Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-21


authority, the views and opinions Of the Adminis-
traOn in relation 20 the Peadng questions Of rels>
tiohs with Central American States. The substance
is, that England is about COMMUNICATING treaties
With Honduras and Nicaragua, under which she
viii voluntarily rsnounee all claims to prOtectO>
rate over the Mesquite Cost and the Rustan pos
sessions This win Obviate all occasion or necessity
for sn abrogaton Of the Clayton ulwsr Convention
The special motive for the late decided and vigorous
efforts Of the Administration against Illegal eOlOni-
zatOn by armed bands, was the desire and dsiermi-
nation not to interfere with these negotiations.
A FACT 10 BE NoTED.-The MississigpiaH mentions
IS ga fact to be noted that while few disappoint-
ed and eccentric politicians in the South, ike Soue
and Foote are paying homage Ct the fOotstool Of
Douglas, his sdherenis in the Indiana Legislature
are in complete association with the Black Republi
cans, uniting with them in elctng officers Of both
houses, and in faCdously declaring that Messrs
Bright and Fitch, the present Democrats U s. SEN
stOrs from that State, were 'unlaWfuy and fraudu-
lenty eleotsd-their object being to displsee those
sound, national men and secure the elevation of
Black Republicans. The elections Of Messrs Bright
and Fitch have been sustained by the Senate, and
the Indians move viii have no stber effect but to be-
tray the real purposes Of the Dougastss and 10 show
in its true light the humiatng attitude Of his South
ern sdulators.
The same faction, it viii be remembered, has
played similar game in every Northern State in
which contest has been had between the oonsttu>
tOnAl men aud the Black Republicans; and in every
instance they have succeeded in giving the victory
to the latter. They are powerful in a contest be,
tween parties closely balanced where very little
Tia II. -
into the Charleston Convention and measure arms
with the Democracy single handed with view to
dictate lie policy and it's candidates, they win not
be SO successful.
TRAvzI. BY OVERLAND MAIL COMMUNICATING
of the arrival of the eighteenth Overland Nail from
San Francisco, the St Louis Republican says;
Since the Overland Mail hasindubitably proven it.
self q cheap, speedy, and secure means of travel,
the rush ct San Francisco Los Angeles and other
places to obtain seals in the coaches has become
tremendous. When our informant left San Francisco
no less than hundred persons had made applica-
ton st the Office Of Mr. Mclean the agent there for
passage So eager and importunate were they to
secure passage that they had adopted the course Of
deciding BY lot who was to 20 and who was 70 stay
over To facilitate this, and be impartial &c pos
sible, the sgeut would not aecept engagements for
seats more than two stages ahead. Every few DAVIS
therefore, there we're places in q third to be drawn
About half way over the route passenger was
found ct way station, where he had stopped to lay
over for e few days nearly month previously As
all the succeeding stages by filed with passeu-
gers he had been unable to get again TO complete
his Journey to st. Louis. At the time the late
mail arrived there he vii worn out With his
long resting spell that he offered large bonus for
his seat, but failed to get H.
TRoUBLEs IE THE GULF.--Tf there is any faith to
be put in signs, the waters of the Gulf Of MexieO
are likely to become troubled waters, and great
war is brewing there Il is stated that the Spanish
Minister at Washington has formally announced to
Secretary Oass that Spain has declared war against
Mexico This, Of ITSELF is enough to eomplcate
matters seriously, as any attempt now, the part
of Spain, to seize Mexico, any portion Of it, must
lead to difficulty with this country. simultaneously
with this we hear Of the departure Of a French feet
to the Gulf, ostensibly for Central America, but
more probably for Mexico and this gives color to
the idea that the governments Of France and Spain,
between which there is strong sympathy since the
Emperors marriage, are going to cooperate, SO as
70 place q Spanish or French prince upon Mexican
throne.
COUPLING this affair with our disturbed relations /
with Mexico and Central America the departure Of /
Walkers expedition TO Nicaragua, and the conduct 4
Of British vessels Of war towards american vessels
in The Gulf there is strong for apprehendjng
q very general rupture, and perhaps serious one,
j which the United States and the European powers |
y IN be engaged, while Mexico and the Central
nercan States will fall victims to the strongest.
TIE AFFAIR AT SAN Juan The affair at San
Juan between the British ship Leopard and the
American steamer Washington, may hasten a settle
meut Of the difficulties between England and the
United States respecting the Interpretation Of the
T. hs oNs "a tIa
act of boarding the Washington was not an instance
Of visit and search on the high seas, but within the
maritime territory of the king of Mosquito" over
whom the British Government has long claimed to
possess md exercise protectorate. Our Govern
meut. on the other hand contends that, If any such
jurisdiction ever rightfully existed, Great Britain
reinquished it by that clause in the Clayton BulWer
treaty il which the two Contracting Powers mutually
agreed that neither will "oocupy, fortify
colonize, or assume, exercise any dominion over
Nicaragua Costa Rea. the Mosquito Coast, or any
part of Central America, aud that neither will ever
make use of any protection which either affords
or may afford, or any alliance which either has or
nav have to, or with sny state or people, for the
purpose Of occupying, fortifying oolODizng Mica
ragua, Costa Rics, the Mosquito Coast any part
of Central America or of assuming or exercising
dominion over the same. On the construction Of
this sricle in the convention, the two countries
have long been at issue, and if the British Govern
meut should seek to vndicate the action Of the Off
GERS Of the Leopard, in visiting the steamer Wash
ingtoa ia the harbor of San Juan the ground Of
subssting protecterste the Mosquito territory
it will as we have said bring the dispute upon that
point to immediate discussion and final adjustment.
Let US hope that peaceful negotiation will decide S
the whole question amicably '
TIE TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH--The Atlantic
Cable seems fairly 10 have given up the ghost We
have no news whatever about it either from De
Sanity or Saward. The offices at Vaenlia Bay which
appear 10 have been the headquarters, are closed
for the presents and all attempts at carrying the
working seem 10 be suspended The interest attach
ing to the enterprise and 10 everything connected
with il. however is scarcely diminished by the
toward result which has attended it so far The pub
lie and The shareholders have, of course, every
sosop to regret bitterly the unfortunate termination
Of an undertaking which was marked by so much Z
toll and difficulty, and which promised to be 50 i
4,7tful But the men who laid the Cable, we hope
a is not forgotten are just much entitled to praise
to.dsv As thew we're on The frst Of September last
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