The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-17

eount-far from IT, | admit that We TO do nothing
which would invite encourage our people TO intrnde
themselves Extensively far less with hostile views, into the
affairs OF others but when the thing done and ended
the becomes the act OF the people OF the coun
try whose government II s
The government of Nicaragua having changed hands,
in whose hands has ii been deposedf Mr. Rvas is, as
am informed, the provisional President Of Nicaragua
What provisional Presidentl President ad ntertm
until according their institutions with which have
nothing in the world To do President be appointed
for the term regularly fixed by their Fundamental law but
he Ia the Presden, dc ac the organ Of that government
and he has right put himself in communication with
us and to demand that we shall communicate with him
politically il he show that his government is stable
of character which is entitled to our respect and
consideration.
Now sir ! do not know what the senator from Ken
lucky when he says that in the course OF week.
the country will think itself the verge OF because
the government of Nicaragua has been recognised With
WHOM are We lo 70 70 war; @ what .he ,neas nsc o.
from any Of the nations adjoining II Whenos then, s this
cloud to arisef Am to construe the honorable senator
meaning that because another foreign transatlantic
ernment has than intermodded las We have
done but have always refrained from doing) with
the domestic well as the political affairs OF the State Of
Nicaragua TO be deferred from course or even
be in the slightest degree aeced In the relations which
may think il proper to establish with her because OF
any apprehension from that quarter confess that en-
ertan such apprehensions but if thought that the
recognition of this government would bring to an issue
the questions which depending between and any
foreign nation whatever, when right should then
only left Judge the expedency Of acceleratng
retarding that issue should not be governed in my
views Of the propey Of the conduct Of this nation by
gard to what would be the opinions obtrusve nerfe
renee Of any nation abroad.
Sir we know very WE'LL have had OCCASION in my Of
fetal position here within short period by report to
expose the chat the government Of the United States
has not attempted in any instance to avail itself OF ndvan-
tages far less to acquire rights by negotiation with one of
the American powers which may consider as domestic
powers that the governments both of France and Eng
land have not nerrsd and successfully frustrated our
efforts We know stated in the message OF the Presi-
dent in relation Nicaragua that although Great Britain
has asserted right to take possession Of the port of
San JUAN she has eectualy done the thing under
her alleged proectorate BY interpreting the shadow q
aqua and has seriously embarrassed and crippled that
weak State by her of policy. We are no further in
erested in that than sympathes may be excited ON
the side disgust and odium may be excited
by seeing the oveshadowDg control that is without scru-
pie exercised by strong power weak one But we
have not attempted to interfere as far as am aware In
any form shape.
Our people have gone there under concessions made by
the government of Nicaragua-an independent power;
have invested large amount Of capital and established
route which is Of great Importance to US in our CONNER
cia and political Intercourse with OF the States OF
this copfederacy. We have found, as the President
states that by of the revolution which has re-
Gently taken place in that government the rights OF
property OF citizens have been jeoparded If not Sc
riously impaired aud it becomes matter of public and
political necessity that we should be restored If can
with propriey TO that relation Of diplomatic intercourse
which viii enable us to inquire into and redress that
wroBg Why is it to be put OFT The President Is the
only power known to this government that receive
foreign minister. This is an authority expressly
given TO him by the constitution The responsibility re-
sides with him If be TO undertake TO receive for
egn minister from association OF people Claiming TO
be political community, heretofore unknown to the
world political community il would certainly be
very great stretch of responsibility which might involve
the country and which, think, President conscious OF
his position Of the departments OF the govern
meut would exercise But where there is mere change
of existing and acknowledged political
communty-a change of the hands that exercise
powe ordinary for the e1erhon OF bis TesPon-
sbility and be must take his own course lie cannot con-
suit us he consult any branch Of the government
should conceive as to the propney Of doing " or so
II must be under much gravcr circumstances than those
which attend the present case
Why, sir, how IL bat the other day in France
France passed through all the intermediate states OF
monarchy an anarchy, military despohsm for the nme'
republic and autocracy, and recognised them all
according my recollection, from time 10 time, in each
stage which that government assumed until II terminated
in the grand coup dfqf by which the present ruler OF
France seized the reins OF empire and has held them
since According my recollection our minister at Paris
though he unable to obtain instructions from his gov
eminent forbore longer than ten or fifteen days as TO
whether he should recognise Louis Napoleon the Auto
crat Of France instead of Louis Napoleon who was the
President OF the republic some ten or twelve days before
This government perfectly approved OF what he DID We
did hesitate at to put ourselves In poincai COM
rnuncaon with France after Napoleon seized the rens OF
empire there aud became the roerthe sole ,uierrro
sponsibe even to the people over whom he ruled.
shall not 20 further into the subject only mean 70
saw that thnkiih all the respect which bear 70 the
senator from Kentucky and bear that respect TO him for
which he is entitled, very great respecthe has rather
confounded tho of reception by the President on
minister from political communy just coming into be
log and previously recognised with the case oi an or
dinary change Of government by an existing pow" W'o
whom we have had all the time political relations
Mr. PRATT. wish to put an inquiry 70 ,he sena'or
from Virginia ID appears TO me- looking al TINS qoesuon
In practical point OF view that there s 10 be only one re-
suit from this course OF action If the Nicaraguan govern
snt be now recognised czens independently OF any
Law on our part will have right to go there and the
result OF the lcdgment Of this government
will be TO enable tho citizens of the United States TO go
there and make that permanent government which may
not now be permanent IL is known TO ms that but
Yesterday 1t was considered revolutionary struggle
carried on great part by citizens emgratng from The
United STATES against the laws OF this on
nv their ins,rumcutay almost exclusively OF the force
which fought the battles Of the revoluto9 nneeen-twen
tha have Americans who went there contrary 10
the law of our country apprehsud however, that now
by the recognition Of this government the President VIII
have no right prevent any American citizen rom gong
there II be pleases. .A E.,
or "a soon rs by OF steam people can reach Mica
raVua government which but yesterday was considered
as trembling in balance because II was believed That
was about TO be put down. will be stable agsinstths
government In opposition 10 which the revolnton WIS
oommencedl government Ia to-day. Inere Gnu
be doubt OF that
Then the question L. how Car would Il be right without
having sscetaned the stability OF government adm,eo
10 be established by revolution carried on ~ our on
czens TO take away the restrictions now imposed oy
and enable citizens there 80 as 70 make Prna
nent and stable out OF that wpcn o"s
day was revolutionary government esMonneu oy .nose
who had right TO go theref Inc prae"cs
~ This matter " that by the recognition OF the skier
in Nicaragua our citizens viii be able TO e.
.r. i; accordanee with lawand We know that they
m yo thereand that what has hereosore been an unsa
Ma sovprnment win become stable one. do not pre-
tend 10 say that am against the policy put 'nat 'n'
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