The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

st gre opposes patience fury
and to witness her patience her aud her
tenderness II IL moving spectacle, and first feeling
on Witnessing u.s. how unworthy the suky perverse do
mineerDg Datves OF these distant isles be the
biiors Of winch exceeds much the mlder
tues OF coDcaton and tolerance does already 10 the
extent OF m territories, and will shortly in the amount OF
IT'S population. When come however, 70 look little
further. We see some symptoms that the quarresome
spirit Of the English has wholly died out in their de-
scendants The old grievance Of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty is stil kept hanging Great Britain. aud
90 not see mat oar frank concess1ns in the
with the slightest wish TO us in "A corresponding
spirit He burns with the pursst desire extngush the
slave uaoe nay in transport Of holy zesl, he would
snatch CUBA from the hands OF SPAN in order that
may at put end to the slave from Africa or
rather may condne 10 Virginia and the other breeding
states o the Union But when Great Britain proposes
nm 70 devise some means 70 replace that power OF check
ing the slave trade which search and visia gave her,
he 10 unable 10 devse any expedient and tells frankly
that any pan she may suggest is 10 lead grave
embsrrassments To hand Cuba to America is his
only remedy and he will hear of no other.
SPAN, too, has behaved extememly ILL., She draws out
her negotiations TO nordnate length and seeks
pound her obligations the of eightpence in
the pound America has borne 1t all with patience and
even now The only revenge she seeks is the purchase of
Cuba II Spain will not sell IT, the President plates
the seizure Of the island under the imperative and
ruling law OF self preservation OF the existence and APP
pcaon Of such law America herself is to be the judge
Mexico cannot keep the peace the frontier she has
levied conrbu!ons on American citizens and her awess
tribes impede the passage of the California mail There
fore the United States should assume a temporary
proteciorate two Of her provnces--Chhuahua
and Sorcra--and hold them till q good government
can be estabshed-a tenure certainly amounting
ing TO freehold and very probably to fee simple. Nor
have the States of the Ishmus Nicaragua and Costa Rc
reason TO accept too literally the proessed moderaons OF
the President They told that If of the
through their territories uniting the Atlantic with the
Pacc they would have no right to Obstuct the navga
on Of all nations through it, and though there
OF the sea, but only road leading through their doInin
ons from one ocean to the other this makes no sort Of
comment The claim Of this easement a neighbours
land draws with 1t the right Of enforcing it, and that
right the President requests he may be empowered to
exercise without the assent Of Congress. Paraguay is to
be compelled at the swords point TO give just satisfaction
we have sad enough to show that we ought not TO be
that his voice is the voice Of Jacob his hands
doubtedly the hands Of Esau We will only add other
reflection. Can it be that the whole American continent
has entered into vile conspiracy to insult despoi and
III use the United States that the weaker is in all cases
the aggessor and the stronger in all cases the attacked
and nuredp ls not at any rate very remarkable that
the United States should be at this provided with
casus be against almost every State from the Gulf Of
Mexico to Cape Horn and that though In spirit Of tole
rant moderation they content themselves for the present
year with merely sezng two provinces Of Mexico taking
armed possession Of the transit route from ocean 70
and sending 1otia up the Parana TO invade the dreamy
repose of Paraguay they have grievances and claims
store for number Of Presidents messages and for any
number OF strictly defensive expeditions. Is the wolf
always SO enrely in the right? Are the lambs always
completely ihthe wrong.
From the London Post N.ord Palmerston's Qrgan)
Dec 22.l
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occasions is mentioned in Mr. Buchanans message has
Tor eight years and more formed constant topic Of
angry discussion between the governments Of Great
from personal interests, 1t involves simply the neutrality
Of every route which has BEEN be- opened across
that sthmus which affords the readest access
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific American dip0-
macy and American enterprise for the period which we
have mentioned, have been peculiarly busy this part
Of the world First there was the Wise treaty next the
Squer treaty und subsequently there have been all kinds
ot conflicting contracts and engagements which
Cnt1 ho-a
American governments for the purpose Of constructing
railroads or ship canals the Isthmus The most
recent OF these engagements is concession which W.
