The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-18

| IT wss &c. aside by the Chomorro or aristocra-
tic party, who desired to remove the election OF
President entirely from the people, give him
the power of u dictator, and otherwise make
laws offensive to the democratic party. The
| leader OF the democrats was Don Patriotic Ri
vas. He found himself in a peculiarly deli
| cate position. The democrats were able to
maintain their position if not put down by
outside interference. That interference was
likely to ensue from Guatemala. One Guar
diola, q partisan OF the Chomorro party, sue
ceeded in gaining the aid OF Carrera. The
democrats then invited Walker aud his friends
| in California TO assist them and sent blank
commission of COMMANDMENT. Chief, to be filed
| up with any name they saw fit. Mr.. Walker
was considered the best man for the place, and
the departure of his battalion-its success in
! Manageable capture Of Granada-the for
nation of provisional government, with Ri
| vas at its head, are well known to our readers
| Nicaragua is country of immense value in
many respects. 1t is depot for large
amount Of property owned by citizens of the
United States, and two of its ports are occupied
| almost entirely by Californians in transit. Mr.
| II. l.. Kinney has set up colony near Grey
| town; it is composed of North American Ctr
zens, and is daily receiving accessions. Large
| numbers of North Americans are preparing 10
join Walkers standard, in disregard Of the
proclamation Of the President Of the United
States Nicaragua is now menaced by q fresh
invasion from Guatemala, and Guardoa is
busy in intriguing against the new govern
ment, which, although popular, is only an ex-
pertinent SO far. 1t is the desire of the demo-
cratic party to bring about union between
Honduras, San Salvador and Nicaragua.
powerful nation would thus arise, and Carrera
could be wiped out, if necessary. Central
America, OF the larger part Of it, will, II this
government is firmly established, become as
entirely North American 3s the State of New
York; and will, no doubt, some fine day ask for
admission as member of the Federal Union.
Costa RIGA is the southernmost State Of Cen
trail America. 1t is one Of the smallest in ter
ritory, but the richest in resources. II has
been at peace many years, and its people are
represented as being industrious and quiet
citizens. Its chief reliance is the coffee crop,
and the exports of this article amount to four
thousand tons annually. Its present govern
ment was established in 1929 The State il
divided into six departments, each of which
elects two deputies to the Legislature. The
executive consists of President, Don Raphael
Mora, and Vice-President, Creamuno, elected
for six years. The present administration is
believed to be in favor Of the British govern
ment, whose agents are continually intriguing
in all the Central American republics. The
Nicaragua route across the lsthmus runs along
the frontier of Costa RIGA.
The British possessions in Central America
include British Honduras, the Bay Islands,
otherwise called Ruatan, and the tract call
ed Mosquito. These possessions really be-
long to Honduras and Nicaragua, and the
British government holds them in defiance
of the treaty signed at Washington five years
ago, and commonly called the Clayton -Bulwer
treaty. which contains the following stipula-
tiOn-
Neither Power should occupy ortify colonze
assume exercise any dominion Nicaragua Costa
nor should either make use Of which either
affords afford, or any alliance which either has
may have to or with any other state or people Dr the
TONS Of occupying, fortyng colonizng Costa Rca
the Mosquito coast any part Of Central America of
assuming or exercising dominion over the same.
In defiance of this the government Of Great
Britain holds the territory above named as
absolutely as it controls the city of London,
and its agents, as we are informed, are rapidly
obtaining dangerous preponderance in Costa
RIGA.
We have thus endeavored to give the plain
facts, in order to show the Importance of the
question which is now before the executive of
the United States, and which will shortly come
before Congress. We desire that the people
should understand the matter and then Con-
gress must follow The popular voice is above
treaties, and tape, and diplomacy, and Con-
crosses, and Presidents, and humbugs general
ly. 1t is of the highest Importance that our
government should meet this question without
fear and without prejudice. The regularly ac-
credited Minister of Nicaragua is now in
Washington, and has strong claims upon the
United States. 1t is for the mercantile inte-
rest of this republic that good government
should be maintained in Nicaragua. Peace
reigns within the borders of that country for
the first time in many years. But its prosperi-
ty is menaced by foes from without and enc
mics within. 1t asks for the countenance
and friendship Of the great Republic of the
North, and it seems to us, in the present state
of things, that the most rigid conservatism
could not refuse to grant so proper request
If we do not take step in the right direction
now, some Of us may live to see the best part
Of Central America erected into an English
colony and our rislt Of way to the Pacific die
puted by the Brtiss government.
The FRENCH SOCIALISTS IN THE WEsr.-We
publish to-day a translation, somewhat abridg-
ed, Of Citizen CADETS last half-yearly report as
President. of the Icarian Community at Nauvoo,