New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-05-28
ENGLAND AND CENTRAL AMERICA.

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Nreally does seem as it England was inclined I,
act the lady toward the United States and cultivate
the most amicable relations She Is turning squarely
about, displaying the cold shoulder In the direc
tioE Of Europe and extending the warm hand across
to America. It would seem that Mr.. Disraei made
that pro American speech not out Of the whole cloth
OF bis own private notions merely, but as, in some
Sort the exposition Of yet unsettled and unpro
mulEated national policy, which has been suggested
/ BY the movement Of events, and is being moulded
| into shape and consistency by her statesmen.
/ Ono OF tho strongest symptoms Of an earnest dis
position to foster the most fraternal understanding
with the United States is the desire which the Gov
eminent Of England has recently displayed to refrain
from touching on that raw spot, Central America
~ she has often done and as often made US squirm
The Continent is particularly sensitive at that
point, and writhes from Canada to Mexico when il
il touched, and England has for many years sys.
tematcally exercised the facility for annoyance which
Il supplied. We have had quarrels, sent special
embassies, made treaties, broken treaties and it is
now recognized point of honor for neither side to
move its toe back from the line that it chalked out
as its ultimatum, though England has frequently
slipped little in advance of her line, showing her
with her; and discreety weighing the bad prospect
Of fair play the United States came to the conclusion
that as her honor was on treaty paper in black and
white, she had better let it remain undisturbed, or
she might not even have that to show. So we point
ed to the treaty to define our position, and England
pointed to Central America to define hers, as marked
out by her occupation of that occupation in
fact in some parts Of it, and virtual in all others.
Little Mons. Belly was encouraged and sustained
In the jockeyng operations whereby he became pos
sessed OF an immense amount Of the most valuable
land in the country, the grant being coerced it
were, and bis canal monopoly scheme, and Frenchf-
cation of the Isthmus plan were working charmingy
when one fine fine morning few weeks ago this
enterprising little gentleman with the euphonious
name found, to use domestic phrase expressive of
disappointed ends, that !" his cake was all Dough-
As his scheme matured it became necessary that he
should get the recognition and the pledge OF protec.
ton Of the British Government mere matter Of
FORM to be sure for the English and their dear friends
the French were, in this Central American business
as "thick thieyes"- If we may, by the largest in
diligence OF the reader, be allowed another coarse
expression. We may imagine that the little gentle
man walked smilingly up to the English nobs, as o
business man Of straw would into mercantile house
which had been backing him. to get the endorsement
Of the firm that he presented the document for the
ornamenaton Of its back with their autographs and
that their heads put together for moment, and
the paper was showed back to him with the remark,
/" We have changed our minds SIR"
Soft was with unfortunate little Belly. The British
administration, after the most decided encourage
ment changed its mind, and be has ceased to exist as
political item Of notorety. He was fatty refused
the encouragement and protection Of Great Britain,
and Great Britain does not care If France don't like
it. She has suddenly come to her senses and is not
going to connye with any power in insolenty break.
ing faith with her new love this side Of the At
lantic. But she has not alone pitched Mons. Belly
overheard, but has sent the present government Of
Nicaragua after him. to take the chances of getting
along without her sustaining aid and countenance
She has positively declined to protect that govern.
nent against the consequences Of its seizure Of
American steamers on Lake Nicaragua, refusing to
consider their capture legal or excusable.
Further, Great Britain has refused to ratify the
Ouseley Zeledon treaty, and has instructed Sir Will
liam Gore Ouscley to negotiate new treaty with
Nicaragua which, in its provisions, shall give the
United States some showing Of justice and fair play
ln having her say-so about things in that unhappy
region. This treaty, it is understood, will rather re-
verse the present aspect Of things for 1t will be the
Of copartDershp between England and
the United States while France will succeed to the
outside and independently unimportant place now
occupied by the United States in Central American
AFFAIRS which amounts, in fact, to being nowhere.
This sudden change of front, the particulars of
which have not yet been formally announced is most
important intelligence not only as being indicative
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