The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-25

ono of corps to zee Mr. Joseph White, the lega
sdvser Of the company.
Instead a. finding Mr.. White at his residence,
ing over the attack which had been made upon the
of the company we informed that he had gone I,
tho OPERA and upon repairing to the temple Of song
sure enough there found Mr.. White in his private
box enjoying the music Of Madam Naner Ddee in thu
opera OF "Ia Favorie." Not In the whole building
seemed ess about the the world thar
he aad no would have picked him out as the man
who during the day, had been besieged attacked and
sbrought tor with the Of vessel Of war; The
Interview With Mr.. White was as follows
The government he said, par. right and partly
wrong In stopping their vessel He had no doubt there
6ibusers board but hey not there by the
connivauce consent knowledge Of any member OF
the company. When Greytown bombarded and laid
in ashes ssid Mr. white) and the excitement sprung
mp throughout the country In regard the enlistment
men for the seizure Of that country Mr. McKeon
the United States District Attorney agreed to unite
with him and the United States authorities in putting
stop TO all busterng ana agreed that we should not be
the agents for the transportation of flibus-
fsrs TO Central America any part Of that coun-
try Acting in good faith with the authorities In
carrying out this understanding, the Nicaragus
1ransi. Company for year eighteen months cut of
all intercourse with Central America The company
fused to carry passengers to Greyown In Central Aer
o., any part Mr.. McKeon knew this and knew that
the company carried out this at sacrifice
oil Thousands of dollars There not trip made by
any Of the steamers Of the company that application after
application not made for passage to San Juan and
various ports of Nicaragua and the given to all
was 1--WE take no passengers for any part Of Central
America" Applicants sometimes energetic in their
endeavors to get to Nicaragua and would renew their
requests for tickets time after time and invariably
til ned of wifi n ftiva
deDal 10 take them. This sacrifice Of thousands
dollars TO the company, yet in the desire to assist
the authorities in carrying out their neutrality laws
the company made this sacrifice willingly and cheefaly.
In some instances passengers who bound to 60 ia
Nicaragua at all costs hazards p, chased through
tickets for San Francisco and when they reached Central
America they would stop and refuse go any further
Over such passengers these of course the company
hao no contro ana if they determined to stop in
Niesrsgea, the company could pick them up and
force them to go
In this condition Continued su white) sfairs re.
manned until the government. charged by Col. Wal
ker, ard from the government compelled to
obtain charter, that might keep up connection
across the Isthmus with San Francisco. We obtained
thiS ehoeter and by the of it the company ID
bound to TAKE passengers to Central America In fact
the company has alternative but either carry pas
sengefs to Nicaragua, to give up their charter.
Under this charter then the company has carried
passengers to Greytown and Nicaragua but it has al,
ways exercised discretion in doing and refused to
ny any who thought to be enlisted recruit for
any Of the contendng these southern countries.
This, said Mr.. White has been the condition Of affairs
up till within the pas few days. Mr. McKeon hearing Of
this movement to my house Saturday night
with his Assistant Distrc. Attorney aud of his
na,shais, and wanted TO know what this meant ex-
rfat. q. -Lnrn
fis6ed that the company had completely with enlist
ing or carrying hiibusters in any way. told Mr..
McKeon that the company would unite with him pre-.
venting the departure Of these busers from this port
in any OF the Eicassgua Transit steamers. Mr. McKeon
said that the only way to stop hsm would be to seize the
vessel al cou-se opposed to this. Such seizure
could not but be most disastrous t, the interests of the
lima. BY delaying the ste mer here in New York, we
would lose connection the Pacific side and Is con-
sequence, We would have to maintsin, ia way
support, our passengers the Ithmus We would h.
70 keep them perhaps for weeks. in which ts~s h." ~
them might take the fever and die. The dangers Ok such
a delsy tc cur steamer tcacuabe. II finally
arre pgsd that Mr.. MsXeon should write letter, aud
should answer him explaining the whole tier, and
the vessel SHOULD depart with the passengers she hsd
usually carried.
About O'Clock Sunday evening 60. Mr.. McKeon's
letter me- and muck to my surprise on Monday (yes
terdsy) ming saw the same letter In the HERALD.
saw that this was not had expected aud that it You'd
no. answer this letter Of the Disict Attorneys to
90 70 Genital America without reply and accordingly
prepa cd answer for the afternoon papers that both
letters might 20 to Central Americs ut the time
IMr. Whites letter is published elsewhere in todays
HERALD
Rio;pg down town in the stage yesterday, (MondAy)
morning. fiend of mIe said, "Mr. White, your vessel
a. To ,o 10 ev Whv0 /
what surptised al don't know" answered my friend,
abu. NJ McKeon the District Attorney, told me that he
would receive despatch from the President of the United
States ordering him to stop your vessel and ordering
venue assist him necessary Then said Mr.
Wh,e. he whole thing r as the acts Of the govern
ment concerned, came plainly to me. Last week
[ received O letter from q friend of mine in
Washington, IN whom I have every confidence,
snd whose authority I could trust informing me
tcst he bad heard portion Of the Presi-
eats Message In it the President WAS particularly
upon Great Britain for not apologsng for the
Is.fnso, OF soil under directions of Mr..
Crsmpco sui TO prove to Great britain that tho govern
cot sincere in setting its face sgsiast libusternt
movements of every kind the condemned a
fi:bu.ie iaS for Central Amerca. now for the 6rs'
yaeefssoel that the government wanted some victim
asd nis seize upon that it might have an opportu
ni.y Of aa,yi,g Great Britain inst all such movements
ebosid be pct down.
yraca !. DOWN town heard OF the excitement. which
as egef .,e spreading, and upon going down to th'
Nhsss = - larger company there than usual 1t hs
siss, sea IA the instructions given to all our cap
tsies 4, sessch their vessels aud call tor ticket
be.ote gett!ng cut Of the Narrows, aud to pu
ashore all who were smugglcd board or witt
could not show the proper tickets. In obedience
to these instructions the captains usually put q
shore at staten Island every trip dozen or So VIII
manage 10 stow themselves board without the proper
documents. Upon examining our books saw that only
Fix cnger had been entered provided with ticket
fr Ec,sgua and Of these had not paid their pas
rage 50 from this there could not be man,
6lbustess who hal q claim to a passage. Will
this knowledge went on board the Northern Iigh
few minutes before she left the wharf d'
not 90 of in her came shore sgsin before she wa
cast OIL consulted with her captain, and we saw tb
peueucs OF delay, and the loss Of our connection
on the Pacific ride ID company did not feel like tskin