The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-09

Yankee EncrOucnmene0 I'm C0ntral America
[I'rom the Paris Pays, Bee. l3
We have received from N. Herran, Minister Penips-
tentary from Honduras letter in which he protests
against assertion contained article In this jour
nal Gate of Nov H. the last revolution Of Gen.
trail America We said in that article in resume OF the
principal acts Of the part Of the Ameri
OF the North that they had purchased portion OF
the republic Of Honduras. NJ Hersn arms that this IL
assertion, and he takes text this pre-
tended to found II complaint of the lsvy with
which certain French journals become the propagstors
of ae wherever there question OF remote coun
tIies
We do not take upon ourselves to reply behalf Of
the journals which according to M Herran, have me-
rled this reproach But with regard ourselves 1t
not lightly that inserted the phrase that he objects
TO- Gne Of the principal organs the United States
the New YORK Lately announced as fact Of public
notoriey that the Territory OF Honduras was for SALE
On several occasions the Spanish Journals of Central
America, and even Of New Grenada, have protested
against tins putting up Of the State to public auction
General Guifdios in bus Proclamaton Of the 18th Of
Of his grievances sgains! the PRECEDENT And We have At
present before official protest. Of the government Of
San So vador Of which Herrsn "a also tho representa-
tve against the sale made by Honduras to the Aef1
Of Tiger Island in the Gulf of Fonseca This docu-
ment is signed BY gpaco Gomez, at that time Minister
lowed up by Other protests Of the same kind The part
of The goverpmen Of Central America.
Is it Necessary for to add that the concession made
to Mr. Squer, formerly the American Minister of the
railroad which t,averses the country from ocean to
ocean, and which is at present In progress of
nss 'nSuc sna an. and numerous
All these facts are now Of public noorety The United
States regard Honduras Of their colonies In sig
to small neighboing republics have only been
desirous OF giving useful warning to their nment
and we are astonished that NJ Herran should have
garded that accusation and o which was
in reality only proof OF interest.
From the Paris Pays Dec. Is.
We have received from N. Herran, Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary from Honduras and San Salvador another letter
The subject of the observations which his first
nicaton ores from u.s. We do not wish to prolong
lase0 sc hav nvQd hat Ia
not lightly that we have spoken of the situation OF Hon.
duras vsap of the United States. NJ Herrsn does not
himself to explaining them. We willingly accept this
explanation favorable as II is to Honduras, and
gret sincerely having been drawn into this controversy
The article that called forth this double reclamation
full Of sympa Thy and good will towards rhe States of
Central to which pointed out the encroach
North America their territories under every
iom and by all sorts of MEANS CONCESSIONS purchases
and med usurpations The representative Honduras
that has not been in the of that repub
licwhence he that has nothing to apprehand
from the spirit Of the United States do
ask better than to believe this assertion; but there
the mseves ard hat is not to that they menaced
The folio wing is the letter of NJ. .Herran:-
SIR regret that you did not nsert first letter. fer
it would have cut horta discussion which far from be-
ing to my taste; but M. Felix Belly, by his fresh
til cemIels me again to protest against the
Your editor seeks to prove that the reproach of Ievy
which applies to certain journals cannot affect the Pays
and to esath it he declares that he has derived his
infoi nation in the first instance from the NEW YORK
HERALD ard sgain from the protest addressed by the
government San Salvador to that of Honduras
ocossit Of pretended sale of the Tiger Island made
by the latter to the Americans.
Whilst respecting the nservative acts Of San Saliva
DOR and without desiring to enter into the motives
which have led The NEW York HERALD express itself
it has done in the Of Honduras, shall conf
myself state that the protest does not speak of Anne
OF the denitive sale of the Tiger Island and
will add that that island is peopled by numerous fam
lies FROM Honduras, San salvador Nicaragua, North
America, and rom Europe itself for NJ Dardano, the
Sandman Consul is at present of its richest proprie
tors.
If the Pays newspaper considers that Stste sells it.
foreigners it only remains for it to France Eng
land and Austria OF selling themselves in like amer by
the concessions of this sort which they have
mace to different companies. This accusation equally
touches Costa Rca for that State has itself made
sion of land from to the other to the French
another concession If land of the same exten to
Mr. Buwer formerly Minister from Great Britain to the
govei nment of the United States.
With regard to the interoceanic railroad which at
present. according to In progress of execution and
Of which the concession has been granted to Mr. Squer
formerly the American Minister have the honor to OBJ
to you that the company that undertakes 1t must
be English, French and American in its constructions
that each nation will have the rights and the
is at present in Paris busy in making France partic
pator in the advantages of this vast ente PRISE
In the hope that this rectifcation will have luckier
fate than the preceding beg of you and if put to
it, demand it as right that you shall insert texuay
in your next number.
The Minister Plenipoentisry of Honduras,
HERRAN.