New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-09
NUM- | I 4 |! B|E!R 81.
Aiaart ts'-tsotsrtla Cong greas--E'irse Session.

q Nay 1866 Sesatesir Weller
calling On the President fSr
init beretnS WIN euT Minister to Nicaragua
nleI9n Of Of the u neyg Nicaragaan Government I
dr. Weller ssId he was in the e1atst ~
Letters lnaulrias whether " ts poIicg of
this nation with regard the Z.
nent He now took occasion to Feraayk I'M, tts HI
trsly disagreed with that policy. ftia RTs,,s;e n ~
thoBght exEstaent to reject Cof- FTene On nsss,ai
gronas, ne ahoaslt
fcialy recognized V ssSSsssa
The usual practbce of this Government has been III
recognize the South american Governments; Whs,sa
syer was in power siere; Those which IN
route Of the Pacific especial be treated with
courtesy and friendship He did NOT desire to see
Central Amersa annexed to this Republic, btwanted
stable government there and tlsis was only to be
accomplished BY the diffusion Of. Auglosaxon blood;
he therefore thought that emigration to that country
ought 20 be encouraged rather tEan
He SAID no man had been Eore shanenlly n1isrepYe
scented than Gen. Walker. He was not freebooter,
but a man Of the purest motives. ,s 5g 4, ssy
Mr.. Weller read a Letter from Gen Walker in which
1T ls asserted that the British Government have inter
feed in the present struggle between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua, andhaye furnished th Costa Ricans with
arms. A state of war now exists between these Gov
ernments. Costa Rica invaded Nicaragua, though
she did not declare war her, but against the
americans who aided the present party nSpower to
supyert the Old Government. Mr.. Weller, in allusion
TO the recent riot at Panama. said the best of feeling
exists between shis Government and the Government
OF New Granada, and he had no doubt that the whole
power of the latter would beeercised to bring the
offenders to JUS: :ce. ~ 384s gs T5TI t5@55E75
Mr.. Seward remarked that several weeks ago. on
ms motion, q resolution was adopted calling on the
President Tor in orat0n this subject but as there
mad been no response, the President probably had
good reasons in view Of the complicated state Of
| affairs for delaying to answer the resolution. b W.
Mr.. Weller replied that he was not aware of that
| fact, else he would not have offered this now s
Mr Seward thought it was better to let the subject
rest day or two, information concerning it was
daily being received, and it was important that the
President should be left free exercise his discretion
| in this delicate matter. Ss
Mr Douglas believed that the ayton- -Buwer Treaty
| was being violated every day by Great Britain and
/ thought something ought to be done about it, He
regarded the present Government of Nicaragua legti
mate-as much SO as the other existing Governments
Of Central America. It was the tirmest and most
1 stable Government that had been there since the
throwing off of the Spanish yoke, and 50 far as be
knew justice was more impartialY administered and
the rights Of man and property more sacred1y guarded
and protected under the existing Government than
under any previons one. Nor wasit any objection
in his mind that an American by birth was in com
mand OF the Nicaraguan army. Nicaragua has "a
much right to become the asylum of# emgrants from
this country as we have to receive European enli
!. grants. She had as much right to naturaFze Ger
Walker, and give him military command, as We ha
to do the same by Gen. Shields. Further, Nicaragu
had as much right to send an american by birth mir
/ lister to this country as we have to send man
foreign birth to representus in the courts of SpaiI
Italy Holland. He believed we ought to enforc
our neutrality laws but notsgo hairs breadth bt
d yond the line Of strict duty. ~
+ Mr. Butler thought we ought to be careful not t
involve ourselves in q war with any nation throug
J the acts Of intermeddling adventures.
i Mr.. Weller withdrew the resolution
. Mr. Toonbs spoke in opposition to the action of th
Y Naval Board contending that the law not PROF
erly executed !; therefore the proceedings under
y IEwere void Adjourned. s - e.l.E>.. .......
E House Of Representatives. House passed th
}Ion
act of 1858 relative to suspended entries of publi
lands and the act of 1916 concerning suspended pre-
empton land claims. @
On motion Of Mr. Phelps, the petition from ths
members of the Pittsburgh Bar against the fetal
duct OF Judge Irwin, was referred to the Judciar
Committee. 5 l gs,.. a.,t5sas g5S+f s55,t sI57
t Mr. Maxwell spoke on the Southern side Of th
. slavery question, and
Mr.. Perry against the extension of slavery and i
favor of the restoration of the Missouri restriction
{ 9 in defence of the Republican party. ~ 44 ssss
is Mr.. Quitman introduced bill to repeal certa
of sections of the Neutrality laws. :
el er Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Adjourne