The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-01-01

In answer 10 call made bv the House
OF Representiyes the President has sub
mittcd to that body batch of most inter-
resting and important correspondence,
touching Central America, Mexico. Cuba
Ec. 1t is very voluminous, but an alb
stract of the whole Is made by the WASH
irg'1,, States.
l. Lord Napier had communicated TO
the President the treaty negotiated 10y
Sir w. q. Ouselcv with the minister from
Nicaragua. 1t was believed that no Oh
lection was expressed to its provisions.
One of its objects was to terminate the
Mosquito protectorate
,. Sir W. c. Ouseley was by this time
at Nicaragua. and would exert himself to
obtain the ratification of the treaty: in
doing which. it was indispensable that he
should be protected by the presence of
naval force from any violence meditated
hy fillibusters.
b The two governments harmonized
perfectly in their determination to arrest
OF crush the ravages of General Walker
and his associates Nothing could be
more entirely Just and satisfactory than
: the Presidents proclamation.
!. He had, however, been much surpri-
! sed at the contents of n recent letter from
. Lord Napier which stated that Gen Cass
considered the orders issued for the pro
p lection OF Sir w. g. Ouselev to be incom-
patihle with the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
y Those orders were to the effect that, if
e the Government Of Nicaragua required
! for their defence from tillibusters the ac-
r tive Intervention Of military power suita-
7 hlc armed force was To land, seize the Of
p Tenders. and hand them.over if American,
@ to the nearest authority on the United
States; having done this to retire imme-
diately. His lordShip could not under
IS stand why such a proceeding should be re
!. garded as in violation Of that article OF tho
n treaty which interdicted occupation
!. dominion especially as a clause of the
n | Cass-lriSrri treaty which this Government
a found no fault. but on the contrary, de
r sired to sec effected, provided for exactly
the same sort of temporary assistance. Il
/ was impossible to allow their diplomatic
Il representative to have his object cut shor
j. bv marauders. When the treaty was dis
I posed OF there would be an end Of theii
m interference. Thus far as to Central Ame
Il rica.
r. 5. In regard to Mexico, his lordshil
-- described Spain as extremely irritated By
x, the cruelties inflicted upon Spaniards, anC
ld / as threatening to send a fleet to punisl
+ and exact redress England, however
III had successfully persuaded delay, MeXi
gr co was in so distracted condition tina
in she could scarcely be said to have a res
Of ponsiblc government. England had her
Ty self been grossly outraged in the person O
he Mr.. Hanson. whose treatment could hes
M M be resented, in the opinion of the law OF
l,. fcers OF the crown. by a British fleet sen
-, ar,t
"a however. were avcrse to any strong mea
To- sure. which might make things worse thai
On / they already are and the severity Q
which would probably fall upon the innC
i@ cent. 1t was difficult to say to what resul
the disordcred state of Mexico must lead
mt fthe nations interested in her well-bein
or forbore to intervene.
'n, Concerning this interview, Mr.. Dalle
Nh says:
nv Ny solieitude in this narrative has bee
Isl to give the leading ideas Of Lord Malmesb,
ny ry. OF course, he was not unfreauently il
on terruptedby comments from myself, whic
nr led to collateral explanations. Anon
hs other things, | remarked that the proy
iies sion in the Cass-lrisari treaty, which seen
of ed to me rather to carry out than to ii
.nt late the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. bv sec
ip- ring for all equally the safe and unintc
eir rupted transit, was essentially different
,sb its character from admiralty orders. whic
m amid the struggles of parties. left to Il
TIN discretion of naval officers whom to reco
I'D nlze as the Dc tacto Government Of Nicar
ity, qua, and whom to denounce for Briti'
'Ssa, pursuit and dispersion as fillibusters..
ion the popular party now in motion acquire
rye strenth. their adversarics would as n ~"
pom tet of course. brand them with that ouio'
ous name. and call for British suce9r IN, IN,
rge installing foreign troops 10 settle the pom
EN- e m cal destinies of the country.
| ita That was a consequence to when Il
non President and people OF the United stat
could not be supposed insensible; whl'