The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-18

pamphlet form and laid on the desks of the
members of Congress. This document should
be got up in the same yle and laid before the
members. It would form pleasant protocol
TO the treaty which the softs are endeavoring
to negotiate with the democratic party.
The Central American ImbregllO-The Re
maAning War Cues ton Of tho World.
It is q little remarkable that 80 ehrewd O
people as our own have been quietly trans
ferred from their Wanted Monroe doctrine to
that of an issue with Great Britain, the most
powerful of the European States, upon the
construction of treaty involving the main
question, and putting us upon the defence.
Within period of five years England has ne
gotiated herself into plausible claim to GER
tain colonial rights in Central America, and
in pursuance of that claim has formally estab-
lished colony embracing portions Of Central
American territories
The case stands, then, upon the pretensions
of this government to interdict and prevent
European colonization on this continent, an1
the formal establishment by Great Britain of .
colony in utter defiance of that pretension.
facts of the case; nor is it very material to in
quire how such q state of things happened to
be. England has firmly resolved to colonize,
| to occupy and to govern in Central America
This che has done and is doing, and with no
other impeachment in her way than such as Mr..
Marcy has interposed in the shape of argu-
ments against her legal right thus to act. The
Monroe doctrine stands annulled by the act Of
her Msjesty's government. In efecting this
our great adversary has contrived to compli-
cate matters by vastly enlarging the differences
between the two governments. The enlist
ment affair was happy means Of efecting this
end; and it stands now just where it was in
| tended it should be-actually more promi-
nent-a specie, of railing by which the main
work in Central America was to be accom-
| plished. Mr.. Champion, convicted in fact Of
violating our lave, is fully sustained by his
government sustained not because he was in
the right, bu: because he was only obeying the
instructions of his superiors. 1t is quite i'm
possible thst Lord Clarendon did not perceive
that the conduct OF his officials here would be
offensive to us. 1t was happy means, indeed,
will not oe complete till Mr. Champion shall
have been dismissed. Meanwhile the work Of
practical colonization and actual governmea ut
in Central America has been pushed forward
until now her Majesty owns governmental
dependence in that region, just as firmly estab-
lisbed ss that of Canada
| Our fire has been successfully drawn upon
| cn@n Svohr
pose like that which her Msjesty's ministers
proposed to accomplish on this side of the
water was determined upon, as an original
movement without legal right, tits obvious that
it was the true policy of the London Cabinet to
produce just as many differences with us as
could be engendered. Our interests were best
promoted, and most likely to be promoted, by
narrowing down the points of controversy to
the naked question of right We made no
claims in Central America, ard with no other
purpose than to let that regiDn take care Of
ITSELF we have been adroitly put upon the de-
fence; and not only go, but another matter
| arising out Of the administration of our own
laws has been raised up to the dignity of a
national dispute even more prominent than
that of the main question itself.
1t has come to this-that either Great Britain
| or the United States must bsck down. Upon
| the question of enlistment there can be no
longer any doubt but we shall diemiss Mr.
| Champion. That will be ar oct offensive to
the present British ministry, and it will be re-
sented by refusal of that government to name
his successor. Diplomatic intercourse between
the two nations will be suspended; but that
amounts to little; and once disposed Of, then
we are to recede or undertake the dislodge-
ment Of the British authorities in Central
America. That is the question.
The President says in his special message
that Central America has become exceedingly
important to this republic, in view Of our pos
sessions and trade on the Pacific side of the
continent. We have so stated to the govern
ment over and again. The Isthmus is i'm
portant as an American highway, as a great
channel of trade, and as Q bond of union
between cur extreme West and our ex-
treme East. 1t is precisely this fact which has
made Great Britain 60 strenuous to exercise
power and government in Central Ameri-
CO, and which will induce the Palmerston
ministry to adhere to its present line of policy.
They will continue to colonize in that region
they will 60 ON enlarging their colonial es-
tates, and they will, if need be, fight for it.
1t has become question Of might The diplo
matte features of the case are no longer visible
it is now whether we have the means, the
courage and the disposition to prevent Eng
lands determination from being carried out.
Let Mr.. Champion be dismised-let the is
sue be nade--let the question be tried. Mr..
Buchanan, at Baltimore, said we had the larg-
est commercial marine in the world; that our
navy was only third or fourth rate. Mr.. Blu
chanan might have added that we have Q vast
seabsard, great trade interests scattered all
over the world; and he would have presented