New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-07

Central America broke up. and in 1855 the se'era
stntes were left without bond OF union
The extreme States of Guatemala and Costa i'i's
r,rced themselyes at once under the Serviie nag
Iii. tho three central States Honduras, San Saliva
dor and Nicaragua, proclaimed their adherence ~
the Liberal cause, notwithstanding ihaf consiae,
able mart of their people chiefly the presls ana 'he"
immediate followers maintained qualified adEefe"oo
% the Services The Liberals themselves were moi
entirely agreed upon the practical form which ther
;de,s and principles should take Hence 1t was 'ha'
,L v.rious attempts of these states to form Unoh
which should be the basis for the reconstruction Oh
,be general federation, systematically iailed WIZ
,be.e tailures the Liberals became discouraged, ana
the Services correspondingy stronger, being opeh!
encouraged by the two States which had committed
themselves to the same interest. number OF Other
circumstances contributed to give them strehg'n'
and to induce them to take active measure 10 ~
tach the Liberal States to the reactonary
policy of Guatemala, in which State the Je-uits hau
been restored the converts reestablished the free
dom of the press destroyed and an irresponsible DC
tatorshp permanently installed The result OF their
efforts in Nicaragua was the election of Don Fruto
Chsmorro an exceedingly narrow minded and HID
eral man. in close correspondence with Guatemala rs
Director In Salvador the process of corruptlns
the President Duenas, who had been priest ana
friar WAS easy. Chamorro and DueIss signazed
their adhesion to the Services by abruptly withdraw
ing the Delegates from the Constitutional Convention
of the three Central States which had been convened
with the view of establishing a confederation
This occurred little more than year ago. Inc
State Of Honduras was left alone in her adherence to
the principle of Union, and TO the liberal cause
And while Chamorro and Duenas both directed their
efforts TO break down the Constitutions OF their re-
spectye States preparatory the assumption Of die
tatorial powers, Guatemala made war on HONDURAS
with the purpose of deposing her Government, and
forcing her into the same policy.
A Convention to revise the Constitution of Nicara-
qua was accordingly called by decree OF the Govern
ment but the measure aroused the Liberal leaders,
and their opposition became so formidable that Cha
morrO underline pretext that they were plotting rev.
oluton summarily exiled them from the State. Ihey
comprised principal part Of the intelligent and liberal
men of the country, and in point of intellect lett the
State poor indeed Among them were Guerrero
who had been Directors Castillon, who had occupied
nearly every Office Of distinction under the Govern
ment Diaz formerly Secretary of War; and a long
list of others of less note but of perhaps equal ab
ties This troublesome opposition disposed or Cha
MORO got together convenient Convention, which,
under the suggestive influence Of bayonets, accepted
and adopted Constitution, prepared beforehand IN
Guatemala and which made ChamOrr0 practical
Dictator under the title of President. OF course he
found no difficulty in "holdng over under the new
instrument and speedily sgnalzed himself by bring
ing forward and getting passed series of DEGREES
authorizing a violation of private correspondence and
of the houses of citizens under his unrestricted
order
Proceedings so fagranty disregardng individual
rights, and endangering personal liberty ana aito
gether tending obviously toward despotism, as
matter of course, greatly aroused the people. For
some months the popular mind was in aeverlsh state
and evnced symptoms of resistance to the reaconary
policy of the Government. And 1t now appears that
the expatriated Liberal leaders early in May took
advantage of this state popular feeling TO return to
Nicaragua. They appear to have been welcomed by
the people, and to have been able to concentrate
sufficient force to depose ChamOrro. II the news now
received should prove true, we Tor an imine
date restoration of the Constitution overturned by
the reactioniss, and for far more liberal and enght
ened administration of affairs in Nicaragua than has
hitherto prevailed In this contingency that VIII
again conform her policy to that OF Honduras and IN
conjunction with san Salvador, (where Duenas has
also broken DOWN. range herself once more under the
Liberal flag and in opposition to the servileism OF
Guatemala and Costa Rica. This result becomes all
the more probable from the circumstances that the
attempts of Guatemala on Honduras both in theway OF
invasion and in her efforts to excite interior conIno-
tions have proved signal failures.
But, on the other hand should the present intell-
gence not be confirmed and instead of the success OF
the revolution we should learn q its failure, We may
anticipate results which every friend of progress and
humanity must regard with sorrow, and which cannot
fail to retard the advancement and still further depress
the unfortunate States of Central America.