The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-27
AAsper.
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
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-"fs CoHe1a b1ArIGA " H. 70. W fTfGfTIc
Garfield: | acquainted the supreme director
Of This State with your communication Of the
2sh OF June last, in which you mention the
Brown contract, because you believe that IL
affects the Interests Of British subjects. holders
Of bonds against the State by hypothecatiOn
Neither that contract, nor any other made with
any person or persons, can touch directly or
indirectly the interests TO which you refer. Nj
carsgua can ALLEVIATE, without any restriction
whatever, its possessions and territories. either
to establish an interior traffic. or to couduct The
great enterprise Of the canal
If those alterations do not furnish her with
necessaries sufficient to pay her debts the result
viii faii upon her in its full force. The SUI
preme director desires that you notice that these
observations tend to cOntravens the princiDle
OF non-interyention of one government m ihe
anai's OF another, and that they NAV iniure the
friendly relations sustained until now with ths
government Of II. b NJ. am with the gre,,-
est pleasure, your ObsequiOus and ob't seIy't.
SEBASTIAN SALINAS.
To he Principal Secretary Of N, Sy,,~r.
erHzsnt Of the State Of Nicaragua.
LION, Guatemala, July Is. 1919.
SiR; IL was my intention to attempt anew
oy means OF friendly representation 10 con-
vince your government of the impolicy and in
justice OF leaning in your public papers towards
the attacks fomentsd against the British goy-
eminent, exciting odium and i'll will against the
SUBJECTS OF her Majesty the Queen, who resides
peacefully and inotfspsively in the State Of Nj
ssua' IA business OF legitimate character;
but the gubernatOrial decree of the l9Ih Inn
last, which received yesterday, is sufficiently
conclusive and positive in its expressions, for
me no longer 10 doubt Of the hostile Intentions
OF Nicaragua towards Great Britain: NOTHING
Is ielt Tor me to do, but to inform the govern,
ment OF n b. NJ. Of this Insulting and unmeri.
ted proceeding.
shall, nevertheless, not allow this onpor.
'uniey 10 pass, without declaring, as / now do
.1Pueiuy ana formally TO your government,
mat the Queen Of Great Britain has dec,dsd ~
sustain the rights of the MOSQUITO King sns
IN consequence, whatever act NAV h. don.
against hlm will infallibly draw down on Nj
earagua the most severe chastisement. Before
concluding this note, deem IL proper 10 inform
tne government OF Nicaragua that / approve of
the means taken by the Vice Consul Manninr
IN iaVor OF some French citizen who fled 10 him
uemandihg protection In the lamentabIe stats |
W PUBIC anairs In Nicaragua; and have also 10 |
E,u n'ea,e 70 yoo, Tor the Information of the |
earagua viii be held responsible 10 that az h..
majesty the Queen for whatever prejudice RI.
'su SUBJECTS may suffer In person or proosrtv-
ounng me eonvulsions in which the govern,
u,en' OF Nicaragua has unius,ly accused ,bsn
oil participating. | have the honor, 81,
FREDEnc CaArFrRIp.
Reply.
LEoS, August z, ls49.
~ me CONSUL General Of H. b. M. Pr.S,,;c
10 not the first time ,h,, ,hs
supreme government Of the SOVEREIGN Stat. 80
Nicarangua, and also the rest of Central Am.,,.
Ga, resolved from you communications waniina
~ mat moderation, which should alvays be fhs
nssiiiole standard Of the conduct of evsrv
pss 80 ianSuonary' and particularly Of those
charged with maintaining harmonious ,sI.,,o.s
between governments; but that which Won "a
,ec'ed 10 me, dated the 18th inst. Ia v,,hon,
'isPute, most extrayagant in its ideas and a.
,ressiOns. ana ex-
In IL you suppose that this goyerpme NJ hns,..
tseif with attacking the British govsrnmsn, -
Is maniiestos and public papers. and .,ci,a
laued against the subjects Of Great Britain
sno peacefully prosecute their business in mi.
o1uy' a. 'ne same time that 1t charges thl,
.e, pe win evlncing hostile feelings for !.
, reat Britain, in the gubernatori,l &c.. |
ne Isth June last, whose object is the re-est.h.
OF public order, and the defiance 80 az Z
errltoriai integrity Of the State. .
Nicarsgna mes never undertaken ag0rsss;ons
u any kind against the English goys,nmSas
ecause u respects the rights which, agrse.hIy
ha.aIe ana International principles. beIong :
? al nations under the sway Of civilization. i,
ocst , mas zone other than defend its independ
nee rom the advances Of those who, undsr m. a
retext oil savage monarchy, moi rscoaa;s :
the enlightened world, attempts 10 snatch
Ionl u us most important property and posse..
ohs on tne Atlantic seaboard, with the wsIl
nown intention Of establishing an snormoa. c
rsPonoerance over the American Continent, ri
in sne midst OF this, and when these attempt, q
,bo S,a mos. Migrant, disturbing the peace a
'ne Staie, Profaning its territory, and cau.- !,
ig the bloodshed Of its children. withou, 80.
aeclantion OF war on the part Of the Bri,,sh
'sernIent' far from any animadverslan. !.
ANS. British subjects having been sxcilsd Inv
osIsg,a, they have been treated juselv. :.
,ougn the country had not received snv bo.- N
nv a. afI ,,n England and the persons and prop
IAN those OF the inaabitants of N,csrs..."
no II this he's been the conduct - ~