concluded a bona fide treaty by which it attained no gain or territory, and gave away with an extremely ridiculous prodigality to Great Britain equal rights with our own. The United States stands fair and square therefore; it has made treaty and is ready to stand by the same; at all events was ready till the death of Taylor. Great Britain stands in this position: Having been wrong from the beginning, it acknowledged that wrong to General Taylor's Cabinet by going into the treaty for the abandonment of its usurpations. But on the death of General Taylor, finding that there was in office a very amenable Administration, it backed out from its previous treaty, and from pledged faith, declared that it thinks that treaty and agreement good for nothing; and has actually by its representative sent a new treaty to Mr. Webster, framed by itself, and intended to implicate our Government in the recognition of the very usurpations the British previously acknowledged and agreed to abandon. Our summing up of evidence is now nearly complete. It will be only necessary for us to recur to "the speeches of the gentlemen on the other side." dressed a long letter to Mr. Webster in reference to the present condition and relations of the Central American States. Mr. Webster has replied in a letter, expressing the views of our Government on the subject. The Chevalier Gomez, our correspondent adds, has been treated with marked attention, both by the Secretary of State and by Sir Henry Bulwer. "Treated with marked attention by Sir Henry Bulwer!" What has Sir Henry Bul wer to do with our affairs? Is his countenance then necessary to the reception of an ambassador from a sister American Republic at our capital? It seems so ! to say, "Let us become real and true Americans," British Minister," said Clay again, " to our said Clay. "A single expression of the present Secretary of State, I am ashamed has moulded the policy of our Government." How much more so at this present hour, may be judged from the following extract from a letter published in the NewYork Herald, (from which we must again quote,) of February 26th. It is said in that journal to be from " an eminent membusiness to inquire into and ascertain the ber of Congress." We have made it our facts; and we beg to state, that it is from The resolution of the Senate has not been a very eminent member of Congress, whose replied to; will not be, save in such a man-ments we have no possible scruple in setname is in our possession, and whose statener as to prevent any discussion on the subject till next December. Nevertheless, since we last wrote, the journals in the Bulwer interest have not been idle. The activity of Mr. Bulwer may be judged from the fact, that we know, of our personal knowledge, at least four American newspapers implicated in complicity with him and his designs. A certain daily journal, for instance, published an article, to which we have previously re-titled to much sympathy. ferred, containing "assurances" with reference to British aggressions in Central America which the editor received from the agents of Sir Henry Bulwer, knowing them to have been sent by the same Sir Henry Bulwer himself. And the same paper printed, since we last wrote, the following: GUATEMALA AND SAN SALVADOR.-We last night received intelligence from Washington, which indicates that the Administration is fully awake to the present interesting posture of Central American affairs. The Chevalier Gomez, late Envoy to Rome, from the States of Guatemala and San Salvador, is now in Washington. In accordance with the desire of the Administration, as our correspondent intimates, he has assumed, provisionally, the duties of Chargé for those States, and has ad ting before our readers :— * * WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 1851. There is not a particle of interest taken in the affairs of Central America amongst members of Congress. England may appropriate that entire country, for aught our politicians care. Central America gives no votes to help us make a President. Her people are neither " AngloSaxons" nor negroes; they are, therefore, not enIf our sweet sister, England, takes possession of the country, will it not belong to the great Anglo-Saxon family? And our politicians would be perfectly satisfied with the result. I am disgusted with these men; as a God, are intelligent, and will correct these things body they are mere triflers. Our people, thank in the end. We can shake our fists at Austria, and call her all sorts of hard names, and she deserves them all. We may even venture to speak the truth of Russia; but to say a word against the parent country, is nothing less than impiety. Of one thing you may be assured-nothing will be done by the Administration. General Shields's resolution remains unanswered, and probably will continue so-unless a reply come in at the last minute and too late for any action. * * * You may conceive it impossible, but there are now here members of the Senate even, so thoroughly Anglicized, who, in my opinion, consult that diplo matic Uriah Heep, Bulwer, in matters of our foreign | istration has turned a deaf ear. To a reso lution of the Senate, calling for this and more evidence, it has returned no answer whatever. We now claim judgment by default. Without almost any comment, and certainly without the adventitious aid of elaborate rhetoric, we have in this article printed suffi Our readers will now understand the position of our Administration and Government, legislative and executive, towards this sub-cient official evidence to enable our readers to ject, and towards Great Britain. As to the reply of Mr. Webster to M. Gomez, envoy from San Salvador, we have not seen it. It has not been published. But the report we have heard of its contents, from one who had reason to know them, makes us regret that we cannot add it to our list of evidence on the present occasion. In the words of our informant, "it has as much reference to Central America as it has to Kamschatka." With reference to M. Marcoleta, the envoy of Nicaragua to the United States, who has very recently arrived in this country from his former mission to Belgium, we have but to add, in order to sum up the whole matter, that he has been formally presented to Mr. Fillmore; that he made a formal speech, and received a formal reply; and that for more particular matters, necessary to be discussed in private, "the Administration is otherwise too busily engaged." So now the matter stands. With full heart and confidence we now comform a very decisive and clear judgment. mit the matter to them. To the opening of another campaign, on the same subject, we shall bring the same qualities; and much larger evidence. words of Clay:In conclusion we have but to re-quote the "LET US BECOME REAL AND TRUE AMERICANS, AND PLACE OUR COLORS AT THE HEAD OF THE AMERICAN SYSTEM." Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, without further espionage, or interference in the private affairs of this Review, may assure himself, and his abettors, that we are going for that; that we will not only respond to the just aspirations of the great orator we have above quoted, but that we will see them, whatsoever obstacles may be thrown in our path, gallantly and grandly fulfilled. "We have never acknowledged, AND NEVER CAN ACKNOWLEDGE," said J. M. Clayton, entering on this business, "the existence of any claim of sovereignty in the Mosquito King, OR ANY OTHER INDIAN IN AMERICA. To do so," quoth he, and there is not a particle of mistake about it, "would be to deny the title of the United States TO OUR OWN TERRITORIES." Having, long since, taken up a decided position on this whole question, and having, from time to time, repeatedly written on the subjects put forward and on the several events relative to the continuous scheme of British aggression on this, our country, and our continent; we have deemed it right here, formally, to set forth in evidence of our truth, and the justice of our cause, that which the Administration has had all along in its power" to set forth more fully than ourselves. To every remonstrance and inquiry, the Admin "LET US NO LONGER," said Henry Clay, « WATCH THE NOD OF ANY EUROPEAN POL ITICIAN." "Let us become," said the same man, real and true Americans." And so, we take our stand. ERRATUM-On page 262, second column, 18 lines from top, for "foraiced," read "fortaliced." |