Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-22
Sjcaraguau Affairs.

took place in the senate. on Thursday. after the
reception of the Presidents Messageon Nicara-
/ gian niiairs:-
Mr. crit,enden said hc regarded the subject as
! n very important one, which ought not 10 pass
/ from the consideration of the Senate. into the
hands Of The committee without remark He had
! seldom. if ever. listened 10 a message from the
! Executive which frnught with more absorb
| ing interest. which might lead % such serious
| cnn-eqnrnees. In few weeks time the country
would be agiated from end 10 the other on
this subject. aud it mi gbt result in our being in
I ynlyed III war. If we were Ia have war. he wan
ted il Ia be accepted or denounced by Senators
in an OPEN manly manner, and not have n course
of policy pursued by which wa should <, step
by step blindly until we fall into the pit The
government of Nicaragua which the President
has officially recognized, Thing of yester-
day, Us it weren't any rate. the shoes were not
yet out upon the feet Of those who bad
wrough; this new revolution.anl already the Elk
eeutiye had become snti sfied of its capacity to
discharge lis duties nation il tho great fami.
" of nations
Ihi- seemed TO him very hasty CONCLUSION to
arrive at IN a matter Of 50 much consequence; tho
revolution having been affected too, H. the Pres.
idrnt admit, by the co operation Of our country
men who went there contrary to the laws of This
country. Was this the national prudence which
bad hitherto gnid ID cur cour-ei What said jack
sion into The Union, even after assured
of her ability to govern herself. aud when she
had by repeated victories. established her title t.
be considered one Of the communities of the world!
Jack-on's nes-nge gtv" a thorough. profound,
ond patriotic rebpk" To- every principle in the pre-
sent message.
We mix ourselves up ia tho Affairs Of other
nations ~ dangerously sometimes by recognizing
these communities suddenly nrsing into ex.-
trnee rs by entering into enangng alliances
with foreign powers.
Mr. Mason said he could .ee no objection to
reference. The documents merely Informed the
Senate Of the actual condition # he country in
which we take great deal al interest. he
President had learned that change had taken
plnce in the government Of Nicaragua. which
simply amounted TO the fact thai they had one
set Of lawmakers IN lien Of nnother, aud hciug
satisfied ihnt the new government was u govern
mrnt de ltcio, aud had sufficient ability to con.
duet the affairs of the country, the President fit
himself called on 80 receive il Minister. That
was all. lbe argument of the Senator from
Kentucky. in the case of reXa., would not apply
here. That was new nnttnn in the family Of
nations. but Nicaragua hn1 len recognized IL II
political community ever STAGE ISL, AT one time,
IN confederation with other Stnfes. and nfteroa H.
rs separate State. When they changed their
government, all we have rgh to inquire is
l. il rrnl government, and have they shown
suili lent stability To- entitle II, II regard them
We have md Minister resident there several
years, and she hns had one here We have been
on terms nj pn'itlcal Intercourse with Nicaragua
| for series of years as we hive with other gov
/ crunents, aud the President. by virtue of his
Office. m0-t regulate diplomatic intercourse
| with foreign ministers. This visiting govern
mcni Of Nlegragun has been e,tab he'd six or
| eight months and so far ms we are informed, it
IL n government of greater stability than has cX-
listed III tint unfortunate country Tor many wears.
/ TIA" SENATOR had spoken of war Who are wrtn
| gu H. war with ! Whence Is he cloud to arise
Docs he allule to u foreign tran -alanir govern
meut that has more thnn once mlrrmeddlrd, as
! we have never done, hat have always RETAINED
| from doing, with he domestic rs well rs political
affairs II Niearg1n! Are 10 be deferred by
| that power irom ackuow )Cdeingthht government
| MIR. Mnson said if he thought tho recognition If
| this government would bring To an issue the
| questions pending between rs and any foreign
| power IN which we are in the right. lie woull not
hesitate Ia do il. We hnd mol refused to rccog
MIA the existing governments of Franco when
they had passed through the various stages of
monarchy, anarchy, military despoti-m, AS re-
! public, aud al lnstas an aUtncraey.
| MIR. Pratt said that the government OF NcarH-
! qua being recognized, our citizens would haye
| right 10 @ there and could mike that stable
! government, which was not 50 nnw. lie Thought
| that nineteen twentlents of those who had r~lHb
I
| gone there IN violation Of the neutrality laws.
Mr.. Mason said the recognition would not af
/ feet our neutrality laws in the slightest degree
| Our citizens are at liberty to % where they
| please, and after they have reached foreign
| country, they could engage in any pursuit they
| pleased.
Mr.. Weller gave history of the struggle be-
! tween thamoror and Cnstillior saving that Wal
! krr went there by invitation of the latter, after
! he had succeeded in establishing himself at the
! head OF the Niearaguan army. This present gov
eminent was established by aid of North Ameri
cans at the request of the natives; aud during
the sx months it has be en- in operation. there has
been no civil war, and he knew of no party in nj
caragna who were trying to upset the existing
government there He alluded TO British inter.
ference IN behalf of Costa Rcn, and said the Br-
fish government, had. during the last eight years
| annexed two hundred thou sand square miles, he
! ing more than the territory of all the Central A
merican States combined. Our Central American
affairs are fast coming tu head
II may he we shall he precipitated into a war.
bat II 50, we may just as well settle this matter
now rs at any other time. | de>ie war with mo
connlry-l represent constituency upon whom
will fall the tnll weight of the first blow that shall
h" struck bat II we are In have nGr, let il h' on
this great principle-we are on the right sidrand
the God OF our tarthers will go with ~ and give
Us victory. Thrice is is he arnel who hath hi-
quarrel just"
The debate then closed 4 the documents were
| referred.
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