Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-19
BRITISH INTERFERENCE IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

BRITISH IETEEFEBEECE IN CENTRAL AMERICA
The interference IN the aairs Of Central America BIZ
the commander Of the British squadron eff Grsytown Is
only Of many other incidents &c consequences Of The
weak and undecided course Of diplomacy for the last
eight II reference TO his important part Of he
American continent We have recsded sadly ind shame
fully from the high position ASSUMED by Mr. Monroe thirty
cara ago not only abandon the doctrine there laid
down, but stand idly and Silently BY and see the
most voent ard outrageous ntermeddliug By British Of
fcas and Gg5ns in the controversies between States of
this continent On al absurd mswkish sentmeatalsm
and coWarcy aPPT6hCnsOls of disturbing relations
with foreign powers and violating soma 6Ublim2ted theO
~ Of neutrality this Govern urFendered its lust
power and iuHlencs, and abandoned the wise policy which
would give due weight the affairs Of the world aud
the intercourse OF nations In relations With the great
powers Of the world act upon principles and ideas the
very re7erse Of these by which they ara guided.
Our Republic is Don QlxOtte in diplomacy, fighting
with old fashioned weapons which the enemy laughs 10
It's like fighting with small swords and pocket
pistols against PaiIhan guns and hoWtZsTs We carry
our abstract doctrines OF morality and International DUTY
into tribunal when policy and interest and power alone
are the covering principles Who ever saw Gret Britain
or France Russia pausing before any restraints
obstacles Of the laws OF nations, the morality OF nations
IN the pursuits OF great ead OF national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and sefdeiencf and yet, in dealings and relations
with those powers place ourselves under all those
Testranstaess abstract dOgmas and rules laid down by
iuTists and pubcsts which have no force except where
they recognized and adopted into the law Of
States This has been the of many and
difficulties in the management Of the Central American
question Instead OF appTeea tng our position and MAIN
ming rights to higher control and influence in the
6ars of the American States account of greater
interest aud proximity we have in recent negotiations
weakly end rashy conceded Great Britain tqCal rights
and power thereon.
This the radical error of diplomacy. II Gov
eminent had adhered TO the Monroe doctrine even as e
emphed and enforced by Edward Everett in his letter
the ripare propositions should long since have CO.
creed Great Britain DOa Withdrawal Of prsens which
have produced much trouble and which are every day
assuming sudaci0us ami violent character. The
OF iuteTm6ddngs the act which the papers
have ist announced Ia i2ce of the implied obligation,
SO asudiOusly observed BY Government to abstain
from all assumption OF severe gnty over the Central Amer
lean states English officer lands his soldiers in the
Territory Of Nicaragua and ImpT5sses in the service
Of another power taking them away by force from the
officer who mad hem B0der his command. This done
the same grounds Wh3h the boarding OF ships and
the reclamation Of the native Brons. employed in our
service during the late Wr, was based It is either pal
pabie and 6agran violation OF the sovereignty Of fore On
State or an interference the conflict raging between two
hostile paresu that State British and power are
employ I'd and eZerted within the territory OF IN American
state not to deeId the rights Of British clzess, but to
! oppose, weaken and destroy party il that Slate.
ItIs practical adoption OF and alliance with one oil the
factions cJue1dng Tor the sovereignty of Nicaragua against
another Our GJTernmeEt has studIOuSy observed
trsy toward these parties has refused to extend au7
ad Walker IL has subOTdnated the natural SyMpahie
Of people 70 lofty and impractical theory Of national
faith duty. But the other party not scupuOus
Great Britain IN eIETGS not only Oy Indirectly aiding the
Costa Ecan invasion Of NiCaragua but directly by fUTc
bly, Selling aud carrying away the enlisted undeT TIT
bsnnerOt Walker lLwOud have been ~ analogous case
If We had sent q squadron 70 tie CTImea from which
armed party should TOceed into TIE camp OF the BTltsE
10 release iOTcbiy the natives and Cnce citizens OF thu
Republic who had enlisted IN ID ut disastrous enterprise
Would Britain submit to such pretsnstOn? Disguise il 81
we may, this interference is d blow aimed American
| honor and influence
Let the case be reversed Suppose these sOcaed Brit
ISL csS had been discovered lighting under Costa 81
col0fs, any imagine thai there would hav
been any such interference tbsDg There similar N
reference during OF the expeditions from this couuj
to Cuba when British sIadrOn was employed IN trans
porting troops from enc part Of the Island 20 the oher
Of the clam Of Inc Monroe oOctHne and flgTa1t as
sumption Of power, Of the right to ntermedde the al
fairs tas American States, which are bound by ever
obligation Of honor, duty and sound policy to resist
! oppose.
it's 70 be hoped that the incoming Administration vi
ulUEurGIe policy Of energetic aud uncOmpromsngh hos
lty 10 all such preensions of Great Britain ohsF Eu
rop5a1 powers, to interfere in political uHIs Of this
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