Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-29
CENTRAL AMERICA.
TO THE EDIT0Rs.l

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GENTLEMEN Having read in the New Yor
Tribune Of the 22d instant, under the head Of Tn
Central American question" an article containing
to my knowledge, very erroneous notions, be-
that you will allow me to rectify them through TIL
columns of your valuable paper. The paragraph
allude to is the following:
"Mr. MARcoLErA is now here to negotiate on behalf
Nicaragua, and judge from bis anscedents that the inter
he represents in good and safe hands He is
here by the Government Of that country to try and clear
the whole complication, for it is naturally Washington tina
the question mus, be settled The matter has difficulties
and presume that the representative of Costa RIGA,
also WashngoR will do bis utmost to prevent settlement
which the dominant party in that State and the whole anti
Federal interest in Central America would regard as the de
feat Of their own schemes"
Now, Messrs. Editors, with the qualifications oil
Mr.. MARcoLETA have nothing to do-no doub
they are of high order. Let me only hope that
he is provided with full and ample 'po,cers by his
Government "to try and clear up the whole COM
plication." But it is certainly not fair to assert
and especially without a particle of testimony to
sustain it, that the representative Of Costa RIGA,
now also at Washington, will do his utmost to pre-
vent settlement Precisely the contrary know
to be the case. The principal object of the mis-
sion of Mr.. MOLINE is to promote such !" settle
ment' and to facilitate the ship canal enterprise.
The Republic Of Costa Rica long since accepted
without reserve the arbitration offered by the United
States and Great Britain for the " settlement" of
difficulties existing between her and Nicaragua, in
regard to the territory which the proposed canal will traverse
Let Nicaragua adopt the and the question is set
tied. All political difficulties will be removed The t'set-
emenr will be affair Of few days. But Nicaragua has
refused to submit to such arbitration.
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table title to the territory lying the south bank Of the river
San Juan from the Atlantic to Lake Nicaragua, and
that portion Of the lake comprised between San Carlos and
La Flor with right the joint navigation Of said river and
lake. and although she maintains that no contract for ship
canal any other neroceanc communication through the
aforementioned territory be made without her parci
patton, still she is willing to submit to the arbitration Of dis
interested parties and abide their decision whatever
both the justice Of her cause and of her confidence in the
integrity Of the United States.
The Government, the people Of the United States, will
certainly not refuse any nation the benefit Of fair hearing
and fair trial. To suppose would be insulting to our
cnal character The United States would not be justified
espousng the Of Nicaragua against Costa Rca, when
the latter country appeals but to Of justice for
hearing and il intent only upon the preservation Of its rights
In regard the canal it is evident that Costa RIGA has
great an interest in it. and will be much benefited by it.
Nicaragua. 5 t.
As to the charge that Costa Rica in the Federal
interest in Central America any who has studied the
chaos Of politics that portion Of the continent both past and
present. will its absurdiy Nicaragua is the party who
always has been and is opposed solid union Of the
small States Her ambition control and dispose exclusively
Of the Of the Federal Government and the hope Of
getting hersehe sole and exclusive benefits Of the proposed
canal caused her wage against the old Union in 1888
and s4O until it totally annihilated The inter-
ests and causes still exist and still operating prevent
union of the Central American States II is all very well for
Nicaragua talk Of her desire for union, and to frame
nominal conedeacy with Salvador and Honduras she has
DONE where the union feeling prevails to show sincerity, and
suit for the present her individual purposes Nowhere,
and has she showed desire for ectual union
union would have tendency to check and cura the abso
Lutte sovereignty which Nicaragua has entirely assumed
On The other hand, Costa RIGA did all in her power to
maintain the old union Her ambition was not that Of grasp
ing Nicarsgua Her people are peaceabe, moderate and
competent to appreciate the value Of efficient union But
they will be deuded by the nsncere preences Of
shine unionover and prefer to remain isolated they are
than to be deceived
Federal shows utter ignorance Of the affairs Of Central
America. Aa a... :.a
is be regretted that the effort made establish gene
raj Diet in Chinandega Of the three middle States will fail
Its beginning marked with such spirit of aggression
such views Of international policy, that cannot succeed
In fact the only hope for Central America is, that the Gov
ernmens of the United States and Great Britain, acting
concert and believing that the Independence and neutrality
that country are necessary the peace Of the world will
their influence bring together the discovered States
into lasting and solid union. I.
NOTE BY THE EDITORS.
We cheerfully award place in our columns tc
the preceding, from known respectable source
on the ground of its being intended to correct ar
error into which New York contemporary is sait
to have fallen. We, of course, have not the par
ticular information as to the existing relations be
| tween those Governments which, with Costa Rica
formerly constituted a Confederation, but have nov
distinct Governments and interests. They all stant
on the same footing in our columns: and we shall
be ready at any time to do justices or TO allow jus