Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-20
1sur TREATY BErwEEH the UNITED
ldG 81 ATES ANN NEW GRENADA.


r:,r TREATY BETwEE7 The UNITED |
A STATES AND NEW GRENADA.
wa have seen letters from reliable sources at Pa
mama and Bogota, stating that the Convention me-
,o,isted by General Cass, on the part Of the United
s,.tss, and Senior Herran, on the part OF New dre
nada was rejected BY the Senate of the latter Re
public on it's first reading FEB. l6fh) without d's-
cussiop. by a vote Of eleven to Reven. Subsequent
!, boweyer. on Feb. 25th, the vote WAS reconsider.
"a on ,bs recommendation OF the Presidept, and The
snbi.ct referred, by q vote Of y to I, to a COMMITTED
oT three of which General Mosquera u chairman,
who ia now understood to be in favor Of Inc adcp
tion of the Treaty. 1t il generally supposed that
wben the matter comes up in the popular oranrh "'
rho New Grenadisn CoDgress-even should 1t pass
The Sana,s-it will be rejected, or go amended as TO
be Objectionable to the United States. Inc grounds
of ths opposition OF the Bogots Solons may be gath
cred from the following extract from the bogola IL
empo, of February Esd:
.!Ibe first article of the treaty contains q phrase hu'
initiating In the extreme, and avowing q responaloll'
ity 30 unbounded on the part OF the trenaaian GOV
eminent, that it places the nation for inc future In a
fatal predicament. Said article says that New Gre.
NADIA binds itself to pay all the damages sustained by
the North Americans in uence of the occurren.
ces which took place at Panama on the 10Th OF April.
for rhich the SAID Government Of Ne~ Grenada &C.
K aorlcdges us responsibility dertrea from me reht
and obligation OF maintaining the 1nfs'oce0ntc route
in peace and good order"
$50 make this acknowledgment when the last Ad.
ministratiou, sustained with. the most solid arguments,
and peri. city posted up about the facts that such re-.
sponsibility could not exist, as 1t ID evloent since the
occurrence was entirely accidental, and rather
brought up by the usual misbehsviour OF the North
American passengers, is humiliating to the utmost,
more than what would have been exacted OF tne
meanest and most Insignificant nation IN the Worin.
This humiliation is even unnecessary, SINCE me Uni
ted States, through Meesrs. Morse and Bowiin, re.
duced the whole affair to a pecuniary question and
nothing more. Let US pay to avoid the war, but do
not make an assertion which has no other oo)ectihan
to make us bow down before the 'mpudence OF the
California passengers"
..The Iasf article of the agreement establishes that
ins.much AZ the Government OF the United States
man require to possess, 10 one OF the stands adjacent
TO Panama. up 10 a hundred acres lEnglish ineaaure)
of land for landing places, wharts, &c, the Grenadiah
Government grants The privilege OF buying or renting
ssid land, the authorities Of the lsthmus not having
the right TO tax them, or in any other way interfere
with their works.
"Apy body will understand that this would be to
hand over entirely the inter-ocesnic routs,sthe most
important portion Of the Isthmus, and more 80, since
the railroad 10 entirely North American, and even the
name Of Colon Is rejected, because OF its Spanish
origin"
The rest OF the article from which the above ex-
tract Ia taken, and which doubtless expresses the sen
timents Of the New Granadian braggarts, is filled
with loud expressions of patriotism, and appeals TO
the honor of the country TO reject the treaty. ii her
nationally ia not 10 be- reduced to a lower grade IMAM
that Of Hayti. We have no disposition 10 change Inc
New Grenadian estimate Of national honor and pa
trio,io DUTY but we believe that our Government
| will insist that, in case New Grenadians murder aud
| thunder United States citizens passing p.tceao'y
across their territory, az they did with official con-
nivance on the 18th OF Apriii, looo. inc Mew osemi'
dian Government must "scknowlsdge its response
bIllty,' and pay the damages eustained. Inc terms
offered them by our Government we're extremely
liberal, and the justice Of them has been acknoW,
Insdssd BY the e p prime 81 GS"Se,ees oil 'n' o''
We find, In the National lntelligenoer, the follow
Ing, in relation to a false report, which has been
widely circulated 10 the Northern and Western States;
WAsHIvoTos, April l0.-In a letter of the 9Th
;nstapt. signed .'Junius,'' 10 the Baltimore Patriot
and Commercial Gazette" and published i'll that pa
per on the 9Th instant, is the following sentence:
TT is stated that James L.. Pstigru. OF South Caro-
lima, &C., has written 10 Senator Crittanden iron
| Cbsrleston, that the masses (. the Southern people
cordially adopt bis proposition on the Kansas ques
tion."
