The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-17

he wrote it under the pressure Of Costa
Ricans The same trick has been practised
in Cuba, and Forms, in fact, familiar fea-
ture Of Spanish tactics Under these circum-
stances we ere entitled to look upon this anti
Walker manifesto as merely Costa Rican dodge
to damage the man of whom the services OF Gen.
trail America entertain such mortal dread.
Whisst on this subject, we take the opportunity
OF noticing the fact that there are at present lying
of the Nicarsguan csast several English vessels
of-war, mounting altogether about lso guns
There are various sur1ises atoat as to the object
of the presence Of this feet. The most probable
explanation of it he the fact that Mr.. Manning,
the English Consul at Leon, has been in the habit
Of furnishing the different administrations OF
Nicaragua with s,ans to help them through their
necessities, anG' hat England is about 10 avail
herself of the pretext of this gentlemans claims
against Walkers governmental carry oat certain
objects whiSa she has in view.
We notice also, that oar late Envoy to st.
Domingo, General Cazeneau and his politically
accomplished lady, are al present in Nicaragua.
We hope that these movements are not to b.
,aken o. significant Of fresh troubles and com
plicatie,s in that quarter. 1t would be too bad
now .Aat we are on tie eve Of an apparently
equitable settlement q Central American affairs,
to have old sores rc.opened and the work OF
Diplomacy to do over again.
Go*ernor Wise o., MIR. Bschanan-Kansas
and shc Price OF Niggcrs.
r-he Buchanan democracy Of this State having
been considerably bothered with the Virginia ra-
3.caticn speech Of Governor Wise, in reference
70 the prospectiye,pri Of niggers with the cleo
zion of Mr.. Buchanan application was made to
she Ex-Governor by Mr. Butts, of the Rochester Onion,
for an explanation, and prompt answer was re
turned. From this answer, Mr.. Butts has pub
lished the following extracts, fully explaining
what Governor Wise did say upon the question al
issue:-
RICHMOND, Va, July IS, 1855.
IEAR sIR-In reply to yours of the ODD touching tn
lenong canvass lie. me say that anxiousy symplthiz
with your seLssns MS and feelings The difference be
the North South touching slavery ought to
an honest difference. il is So am confident with ira
patriots aud cetaoc ats. assure you that ask no mau
earth 10 be pro avery man in sentiment or ach N
leave you honestly to your own convictions, controlling
youI own DGniduaj condrct, and your conduct as c
in your ssate. am content that you should
yoursef and your State be an anti slavery man an
,tier. And am sure that you st honestly leave roe
my Stale. 10 my election, prosaverE and that yoG
will Lot att, alrao deprive me Of my equsiright or law
fu property the Union Of states We 10 dsasrc.
and leave tic subject where the constitution found Il
leit ito the arbi;ramen n the federal compact b.
agitation disturbs tie compact itself ar& is taat abonl
which there sectional strife and bitterness. You aud
say let the subject alonesimply let tLe.fws reign. Th
asaiors say, there higher law and tns makes the
mis cLicf.'
Now myself the HERALD, Trttuvs and Tines have
aid most menoscousIy that II spoke as TO the influence
a Tho frte IF on he 0f & 2.e
never uttered a word on that topic ~ the speech I,
which they attribute the remark To prove H. send yon
seyera cshs Of The speech Ny opinion and IS that
tie ad.o ion Of .psas, with without slavery, VIII
cot effect The price Of slaves 10 Virginia at all What
said was, tibet the extension Of the Missouri ne 20 thu
lac &C. The allowing Of negro slavery in Caorei4
would haze a.eced the prse Of slaves In Virginia by
hat wod have frcea all the breadsaaI growing slave
salebnye JET slavery only 10 the large So,ton growing
ana sugar aro~ing and the gold mining States and bavs
hus Diminished the federal power Of che slave States
and furihsr would have enabled the slave
rec their saves at larger PROD. than ney now sell
them.
HENRY A. WISE
This letter upon its face, is evidently written
for the latitude Of York State. an6 to quiet the
nerves of the shaky democracy Of the Van
Buren, Buffalo school. The ratification speech
uEder consideration was published at full length
in the NEW York HERALD. In that branch Of
the speech which discusses the Missouri compro-
mise, Mr.. Wise, abiding to the Oregon bill in
Congress in 1916, says:-
wevsnted territory in the Southwest !, preserve the
squinbrUm OF slave power Ia the Union. Tnis had
scquned by tho Texss annexation, and ie prosiavery
phase voud have been by running the Missouri
every body tlse except Mr. Calhoun, contended but
Ia spite OF friend ice he offered his amendment 10 the
Oregon b which conceded that did not SO extend aud
henot james BucbaIanlost the value OF tke extension
10 the Sccth. He made geographical line, applying
only TO territory acquired nom France and Spain Me-
Buchanan AID Polk, and myself and all others urged
clinasory line, and cid TO the Pacific. To
code olerwse, TO put hands in the oas mouth
Of a mao,iiy-wss conceee tina, we had rot the fixed
fact OF the line 70 the PIccand TO leave the
mercy Of majority against u.s. We were 10 minority,
and Of course would 5e voted down without that admis
sicn The cost OF net running that line to the pacc my
be velued thus 70 Virginia =: We nom pct thousand dol
icU yw aouod ,low, nc icouid then hare gotten from
three 70 fire Mo1ond dollars Jof an o-rd,tre IN the gold
msxes u 6el1mnta; tour hundred thousand multiplied
by nvs tbousard or even three thousand will show
immense loss. One billion Of do'ars would not compcn
sae Virginia FOR her loss IN rot running the line 10 the
Pacific The North had fixed the line. They had the
Advantage Of until annexation II was then turn,
and we did not take H. Taat vas not Mr.. Bacbanan's
fault Had so been Gxad sbo shins and az icet"
true, coudn't have poksd th' North into the 90
pipon Of Jsck Frost, but then free sosm coul5nt have
poktd is nose touth OF that nc rs has since the
promises Of 1850
Here we find the disiict declaration in behalf
Of Mr.. Buchanan, that bad his Missouri line policy
been adopted, the yirginians, instead of a thou
sand dollars for sound slave, would have gotten
from three to five thousand dollars for an opera
tive in the gold mines Of California" Next fol-
lows what Mr.. Wise said on the Kansas question,
to witt
Yet, though thus proposed by the South and by Bu.
chansn, The pbarsecs AMI hypocrtes who howl
ing the repeal Of the Nistonri COMPROMISE the
very men 10 oppose the extension OF the Missouri hne
and 10 make nxcd fact Tnsir reproach 70 Mr.. Bu-
the reproscb which some southern hs cast up
bradrr Mr. Buchanan for the proposed extension OF the
Inc 10 tie Pacific. The generous ard Just Douglas has
done him iusticc in hat behalf and has taken upon him
sell bis tcmmSson Of participation la the act. Mr.. Ba-
chenon wus equally sound " the Kansas Nebraska biu
He was rot ms mbcr or Congress nor OF the Cabinet
vbtn that measure was proposed and rassed He didn't
know hat Mr. " would have proposed introduced"
such measure al the time; hut u had passed; had
realed the Missouri COMPROMISED had returned VS. 10
dfy quo ante 1890; had but followea out the
premise of 1850 which had ALREADY violated
and done away with the line Of 1915 90 and eft