Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-01-03
TEE CENTRAL AMERICAN IMBROGLIo

J. From the Liverpool AlDlll. DcGCllD-I On
The London Times, in one Of those brilliant
but enIgmatical illusions with which it dazzies
and beWilders the public mind, and prepares II
for coming events, has Just settled the question
Of British Protectorate Of the Mosquito Iudi-
ans. and fO~reshadoWed the future fate OF the
republic of Central America. For upwards of
300 years have the Mosquito race preserved
with mistaken fidelity, their friendship with
the British nation. They have supplied US with
shelter, food and fuel in the days when Spain
was strong, England weak and the United
States in mere embryo. Ihey nave fought for
us, they have suffered for US but the edlct has
gone forth from Printing House yard, and the
Mosquito Indians are to be abandoned to the
sympathies Of American EilibusteTs.
Power and glory rise in the East and travel
in increasing splendor towaTdsthe West. The
pinion Of the American eagle is strong and her
beak is whetted for the spoil therefore the
DAYS Of the Mosquito ProtectoTate are come to
an end, and this faithful race is left to mourn
over the ingrstitude of its once powerful and
fostering patron. The Times, however, with
affective gravity, asks. Who are these Mos
auitos? What are they? Where are they
Who knows anything about them?" And then,
drawing his draught Of knowledge from a book
Of imaginary travels, published last year by
M. Squiers, the agent Of a railway proposed
TO be made through Honduras, answers with
confidence, that there are no Mosquitoes at all.
Everybody knows that the dominant race OF
Central America are Spanisrds-SpaniaIds by
descent-Spaniards in feeling. They speak
their native language, and cherish their natr.e
pride.
Walker is now recognized at Washington as
the President of the republic, ard has already
declared Nicaragua to be a slave State. Accord
ing to the Times "the annexation of Honduras
is supposed to be only a question Of time, and so
of course the States are anxious to see it as
much as possible extricated from British pre-
tensions. aud aggrandiZed in its territory and
dependence" The authorities Of Honduras
will DO doubt yieH with much satisfaction the
new treaty, which ADDS to their dominion so
large an increase of territory, bat We doubt
whether they will receive with equal delight
the assurance Of the Times, that this step is
merely for the purpose of more easy "lubrica-
tiOh.7
No doubt, however, that this decided express
sion Of opinion on the part Of the Times, cOu-
Dled with the recent acts Of aggression on the
part OF the Americans at Panama, VIII act as
a timely caution 70 the Republics Of Central
/ America. how they admit into their bosom fro
zen snakes Of such "lu5ricating' powers. The
proposed Honduras Railway was ushered into
existence BY the Americans with most plausible
fairness. The scheme was engendered "a Rev
York-Psris was its birthplace. Tn French
declined to father it. 1t is row Graded in
London, but the English will disOERit. New
York, however, will rear the young snake, and
then it will proceed ia uninterrupted "lubrica-
ton" until il makes its final Swallow OF the
Republic Of Honduras.
The English Government appears to be as
sisting the United States in this absorption OF
( Central America. Refusing to obtain redress
for The insult offered to the British flag at
Gr~eytown. or compensation for the Injuries
. there inflicted on the British subjects, it is not
content with making mock Demonstration on
the coast Of Mexico and New Granada, in OF
der 10 draw of the attention OF the people OF
Central America from their efforts to put down
General Walker.
1t is now announced that the British AAeis
that were threatening these republics are with
drawn and very properly 80. They never
ought to have gone there for any such purpose.
It is one thing for the British government TO
demand reparation for an aggression like the
destruction Of Greytown, and another to con-
vert the British Admiral into a bailifto col
lect a debt.