The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-10
Foreign Policy OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Cent al American Question.
Prom the Mobile Daily Register, June 81
Mr. oAss AND LORD NApIkR.

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Recent advoee from Washington Inform that our
SECRETARY of Foreign Affairs has prepared and presented
elaborate statement to the Euglfh Ambassador, show
ing the history OF negotiations in Central America tho re-
anon this poyernmeI, bears 70 them aad tho atidc We
deem our duty 70 assume al questions connected
With The future OF this continent
The id equvocai wavering policy Of the past Ia DO
abandon ed, ana are to announce distinctly and main
tain rgidy the doctrines heretofore svowed with dplo-
rs'ic ambiguity and enforced-Dot at all
We earnestly hope there ~ill be renewal Of negota
ons that the Clayton Bolwer the Webster CrAmpscn and
the Ia las Clarendon treaties Will all be reY la ed, and
rights after being clearly Defined will rest for their
oh the broad principles OF iniernaoui comfy
sra ja'"ss n @ we ,h0u,s hAS 10
eSily acauaines with our decisions on there points,
assured that intend TO exact recognition Of
It's authority ,hc will require treaty obligations 70 aban
don her pretensions. Her acquisitions In Central America
have been experiments upos negligence OF blindness,
OF crtduIisy which will be sgrrendered when We aro
ewake to our duties purpose fulG them.
Let declare In plain, ineligible language thai no Faro
pean ration ha have hold any possess'ons whatever
under any title guaranty or proecoras on this CONT
ntp except such 80 held anterior W our Re volo
onand shall hot repsess themselves Of any which have
been snbsequsnt y host We have steadily snnpned any
ENHANCEMENT in the Affairs Of Europe and Asia aud Africa
We have unmoved the gradual extensions Of Euro
psan power eward and have not sought 70 raise OBJ
stae 10 lis progress nor TO occupy single point In Us
Path gay. We authorized, therefore, not ooy 10 AK
reciprocal courtesy, TO EXPECT a. an 'nternAtonsi
putAbie right, Interference with the United States
and the governments and territory contiguous TO them.
1--WE would at this position and adopt urn,
AMY in communicating decision 10 other nstons,
there would be no further trouble, and all the difficulties
Witch spring from long, toriuous diplomatic squabbIes
vou be avoided We not qua ned for the plant
scr1puous equivocaops Of scientific diplomacy Sur
babs and history show that vices and virtues are u
bowcy rough, blunt Kind the frank, open, freeshe
other coarse, vulgar, but bold In every encounter
have had with the lord Baroaces OF the British oosps
dipomatque," have Oeen reached and betrayed
INTO biunoefs let give that ded ocouroversy and
rely upon honest declaration of Intentions and
unfaterpg oopnder CO 10 ability execute them. wo
understand ourselves can't understand oAhsrs, sad
manouvre several nsrr men moro skllfu.y than
pen
We hope he whole subject will be speedily disposed Of,
AMI ua OF disputes removed There need of
argument or elaboration, u seems TO II the Monroe
doctrine IL right, let enforce 70 The letter; On b
rot let abandon withcut any further ao 10 s tbso
remarks disavow any hostily 10 the EDgisb people.
Every nation Ia bound take of ITSELF and We arc
90 mbecle A. 10 submit 70 impc-iton we thereby nve
Its approach. Territorial rapscity rs an ADsIoNlna
characteristic, and forms prominent part o. ouZ ~
compoeu,u But more than this, Lord IsIners,on - D.
Great Britain. We believe his pcuy spite ana usseuvIv
iealousy 10 not shared BY the EreM oooy On so 49, 49,.
Their feelings Kind and brotnery oommo1 "'sn,
. common language. similar pursuits me oos az o. III
mecc and constant nferchsnees nave ons pco TO
moved from de hearts OF both nations ne olueenc8 o-
seodeyed nv our Revolutionary hosuiucs ney vmpe~
h,e. ,b ony success rejoice In their prosperity
o. oc. 40 sb,s reciprocal kpdssss and confidence con-
uues there Is danger Of serious rupture OF ooon.