New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-28
The New Granad,an D,niculty.

The Aspnwall Courier Of the 18th publishes ex-
tracts from Bogota papers of the 10th Of February
regarding the difficulty between New Granada and
the United States. The Courier says:
| At latest dates nothing had been accomplished The
propositions of Mr. Morse, the special envoy of the
United States, were under secret consideration in
conference of him and Mr. Bowlin the Resident Min
lister of the United States at Bogota with Seniors
| Limo de Pombo and Florentino Gonzales, Commits
sioners Plenpotentiary for the New Granadian Gov
eminent. There seemed to be but little chance of an
acceptance of any arrangement that might be made
in said conference by the New Granada Congress
and although nothing was positively known of the
propositions of Mr. Morse the reception of such pub
LEGATION of what was deemed to be the substance of
them, as had been made, leaves little room to hope
for an amicable arrangement. The tone of the press
and the majority in Congress Is of the bitterest oppo
ston. 81
The position of Mr. Morse, and the character of his
mission is such that an allowance of unnecessary de-
lay would not be admissble-and he would be COM
PEELED to demand an answeT peremptorily if the de-
berations of the aforesaid conference should be pro-
longed beyond unreasonable time. During the preva-
ence of the manifest tone exstant there at our latest
advices, such urgency would answer in the
negative. Finally, Mr.. Morses presentations are not
strictly speaking, propositions-they are demands,
and, as such, have to be speedily acceded to or re-
fHsed-and a negative answer must be followed by
the return OF the messenger of demand to the power
that sent him. Upon the consequence OF such re-
suit we need not suggest or speculate for they
We most earnestly hope that Mr.. Morse will soon
be among us, route for Washington, with the &C.
ceptance Or denial of his propositions or demands
and that the 1sthmus may thus be relieved of the
injurious suspense that has seriously retarded our
every interest since the opening of the railroad.
II the propositions are similar to those published
in Bogota, the result of the mission must be highly
advantageous to u.s. in any event-for if resolved BY
concession nothing less would be accepted and if re-
sort to the alternative of force should be had much
more would be secured. But this probability does not
much ncite to the desire to the end of the
matter, the anxiety for determination of our posi-
ton and certainty of permanent government.
Annexed we give such quotations from our ex
changes as are necessary to the present status of the
question at Bogota. ..- g-.
Ell Tempo presents the following as the PROPOSE
lions of Mr.. Morse
l. OF the interoceanc transit two neutral and free
districts shall be formed each with government of
its own, but dependent upon that of New Granada
3 Trial by jury and religious liberties are guaran-
teed The right of suffrage is limited to those having
certain property qualifications and allthe inhabitants
are citizens
3. The government of these districts must aid the
company with force, and in Of their not doing it
the United States Consuls may raise bodies of police
and levy taxes temporarily. These may be levied even
upon the railroad company and the passengers, in
which levy the Consuls are to have more authority
than the Legislatures or the municipal officers for
whom the transit is free. W
The islands of Taboca, Taboquilla, Flamenco Perico
Culebra, in the vicinity Of Panama. to be coded
in entire sovereignty to the United States for the con-
struction upon them of arsenas and naval stations
In Of necessity, the district may be Temporal
rly occupied by the United States military forces.
6. The taxes upon the railroad are coded to the
United States The damages consequent upon the
affair Of the 18th of April are to be paid and the Uni
ted States gives to New Granada large sum- from
which is to be deducted the amount New Granada
must pay for the aforesaid damages.
The sums to which references are made above are
left in blank.