The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-14

despised He has single friend with the exception of
few Of bis immediate retaners and creatures he has
deceived and deserted every party by turns and ultra
tories would join with the most uncompromisine demo
Gratis In universal chorus Of joy and exultaon at mas
downfall.
Their Policy.
From the London Morning Star Oct q
The progress OF .ne four great living Powers OF the
France Great Britain Russia and the United States and
the policy not unusty imputed to them by the same jour
nal make very bad illustration of the teaching of
books Of ethics. seems the natural law of these
living Powers subjugate and absorb the decaying
dead ones which means simply that France Great Bri-
force of natural passions and instincts to prey States
which not strong as themselves And they all work
WELL in concert, for each pursues his prey his
own account but harmonously, each recognizing the
rectude of the thing in itself and in the others that
Is beautiful to contemplate how matters 60 on Thus
England laws her claw on India, and seizcs
every island coin of vantage washed by the
the face Of the gobeRussia treads out the noun
courage of the Ccassans and extends her conuests
Northern Asia to the ocean, where she has just
founded new and important settlement and planted for
sresses al around-France hemmea IN on every 1.ner
Africa, and is creating new and powerful state IN
Algeriaand in the New World, the young and vigorous
United States exuberant in their growth, spread south
ward, and prepare fulfil their manifes destiny" by
extending the dominion of the stars and stripes over the
entire territory Of Central America The New York jour-
nalist reJ0ces in all this and in particular hugely
pleased that each Of these four living Powers while pur
suing its own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in its way, thinks
of poachDg on its neighbours They all strong,
and will fight with each other for il is their mission to
absorb the weak.
We sorry say that there too much truth in this
view OF the progress OF civilization under the Christ ian
Powers. Internationally it reduces the practice to-
g The good old rule, the simple plan,
That he should take who has the power and he should
keep who can"
But do how the 'eternal prccepts of Justice
be enforced by the example of current history. But
waving that point will probably be found that the
prchensve politician and philosopher of orr Neo York
temporary has fallen into title mistake about the assumed
dcGuiescence Of France and England IN the designs openly
aoosred If the american goue,se. Central america.
The great aggc Powers not in every case agree
let each follow its objects For example, there that
little difference four years about the succession to tho
inheritance of a certain "sck man." Everybody knew
the gone past recovery, but it did not suit the
fancy square with the interest of two Of the living
Powers to allow the nearest at hand to seize for him
self the property Of the morbnnd. We all know, to
cost how furious the conflict waged on this score,
aud how the comba,nts gave in from sheer exhaustion
leaving the coveted spos Of Turkey and above all the
commanding position on the Bosphorus still point de
to all and object which may day awake their
sumbering jealousy But similar reason to that
which makes the Straits that divide Europe from Asia
precious position for any one great living Power also
makes the Central American lsthmus too important q
territory TO be quietly surrendered TO the dominion
Of single great Power That lsthmus at one or
more points, is destined to become Of the chief
highways Of the worlds commerce. and since national
teres and not the principles Of justice guide the policy
Of these living Powers not in the least probable that
they being all great commercial States will allow their
commercial interests TO be preudced by the exclusive
domination of the United States Central America claim
ed other ground than that Of territorial conguy
We refer to the topic now, because fancy
can perceive danger Of some serious collision looming ahead
The Central American republics almost in state OF
anarchy. Walker, the United States flbuster, with his
gangs Of desperadoes is seriously mparng the internal
power and exhaustng the Of Costa Rca and
Nicaragua and is ndsputabc that his sympathscrs in
the Unon If they do not reckon among them the Ceb
net Ministers themselves are powerful enough TO con.
troll the action Of the government and reduce IL TO pas
sve permission of Walkers dongs The attitude Of the
Washington Cabinet and the and language Of the
United States representatives Nicaragua been felt
10 be hostile to the latter treaty, drawn up Wash
ngon by General Cass and Senior Yrsarr the Ncaraguan
Minister there comforting the United States the excu
protectoaie OF the Transit route refused rahca
ton by the Nearnguan and Senate and during
the negotiations the governments Of Costa RIGA and Mica
ragua concluded treaty with Mr. Belly ostensbly the
agent of Paris house. but supposed be acting for the
French government the principal stipulation Of which
that any canal or other means f communication 10 be con
sructed between the two should be declared
and be placed under the JOINT protection Of Great Britain
France and the United States More recently the draft of
has been published said 10 have been concluded
between sir W. Gore Ouseey for the British government
and the Ncaraguan Minister In this treaty Great Britain
guarantees the neutrality OF the sthmus transit route but
claims exclusive proiectorale The most significant in
cdent however this Appended TO the Belly treaty is
declaration signed by Martinez, President Of Nicaragua
and Nora President Of Costa Rca, setting forth the
which these republics exposed from the
United States and suppcatng France, England and Pied
mont to interfere and guarantee the liberty and neutrality
OF the Ishmus route They declare that during bucca
neerng invasion Of their territories by Walker the official
agents of the United States his active abettors and
coadutors that the United States has declared inability
prevent fresh attempts OF this nature and that the Amer
Minister accredited 10 Nicaragua publicly boosted Of
having proposed utmatum either the legal possession
Nicaragua by the ratification of the Cass Yrisarr treaty
or a fresh Invasion Of the nlibustcrs. And on these
grounds they make tier appeal TO Europe. Within the
last week document has been sent 10 by the Consul
General Of Nicaragua London signed by the European
merchants in Greytown, appealing for European protec
ton the same sense as the declaration and appeal Of
Martinez and Mora.
The result so far has not been hopeful for Nicaragua
which has deemed Il expcdent 10 despatch a special
istcr To molify Mr. Buchanan and Gen. Cass We can
fancy the wrath o these at such appeal for European
Intervention In what they consider purely American
Que sion Accordingly, when Gen. Jerez presented him.
self At Washington lac informed that he could b..
received until he had humby apoogzed the insult hts
government had offered TO the Union. Suffering being the
badge of all the Central American tribe Jercz consented
10 eat dirt, hut Mt the same time declared that he
authorized 10 accept the Cass Yrsssrioaty The adyices
from Washington by the Araba represent the admnisira
ton high dudgeon, and emphatcally determined H.
make short work q Jerez and his Niclraguan business
Now ID obvious that the American government has
n,'her reason nor ,.mr % = iae N TINS question
svcy affair 81 the United States but one In which
every great commercial nation Of the world has almost
equal interest We have strongly expressed reproba,on
Of The grasphg tendencies OF Great Britain IN the
Past, and We must say that the conduct Of the
sa psc'p a. Sep ar
peof England not much 20 blame for this policy 81
Is rulers the Amer people for the conduct Of
their statesmen, inasmuch In this country have
little 10 do Ia the direction OF affairs, while the entire go
vcrnment Of the United States Is in the hands of the
American people We apprehend, however, that the
Central American policy II the Washington Cabinet Is the
policy only OF the southern States and that the North
would r,pudiatc ~ We no friends 10 forcble inter.
yenton: but surely the American people must how
unreasonable the extens pretensons their go
in this question, and how simple and fair
proposa % place the neutrality ~ the 1sthnus under
Joint guarantee. When governments obstinatey
deaf to reason, u IL the duty " the people them.
selves 10 step In and solve the difficulty.
Marriages, Birds and Deaths I'm California.
MARRIED.
Br,NE-MaRrrNNK In Sacramento, September 30, BY
justice Henley Francis Blauc 10 Matilda Martennc.
BRovN-AEcHFR-in Yuba county, sept. %. " II
Brown 10 American Ann Archer.
BsKEr-WnArty Nisalia. Tularc county, September