The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-02
From the Nep York Herald ..'
Important Central American D0cuIae en-

From the Nsp York Herald. .,'
Important Central American Document.
Proclamation Of the President of The Slate of
San -SdLcddor, 10 The Salvador. an people, to
the States Of Central America, and 10 other
Nations. b.
The notes already published, displayed 10 full
the state of the question with Frederick Chat
field, British Consul, the unjust and humiliating
pretensions and exigencies of the consulate, and
the reason Of this government in refusing to
submit itself to the degradation of undue salts
faction.
The question which simply was upon a rule
OF disputed reclamation, has now become a
question Of honor and of independence for one
of the two branches of the government; for rs
II IS evident, the English consul pretends to
arrogate the faculty Of nominating his agents in
San Salvador, rendering them independent of
the jurisdiction of the State, and vet to make
them recognized as English functionaries near
this same government. His hostile intention,
oppressive for this country, refusing all arbiters
for peaceable arrangement, and interruptng,
with the greatest impoliteness, all communica-
ton with this government, has been clearly
manifested in sending back, without any cause,
the sealed note sent to him by the Secretary of
State upon the pending CONVERSATIONS.
At the first glance at the note Of tho Consul
it is easy seen that the arrangement he proposes
is neither Just nor reasonable, and conducts to
open hostties. His desire is to put the State
Of San Salvador in the position of yielding,
with the greatest degradation, to an outrageous
threat in giving up its rights and its dignity, or
of obliging it to resist, so that he may find an
occasion to commence hostities, and to cause,
without end, great evils and vexations, to the
satisfaction of an ancient resentment of party.
1t Is easy to perceive the hand Of the domi-
nant band in Guatemala, in connection with the
British Consulate, and using the influence and
sympathy of a political party always united with
the Consul The known hatred Of this party,
and its adherence Of old date, seeks now an
occasion for revenge, in giving decisive blow
to the State of San Salvador, and to put thus
the first foot upon the absolute domination of
Central America. This aggressive combination
Of foreign power united with the dominant
faction in Guatemala, are seeking a pretext
however frivolous, in order to aGnihilate the
liberty of the country, and impose its exclusive
domination.
So great was the desire of putting into action
this agreement of double att, elk and aggressive
surprise against Salvado that the least consid-
Grafton was not observed, or even palliated by
the most common diplomatic forms, and the
breaking of the note was effected in such dis
pleasing manner, without waiting for the indis-
pensable repulse of those humating conditions
which were brought to the government with an
entirely hostile intention.
After the note of the Consul was received, it
was answered, and the letter given, as the first
one, to Senior Isdoras. But Senior Isidoras re-
fused to take it, saying that he did so by order
of Senior Chatfeld, who wanted to be treated
as Charge d'Affaires, and not merely as Con-
sui. The superscription was changed in the
ministry, by writing ITO the Consul of II. B.
Majesty in Central America, and Charge dAf-
flares near the government of Guatemala" but
as Senior Isidoras said that he had already sent
away the codrer which brought tho note, the
Minister despatched it by an extraordinary mail
requesting the administrator of the mails OF
Guatemala to put it in the hands of tho Consul
, But the Consul gave it back, saying shat the
reason why he did not receive it was, because it
was not brought to him by Senior lsidoras, Eng
lish Vice Consul in this State"
From such frivolous pretexts as the above, it
is easy to perceive an intention to act upon n ca
PRECIOUS and unwarranted line Of conduct, and
the design to satisfy at once the vain pretensons
subject of Salvador entcrtans of becoming an
employee of England Such narrow views as
those are taken as pride, in lieu of the import
ant object Of preserving friendly ,iations be-
tween the two nations and to avoid rupture
always fatal to the interests of this country, ant
f to the honor of Great Britaiu-which latte
country the Consul places in an attitude of re
u vengc and hostility against weak and peaceful
government, seeking merely to satisfy his odiuu
in the ruin of harmless people.
The government of Salvador has Away
placed before the public the reasons which for
bid its yielding to the English Consul the righ
he assumes Of forcing upon it one Of its func
tionaries, and much less of snatching from its
power one of its subjects, and, by clothing him
with official dignity, place him in such cond
ton that he may with impunity throw upon the
government of this country all the outrages
which he may wish. TO persist in such preten
sions, and to declare hostility on this accoun
against just and peaceful government, nIerel,
defending the rights and dignity of the countr,
over which it rules, amounts to declaring, in thu
face of the world, that the one that takes sucl
steps, completely abandons the part of justice
and shows the most profound disregard for the
opinions of civilized men. If there be simple
opinion among them, if there be a simple voice
among public individuals that denies the sover-
eighty Of an Independent people, the right OF
refusing to accept any foreign functionary what
ever, let that one be heard. and that one alone
will suffice to decide dispute founded on so
extravagant pretenslOn.
Nor could the government consent to the
other stpuatons contained in the agreement
made public in the Union, on the 18th Of No.
vember previous; and the decree of the 9th OF
April, of the same year, we'll rs the note des
patched to his honor the Consul, express the
plausible and cogent reasons it had to refuse its
APPRECIATION
STATES OF CENTRAL AMERICA !-PEoPLE OF
SAN SALVADOR You see the position of this
: Government, the sy SYSTEMATIC aggressions of His
Honor the Consul, combined with the ever
hostile power of Guatemala, to wage an unjust
war, founded on vain pretences, against the
State which has now placed itself at the head Of
the Central American Union, the object of their
odium and common aversions. Our cause and
our stand are founded upon the honor and the
rights of the various nations of America You
see, then, the necessity of defending your terri
tory, your existence, the liberty Of yourselves
and your children. These I wi defend at the
cost of my life, in spite of the accustomed arro-
gance of His Honor the Consul. have more
than once given proofs ola prudent and concilia-
tory spirit, by taking all the steps have thought