In Justice to Mr.. Petigru, l hasten to cay thai
be has written to ms no letter containing any such
| statement, or any thing to tho effect that my 'propo
alton on the Kansas question was adopted or sp'
proved by "the masses Of the Southern people"
The correspondent Of the Baltimore Patriot and
| Commercial Gazette has been misled as to the con
tants of the only letter | have had the pleasure to re
| C0lV6 LrOW uEs otikio oaip6 49,
/ request that you will publish this in your mex
pp J.J. CRITTENDEN.
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THE NEW FRENCH MINISTER TO ENG
LAND.
From the Paris correspondence of the Manchester Guar
Pelissier's career is q curious one. 10 very early
life, lin lS2S-'9) "a captain in the French army, he
began by writing strong republican articles IN the op
position press, and WAS a furious upholder OF freedom
in every shape. Since then be has probably changed
bis'viaws, for (if You except that hair Drained indi
vidual, the fool.hardy Marshal Castellane) the
French army does not posses, l fancy, 80 absolute 9
despot as Pelissier; and the generality OF the officers
who have served under him have preserved of his
rule u most odious impression. AS ninteo 10 my last
il NAV be- that Louis Napoleon has sent the Duo de
Malakoff to be oonciliatory, precisely because no.
body would suspect the latter OF being too much co.
but the EJECT of the nomination generally is TO alarm
and the plan of submitting everything now Ia
so,diers begins to be regarded with distrus..-
Tho other day, At Tours, a riot took place inside
and outside the theatre, and The cry raised was
~ has Napoleoni Il 67s les Sodres!' Ii is certain
that the military government here shows small ludg
ment, and that il, for instance. General Espiuasse
continues long upon The path hi has struck out, a
great deal of mischief may happen. Here il a little
anecdote that may show you how he deals with
French citizens. A very short time ag2 a printer,
named B., had his license taken from him for
0Om0 offence. he 6pPll6Q IOT du duuicuCo duu ucSel
obtained one. At last, three or four days back, he
got to see the secretary, and said, "tell the Minister
I must rec him, that it is an affair OF Iis or DEATH
This being repeated to him, General Espinasse fancled
the words applied to some plot against the Emperor,
and at last admitted the man. The moment he saw
bin he exclaimed hurriedly-"Well, what have you
10 reveal7" The printer looked surprised-"I have
to speak TO our excel!ency OF my license, which has
been arbitrarily taken from me," wa The reply. At
this General Espinasse turned round in q rage.
---:- XIyL n n n,aap fhlD k~ prntondtnu
YOU have to speak 20 me of a qu-ation Of life or
dsathl'' But so it IT," answered the
is life or death 70 met lie my hresG-the bread of
nv children """ HIRE he was Interrupted by the
Minister'S exclamation of what liz that to meH and
was told apgrily to retire. Before doing go, ne tried
another chance, and eaid but think Of my work
men. I have fifty OLA hundred wnrkmsp. more or
leas; they will starvs" Whether General Espinasse
fancied this hid a threat or not. l cannot say but he,
upop this, most violently reforted, don't talk OF
of workmen; and If they trouble US, We will shoot
them " | give you this textually, for / have 1t te1tually
and can vouch for II.
But this ia precisely the sort Of conduct the En-
peror disapprovea of, for he courts the populace, and
IL the printer in question apply 10 HE Majesty, I have
small doubts If his being more kindly dealt by. And
vet these things go on daily, and ih- Emperor desires
military men so exceedingly in every department,
that the ereafeRt trouble has been taken latterly 10
prevent his naming General Melinet director of the
opera.
NOTE FROM A VIRGlNIAN.
WASHINGTON, April IA, 1858.
To the Editor of the Union:
AZ an act of Justice to Governor Wise. as WE'LL as in
iustice to the relations which are wonfsd to exist be.
tween himself and the President, latter the publica
ton Of Mr.. John Van Buren's letter In your issue Of
this morning,) l would most respectfully request the
publication of another extract from that same Tam
many letter to show that Governor WIss's position
vas never designed to ALLEVIATE any democrat from