The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-26

lately much shaken, Is son great, and may be ex-
ercised to the elevation and prosperity OF its
various republics. Our present interests there are
large, and our prospective ones immense. Here
is the channel through which we are reduced to
communicate with our Pacific States; and BY
the routes opening here,n the golden opportunity
is not lost through inexcusabe inactivity and
ignorance, the treasures of the oriental world will
be poured into our lap. "Inacuon now is crime"
for we have a duty TO perform here, not only to
ourselves, but TO the cause of republica nism and
humanity. II Great Britain is permitted any longer
systematically to violate her treaty obligations to
US, we must become the scoff and laughing stock
of nations. This is a subject which cannot too
soon nor toe earnestly engage the attention of the
administration; and we trust Congress win not ad-
journ without some formal action on the subject,
which shall give Lord Palmerston and his busy
and inscriptions agents here, distinctly to under
stand that their game Of fraud and duplicity in Gen.
ual America must be terminated
These remarks are called out by the reception
from Washington, of the accompanying letter from
an eminent member of Congress, whose sense of
patriotism and duty to hisl country is not to be
overcome by soft words or surfetng dinners at the
house of the British minister -
WASHINGTON, Feb. % 1851
There is not . particle of interest
taken In the affairs OF Central America amongst mem
bers OF Congress. England may appropriate that
entire country for sught our politicians Central
America gives no votes to help us make President
Her people are neither Anglo Saxons' negroes
they are, therefore not entitled to much sympathy
II our sweet sister, England, takes possession Of
the country, will 1t not belong to the great Anglo
Saxon family And our politicians would be perfectly
satisfied With the result. l Disguised with these
sna x 9.s sS..
thngs In the end We can shake our fss at Austria,
and call her all Forts OF hard names and she deserves
them all Wem may even venture TO speak the truth of
Russia but to say word against the parent country
is nothing less than impiety. OF one thing you may
tion. General shieid's resolution remains unsn.
svered, and probably will continue So unless
sIepiy come in at the a.t minute and too late for
any action You may conceive is i'm possible,
but there here OF tn. Senate even 40
thoroughly Angci,ed who, in my opinion consult that
diplomstic urish Hep, Bulrer, in matters of our
foreign pecy Alas for Central America, any eth.
er country that relies upon this government Tor sym
pathy or support
As an appropriate appendix to this letter, we
subjon he following from our correspondent in
Nicaragua, covering another from the Secretary
of Safe of that republic, in reply to the Indepen-
dent letter of Chatfields, assuming to define its
boundaries, which has already appeared in the
Hrald:
LroS pE NrcARAeuA, January I6 1851
GESTLEMEN = enclose you the reply OF the Nicara-
guam government to the letter of Chatfeld forwarded
tinchDg from the true ssue in this here what
ever may happen in the United State,.
Nothing OF Importance has transpired since last
wrote with the exception that IL is reported Mr. Web
ster has retired from the cabinet Business be-.
come quite dull in consequences of the few arrivals
from California The route has hthert .been beset by
80 many difficulties that it may be considered used up
Tor the season 1t will open by and.by, under more
1t Is ported that the National Congress now sitting
in CbneDdaga has ordered the armies OF San Salvador
and Honduras 10 fall back from the of Guae-
msls Some suspect that this is an English move
Tigre has also been placed under bloc to COM
mepee this work Nicaragua the English Consul
Gays, will come mex: in order Yours &c
Annexedis the ans xer.oi Nicaragua to Mr.. Chat
field -
LEoy Jan 8, 1851.
the contents Of note Of December g. in which you
systematically persevers in asserting the fictitious
existence OF the savage Tribes Of the uitos
ind. pendent nation and proceed to lay do certain
boundaries ddipg to this scsndsous usurp alton in
Accor dance with custom threat OF actual force
The Senior Director Of the State has ordered to
reply TO your Exceepcy repeatedly has beef done
in this same afair-thst Nicaragua never has recog-
Mesquite Kingdom and still LEES the power AMI right
arroratsd by you OF determining its bounda aries |
Agsnst that assumption, Nicaragua protests In the
face OF the whole world extremely offensive to
and likewise protests anst ell thos, acts have
been mittsd, which still continued in tie Tel.
ritory Of Nicaragua and against its under
the hinsy pr.tsxt of defending tribe OF ssvsges
Nothing would occasion more pleasure TO govern
msnt than to reesablsh the frien dly and important
relations which IL desires to cultivate with the
spsctsd government Of Great Britain and whish have
been disturbed by the acts OF the sonsulste here.
an your obedsnt servant,
g. SALINAS
This will do for TO dey