The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-03

No reasonable person would have thought that
there could, possibly, arise any serious diff
ulty between the UNITED STATES and Nicaragua
or between the UNITED STATES and England and
France account of Nicaraguan affairs, after
the sem-oflical announcement which was made
in the Washington Union, few days ago, with
regard to the Central American policy of the Ad
ministraton. We are distinctly assured by that
Journal, that "the policy of the UNITED STATES is
mot to acquire Central America, or any part of
'ft, but TO open the Isthmus routes and to
'have them free to all the world The South
American Republics, says The Union, are free to
make any contracts they may think proper, with
the subjects Of foreign powers, so long as those
covenants do not interfere with contracts previous
ly made with American citizens, whose just rights
The PRESIDENT will always maintain and enforce.
There is, certainly, nothing in this clearly ex-
pressed and well-tmed exposition, at which any
European government could take umbrage. On
the contrary, it comedies to others the same priv
ileges we claim for ourselves; asks no favors in
siSts upon no preferences, and throws open the
lsthmus routes TO the commerce of the world.
All sympathy with WALKER is Indignantly dis
avowed-his fllibustering expeditions being de-
scribed as "a miserable counterfeit of American
enterprise and patriotism" Yet, we are told, by
the ietter-wrters from Washington, that the
presence of a French and English fleet in Mica
raguan waters is significant of determination
on the part Of the allied powers to interpose in
central American affairs, and that the con-
tract entered into by NJ. BELLY, for the con-
struction of an inter-oceanc canal across the
the lsthmus, has been made the basis of demand
upon the UNITED STATES TO carry out in good faith
the TERMS OF the CLAYTON BULwER treaty, by assist
ing III maintaining the perfect neutrality of the
route Inc New York Hcrald affects to believe
that England and France are about to assume the
duties of a quas-proectorate over the Central
American States, and that the UNITED STATES will
henccfor'h he called upon "to play secondary
part In Shaping the deStinies of the contiguous
Republics. We are also gravely told that Sir
WILLIAM GORE OUsELEY was sent TO WASHINGTON
'.as spy upon our policy that he kent the Ad-
ministration in Ignorance of the measures obout
to be taken by the allied powers, and left s:to
'Lord NAPIER the difficult task of explaining WHY
''t has been deemed necessary on the mart of his
government to notify MS of their views and send
cat the same moment fleet to enforce their COM
''pance." Senior JEREz is likewise charged with
procrastnating his negotiations upon the subject
of the CAss-Y RRIsARI treaty, for the purpose of
masking this alleged European movement in be-
half of Central America. Here then, if we are dis
posed for a quarrel, we have one ready made tn
our hand. Itmatters not that The Union distinctly
enunciates the principles upon which our Central
American policy is based, nor is it, we presume of
the slightest consequence, that those principles
meet with the concurrence of the European Pow
ers We are told that our national honor is in
danger, that 'the law of national lifer ia TO he
violated, and that nothing remains for us but to
send fleet after the allied fleet to protect
rights which have not been contested, and to
assert exclusive claims which have expressly
disavowed. After the proclamation recently
issued by the PRESIDENT, warning all American
citizens not to violate the neutrality laws it surely
cannot be expected Of the government to stultfy
itself bv interposng in behalf of WALKER and his
confederates, in the event of their finding them
selves once more in trouble. If then, the statement
be true-which we doubt-that England and France
have consented to respond to the appeal OF Costs
Rica and Nicaragua for protection against fllibuser
rism, and have issued specific orders to Admiral KEEL
LETT ITO capture and detain all private armed parties
proceeding against any of the Central American
Estates, and that our government has been formally
notified of the fact, we cannot possibly understand
upon what grounds itwould be authorized to object
to proceeding so entirely in unison with its own
policy 1t is evident that there is no intention On
the part of the Allies to prevent WALKER from
landing his "agrculturalists'' at San Juan del
Norte, or anywhere else, provided they are dis
embarked as sgrieulssralists and with no other