Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-06-05

war between parties neither of them,
strong enough to overcome the other
or permanently maintain internal
tranquility, one Of the 'contending
fractions of the republic invited the
assistance and cooperation of a small
body Of citizens of the United States
from the State Of California, whose
presence, as it appears, put an end
at once to civil war. and restored APP
parent order throughout the terrific
ry Of Nicaragua, with new admins
ltration, having at its head a distiu-
guished individual, by birth citizen
Of the republic, D. PAtrico Rivas, as
its provisional president.
II. is the established policy Of the
United States to recognize all gov
ernments without question of their
source, or organization, or of the
means by which the governing per-
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sons, attained their power, provided
there be government de facto ac-
icepted by the people Of the country,
and with reserve only Of time as to
the recognition Of revolutionary gov
ernments arising out of the subdiyis-
ions of parent States with which we
are in relations. sof amity. We do
not 60 behind the fact of a foreign
government exercising actual power
to investigate questions oflegitimacy;
We do not inquire into the causes
which may have led to change of
government. TO us it is Indifferent
whether successful. revolution has
been aided by foreign Intervention 81
mot; whether insurrection has oyer
Thrown existing government, and an
1other has been established in its place
accordingto pre-existing forms, or
Yin a manner adopted fortbe occasion
Thy those whom We may find in. the
1actual possession ofpower. All these
matters we leave to the people and
public authorities Of the particular
country to determine; and their de-
Termination, whether it be by positive
action or by ascertained acquieseence,
lis to us sufficient warranty of the
legitimacy of the new government.
/ During the sixty seven years which
lhave elapsed since the establishment
|of the existing government Of the
United States, in all which time this
Union has maintained undisturbed
domestic tranquility, We have had oc-
casion to recognize governments de
faeio, founded either by domestic
revolution or by military invasion
from abroad, in many of the govern
ments of Europe.
1t is the more imperatively neces-
sary to apply this rule to the Spanish
American republics, in consideration
of the frequent and not seldom anem-
alous changes Of organization or adj
ministration which they undergo, and
| the revolutionary, nature of most of
these changes, of which the recent
series of revolutions in the Mexican
republic is an example, where five
successive revolutionary governments
have made their appearance in the
course of q few months, aud been re-
cognizec successfully each, as the po-
litical power of that country, by the
United States.
When, therefore, some time since,
anew minister from the republic Of
Nicaragua presented himself, bearing
the commission Of President Rivas,
he must and would have been receiv-
ed as such, unless be was found on
inquiry subject to personal exception,
but for the absence of satisfactory in
formation upon the question whether
President Rivas was an fact the head
of an established government of the
republic of Nicaragua, doubt as to
which arose not only from the circum-
stances of his avowed association with
armed emigrants recently from the
United States, but that the proposed
minister himself was of that class of
persons, and not otherwise or previous
ly a citizen of Nicaragua.
Another minister from the repub. |
lie of Nicaragua has now presented
himself and has been received as such. |
satisfactory evidence appearing that
he represents the government de fac
to and, so far as such exists, the gov
eminent de Jure of that republic.
That reception, while in accordance
with the established policy of the
United States, was likewise called for |,
oy the most imperative special ext
gencies, which require that this gov
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