New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-01

one or two facts suffice: A treaty was con-
cluded between the two States on Dec. ID,
1916, by which Costa RIGA was allowed to
use the San Juan for her foreign commerce
on condition of conforming to the Latcs and
paying certain transit duties established by
Nicaragua. The same treaty also provided
that Costa RIGA might establish customs
office at San Alfonso, on the Serapiqui, an
affluent of the San Juan, at q considerable
distance from the latter stream. Surely
this proves that four years ago the claim
now set up had not been invented. IRdeed
two years later, in the fall Of 1848, this
very Mr.. Molina offered to pay Nicaragua
100000 if she would relinquish the right
shore of the San Juan, proof that he did
not regard the claim he himself was urging
as worth much. But the writer in The
Intel6gencer presumes to say that Mica
raeua has refused the mediation of the
United States and England, and that
| thus it is her fault that there are any diff
culties at all. The fact is, that, on Deem
Der IA, 1916, it was agreed by both to re-
fer the question of Guanacaste to the Go
vernments of Honduras and Guatemala
as arbiters, they to choose some for
eien State as a third arbiter, in case they
could not agree. That stipulation Nicara-
qua has always been ready to fulfil, but
| Costa RIGA has not, and has evaded 1t by
offering to choose still other umpires as
England, Belgium or Venezuela. And as
to the question of boundary in the territory
between that department and the Atlantic,
the fact is that Nicaragua, in lS48, ex-
pressly proposed to refer it to the United
States, and that Costa RIGA refused. Is it
through ignorance or impudence that the
contrary is asserted
The writer goes on to assert that Nicara-
qua is opposed to, and that Costa RIGA is
really in favor of a Federal Union of the
Central American States. Nicaragua, he
charges, will consent to no Federation in
which she has not an absolute CONTROL
This assertion is not borne out by the facts.
Nicaragua is disposed to moderation and
respect for the pretensions of the other
States, and desires DO other supremacy
than Justly belongs to her larger population
and natural position. She asks no privi-
leges, no inequality, and is ready, and has
long been ready, to form Union on per-
fectly equitable terms. But Costa RIGA
has not. Why, no later than the year l847,
an Assembly of the States was held
on June 6, at Nacaome in Honduras,
being convoked by Nicaragua, Hondu-
ras, and San Salvador with the as
sent of Costa Rica, to settle affairs with
a view to Federation But, though the
| Government of Costa RIGA had agreed in
calling the Assembly, they sent no dele
gstes. This shows whether that State is
"anti- Federal" or not.
The truth of the matter is that Costa RIGA,
as we'll as Guatemala, is governed by Mr..
| Frederick Chatfield; and that Fedora
ton has been prevented and these fictitious
claims, as well as that of Mosquito, set up
with purposes looking to the control of the
interoceanic. Canal and unfriendly to Amer
lean commerce in the Pacific. Into that
part of the subject we prefer not now to
enter, though it is not for lack of materials.
We trust that the negotiations on foot may
render its discussion unnecessary. At
any rate, whatever those purposes may
have been, they will meet with defeat
from the very necessities of the case. No
amount of skill in the intriguing order OF
diplomacy can prevent the construction of
the Ship Canal, or give one nation any
privilege over anv other in its use.
This writer insinuates that Mr.. Mar
colets does not bring sufficient powers from
his government to settle the questions a.
issue. This strikes US as mean as we'll as
probably destitute of all truth,-in fact, of
piece with the statements we have above
demolished. Mr.. Marcoleta comes here as
Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extra
ordinary, and it is not likely that his 60
vernment has sent him for nothing.
We have argued this question because it
is just now matter of great interest in the
United States, and because we like to see
fair play. Is it too much 80 ask of The
National IntelLigencer that it should repub
lish our article, or at least the essential
part of it
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