The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-21

ce<diDGs. tts dismtseals, W. procAmsue9, wouie
Il be difioult to poist ont tho doctrines, and
the iDspi, saious OF the party which doninases
in the Jupta Of Public Safety Every one knows
that the Pfogressist clubs are sitting permaneatly;
evrry enc can read in such or such papers OF the
capital and the PROVINCES demands Tor the csnyocsr
ton OF q constituent assembly, projects OF RECON-
cy an even declamstioDs against Infamous capl-
tall and In favor Of the liquidation Of propety"
No couht We must not sttsch more Importance
than il just to the excitement Of passions after po-
l,tical crises Frctn and the dregs on such COCA
sioDs rise to the surface. But precisely because
euch symptoms present Themselves IN open Gay, we
must take them into account. They arc Ct least
neDts Of disorder attack, and anarchy aud s1on-
ey or later this RECOGNIZABLE question must be put
WHO will Yepress Inn? Such arc the compli aivns
which present themselves 70 tho government OF tho
Doke ce In Vittoris Of It's very debut But above
events Iisss the logic of the sutton. Tho Pro-
jecfs Of yevolutioa may be checked or delayed but
they will inevitably arrive at the day and hour fixed
by Providence. Order caunot arise from disorder;
There Is no capitalization TO be made with anarchy.
ard to escape the revolution, 1t must be broken of
with absolutely and radically. II not, It will re-
sumo its terrible rigbts snd lead people from abyss
to abyss. Spain should know that well-she who,
during forty years. has been plunged into such cru
ell and sterile agtatiOns. May the ne experience
imT sed on profit her, and bring her back dedni
lively to the fundamental conditions Of order jus
tice, and Leac;,
The Desrns,,sn :r San :,. J:.s d nioar.gu.
(trom the Liverpool Times Aug. 81
For months the eyes OF the civilized world have
tet n turned with horror and CONSERVATION to the
east and nc nth Of Europe. From the land Of the
Muscovite and from the meY Hess exploits OF ia
human despotism, VT have been anticipating re-
ports Of Wholesale destruction AMI desolation We
hsve be cd waiting in hs eathless anxiety to record
the downfall Of mighty foresses raised against the
iLteicop Of patlons and the world wide freedom
Of commerce. The enlighten ment and civilization
Of Europe have almost trrown aside tue most
solemn iDjunctoDs Of Christianity in order to res
cue millions of beings from the sword Of tyraat
snd the byRocriticai professor Of an orthodox"
religion. The prayers Of England and France fol-
low their sons in o mighty contest which il to de-
whole scheme Of mans political regeneration and
advancement. Such cause IS worthy OF the two
great nations whose standards now float in the face
Of modern barbarian In the Black Sea and che
Baltic, and ChrsteBd dom will be found to rejoice In
the triumph Of their arms.
In this age OF great exploits, . contemplate,
cowardy act must brand even the greatest nations
of tie earth with degree of reckless intolerance
the remaining despotisms Of Europe. We little
thosgbt that the land Of the Psnns, the Washing.
tons, the Frankins, and the Jacksons, contained
men who would DO capable Of re-enacting the
reduce town to ashes because 1t refused to comply
with forced demand for the immediate payment
of sum OF money. But the United States
have done this They have claimed and exercised
the rights Of sovereignty over the town or
province Of San Juan de Nicaragua from the
10th day Of April, 1851, up to the present hour.
They had given It q consultation, and It was
governed by municipal council composed Of
either her own claims or those Of the King Of Mos
quito to San Juan, or Greytown, az it was named BY
the English in lsAS. The Americans were in full
possession Of their newly acquired city, but they
therefore levy fine Of 10000 dollars on an Amcri
can city, and because it was not paid aud apology
made within three minutes Of the appointed hour,
San Juan was laid In ashes. II Is fortunate that
for all the purposes Of nationality should have be-
come the victim Of that wi kedness and cruelty
which was mea0t 10 have fallen on the heads Of
others. The attempted slaughter and desoIation
was directed against the helpless, and we may add
hopeless people Of Nicaragua. But fortunately It
fell on the heads OF the people belonging to the de-
stroyer; and humanity Ia left to blush more at the
destruction done BY government to its own people
than TO mourn over the appalling slaughter which
mighty State had directed against half civiliscd
ana defepceless nation.
Tho burning Of Sam Juan do Nicaragua appears
to have originated In Misunderstanding between
the government OF Greytown aud the Nicaragua
Transit Company. Toe latter, In fact, refused to
recognise the governments composed Of United
States citizens exercising the full rights Of
Sovereignty. This refusal OF the company lead 70
niiDual difficulties with tue authorities and the
people, and a bitter feeling was speedily created
On ri aides, and rep,isals OF the mes dsgraccful
character ensued. In the course Of these lawless
proceedings, the Transit Company claimed an
indemnify Of 20. 600 dollars, which was confirmed
BY the United States govern nenE It appears,
however, from the statements now made, that the
conduct Of the company was by no means less vio-
lent or aggressive than that which would have been
followed by Russian butcher on the Danube, or an
Austrian hero on the mooring grounds at Buda,
steamers the San Juan river to carry passengers
going to and from the States to California to the
New York steamers ON the Atlantic side, and ono Of
those steamers-the Routh- commanded by Captain
Smith, in attempting to mako q landing about ten
or twelve miles above Gfcytown, came In contact
with bupg0, when some wolds arose bet yeen the
owner Of the native boat and the captain Of the
place, the native leyeed his gun at Captain smith,
but did not fire. this ended the outrage on the part
Of the native. But the force Of the current subse-
quantity brought the steamer close to the buDgo for
the second time, when Captain Smith was urged by
an influential peeon on board the steamer to seize
ard dog the native for his nsolence But instead of
doing this, Captain Smith called for his rife and
shot the Nicaraguan through the heart. When the
authorities ordered him to be arrested; but with
the assistance OF his crew and the interference
Of Mr.. Boriand. the United States Minister to
Central America, the captain escaped. In the
made TO arrest Captain Smith. This created mob
in the streets, and scufie ensued, in which Mr..
Borand WIS struck in the face With q fragment OF
Of s ts zoe snd
cal destruction Of the to IN of San Juan.
We are incapable Of indulging in those feelings
which 700 many are so fond Of encouraging, when
they End rivals or even enemies committing any
excess which 10 likely to bring q blot upon their
fame or 70 tarnish she boosted perfection Of their
institutions. But we must say that the burning
Of pslsry town for such an absurd insult to the
American flag, OK to enforce the payment OF such
tiillpg sum as 10000 dollars, Is one Of the most
disgraccfp events tina. could have occurred In the
nineteenth century It has but enc parallel in
modern history, and that is the announcement OF
tie ratification of treaty between the United
states and Russia, in which the Cars charge
d'ct0irfat Washington ard Mr. franklin Picrce's
sclyes 10 perfect neutrality in the present wlrl
The neutrality Of the States, pending the contest
10 which Eoeland Is engaged with despo ism, has
been naturally and onsistcnly anticipated; but II
never has been humbly s,iicted, nor viii il be
mawkhhiy craved. II Fence Of honor, sn sbhor-