Washington sentinel., 1855-01-10
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, November 80, 1854.

The undersigned, Secretary OF State OF The
United States, has the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of the note Of Mr.. Marcoleta, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary OF
the republic of Nicaragua, Of the 22d instant,
referring to his former note Of the 4th May
last, in relation to the organization and objects
Of the Central American Land and Mining
Company"
Inreply to Nh. Marcoleta's observations, the
undersigned has to state that the association
referred to is not understood to be an expedi-
ton fitting out for any hostile object against
any government with which the United States
are at peace, but is-what it processes to be-
an association for business purposes.
In this view Of the case, it is not proceed
ing in violation Of the laws of the United States
or of the duties Of neutrality. When these
citizens, having peaceful pursuit in view,
arrive in another country, they will be subject
to the laws of that country, and their conduct
must be in conformity to those laws. This
government has no authority to prohibit or in.
terpose to prevent them from going out, and
no control whatever over them after they have
gone beyond its jurisdiction.
The undersigned avails, &C.,
w. L. MARCY.
To Senior Don JOSE DE MARcoLETA, &C., &C., &C.
NATIONAL HOTEL, WASHINGTON,
January 8, 1856.
To the Editor Of the Union:
SIR: Certain public journals and their cor
respondents have within the last month or two
made frequent references to the Central Amer
lean Company ascrbins to it designs and pur
poses wholly foreign to its true objects; and
having observed in the New York Herald Of
the 9th instant, communication purporting to
be from the minister Of Nicaragua, Mr.. j. De
Marcoleta, abounding in gross misstatements,
and in charges as offensive as they are untrue
and unjust, the undersigned, in the absence of
the president Of the company, begs leave TO
deny explicitly all such statements of Mr.. Mar
coleta, and to make known to the American
public the true objects, purposes, and hopes of
the company
The object of the company is to take peace
able possession Of its lands, honestly and peace
ably acquired, for the purpose of developing the
abundant agricultural, mineral, and CONNER
cial resources. In doing so, it is disposed to
infringe no mans rights nor to violate any law.
1t will carefully respect alike the rights, terri
tory, and property of States and individuals
It's intentions are all peaceable, and, in the
Judgment of the undersigned, can only be sue.
cessful by peaceful prosecution of them. The
company, viewing the subject in the same light,
has instructed the undersigned to use his best
efforts on all occasions TO cultivate amicable
and peaceful relations with all with whom in
the discharge Of his duties he may be brought
into contact. And as the lands embraced in the
company's grant are whotiy unoccupied by ad-
yerse claimants, there will be scarcely chance
Of collision, unless brought about by such in.
temperate and unfounded charges as those
which characterize the communication OF Mr..
Marcoleta to which have referred.
If this gentleman, instead OF adopting the
idle gossip Of the newspapers, or listening to
interested suggestions, and making them the
foundation of charges which are at once ridicu-
lous and untrue, had sought information Of the
officers or agents Of the company, he would
have received assurances which would have
quieted his alarmed apprehensions, and in.
structed him fully as to its objects.
In conclusion, ! have only to repeat that the
objects Of the company are peaceful, incom.
patible with none Of the duties which its mem
bers owe to their own government, and de-
signed to violate no law Of their own country
or any other. It's objects are such as good
men every where can approve. A delightful
climate, soil teemng with more than tropical
abundance, a location unrivalled in its advan.
tagss, but all of which until now have remained
unused and improved, are awaiting the hand
Of enterprise to subdue and bring them under
the dominion Of industry and civilization To
do this--to take peaceable possession Of their
own lands without prejudice to the rights Of
persons, or violation Of any principle of the
public LAWS the object Of the company and
Il has no other.
Yours, very respectfully and truly,
III. l.. KINNEY,
General Agent G. A. Company.