The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-25
Sir Gore Ouseley's Mission and the Monroe
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From the London Post (Lord Palmerston's organ),
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Sir Gore Ouseley's Mission and the Monroe
From the London Post lord Pamerston's organ),
March g.
The position Of Mr. Buchanan is truly pitiable. He
the head Of the Executive OF the great North
republic, and yet che cannot without transceadng his
constitutional power direct gun to be fred into port
or land seaman or marine 70 protect the lives Of his
outrage on their property The President of the United
States does not possess the right Of making peace war;
and no doubt according TO the theories Of Mr.. Bright
principle which places the Executive abect subordna
ion to the authority Of the representatives Of the people
founded upon the highest principles wisdom and jus
cipher He has the means OF setting motion whole
ale system OF corruption which makes every official
loye however humble the creature Of the government Of
he day but when the national honor has indicated
when redress has to DO obtained for injuries inflicted upon
American citizens, the President take step,
the extent Of enforcing reprsals laying cbar
go without the consent of Congress. Negotiat ons
Quoted by that diplomatic militia Of which Mr. Buchanan
anl Mr. Dallas are such distinguished ornaments the
only available means by which, on emergency, tho
American President assert and protect national in
erests Except In resisting and repeng hostile attacks
On the 18th Of last month Mr. Buchanan addressed q
message to Congress- in which he asked for TO
ploy the United States army and navy protect
citizens and property in the sthman transit routes
by Panama, Nicaragua ana Tehuanepec The case made
by his Excellency is the necessity OF providing agins
the closing or obstruction Of these routes by "law,
less vioence but he does not state any special press
ing grounds for the strong which he has thought
We may say every commercial country in the world,
has an equal interest with the United States in Sc
curing peace and order 10 every portion OF Central Anne
rica IL is perfectly true that Nicaragua Costa Rica san
Salvador and Honduras have for long series OF years.
been kept In state Of chronic excitement which is fatal
70 everything like strong eflcen. government. The
police of these Spanish American States may not be
able TO protect the lives and properties Of the many
thousands of foreign passengers who every year
the lshmus But if this point be conceded there
still remains to be considered the which have
bued to destroy the power and authority of the Central
American republic These causes American diplomacy
and American hbustersm. Mr.. Pierce and Mr Buchanan
have asserted still assert the Monroe doctrine They
say that neither England nor any other European Power
shall interfere in the arrangements not only OF North but
Of Central America forgetting of course that England in
right of her transatlantic provinces, is the second Power
on the North American Continent. Nine years ago the
Bulwer Clayton Convention concluded Tor the express
purpose Of securing the neutrality Of every
route across the Isthmus. Three years ago convention
signed between England and Honduras which, if it
had been accepted by the United States would have
tied the question Of the Mosquito protectorate and have
ed to the cesson of the Bay Islands group
Now there exist innumerable complications, arising
out Of separate contracts with foreigners, ,olch coh
at the present moment engaged in unraveliing. The
extension Of the of slavery is the sole OBJECT
which American diplomacy in Central America has been
directed and has been successful TO this extento the
extent of defeating the honest desires of England
cure .ne neutrality Of the shmns and to give stability to
America We trust therefore, that the treaty aohich Sir W.
G. Oueey hasnegotiased With Nicaragua, provdiag for e
surrender of the Mosquito prolctardle, wu declare that
slavery nsuer to become domestic ition Of the repub
ic But the other which have mentioned
Of these Central American States What matter. ALTERS
1t to them that they have geographical position,
which forms of the great highways OF commerce,
SO long as lawess aggressions from the subjects OF
nominally friendly Power may be every day expected?
The weakness Of the Central American States is at
rbuted to the two which mentioned, aud
it therefore appears to be something like unworhy
article the part Of the cabinet Of Washington say
that it will now take exclusive advantage OF state of
circumstances which il has itself directly and potentially
assisted TO occasion The message OF the President al
udes to the disgraceful state Of Mexico-a republic in
which universal brgandage exists In previous message
Mr. Buchanan talked Of the military occupation Of
and Chihuahua, kind Of material guarantee for inju
res which had been inflicted upon United states citizens
His Excelency has since that England, France
and Spain have succeeded obtaining redress for
their SUBJECTS whilst his right of Intervention
not received the sanction of Congress- He has been
PEELED to limit his efforts to diplomacy, whilst his rivals
have practically ignored the Monroe doctrine and obtained
The redress which they entitled exact Upon the
whole the result appears TO be that the United States
sttuon contains system of checks and counter checks
which may be highly injurious to the national interests
I'D that in spite OF the boasts of the Cabinet at Washing
on European Powers both have the right and the power
adopt those which they consider be necessary
or their objects. The Monroe doctrine may continue
exist paper, but it be practically enforced
long as the Executive OF the American republic is et
cred and hampered by the consent Of majority of Con
gress