Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-12-08

sident of the Republic.
At IL O'clock, M, OH Saturday, the 10th instant,
the Project of Granada and. the governor, by the
direction of the President awaited the minister,
at the house of the United States Legation, where
all the American residents of Granada had assem-
bled when they repaired to the council chamber
of the government house, where the officers of the
cominander-in-chef, the clergy, and many others
had assembled. Col. Wheeler then delivered the
following address
Mr. PRESIDENT: congratulate you upon your
accession to the presidency of the Republic of Nj
caragua.
had the honor of presenting in May last to the
government of this city, letter from the President
of the Unit ed States accreditng minister resident
near this republic.
The diplomatic usagcs of the United States, from
the earliest PERIOD have always acknowledged that
every nation possesses the right to govern itself &C.
cordng to its will and to transact its business
through whatsoever agent it may think proper to
employ.
In conformity to ancient and honorable precedents
request that you will regard the letter of the Pre-
sident of the United States, now on file in the ar
chives of your State Department. as addressed to
you, President of the Republic of Nicaragua and
that you rely with confidence his sincerity in the
expressions of friendship entertained by him, and
the people of the United States for this republic,
and the desire of the President and government
to cultivate the harmony and good correspondence
which happily subsist between us.
From the period of her independence from Spain,
in 1921 to the date of the treaty by virtue of which
you Mr.. President, hold your Office, Nicaragua has
been the of revolution and warfare, otlntes-
tine CONFUSION and blood. If there were, at some
short intervals temporary cessation of hostIiltles,
it was only to enable the political storm to gather
fresh fury by repoSe.
hail the treaty of the 23d ut. between the chiefs
of the respective armies, was the sacred dove
bearing the olive branch of peace, proving that the
bitter of desolaton and destruction had sub
sided. And trust that the ark which has been so
long tossed upon the troubled ocean OF political
strife may now rest secure i'll the enjoyment OF peace
and prosperity.
With soil as fertile as any on earth, abundant
in mineral wealth. the " Ell Dorado" of the hopes OF
Columbus, a Salubrous climate, geographical posi-
ton SO important that it is the Golden Gate be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, which opens
the commerce of the world, your republic" the
centre of Central America"-only requires peace
industry, and enterprise to take its appropriate posi-
ton among the nations of the earth.
The example of the "great republic of the North,
like the Pole Star to the seatossed mariner, plainly
points to YOU the true way of national greatness.
Their interests are the same-their principles should
be, also.
Our true policy is to declare and to maintain that
the people of American republics can govern them
selves; that no foreign power shall be allowed TO
control in the slightest manner views, inter-
ferc in the least degree with our interests. Our
dignity, our rights and security republics demand
this and the idea of any interference colonial
ton by any foreign power, this side of the ocean,
is utterly inadmissible.
Be assured, Mr.. President, that nothing shall be
wanting my part to advance the interests of both
republics and, the representative of the United
States. to discharge my important and delicate du-
ties in manner agreeable to you and satisfactory
to my government.
To which the President made the following reply:
Mr. MINISTER: With particular pleasure have
listened to the expression of those generous sent
ments with which your eXcellency congratuates my
accession to the presidency, and for which return
to you my sincere thanks and, far as in my
power in the position in which find myself placed
nothing will be grateful to than to main
tain cordial relations with your eXceliency, who so
worthily represents the government of the illustri
Gus American nation.
If these relations have at all times been considered
by Nicaragua of great Importance, for her i'm
provement and we'll being, how much, without doubt,
more important are they now, when an extensive !
ard disastrous civil war is just terminated by the
means OF traterna understanding favor OF the
public; upon whose young and powerful elements !
IF liberty and order hopes founded that this |
country will march with firm step to the same |
elevation Of advancement which its free institutions
md natural advantages present.
Several years since, by solemn declaration of
he legislative power, those principles which flow |
rom the liberty and independence of the American |
continent were adopted; they strengthen the chains
which unite us to the great republic of the North,
which was the first to proclaim such principles and
which has been constant in maintaining them.
Nicaragua, other sections of Spanish America,
blowing the example which had been set by the
nation of the North, declared her in
dependence and established liberal institutions; and
ince then both nations have considered themselves
Identified by such peaceful interests and every day
heir mutual wafare becomes more Immediately con-
lected
Firm in these convictions, hatter myself that
-our eXcelency, when treating on the appropriate
ubjects of your important mission, will find me al.
ways animated by the sentiments which you
already expressed in favor of the two countries
The whole ceremony was impressive and impor-
ant and all present appeared much gratited. After
he minister had returned to his house, escorted by
he Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen. Maxine Jeres
Jol p. H. French, Minister, of Hacienda, and 9TH
rs, national salute was fired.
The Washington Union says:
For the last five six years Nicaragua and
Iicaraguan affairs have been prolific subjects for
omment and discussion with dpomatists and jour-
alists on both sides of the Atlantic. The late rev.
tuition in that little republic has brought the name
f Nicaragua still moro conspiciously before news
aper readers and has excited much diversity of
pinion to the policy, object. and permanency
f the government; and, in connexion with
hese things find publicity given to statements
which calculated to mslead the public. 1t is
tated that Nicaragua contains white population
f only 20, 900 persons. This is an error. A GEN.
us of the republic was taken in the year 1916,
which is the latest of information the
ubect. According to it, the population was then
81 00O of whom %, 900 were set down as whites, +
8, 900 negroes, 80, 600 Indians $50, 900 of mixed
ace, composed of the negro Indian, and Spanish,
nth the Indian greatly predominating The prin-
ipal towns Leon, containing 5000 inhabi-
ants; Masaya, Is, OOO Managua, II, 600: Gilman.
ega, 1000; Granada, $1,000; Segevie 5000;