The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-01-01
TIE CENTRAL AMERICAN CORES
pDNDENcE

TIE CENTRAL AMERICAN CORES.
PONDENCE.
In response ~ u call from the Ionsc of Re.
prcsrntaiiycs, the President communicated to
that body on the 10th ult Il very interesting
budget Of correspondence, touching the foreign
relations Of the Government.
Thr FIRST iustnlmcnt Of the corrrsnondcnce
affects the interests Of the country in Central
America, and develops the views both Of Great
Britain aud the United States in reference TO
the operation Of the Clayton Bulwcr treaty
II appears from the report Of u conversation
between Mr. Dallas and the British Secretary
for Foreign Alflirs, that the two Governments
harmouizc perfectly in their determination 10
arrest or crush the ravngcs Of Gen Walker
and his associates We have the explicit de.
cIaration Of Lord MalmcSbnry that orders have
been issued TO the Englsh fleet for the active
Intervention Of military power to protect the
Government Of Nicaragua from the inrurson
Of 'hc iilibn,trrs, and that with this view, "a
suitable armed force was TO land, seize the of.
Tenders, and hand them oyer, if Arncrcan TO
the nearest authority III the United States"
The SAM competent authority ayowS that the
object or these violent measures is to protect
Sir VIM Gore Ouscly in his NEGOTIATIONS with
the Government OF Nicaragua No wonder
Gen Cass protested against such dcmonetra-
ton rs utterly Incompatible with the spirit and
letter of the Clayton Bnlwcr treaty. That
convention binds the parties neither TO occupy,
fortlty. colonze, or assume or exercise any do.
minion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mos
quito coast, Or any part Of Central America.
II Great Britain may establish police in the
ports d Central America, and prnciptatc an
armed force upon its territory without infrin
glnr these restrictions, then are they Of no cf
lefi whatever as protection against EurODcan
intervention. With equal proprcty may the
commander Of the Naorons seize upon the cap.
ital Of Nicaragua. II will not avail to reply
that Great Britain assumes the protcctOratc on
the invitation Of Nicaragua 10 admit the
suillcency Of the plea woald be equivalent TO
an absolute repeal Of the restrictions in the
C'ayton-Bnwcr treaty; for whenever the Brit
iSh Government may choose to exercise domin-
ion on the lsthnuS, nothing viii be easier than
TO procure the colIasion Of some Central Amc-
ricnn State
II is evident in fact from the entire CORES.
pondcnce that Great Britain cXerts at this mo-
ment al active proteetoratc over Central Am
erica. She admits it in so many words, and
attrSts il by the equally conclusive evidence of
her acts What signifies the prctcxt Of her
rondu"t' If she may protct Nicaragua against
the iIIIbnScrS she may take it under her wing
for any other purpose. # she may occupy.
iorlty, and exercise dominion in Central Am.
erica with the view Of facilitating the opera
rions Of her diplomacy she may have recourse
to the same measures in promotion of any am
bilious enterprise. The apology only aggra-
Yates The wrong; inasmuch as it alleges pure
y selfish motive for the infraction of treaty
stipulation. Upon this point the correspond
cnce submitted by the Executive is anything
but satisfactory to the interests of this country
In that portion Of the correspondence which
develops the Central American policy of Great
Britain, we observe another embarrassing rcve-
lation. Abundant assurance is given that the
British Government proposes to abdicate its
protectorate OF Mnsqnto. but we have no in
timation Of its purpose in regard to the Bay
Islands colony Does it persist in this usurpa
tion? And will the American Government ac-
qnescc in so palpable an infracton Of the Clay
ton-Bulwcr treaty? TO the latter intcrrogatory
we are prepared to return an emphatic mega
tive. We are persuaded Mr. Buchanan anti
cipatcs the abandonment by Great Britain of
every illegitimatc pretcnsion on the Ist!Imus,
and we are confident he will accept nothing
less in vindication of American interests.
The second instament Of the correspondence
before us, touches upon the relations of the
United States and Spain. Mr.. Cass directs
the attention of the American Minister at Ma
drd to the projected expedition against MeXi-
co, and demands information in regard to the
enterprise The reply of the Spanish Govern
ment is perfectly satisfactory. Not only does
that Power discam amy designs against Mexi
co, but declares its recognition of the Monroe