The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-15
I III E DISPATC
WEDNESDAY MORNING DFoEMsKs : I'D
THE CENTRAL AmERIcAN CUES.
TTOy
fnh hEcALL OF LORD DHAP2ER-oP7NToNS
or TIE ENGLISH PRRSS-TifE RIGHT or
shAReH Nor GIvEy UP-THR MJyRoE
DOCTRINE d. q.

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DOCTRINE, dc, dc.
The critisssl position of affairs In Contra, Ame.
Hea at present, with its complications of the
neht OF search" aud Monroe doctrine, has
seaseo the attention Of the country and the
acton OF Tue Administration. The President
=" saio, mas ordered a heavy naval force
10 the is'hnns and tho Gulf of Mexico. The
English papers generally account for the recall, Of
Lord Napier on the ground that he is to b., trans.
fcrred to Berlin, which ia diplomatic promotion
In reply to paragraph in the London Post. oir.
ing Lord Sapier's "taroriug the Monroe doctrine,
as the cause of his recall the London Herald. fGo-
vernmentorgsu) says:
The probable removal Of Lord Napier to A Epro-
pesn post is not caused by any dissatisfaction .,
ne part qf The government cih his ioItisffp's on;,,.
'oas of eend',ct N The Ea5ted States His appeiut-
ment to European mission is Ia the reorIar
| course OF diplomatic promotion: the zeal and sb;
~ which he has always shown iu the perform.
ance OF his public duty having entitled hi, lord.
! government.
The London Post gives its readers history Of
the Monroe doctrine and the cause Of it's annuncia
| tcu. 1t says:
| Ghs doctrice as originally laid down bv Mr.
| Monroe was simply protest against the esten.
sioo OF the principles of the Holy Alliance TO any
| portion of the two continents of Auar;.. D..
since the year 1928 1t has received a much Iarnar
and much more definite meaning. The entire Doi;r
| y r'f th'ted SdteS an 1eTds Aerico and ttpkrnI
@aer'ca has sedmo'tsy been directed to he one great
osct Of defeating The influence and fatsrErenc, oT
any ElTQpsdn nation. In obedience to this doctrine
Canada has been threatened, Cuba has been coveted
and the i've Central American States have bson
exposed to all the horrors of that system of private
| wartive Tor which the tardy proclamation OF Mr.
buchanan af0rds but poor and insufficient repara-
| sion. But let us compare the Mouroe doctrine a.
laid down in 1873 with iss present application to
! the ClaSscn-B -Buiwer convention. In 1850 the ex-
peiiency OF opening communication across the
lsthnius OF Panama was a matter which engaged
| the attention OF the commercial men in Europe
| and th" United States. The feasibi!ity Of the
| rents through the rivers aud lakes of Nicaragna
| had before that time been pointed out BY
! the present Emperor Of the French. With
| view to this important enterprise Sir H. Bal.
wer then British Minister at Washington and Mr.
| Clayton, the American Secretary of State. on the
isth Of April, 1850, signed convention which re-
cites that, for the purpose Of setting forth the
viows and intentions of the two governments with
reference TO any means of communication by ship
canal between the "Atlantic aud Pacific oceans by
way of the River San Juan de Nicaragua or the
| lakes Of Nicaragua, TO any port or place On the
| Pacific oCean." Great Britain and tie United
States declare that "neither the other will
ever obtain or maintain fer itself any exclusive
control over the said ship canal; agreeing that
neither will ever erect or maintain any forti6ce-
ton commanding the or in the vicinity
thereof or occupy, fortify, or coonise, or assume
or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa
| Rica the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central
America The fifth article guarantees the neu-
fraty OF the route. and by further article other
States are invited TO enter into similar stinula.
tions. Great Britain has iu the most loyal manner
observed the provisions of this convention; and
We may mention, as instance, the treaty with
Honduras, under which the Bay Islands group
would have been restored if the United States had
not objected to the article which declared that
slavery should never be introduced into the group
Instead OF Initiating the loyal conduct of this
country, the American government has not only
repudla!eo the convention. GUt ii has permitted
hordcS Of its cdt.enS TO perpetTats aoholesae murder
ard p,ata9t IN crefy part Of Cs1ltrGl Amsric0 and
sroR to s1rPGSs tie mast tdloltSS and Sapg,rnars
deedS Of the buccaneers Of former ages. Tie qt,es-
fi0n hGaceUer. has HoW been brought 10 q crisis The
french government has gipen IN its adhesion to the
coFrent0n, and, IN conjunction lrih ERgl1nd IL has
d,cLaTcd 'ts intention to enforce its provisions uoy
Of the concession Of route across the Lth1ts lctich
has been granted 10 NJ BeYy ty EaJtite. the F7,sj-
dent Of Nicaragua and Nora, the President Of Cbsta
RicG. Tho reasons why the United States admin
isration refuses TO fulfil its Obligations are suffi.
