Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-18
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS


The Intelttgsncer, at length, expresses its
conviction that our relations with Britain are
hourly becoming more delicate and comph
Gated; quoting the New York Commercial
advertiser, and Ion, of the Baltimore Sun,
(both very cautious sources of information
upon such mstters) to show the grounds for
Its apprehensions; and adding
"Considerate and cautious as are both of the
sources of these statements, we should regard
them with less seriousness did they not derive
consistency and strength from similar state
ments, revived within two days past, and cir.
culated and believed in intelligent private cir
cles in the city. 1t was information such as
this, communicated to US some weeks ago,
which induced US to intimate that the Execu-
tive might be drifting into difficulties" which
the organization Of Congress might avert.
And now we would put it, in all seriousness,
TO the members Of the House, if, in view of go
critical state of the affairs of the country,
they can, without being derelict to every die
tate of patriotism and duty, consent to consume
any more Of the session in a triangular contest
about the Speakership, which never can be
termlnated without compromise as to the
mode or the man; or can they regard the peace
of the country secondary to pride of opinion
and the trammels Of party ?"
any allusion whatever to the state of our re-
1ations with England, though cognizant of all
the statements concerning it that have found
their way into distant papers. Our main
anxiety for the prompt organization of Con-
gress has been on that account because we
knew, from what is freely talked over among
the foreign diplomatists here, that the foreign
enlistment question had recently assumed a
shape that required imperatively some action
on the part Of Congress for the protection of
the rights and honor of the country, if that
is TO be done without avery serious misunder-
standing with the English Government. As
the country will insist in the face of our pro-
tests to the contrary, in assigning to the Star
the position of an official journal, We did not
feel at liberty to express our belief in the
premises, lest, in so doing, we might, to some
extent, embarrass the Government in its ne
gotiations, which are earnestly directed to the
purpose of warding of the threatened serious
Misunderstanding. These matters having be-
come quite notorious now, we may thus not
improperly allude to them. The attitude as
sumed by Britain at San Juan del Norte is,
doubtless, another source of extreme DANCE
of collision. The reader will comprehend IL
on perusing the following extract from letter
from an American naval officer (of the flag
ship Potomac, dated on the Sd inst } who, af-
ter explaining that the people Of Nicaragua
have quietly acquiesced in Walkers govern
ment, says: Owe quote from the hteLIissn-
Ger of this morniDg.)
The Mosquito business is much the more
complicated Of the two, and most interesting
To the united states. The British assert tn
protectorate claimed before and since the
treaty, which our people thought the treaty
had extinguished, and her officers must exc
cute it if occasion requires them to act. The
treaty, as construed by them, confirms the
Proteetorate, and the Admiral has his orders,
and he has given them to his subordinates.
We have two gun brigs lying near Us, and
when the "Osprey" steamer came in two or
three days since the senior officer took the oc.
casion TO make his instructions known to Com
r, which were to the effect that arms and
armed men and warlike stores would not be
suffered to land at Greytown, &c A strong
British force is always here OF close by, and
the practical exercise of the disputed protec-
torste Is not far off, now that the West India
squadron Is so largely increased You NAV
confidently look out for trouble in this quar-.
ter"
II there facts are not sufficient to induce the
House to organize promptly, placing in the
chair some one whose political afinities may
be relied on to make it certain that the for
eign affairs, committee will be composed Of
gentlemen whose sympathies will be with
their own country in any trouble with Eng
land, the sooner they all resign and 90 home
to their constituents, the better.
The UHfo" copies, with an approving in.
PRODUCTION, an article from late number Of
the Courier and Enquirer, taking strong
grounds in favor of the policy Of the Admin.
istration with reference to our affairs with
England, and the recall Of Mr.. CHAMPION as.
pecially.