The Washington union., 1857-05-22
THE WEEKLY UNION.


1t contains late and interesting news from Europe,
China, California, Oregon, and theSouth Pacific Sec
retary Cobbs circular letter explanatory of the new
tariff act biographical sketch of the Secretary of
the Interior original articles the Chinese war;
the population Of France in 1856 the last know
nothing platform church divisions, blackrepublican
notification, the DalasC Carendon treaty, and the IN
direct trade of the United States editorials the
leading political topics and incidents of the week
the spirit of our democratic exchanges; and the
latest news by telegraph and the mails up to the
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THE LONDON TIMES, NEW GRANADA AND CEN
TRIAL AMERICA.
We are glad to see, from the following article
that the London Times has less dread of American
influence upon civilization and humanity than some
Of the s'blood and thunder" demonstrations which it
has published heretofore might have led its readers
to imagine. With the respectful consideration
which it unquestionably feels for the English charac
ter, it could hardly pay higher compliment, in
its estimation, than to declare that ''the
we know ofthe Americans the more satisfied of
their resemblance to ourselves And, having made
this declaration, the kind of gruf satisfaction with
which it invites us to "clear the track" on the 18TH
is not at all surprising, We cannot better re-
ciprocate, perhaps its good nature than by endeav-
orng to relieve it from lurking anxiety which it
seems to have, lest movements in the neighbor-
hood of New Granada should somehow or other, or
at some time or other, interrupt the full enjoyment
of the isthmus route by Great Britain herself
We assure the Times that there is no danger of
this, We have never had the habit of blocking up
thoroughfares anywhere but, on the contrary, we
think we have rather talent for making them and
keeping them IN order. Neither have shown
any great ambition to command the important pas
sages Of the world by fortified places in their vicn
tans not much in our line. We like to 60 where
we please in the way Of trade, and in obedience to
law, but we quite willing to have company on
the road and are not afraid of competition In this
matter of the Panama route, we concur with the
: Times that the great interests of civilization and
commerce require that the route should be open and
secure for all nations. We are very near to it, and
it lies between our eastern and western possessions
and, Of course, therefore, consent to have
it locked against us, (what might amount to the
same thing to have it g become mine of explosive
ingredients which it is dangerous to walk over !"
The Times is not fully informed about the Pan
anna riot but its views as to the general duty
of the Granadian government to keep order on the
isthmus, and its lamentable failure in this respect
are eninently just and reasonable. The riot was a
sad affair, for which New Granada owed and unhap-
ply stu owes, the most ample reparation, but the
difficulty is as the "Iimes" suggests that a contn
uing danger Of similar riots would destroy the whole
usefulness of the transit To this destruction the
world will never consent, and the United States es
peciay are compelled, by their highest interest. not
only to protest against it, but absolutely to prevent
it. We feel sure, however, that no course viii be
adopted on this subject by our own government
which will not be justified by the circumstances Of
the case and meet the general approval of the coun
try.
In its statement that the British people scare very
little for Central America" the "Times" suggests TO
us some cause for wonder that if this is so. the
British government has manifested so much anx
iety to get hold of it, and to hold ON TO il. and
some cause for hope, now, that in this re-
spect IT may see good reasons to change its
policy. In return for the advice which the 1Timesn
is good enough to give the United States, let us
venture to give a word of counsel to England If
she really cares very little about Central America
the best thing she do is to let Central America
alone. We had her promise to do So we thought
in the Clayton Bulwer treaty. but, according to her
practical construction of it. this treaty must have
meant that she should keep and get to her hearts
content in that region, but that We having nothing
to keep, should have chance to get. II we had
made any such FOOLS bargain this, or could be
content to acquesce in having it forced upon u.s. the
Times would disown MS, we are sure, as kinsmen,
and withdraw its acknowledgment that we resem-
BILE the English. But we acknowledge no such
folly, and IN future hope that Great Britain
will not ask us to acknowledge it Let her act