Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-07-02
The Right Of Search--Lord MaImes-
bury's Dispatch UnsatisfactOry-
Belly Thrown Overheard.

Especial DiPatch 70 1e ". r. Herald.
WASHINGTON, June "a, 1853.
There is great dierffence of opinion here
in relation to the settlement of our difficult
ties with England. General Cass thinks the
dispatch of Lord Malmesbury satisfactory.
and that the question of the right of search
is virtually settled; but there are other mem
bers of the Cabinet who do not agree with
him, and there is even an impression that the
White House leans to the latter view. The
ground taken by the dissentients is, that Lord
Malmesbury's concessions settle our present
cause of complaint, and in a cautious and d.
plomatic way seem to waive the right of
search. But apology and the offer of repara-
ton settle only the individual instance under
discussion. and the diplomatic assurances of
one Minister do not bind the government of
England for all time to come. The great
principle of the immunity of our ships and
flag from search remains unacknOwledged by
the British government still; and the only
way in which this can be permanently arrang-
ed is by formal disclaimer of the right of
search, and the declaration, jointly. of the
law of nations. Lord Malmesbury's dispatches
10 Lord Napier have no binding effect, any
more than his verbal assurances to Mr. Dallas
upon the future course of the British Govern
ment, and any English Minister may renew
the obnoxious orders which have now been so
readily cancelled.
The recent dispatches from the French gov
eminent in regard to the proceedings of Mons.
Belly in Central America form perfect con-
trast TO the polite assurances of Lord Malmes-
bury. Mons. Sartiges is directed to assure
our government in the most unqualified terms
that neither publicly nor privately has Mons.
Belly any authority whatever from the French
government, and that it does not sympathiZe
in bis plans, either politically or commercially
Whether the present state of Europe has
had anything to do with the dictation of these
dispatches from European courts to their mi
nisters near our government l cannot say;
but do know that Mons. Sartiges is exceed
inglv anxious in regard to the questions now
forming in Europe, and is apprehensive of an
early war there.
Notwithstanding this disavowal of the
French Minister, i have reason to believe that
the grand scheme Of Mora, President of Costa
RIGA. in connection with Martinez. President
of Nicaragua, the chiefs of other Central
American States. and Belly, Millaud q Co.,
was known To the French government and
ii is said to the British also; that they were
aware OF the intrigues to form cOndfedera-
ton to place the control of all the Isthmus
routes under the protection of European
powers.
In the original scheme an offer was to have
been made to New Granada, by the confeder-
ated Central American States, for the cession
OF Panama and the Isthmus up to the Atrato,
thus hedging OFF the United States in every
direction, and making us tributary to these
republics and to European influence. There
is no doubt the Emperor Napoleon and the
British government were privy to the plan
and favored it. Mons. Belly has preciptated
the question and rendered it less practicable.