The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-10
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| THE CENTRAL AMERICAN oUssrION-REPLY OF
! GENERAL CAss TO LORD NAPIER-DECLHEs 7oR
THE PRESENT TO REOPEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| OF MR.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF GENERAL
CAss FOR CAT TIME AZ THE HEAD OF TIE STATE
| DEPAR7MKNT.
| WASHINGTON, June Q, 1857.
| A few days before General Cass ler Washington he
completed hi, reply to the proposition Of Lori Napier for
the reopenog Of negotiation, upon Central American a.
| fais and this reply transmitted 10 his lordship
Last Moaday week. The document covers 30 ne twelve
pages Of manuscript, being the cream Of the original
dra, Of forty fifty pages Thus in few bold strokes
the salient points in controversy reviewed and the
given for the declnaton OF the government
open negotiations for the pre- sent upon the propositions sd
varccd.>
Lord Napier Is somewhat psrplexei TO conjecture The
ultimate drt of his line Of policy do not profess to
know the intentions OF the President for until he has
veil considered his purposes he keeps them very Close
and is very probable that General CAss himself, being
OF In the West, knows little in this respect the
Britain Minister; out still not debArred the priv
lege OF forming conclusions. Without
the aid, therefore, OF . spiritual medium, or
any other supernatural revelation / think 1t may be
pretty safely inferred that until the British government
shall have receded from its colonization assumptions In
Honduras and from It's Mosquito protectorste preebsons
absolutely and in good faith, overures for dednive
negotiations upon Central American affairs will be taken
up by Mr.. Buchanan But when Lord Palmerston shall
say, abandon Mosquito Indian protecorae add
claims and pretensions OF jurisdiction Of every sort
ference those Indians and the Mesquite coaswe rcccde
from all claims OF jurisdiction and from all colonial acts,
petensions designs in any part Of Honduras and the
contiguous Bay Islands and recede absolutely and
rey from all ac:s designs OF colonization occupation
local control Of any part Of the main aud Of the Central
American States OF the rivers bays coasts and Islands
thereofour administration will be open to ycaon
With the way thus cleared, In fact there will be no fur
ther diculty In negotiating for the commercial safety,
freedom and protection Of the FIVE SIX Ishmu transit
routes.
In the interval 10 the meeting OF Congress Lord Palmer
son viii have ample time for decisIos upon this very
probable preliminary sine qua non. Should he decline
to meet 1t, havo doubt that the President,
the reassemblng Of Congress- will lay the whole care
before the two houses, and with such recommendations
will susain the honor, dignity and good faith Of
government before the world whatever may be the
plcaiions and difficulties remsved from, or added to, the
Hnal settlement, Of the controversy With England.
Il has been rumorcd that owing bis declining health
Gen Cass viii retire from the State Department and
that Governor Walker will step into his shoes the
circumstances touching this matter, however, viii asfy
a different conclusion Gen. Cass his leased for or
three years two large houses IA Washington FOR the OF
his family. During his soourn at Detroit he viii the
packing CT his household gods including many paint
ings statues &c. collected by bis the 81 the
three or four years Of his oncs residence in Italy Ills
two houses thus furnished and presided by
compls he'd daughter will become the scene during the
diplomatic season OF the mos, recherche diplomatic
teriainnents. The OF the old General, in The
time may return from Rome, and also take up hi quar-
ters In his fathers establishment, which viii be another
desirable acquisition these contemplated diplomatic sad
social rcni0.s venerable Premier. think there
FORE that be has intention OF resgnng but should he
resign, Mr. Cobb, and no, Mr.. walker, viii be the
most likely 10 take his place.
AprorroST OF A GOVERNOR FOR UTAH--APoR-
rASr MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO TIE ooAsTfsG
TRADB-THK NAVAL COURTS.