The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-13
Central Amrsicn--L0rd PalmerstOn's Me-
nacing Follcy-'TrOublc Brewing.

The rejection by Lord PalaerstOn of the
amended Dallas Clarendon treaty is az affair Of
the highest sigpidcancy touching the whole sche-
dule of our International relations. with Eugiant
With every additional scrap of Information de-
tining the reasons of the British Cabinet fol, re-
fusing their assent to the fair and consistent over
ures Of our government In reference to HOndd-
AS and the Bay Islands, the more are we con-
vioced that this tropical imbrogiio has thus as
sumed more menacing shape titan in any ofthe
many ugly phases through which it has passed
from the beginning
We have no doubt Of the honesty and good
faifh of Lord Napier in those cheering relations
of trotherly love aud commercial cooperation
which be anticipated would bencefortA mark the
diplomacy between Eoglsnd end this great re
public. We feel satisfied, too, that the broad
ind liberal commercial views Of sucn British
statesmen as Clarendon Disraeli, Golden and
Others comprehend the policy of a cordial peace
with the United States even to the exteut of an
absolute abandonment of all British professions
claims and usurpations Of every sort throus hout
the Central American States But this is not
the policy of Lord Palnerston He looks upon,
this country, not as commercial ally,
but as a powerful commercial rival, aspiring to
tie commercial and Daval dominion OF the seas
which flank the American isthmus, aud also
to the absorption or control of all the is'hmus
transit passages from Mexico to New Granada
HE policy is, therefore, to secure o naval aid
commercial foothold at every available point
along the Central American coasts, not only for
The purpose Of checkmating the suspected de-
Signs OF Brother Jonathan, but for the more posi-
tive object Of securing to Eogland the possession
or control Of the American isthmus comnunica-
tions between the A,lsntic and Pacific Oceans
In this Central American policy, the Palmer
ston ministry have only been following the long
established uniform system Of England's en-
eroachncnts, sggrsssions and annexatons in every
other part of tho world From her first lodg-
ment In the bays and coasts Of Honduras, in
search Of logwood and mahogany, dewn to
THE day, the ultimate object Of possession has
governed all he, movementa In the curious aud
amusing adventures Of Chataeld IN the seizure
ana abandonment Of Tigre island. In the Mosquito
Indian potectorate, in theindcpendency of Grey
town In the Uayton-Bulwer treaty, in the war
Of Costa RIGA against Walker and in this Dallas
ClaIcudon treaty, this ultimate object of 0ccupa-
tion and control, commercial and military, of
this OF that commanding point, has never for a
moment been lost sight Of by the agcnts ennis
sasies and diplomats Of England The Clayton
Bu]wcr treaty was bat q stratrgem 70 gain time;
the neutrality of England, a. between Walker
and Costa Rica, has been bat a mockery; for
ENGLAND, under the rose, has armed, susLs ned
ana directed this native coalition against our
flibusters from the outset. Her liberal charity
70 Walkers dcscrters aad disbandcd troops 10
shipping them OF 70 Panama and New Orleans,
was nothing more than o magnificent military
strstsg1n for the extinglisbment Of Yankee 10
iiutnoer and colonization along the Nicaragua
Transit route Ii the truth were known we should
probably dsccver, also, that English machina-
tiors uoderlie our existing Engagements with
New Granada concerning the Panama traJlhit.
Al all events VIC have eeen enough and suffered
enough from English diplomacy and duplicity in
Central America TO satisfy III that with Palmer
tton this Dallas Clarendon troaty is intended
onlJ 70 be used a. n cunning device to lull us to
sleep; that his rejection Of the treaty a. amended
ut Washington is but trick to gain time, 80 Us
u secure hete and there, more permanent foot
Ing ioF Interior operations. The sharply dedted
Eooduras and the Bag Islands, upon which Lord
Palmerstop has thrown this treaty back ilto the
face Of Mr.. Buchanan, is the issue beyond all
others for On indefinite period Of diplomatic
juggling AID sboiitisn agitation. In raising
such an iseue in such place we detect 10 Lord
Palmerston not the honest advocate OF happy
accord between his government and our oSn,
but ,he invidious enemy Of our commercial ex-
pansion aud our internal peace.
We are net surprised, in this connection, at the
deep disappointment OF the Pslnort Cabinet
with tie refusal Of our government 10 join the
league Of England and France for the reduction
Of China. In standing aloof, however, we may
do better than by dancing to the English piper
The Chinese government is favUably inclined TO
our people. In our trade with the Cinnamon We
have paid for our teas In specie or In desirable
good, while the purchases Of Eaglish merchants
have been met by supplies Of the contrabcnd and
infamous article Of opium, to the extent, We are
told, Of tweaty ivc millions Of dollars per snnum
Let France and England prosecute their wss, ADD
let us maintain the position of on independent
neutrality, and, before the struggle is year old,
our people may, perchance, find II their true
policy to give helping hand 10 the Chinese in
tho supply Of steam vcssels and AL the latest in
ventIons and most destructive engines Of war.
In this policy. as indicated in our tclcgsphic
despatch from Washington, VIC may, perhaps, &c.
cure powerful and IN sctive ally or factor In
Russia, and in Der ASstic ports the markets for
o new and most lucrative Chinese trade, should
the AngioFrench feete blockade and exclude ell
Articles conlTslnnd OF Srar frnrn nrnru mort has