The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-25

de Ncsiogua being desrcus TO secure for ourseyo the
hbery ana proec ION to persons and Interests
which entitled and desiring a goyernDs mt in
which we hbali he Represented and by ~bich
ana our property viii BIZ prorecte and feeling that
Oh cur par, called for 20 obtain those privileges when
we 10 not nov do therefore resolve appoint
and delegate such cti2ens have confidence in 70
protd 10 the ce al Of the State Of Nicaragua trsat
and negotiate with the government OF SAID State fr
ehorer Of cerporation gvit and granting to as such
privileges Is may enable Us to establish gov
efnmt Mt and elect such tfcers Yghtfully and
properly administer such Laws and ordinances oy by
Resolved That the chairman appoint fitcen DELEGATES
70 proceed 70 the espal Of kicaragus the prp $50
q obtaining nom that goyernment charter empo wering
the ciiizepe OF San Juan establish free port and
terris<r!A and local government.
Now, these facts being promised, We can under.
stand the action Of the Nieuragua government, an
unced in the etter Of our San Juan correspondent
published In the HERALD Of Thursday. The State Of
Nicaragua, whose title to San Juan il indisputabe,
has created that port and its dependencies distinct
department, with .hs privilege Of framing and exer.
cisiDg it's own municipal government, and Of sending
rorprescntatives to the General Assembly Of the
State We have every reason for believing this in
formation to be correct, and feel confident that the
lrcIaity Of the Nicaraguan government will be cor
daily reciprocned by the people of San Juan, Who
ono Year ago, as VIC have seen, formally invited the
very measure which ha, now taken place.
And hero We may do Nicaragua the juitics to
say, that abe has always been disposed to conc,de
the privileges Of a free port to San Jsan She, in
fact, constituted it such Ia the treaty concluded ia
isfJ, by Mr. squer That treaty provided not only
that San Juan should be free port, but that all the
other potts Of the republic should be open to our
commerce, in the following toJms.--
Article NNAY 1T IL ftipplatsd by and bctroon the
mcbsndise Of the United States snail an oy In ali rho
rmts ~ haTborf Of Nicaragua upon DO oceans
Exemption from all port charges tonnage or Anshorar.
dutier, or any other simsr charges nos existing or
which msy hefesfterb be setsbhed in msnu4r tho ssms
Is " said ports had been DECLARED free ports etc etc
Although this treaty met the approval CT General
Taylor ard was sent TO the Senate Cor liz approval
II vGE sufscatod there by bis successor, aoing un.
der Englifh navigation And now IL is qaostona-
bic, after the government Of this country has lent
itsc!f to scheme for the di,mcmbcrment Of Nic,r,
qua, II we shall sgain Us able to secure 20 liberal
concc'sions for our commerce
Our San Juan correspondent states that s,p,s
movement seems to DO on foot for the entire dis
placement Of tho 20 called Nosquitian authority. al
though no is not aware OF its character Pfivac
letters from the scat Of government supply the de-
hciency. The States Of Nicaragua, IL ondaras, aud
Fan Salvador, having yainiy attempted to oryaniso
: AsssA rsrasas, La; Es~ GasM eoIa1raAo.