GENTLY obvious. 1t Considers that it has para.
mount aud exclusive interest in protecting the
proposed interoceanic canal, and consequently
that the enterprise should be undertaken by an
American company. Next, there is the prospect
OF annexation and the extension of slavery, by
means of fiibustering expeditions, and also the
International operation Of the Monroe doctrine in
its rev aud more comprehensive interpretation
from Texas down to the mainland OF the Southern
continent. We trust that this unworthy and sell.
fsh policy will be defeated. Il British squadron
has n0,G been ordered to assemble 0t P;nGmo ard IL,
presence Wi do much TO restore peace and tranquil
| itE IN that part Of the tc0rld tbs said also that
L0rd Napier has been recalled, co1Se0aence Of L
s1yiS9 not sufficiently objected 10 the Monroe doctrine
It must always be extremely incOnvenient to have
two ministers accredited to the samo State, and
perhaps in their important questions Affecting
Central America Lard Napier and Sir ". g. Cts.c-
Isy may not haze tdloaoea precisely the same line Of
| policy. Il is quite possible, however, that the
Al 4fNFfl fla- 1sIa tar -,t b.
desire to make and to reward political partisans
| which in every department of the government
| and especially in the diplomatic service. haf
characterized the administration of Lord Derby.
From the London Herald Government organ)
| November rs
Same people give themselves an extraordinary
| awCunt of trouble in propagatinS error and in
publishing false conclusions. Such persons are
| the bughears of free States. They take advantage
Of the liberty OF the press In order to create
prejudice against those welding authority There
| is no extremity to which these worthes will not
proceed. The difficulties that have for some time
| prevented the settlement of the Central American
| question afford them just the Kind of su!ject In
| which they delight. Complications have long ex-
isted and in their idea something worse mar arise
Consequently they go &c work with alacrity, and
puzzle their brain ia concoctirg absurd rumors-
One Of these gentlemen assUres the public that a
Joint note has been presented TO the government
of the United States, by France and EBglsnd, and
another prctond5 that he has read the dispatches
| written by certain dipiomatis.s. The first state.
| ment We have reason TO know is altogether wrong.
and We can only say that If the latter Sir Oracle
has access, he pretends, to diplomatic papers,
the fact shows that there is a grave neglect of
duty somewhere. We are inclined to regard the
assertion rs q vain boast, the information with
which il Is accompanied being absurdly erroneous
We stated ON Monday last, with reference to
this delicate question. that although attempts had
| been mace to rsTresen. antagonasn in the policy
! pursued taars Vas nothing of TIE kind, and
at2,cc3 Gct tic Utmost harmony 6st'gcsn France,
= ly
az ons cject il, 7c,c, namely. 10 obtyta the best
7aeqrs ~ fr12.sjt across the Isttmus. Tho French
government ha-s we believe, no particular pen.
cians for Il. G7ily. Ia common With England
aud the United States, they wish the ronte estab-
lsbed IS speedilT gs possible. This is tho great
object of all sha partin, concerned. Let the
of conmpnioit!oa bs thrown open quickly. ard
protected when completed. Thers cnn DO no ne
COSTLY fer { joint note in the matter. France end
| England can 4ct Independently, though with the
sarie view, a5d Ibis Is tho course pursuod By the
government of the United States. This IL evident
from the ntriresnt proclamation against Walker
| and his associates brought by the Last mail. Tn
the tateros.s ofccmmerce and civilization it is ne
| eessary that tho construction of the means oil
transit should be no longer delayed. Whether an
| Yn1list Ftsnch, or IN American; company pnfsT-
tcEe ls aaorl IL nat oft,s sq,cet consequence. An
American company vas supposed to have accepted
| the contract, of which it reported not 10 have
fulfilled the conditions. Be this as 1t may, the
| chief thing Is to have the th'ng cone, ana py
| whom /: may be executed Is point OF minor I'M
| portaBce.
| The official correspondence between Mr. Dallas
and Lord Ma!mesbury is published, and from it we
extract tho following:
Mr.. DALLAS TO Mr.. cAes.
Extracts
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
LONDON, June s, 1858.
| SIs-I have the honor to tranemit herewith the
COPIES of two additional notos which passed bee
tween Lord Mamesbrry and myself respecting the
tack upon onr vessels and the earnest desire OF
the President that they should be discontinued,
under peremptory orders