The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-11
CENTRAL AMERICA.

CENTRAL AMERICA.
OUR NICARAGUA CORRESPONDENCE
GRANADA, Me, Jan. IA, 1854.
The Presidents Message Our treaty 10Th Nicaragua dnd
Hs Efod-Ss1em-.,t IF ia D.6o.NSes rans TranI CON-
fany-Basis Of he Araseenens uih N,aaragua-Ts
Payments and Tares Agreed on-AnericaT at Cassu
and tie Sovereignty Of Nicaragua Meeting Of thu Con-
sstsem Assembly Guatemala Nexs-CSlonsi Walker and
ne Pre0-T1 Folcdns of kasaya dc
The omniprssest and always velsoms HERALD reached
N - usual BY the stsA msr OF the Goth ult.
The message OF President Peros has been com aentsd
and finally approved Of BY the NioArAguAns Our own
pltssns delighted with II,
Nicaragua however, cannot understand how thu ,ited
States and England have question between them
about Central America why, while these two dis tin.
gushsd governments, etersAly vrangng In diplomatic
nay with each other shoud leave their hey qusst
and come to the tropics In search OF another bone OF
ssnton She Ia decidedly Of opinon-And not backwa Ard
Ia the expression Of that they had better mind
their own affairs She seems pleased however, that her
nAme found Its way In tbs Presidents message %
having given the United States Minister CORDIAL vel
come, and now impressed with the idea that hsr name
Ike the fly In tho amber, viii 60 down well conditioned
TO postsrity.
The treAty, which has been under negotiations 70,
several weehs between government and this has
learn from private letters from ManAsua been nearly and
win be granted By it to both countries and 1t will hsys
no doubt be strong connecting link bstwscn ourselves
and Nicaragua, and promotivs OF better feeling than
that which seems to animate hcr people now, as at
present Inc old Roman synonyme OF stranger and enemy
seems ~ well recognized in Nicaragua in the pamist
Gays OF the old republic and the Pagan prece p Thou
shalt hate thine emmy is far from unforgott,n
Tho Transit Company through their agent, DIN Rafael
kads, and the Nj arsguan governusnL through their
very able Secretary 'or Forseu Affairs Don Mateo Mayor
g. have established basic OF arrangement OF their long
pending mis- understanding What Mr.. Lea5a's propo.
sails cannot tell yu, but shs ter ma upon which
the Commissioners finally agreed thsse-The com
pany will pay to Nicaragua forty thousand dollars cash.
In lieu Of the ten per cent Of tho net profits which
due her. ~ per charter, up to Jnly, 1858 From Jaly
1853 until the date OF pAymert OF the agreed upos
two dollars per head for each passenger who has
tho nmus and loan TO her Of forty thoussnd dol
not bearing interest 70 be paid back to the OUT
OF the par capita tax In 1856. This per capita tax Is
6xed Ut two dollars per passenger.
In coussqnenos Of this adj ustment, or arrauy .msnt
the government have given orders to their OH At
Virgin Bay, the embarktns and debsrkBg point on the
Lake OF Nicaragua for the passengers from ana to Cali
fsrnis, to ov the oompanys works, brsatwAssr go.
the work which had been interrupted to be continued
The arrangement Is excellent for both parts,
For the company, since II viii put end in the market
ut homo to any fear arising from dsreooes with this
government and to NcarAgus, inasmuch IS she nsver
could derive like income from any oaer disposition Of
the physical advantages she possesses.
