New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-10
OUR IIIGH CONSTABLE IN DANGER OF
BEING SUPERSEDED,

eager efforts to please, High Constable Buchanan Is
in some danger of displeasng England and OF being
thrown overheard by France. OF course if John
Bull gives him a kick, Johnny Crapeau will follow
suit, This will be hard no matter how just it may
be, on Mr.. Buchanan, for no servant ever tried to
satisfy his master with more jealous endeavor
than he has the governments named so far as Central
American affairs were concerned. He has yielded
and yielded, pimped and pmped and played second
/ fiddle so long that the very American name is BY
word, areproach and scot, even among the mongTe
hordes that disgrace and impoTersh the fairest and
most fruitful regions the of day shines upon il
his diurnal course through the heavens Even the one
fourth negro onefourth Indian one fourth Spaniard
and the other fourth brute, Of native, laughs and
sneers us He has sunk the national reputation so
low that even two-legged animals like these spit at
us and deride US
That High Constable Buchanan is getting out Of
favor in England we will proceed to demonstrate, by
quoting from prominent English journal. Speaking
of his proclamation against Southern emigration to
Nicaragua, the London Post of the 18th ult., has
some very suggestive remarks-they would be called
impudent remarks under other circumstances, but as
/ they are warranted by the imbecie course Mr.. Blu
chanan has pursued, we shall not designate them
such Where any country through its head, invites
the surs and contumely of contemporary countries,
there is neither common sense nor use in attempting
to dodge or to evade the full force Of the melancholy
fact The best way is to face it pumply, and do the
best you can with it,
The Post is not satisfied with the Presidents pro-
camation, though it was considered as rigid as iron
in this country. 1t complains that Gen. Walker was
not at once arrested and placed upon his trial for the
trn5 0fI
which the United States are at peace whilst Com
modore Pauldiug, who torcibly abducted him and his
men from their rightful SOIL was reprimanded and
superseded It thinks it hard that Walker was only
"held to ball. when no Grand Jury could be EN-
panneled in the land that could find data upon which
to frame an Indictment against him! We suppose
they manage things much better Cor worse) in Eng
land but in this country men cannot yet be pun
ished except upon indictment, trial and conviction
Then the Post goes on to say:
This affords curious specimen of 1Ir BuChanau's
notions Of justice pirate may invade the terrific
res Of friendly Power, but a United States officer
may not land npon that territory for the purpose Of
breaking up nest of freebooers, because such step
involved nominal violation Of the territorial soyeT.
eighty of Nicaragua. Tie British Admirui on The
NORTH american station has TecetptR orders to look
out tor Walker, who, il may be hoped will now find
himself less secure upon sea than when OstentatoUsly
COusptlHB al washington New ! Qrk, New Or
leans. 1t can hardly be conceived that Mr. Buchanan
desires to see the Central American republics kept in
state of perpetual alarm and irritation; but it is
unfortunately true that many persons in the United
States sympathise with Walker, and thus create a
kind OF degraded public opinion, which the President
not otherwise popular, is afraid to offend.
The beginning Of the above paragraph is curi,
Gus specimen Of English ignorance in regard to the
constitutional power of American Presidents Mr.
Buchanan has done all he could to break up the Mica.
raguun expedition, and thousands think he has trans.
cended the Legitimate scope Of his authority. We,
certainly, think so. The Post also vouchsafes some
valuable information when it states that certain or
ders have been issued to the British Admiral on the
North American station, etc We have heard this
limited but never saw it in an authoritative shape be-
fore. The time was when the knowledge of such
fact would have aroused the whole nation from one
extremity to the other, but now alas it only pro-
yokes passing comment.
The Post also hears that the English and French
Governments have addressed formal note to the
United States Government, announcing their deter
mtnation to enforce the provisions Of the Clayton
Buwer treaty as understood by them, in protect
ing the company organized by NJ Belly for the con-
structon Of the neroceanc railroad across the 18th
mus Of Nicaragua This intelligence, if correct
simply means that the neutrality Of the route must
be secured for the benefit Of the commerce Of the
world. General convenience dictates that every in.
teroceanic route across the Isthmus from Panama to
Tehuantepec, should be placed under the protection
of the great European Powers and of the United
States and miserable indeed must be that policy
Sohc has for its object The unjuytfajie and selfish
the Monroe doctrine as prelude to
the extension Of the curse Of slavery. The Joint
action of England and France, in the manner stated
would, we are persuaded go far to settle the qaes-
tions which hitherto have completely deded the sepa-
rate efforts of English and American diplomacy
England and France are great nations and can do
much, but If they attempt force on this continent
they will be very apt to arouse the people, and the
people once aroused, will speedily find rulers to vim
dictate the national honor aud maintain the natonaT
integrity. They might easily scare the present Ad.
ministration into fits, but they cannot scare the
people.
The statements of the Post are substantially con-
irmed by the following from the Manchester Guar.
lian Of the Goth ultmo
tits with satisfaction we have heard that portion
If the West Indian fleet with Sir William Gore Gus
ey on board was expected to visit San Juan in the
present month for the purpose Of looking after our
interests ia that portion OF the continent II is time
hat our national position with regard to the whole |
question OF Central America should be carefully con-
tdered, for nothing but the existence of comptica.
ed controversy in reference to this subject affords
cope for the execution of such nearous cOnsplaCies
S those of Walker and while the satisfactory settle
nent of the difficulty is delayed by the international
ivalres and jealousies, these iawess outbreaks of
opuIar action may be expected to continue.
Report now says that the English and French
iogernments,t hace determined on a joint Sgsten Of
elton IN regard 10 the matter nuing in dispute ana
ave formally notified to the United States their in