Belly French subject has secured from the Presidents
OF Nicaragua and Costa Rca We however, dim,ss from
consideration e Squier Vhae Vanderbilt and Belly con-
tracts, as in reality hdrng little nothing 10 do w the
real diytae, which still remains unsettled 5uen Enclund
and the Jntted States.
II may fairly be conceded that all the commercial
Powers OF the world have equal interest In desr-
ng TO maintain not only the neutrality of these inter-
oceanic routes but to secure peace and order in the
five republics which constitute CeGtral America.
The United States, however, claim a permanent iu-
terest upon grounds which European nation can
either justly or honoraby admit In 1880 Sir Henry Bull
wer and Mr.. Clayton concluded convention which the
trainers believed would satisfactorily adjust the differences
which existed between the two countries. By that
ventop the Governments Of Great Britain ana the United
States declared that neither the the other
obtain or maintain for itself exclusive control OF the
ship canal proposed to be constructed between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans agreeing that neither will ever erect
maintain any ortfcatons commanding the the
vicinity thereof fortfy colonise assume,
ercse dominion over, Coeta the MOS
quito coast, any part Of Central America" Shortly
after the conclusion of this treaty General Cass,
the present United States Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, brought the whole subject of Central America be-
fore the Senate and then Interpretation put upon
the convention which the Cabinet at Washington has since
uniformly adopted and acted upon the basis Of its poll
cy England, is known, has for centuries exercised
protectorae the Indians who nhabt the Mosquito
coast England, however has claimed dominion in
that part Of the world. The American Interpretation of
the convention is that Engands engagement RETROSPECT
tive as well prospective and that the Mesquite protecto
rate ought to be given well as the Bay Islands group
OIL the coast of Honduras, which few years ago
constituted British colony. This latter object not
long on the Of accomplishment by means of con-
venton between Great Britain the United States and Hon.
duras when the Senate at Washington broke OIL the nego
aton Dy refusing 10 sanction the provision which declared
that the cesson to Honduras should be by
the Bay Islands group. Sir w. Gore OiSeey is nou on
the spot, negtiatng NTH The Central american re-
tutlics and may be hoped that this chronic and difficult
question iin Ieed,y receire that solution ,chach Mr. Bu
cha,un PROCESSES 10 dere. But while diplomacy still at
work. the President who always has an American
grievance to urge when aggression is intended,
threatens Nicaragua and Costa Kca that il thoy do not
yield prompt and satisfactory redress for injuries nfct-
ed American citzens will remain for his govern.
ment "to adopt such other as may be
necessary TO obtain for that justice which has in vain
attempted to secure BY peaceful MEANS" In the pre-
cedlng paragraph Mr.. Buchanan without qualification,
congress 10 pass an act authorizing the
poymen OF the land and naval forces of the United
States IN preventing the transit the ishmus from
being obsuucted or closed by lawless violence and in
protecting The lives and properties OF American citizens
travelling hereupon, requiring the that these
forces SHAH be Withdrawn the the danger shall
have passed away. This policy military occupation is to
be pursued towards States the authorities which have
been rendered powerless in consequence of of
fratcal Dyaions by the ctzns of friendly Power but
which Mr Buchanan in his message does condesccnd
either to notice TO condemn. The history
staecrai shows that military occupation invariably pre-
cedes arnexaton and do suppose that the result
in the present instance will form exception, should Mr.
Buchanan be permtod TO carry his threat into execution
This another virtual assertion of the Monroe doctrine
which the Powers Of Europe will 90 well disregard
IN Mexico two important provinces to be occupied
by The United States troops, to be restored when local
government is established in those Provinces In
making this accommodation Mr.. Buchanan describes the
occul alton as temporary proecoraten Here again sa
further exhibition o that policy Of aggression by the strong
against the weak which is nothing but the Monroe doc
true conveniently disguised But 1t cannot be denied
that al the present time, England, France, Spain ami
the United states have received causes of offence which
would abundanty Justify them in resorng TO bostltcs
with Mtxco spain already has fleet oftweve ships of
war ut Iampico TO protect Spanish subjects France is
about 70 oow the example Of Spain; but England far
as the pubic have any OF information has not vet
sent single vessel TO the Mexican waters either 10 pro
tcct British interests, to demand redress for injuries
which bavc been inflicted upon British subjects.