The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-18

Gus 10 heir peace and sasy and encfoaohmen upon
their Individual and collective rights
These explanatory remarks aud documents neess.
sary 10 the proper comprehension OF The accompanying
article translated from the official or government paper
Of Nicaragua This article unquesonsbly reflects the
feelings aud presents the views not only OF Nicaragua
but OF Honduras and San Salvador, which States have
steadily adhered 10 common policy
Iron the Gsests omea Nie.ssa.." oc, 81, lssst
In some OF our late numbers we have alluded 10 IA,
rejection by the legislature OF this Stale OF the Wsbse,
and Champion projeci-a project which 10 hays
been prepared by two great minds with the sole view OF
exposing the modern world the sombre remains OF the
public law of the middle ages and to have been intended
rather satire upon the old school OF policy than as
conception due 10 the present dayrather an insult
to reason than as homage rendered peace By what
right do England and the United States pretend to impose
laws upon Nicaragua in the shameful conditions OF III,
rejected scheme II may be said that il contains nothing
but mere Indications But why should we be threaten.
ed Threats generally supported by power and whs,
threatened with is scarcely less insulting than The
motive OF the threat Here perceive the fam,
consequences Of the Buwer and Clayton convention, IL
which Nicaragua expected. in good faith. to see pro-
teCtng hand extended in favor of her rights The error
certainly pardonable one for il was impossible 10
suppose that friendly government, naturally called upon
to vindcae The American cause would unite with tbs
diplomacy OF the Old World TO constitute mock king
dom in the very heart Of Nicaragua, with view Of
usupng the most fertile portion of territory What
would have been the Indignation OF the immortal Wash
nston had he behed his prosperous republic making
itself snbservient to The oppressive designs Of its natural
enemy' And what would the enlightened Monroe s,y.
were he TO witness the abandonment by his successors of
his profound and staesmanke principle Of Opposition 10
the establishment Of European dominion in America
But far be il from us to suppose that the American PEOPLE
entertain any hostile feeling towards Since the pub
LEGATION OF the Buwer treaty numerous champions have
sprung up 10 the United States in behalf who have
boldly attacked the criminal principles on which il r..
posed And now The free American people give "a m.
other proof Of their sympathy in the applause with which
they hail rejection Of the Webster. CHAMPION scheme
Our constancy in supporting national rights has ere
ated for advocates among all those who love iustics
for is the American cause the cause OF reason
against force, the cause of independence and liberty
against the pelensons Of corrupt despotism. So NAV
we expect that the opinions Of our friends in the North
will be echoed throughout America that the justice Of
will succeed in enlising public opinion in our
favor; and that later, force will be Overcome
and right complied with We translate the following ar
ticle from the New York Herald of October s, 1852 TIL
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Such the opinions and wishes expressed bv ,be
journals Of North America, and entertained BY maiory
OF the American people. Let us persevere and neye,
lose sight OF the principle that every free nation shoud
prefer an honorable extinction to gnominous existence