Several Of our citizens residing .. Castillo, small
town on the river San Juan, hsvs signed . phper In
which they have vol anay declared thsr recognition
OF the Sovereignty OF NicsrsguA that poio. and
have transmitted the declaration TO the government ut
MAnAgua The occasion shioh led to n, wing up OF
y.rs 7 haxa hasn lie IN
opposition on the part of Of the czsus OF that
phase to liquor monopoly sold BY this govern meat TO
an English house ia this city and BY which they have
the exclusive RICH. CT importation aud sale during
term Of years OF all spurious liquors. Toe revolu
ton has been well nigh forgotten, and would b,
entirely 20 were it not that the cffsiA organ
Of the government Ia, in lis every issue publishing the
various congr.tuatory addresses At il successful
clusicp from its several oil pr,f.c governors So
OF departments All OF woch seems to indicate neoes
sity which augurs badly. TIE Supreme Director, how
ever has shown comfortable nsrvs during the
whole affair and think will be found ully equal TO the
emergency When arises Tne troops u State
pc ,ae. at They d very we'll
and their always kept in very excslent order
but the soldier hmsek ~retchedly clothed he is when
% parade . good deal like Canning knit, grinder.
g. His hat had hole int,
30 had his brseohss"
dressed albeit there is an unquestoEaOs uniformity
About them
last III remeE Der well, that the Con-
stuent Assembly would meet the h OF Jluusry Ths
issued TO the projects OF toe several
departing ns OF the republs, ordering them arnoun,a
TO tina me OF the pttuent Assembly that taey
had been ed 70 meet January 1T the city OF
Santiago de Msnagus the capital Tse second article OF
the decree being little unique In the way o. convok ing
republican congress- translate IL for you verbatm:
1.-THE Prsfec hereby authorized In case they the
rnsmbersl ehould not says their homes the day
ponted for their departure to compel ihsn 70 do
according 10 the law OF the 2oth Augnt 1852 rhs Az.
semby did not meet on ths 9th, but II Is hoped they will
~ Ia ann asaN rt ,Gnf 1anl
bers and for each Of these twenty there is elseied
Hplene 10 act in case the roprptdr Or hrst eaoee be
unable to act OF these Only twelve have S yet arrived
at the capital From Leon In sequence ef Csstslon
and Guerrero being iE exile Senior ZspedA will be the
The meeting OF the Assembly, which has not been con
voked since the 1885, ia for the puryois OF revising
the censtitutos and come OF the State .ss which Ia
Dec IL are inadequate TO The necessities OF tbs age,
and trAmmel too much the physical, intsilstu.l and
sas ,as Yen Il rs .ss that "a. hs, .. ,sst
thu spirit OF her republican neghbors Of tie NORTH aud
ss.s S. n. sp,ri that has thu. fallen aSns.t
iAsm and IL may kindle into fame which viii tighten
her way this beautiful republic 10 hsr rank among toe
nations and to her true pnsitit In the nmsrclal
worlds position Viii 81 nature vhen ply sicsly eniov
ng her, meant TO be neither secondary. Bat
their enaomepts spend upon the spirit vhca they
legslaN; for At least regards the laws reAtirs 70
foreigners resident In the country, the legislators WI
than elsewhere "e'sr k ton ra fat Ia mtIfqiN"
The mails from GuAten ala TO December 30 and from
the other States 70 even a cats, have arrived. but
bring nothing OF interest Hs EKcsssey the Baron de
Behr, the newly appointed Minister rom Belgium, WA
expected at the Belize in the NEXT English Senior
Psrera the hexi,an Minister, had arrived an the 20
had appointed day for his public recognition
Capt wrights steamers which he has several times al
vsrtssd would reach Acajutla San Jsse on certain
day and In consequence Of which advertiser tnt various
persons pponed have not ys, made chair
Appearance and the Guatemsltecos thus disappointed
Slain damages for the loss OF time, Sc th,y have
esipsd.
Tho Escalduns French vessel, vent ashore 90 the BAL
on San Jose and IL thought would b total loss
Gust~mala takes much TO heart tbs late invasion o
Lever California and shys:-'Mneh "a II IA TO os Ia
mented that there be found IN this n.tsesnta cen
tury Christian nation who oei-Ses herself freed fon
the necessity OF Of the et-n princ pies
morality and justice IL rs infinitely more so that those sh
that pcops fad themselves utNe " - 70
strain these s, pas ons What kind u SOCIAL organs
on Il that which has thut utterly snnihilasi authority
What theory of nen ia that which has sndeAvor
Cd TO erect into prirsipe TIE absolute sJreresniy