The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-26

home to eat their Christmas turkey, and the
Washington correspondents tell us that the
diplomatic corps are busy with the compliments
OF the season, while Lord Napier and Sir VIM.
Gore Ouseley are waiting further instructions
from Palmerston in regard to Central Ameri-
can affairs-they considering the new Nicara-
guam treaty to be u virtual abrogation of the
Clayton-Bulwer stupidity.
The whole course of the British government
in relation to Central American afiairsis marked
By that matchless system Of impudence and
intrigue that has characterized its policy Of
bullying and cheating the lesser powers of the
world into an acquiescence with its grasping
procedure. Palmerston is by turns the bully
and the sycophant of Europe; and though he
sometimes meets with check-like that from
the King of Naples, backed up by the Russian
circular,-or at others is led to play second I'D
die to some stronger man-as with Louis Ma
poleOn,-still he continues his system of bully
ing and intrigue, in his management of the TO
reign relations of England, for the simple reason
that it is his nature, and he cannot comprehend
any higher policy. We care nothing for
his doings in Europe, or Africa, or Asia. 1t is
not the policy of the United States to NEEDLE
with the domestic affairs of those countries, and
we take no interest in the question whether
Bonaparte shall be placed on the throne of Mol
davia and Wallachia, an exotic despot sustained
in the misgovernment Of Greece, or an idiot
Bomba or foolish Murat rule the lazzaroni
that cluster round the foot of Vesuvius. But
when he brings the same system across the At
lantic, and after having in vain tried threats to
enforce our government to accept his reading Of
that piece of consummate stupidity-the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty-he consults the Yankee
money brokers on the London Exchange, and
on their recommendation selects gentleman
with American connections to come over here,
under the guise of Minister to Central America,
and deliberately opens lobby agency at Wash
ington, in order to intrigue against the natural
course of our national development, it is time
he were told what is bis proper place, and to
mind his own business.
For long time last spring Lord Napier en-
deayored to get his finger into the Central Anne
rican questions at Washington; and when he
found at last that the common sense of the
President and his Cabinet saw through the
whole scheme, and were not disposed to be
hoodwinked he frankly told Palmerston
how matters stood and that some new plan
was necessary in order to ensure the success of
his designs. 1t is this that has led to the es-
tablshment of British Central American mis-
sion at Washington, and great hopes are enter
tanned that ii will succeed in defeating the alb
rogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Under
the present difference in construction of this
treaty Palmerston can not only carry out his
schemes in relation to the Bay Islands and the
fine naval stations Of Ruatan and Greytown,
but may obtain some further advantages in the
present distracted condition of the Central
American republics. Under these circum-
stances, and the pressure of pending events in
Central America, it behooves Congress to act
Immediately after the holidays upon the recon-
mendations of the Presidents Message, and not
only abrogate the Central American treaty, but
pass the laws necessary to enable the govern
ment to carry out the stipuations of the new
treaty of Nicaragua. Such a course would not
only settle all the filibuster movements toward
Central America but give our national pro-
gress in that direction a proper direction and
restraint which would rebound to our perma-
nent advantage, and at the same time avoid
much internal dissension at home
But whether this is done or not will
not affect the final issue. The peo-
pie Of this country have long since deter
mined to take no part in the concerns of Eu-
rope, and to permit no European Power to IN
trigue and prevent the natural development
of our growth. If Congress will not abrogate
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, the people will; IL
Congress will not authorize the Executive to
Americanize the isthmus OF Nicaragua and thus
give safety not only to our own commerce there
but to that Of the whole world. the people will;
and should the British, or any other European
government attempt TO interfere torcibly in
the matter. and Congress should not ut once
defy them. there will be such political reyul-
sion from one end of the country to the other
a. has never yet been known in our history.
The resolutions of the Mobile meeting, which
we published yesterday. arc pregnant with
matter for deep consideration. All parties in
the South unite upon the platform of the Ame-
ricanizaton Of Nicaragua, and its principles
are not repugnant to the North, for IL opens
new markets for the fabrics Of New England,
the coal. iron and machinery Of New York and
Pennsylvania, and the meats and grains of the
West. The sooner the politicians Of America
and Europe come to recognise these great
truths, the sooner will the Central American
questions be placed on the firm aud enduring
basis of complete Americanization.
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