The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-09

| HONDURAS AND GUATEMALA.--A Washington
correspondent replies in to-day's paper, to the
articles Of the National Lateiligencer, directed
against previous letter of his published in the
HERALD. The refutation of the statements of
the htellsgencer is nearly complete, and we
are able to supply the wanting facts. The re-
dictionary organ in Washington attempts to pro-
duce the impression that the differences be-
tween the two States of Central America
above named are kept up by the refusal of Hon
duras to listen to terms of peace.
Now, the facts are. that on the 10Th of April
last, commissioners duly appointed upon behalf
of both States, met and signed convention of
peace and amity This convention was ratified
without the variation Of a word, by Honduras
The Guatemala government, on the other hand,
refused to ratify the convention signed by its
own commissioners, but, instead, sent an en-
tirely new and offensive series of articles for
the acceptance of Honduras, which the latter
refused to adopt.
Again, when San Salvador and Nicaragua
offered their mediation for the settlement of
differences, although it was notorious that
these States were not friendly to Honduras,
the governments of the latter at once accepted
the pr0ffer, and named commissioners to meet
those of San Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guste-
mala, in the city of Sta. Anna. 1t also, as an
evidence of its disposition for peace, withdrew
TO ~ - 49,. DO f-antiar Yet Guatemala re-
fuses to send her commissioners, and persists in
her assaults on Honduras-going to the length
of placing notorious leader, driven out OF
for OF iha or
forces of invasion.
In respect to the violation of the terms Of
the capitulation of Omoa by the Guatemalans,
our correspondent speaks too moderately. The
violation as direct, fragrant and indcfcnsible.
The surrender was made with the express
condition." 1--WE are now quoting the words of
the original document) ''that the port shall be
evacuated by the troops of Guatemala with
in four days, and they shall not touch any
piece of artillery nor any other article left in
the fort" Yet Carrera commenced carrying
off the armament the instant the fort was sur
rendered, and would have completed the rob-
berry had it not been for the remonstrances of
the American consul.
However, these are issues of comparatively
~
Honduras only to direct attention from the re-
actionists Of Guatemala, which is to "crush
out' in Central America, as Santa Anna is
doing in Mexico, every germ of republican and
liberal sentiment. The ultimate design is to
merge Central America in the prospective
Mexican empire, as was attempted by precisely
these same reactionists and monarchists of
Guatemala in the time of Iturbide. The pres
sure in Honduras is part and parcel of the
great conspiracy meditated by the reactionists
of this continent, and encouraged by the des-
potisms of Europe, of curbing the United States
by building up monarchical barrier in Mexico |
and Central America. This is the scope of the
proposed Spanish Protectorate,' which looks |
to the alliance of England and France to give |
it force and effect. The republican State of |
Honduras must be crushed for she stands in the |
way of the consummation of this combination |
against the United States and republicanism in
America.