The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-16
GUATEMALA.


n Of the l2th April find inserted al length the
ncaons that had been exchanged between that govern
ment and the Belgian legation and consulate respecting
inc aiar or Santo Tomas Ii Is not our province TO
press any opinion question which requires careful
examination in order 10 be enabled 10 lind out what
side are Justice and right However from the documents
pupshed by the Guatemalian government one would be
APT % hnk that said government has only made legi
mate nse OF It's authority in revoking the grants given 10
the colonization company formed at Brussels inasmnch
tne the company according TO the official organ did not
NUM- their engagements The agents OF the Belgian gov
ernment by their uneaedor protests have but justified
that feeling of distrus which is beginning to repel
the most beneficial forms Of foreign influence When
time ago. the Guatemala Gazette censured that facility
wanting in foresight with which contracts made In
Cenal America we knew perfectly well that its advice
Was prompted by selfexperience and that the Guatema
liam government in the situation of being yctimzed
through one OF those eonne bargains whereby gatutous
concessions converted into titles for usurpaon by the
parties obtaining the However this may be- the gov
eminent OF Guatemala put amend TO the affair by decar
ing the grants TO have been forfeited in the decree which
we give place in columns of to-days issue Baron
Behf the minister Of Belgium considering his mission
terminated announced his intention of leaving the
try and he Immediately did in rather hasty
The decree above alluded to reads follows The Pres
den OF the republic OF Guatemala Whereas the house OF
into consideratonrak that the contracts of the 4h
May 1912 and the additional of l4th October l843
concluded for the purpose Of coonzng the port of Sano
Tomas northern shore have not been fulfilled by
the Belgian colonization company established Brussels
secondly that the enterprise has not been carried out du
ring the ten elapsed since the above dates in spite of
and Of the concessions and privileges granted to the port
and thirdly that meanwhile the dubious situation in
which that settlement stands is the of great harm
to the republic puts its rights in jeopardy and could in
course OF Time have very injurious and rrepaabe conse
qnences unless decisive measure be adopted at once
After mature consideration and having in sight all the
information and reports collected with reference to the
subject, il is hereby enacted
ART l. All the grants made by the concluded
the 4h of May of 1912 and l4h October of lS43 with
colonization company residing at Brussels hereby de-
clared as extinct and all the privileges and exemptions
accorded to the port of nto Tomas in the understanding
that the stpulaons contained those should be
complied with, are likewise to be considered null and
void.
AIR The individuals actually settled in the port and
district Of Sano Tomas shall remain under the protection
the government of the republic and shall enjoy all those
rights they may have legally acquired. .
above mentioned who may happen to believe they have
claims to prefer originating thereom can do SO within
year from this date by applying to the OF the
republic with the documents proving such claims in order
that these may be examined and their demands determined
upon according to justice.
ART In future the general laws Of the republic with
regard ports shall also be enforced in the port of Santo
Tomas; and all the especial acts concerning the same
which may be in conflict with the present resolution are
Wherefore and the preceding decree having been sane
toned approved) by me- with the advice Of the Council
Of State ordain the same to be published complied WITH
and executed.
Government House, Guatemala, on the 9th Of April of
1854 RAFAEL CABRERA.
The Minister of the Interior
p DE AYCINENA
letter from gentleman in South Carolina to the New
Haven Connecticut Register states
"Tens of thousands of barrels of Tennessee Georgia.
South Carolina and North Carolina -four have beenshpped
from Charleston this season for Europe and New York
The South supply the North with immense quantities
of -four &C. when they turn in for it. They begin
ming to raise it for the North and for Europe"
THE BRIrsu QUEEN LAUScH-The London Times
devotes two of its columns to description of the launch
If the rstea The lhertH he 0ueen wa
present and chrsened the ship in the presence of sixty
theenf q her hsr'. 70 bsy Majesty the cere
monv Of christening the ship bottle of wine covered
with lace and decorated at either end with the rose sham
rock and thistle suspended horizontally so that
lifted allowed TO swing by It's gravity II would be
dashed against the bow This however not properly
pointed her Majesty who, standing at some dis
lance off threw the bottle twice without hitting her aim
Greater adopts might have made shots under the
circums but the third time all went WELL and the
Queen who beginning TO look rather Pepexed at the
difficulty of the task she had undertaken was py pre-,
explanation enabled TO perfect the rites OF naval baptism
the Royal Albert She appeared much amused at tins
incident herself and laughed heartily when II was over
JoHs Mitchell AND THE WOVEN or THE SoUTH-This dis
tinguished exile recently made very eloquent and temper
ate speech on receiving the civic Inequalities OF Richmond
We extract his tribute to the of the South;
@Bu it is said that indeed the Of the South do
not take so deep interest they ought in that great
for the emancipation of their oppressed sexs
said they not strong-mnded enough for this rs
said that instead Of insisting their civic and political
rights like men, they always cndeayoring TO 8tabisn
relyng no doubt upon the wchcraft OF dark eyes and
the magic of syrcn songs and other such vain and feeble
and unconstitutional weapons OF womans wanarel ,het
actual power and dominion--for they scorn rights
over freemen and citizens. | fear the case Is So
fear the southern ladies behind the have no Just
conception of the new wonan's mission and feel too
secure in their power take thought for their rights
They shall not therefore stand upon pedestal as Miner
va with nm owl upon her head and her arm the 1g
6t TO turn you into stone They shall not civic
Il Of oak bay One cannot vencrate thcm
as one could wish you only love them and enthrone
\ them crowned with flowers over your poor hearts
| NoBLE sEsTMEsTs--From the speech made by John
Mitchell Richmond Virginia take the following eo-
quent y-oxpresscd and patriotic sentiments He said;
GBut sir IL there be ndeod-wbich can hardly believe
any American insane enough ratorous enough TO really
desire or design destroy that united naonhood oh let
them be warned In the Of God not to dare lay hands
upon the sacred constitution of America. Sir maintain
ts have right to say for remember that you, Amer
leans hold this great republic not for yourselves only ou'
In trust for all mankind and for generations yet unborn
One Of greatest Of your revolutionary penmen said well
The very Hessans though hired TO fight against us VIII
live bless their defeat Shall that prophecy be nuihed
No never conjure you in the name and In the interest
OF all Europe Asia the utmost ends of the earth that you
suffer traitor maniac 10 tear the stripes and quenoh
the STARS on the folds of that glorious banner TO whose
radiance as 10 some Aurora morning dawned in the est
The eyes that dakened Europe even now looking as
the sole hope of oppressed liberty now the sole guarantee
for its triumph in the futureP
fellow named Parkes last week caught In the act
OF running off with his ncighbors wife and horse near
Natchtoches Louisiana. The jury-mosty old bache-
him on the woman but held him the