The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-02

chiefs divests his movements Of the cquvocai
character they lately bore. He is now a
soldier of fortune, serving, like Lafayette,
Koskiusko, Pulaski, Steuben, Lord Cochrane,
Lord Byron, Admiral Sade, and our own coun-
trymen who are in the service of the Gar in
the ranks of a foreign army; and when he as
serts that he is there because he sympathizes
with the objects sought by the Leon party, he
is entitled to be believed.
Without expressing an opinion favorable or
otherwise with regard to these persons and their
enterprises, it is impossible to dismiss them from
the mind without dwelling for moment on the
probable future of Central America. Atten-
ton has already been drawn in these columns
to the anarchy which has been the normal con-
dition Of the FIVE Central American States ever
since their separation from each other. 1t is
notorious that neither in moral nor material
welfare has there been the slightest progress
made in any Of them for the last thirty years
that they have gone backward, in fact, while
the rest of the world was advancing. At the
same time, it is well known that no part Of the
globe offers greater natural advantages to the
agriculturist, and none is better situate for
purposes Of commerce That the phenomenon
is directly and wholly due to the Incidence
and incapacity of the half-breed races which
inhabit these States, is also tolerably certain.
When these things are considered, it may seem
more properly matter of wonder that so fine
country should have been left to decay for a
quarter Of century, than that efforts should
now be made by daring men to reclaim it. 1t
has been said by Macaulay that the condition
of the existence Of the British empire in Asia
was cOnquest-incessant conquest Our ma
tional prosperity depends on no such condi-
ton but the extension of the Anglo-Saxon
race, and the absorption or subsection of all in
ferior races appear to proceed quite as
unswervingly here as there. Ten years
have elapsed since Texas was absorbed seven
since the creation of new State in California;
the time for new fulflment of the hidden law
cannot be far distant Already one American
railroad, on soil owned by Americans con-
meets the oceans at the Isthmus; and tele-
graph line likewise owned by Americans is
about to be constructed in the same region.
Further north, Honduras has already alienated
land, privileges, and rights Of way to American
citizens and not content with this has
distinctly solicited admission to the Union
while her neighbor, Costa RIGA, less fastidious
has offered her favors to any one who chooses
to pay for them. Nicaragua is traversed from
end to end by an American transit company
which owns land, material, boats, &C.. and
possesses patronage equal to that of
the State. One thousand Americans travel
through the country every month. More
than this, at the rate things are proceed
ing, the chances are that in short time, the
most stable authority in the State will be in
the hands Of two Americans, Walker on the
Pacific, Kinney on the Atlantic coast. Of
Central America what remains? Guatemala
quivering in chronic revolutionary throes,
which have reduced her strength SO low that
there is no reaction, now, after the spasms !;
and San Salvador, heap of ruins!