their antagonists, and a
sore will be opened that will run for years
Look at the Central American question with
out prejudie-bury the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
very deep indeed--and leave the questions in
dispute to some one, or three good men, to be
settled once and forever Andlet this be done soon.
for new boundary dispute-the worst we have
known yet-H about to arise Our Northwestern
boundary has got 10 be re-drawD, and may Provi-
denee save us from the politicians that will have
to arrange it