The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-14

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onoe, into correspondence This done in the way
to take the further steps that past errors have made
necessary Immediately 70 send Nicaragua or as
sumo wholly the with Costa ca having been made
against our ooanirgmen in neghboring friendly State
and consequently against country This The active
vigorous policy that think due to the occasion.
Bot II this be TOO strong policy for present state
our nervous system, The taking of Of the ban Of outawry
against the government Of Nicaragua win let in c
Gems ON their account It's assistance and ths with
sufficient naval force insure their peaeeabe debaTka-
ton At San juan and Of river would probably
be sufficient to turn the tdepropided be late
confess, however that look for the next news from
Nicaragua with much solcitude and small misgyings
The late accounts show anenabe destiiution Of
| and ammunition among the troops Of Walker The gov
eminent is destitute Of money The country with All its
natural riches s from It's long wasting by civil wars bare
of supplies Under these circumstances without any
encouragement from abroad even from country
give confidence to the native Nearaguans the force and
Of Costa Rca alone present heavy odds against
Nicaragua and its existing government But powerful Eff
forts also making and in view Of the partial success
and formidable aspect Of Costa Rea and the evident
European sympathy which she commands, were likely 10
succeed 10 form general hostile coalition Of the States
adjoining Nicaragua. 1t under the belief that this
had already been done and that troops marching from
different quarters upon them that the address Of General
Walker his gallant soldiers Riyas made Ny APP
prehenson Is that that coalition has succeeded for what
more powerful argument coud De by those who
fomenting the intrigue than that the United States
themselves departing for that purpose from their
dtonal maxms, had ignored the government and
lawed the State H.. . a..a
But in addition are the facts now well known and in
dsputabe that the government of Great Britain has
initiated the mastery inactivity policy Of own, but
is interfering only ooverty but openly in aid of the
movement which has for its object the determination
expulsion OF our counrymen and the re-esabshment Of
the arsiocrac regime in Central America. 1t
tanned fact that British yesselowar lies at San Juan Of
the Atlantic the purpose Of intereeptng aid intended
for Ncaraguan government and for that purpose has
assumed police American vessels arriving there
passengers and the passengers themselves That
class Of patriots among us whom spoke Of in my former
letter who find the act outrageous and ibusering
if proposed for the United States but perfectly right ami
able and polite If done by European power may
this by any apologies they please but they
cannot ignore the fact.
Under these circumstances, is there anything that
justify further inacton the part of government2
Shall wait for further news when before the
the crisis may already have been passed and Walker and
his compatriots given to slaughter?
| The public mind is now directed TO this subject and
will be long in dsabusng itself with reference TO the
position of Walker and the Americans in Nicaragua and
their relations the government of that State IL will be
known that the cpithet of libusers invaders ag
gressors any GenEe any ephe OF opprobrium is
applicable to them II viii be known that they TO
Nicaragua under circumstances oontomable in every
spect 70 the of nations and the municipal laws Of the
United States aud that being there they entered heartily
into the work of purifying and egeneratDg the State and
into plans alone for the public good. 1t viii be known
that this war of determination against them is re
volt of the people among whom they domicated but
is made entirely from without and is unprovoked and
ton in its objects and character.
| Very respectfully, your fellow-citzen,
VIM CAREY JONES'
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1856.
PosTsoRPT-As closing the foregoing letter the
National Inteigencer of this morning 2h) received
with article entitled The Ncaraguan Question: which,
in view Of the reputation Of that journal for gravity and
consderateness and that it is known command the
sympathy and confidence Of large class of the commun
IT, ought in its principal features be corrected.
II is mistake Of the Integencer, and unjust
countrymen Nicaragua suppose that the
which resulted in the RvasWaker administration
directed against any established government in that State
II aid Of the government and at its invitation that
Walker and his compatrios Nicaragua. There
was an opposition or rebellion bat IL had possession OF
but three places-Granada Rvas and the Fort OF San
Carlos By this latter however the opposition bad
mand Of The communication with the Atlantic, which
ablcd them receive and ammunition from Jamaica
and al The same time of supplies from the sdherens OF
The government BY aid Of the American forces the gov
ernment dsodged its opponents and put down the rebel
lion and then the new administration established
composed partly Of leaders Of both the contending fac
tons and thus entirely paoying the country These facts
are all shown clear and detailed narrative Of the events
by nm eyewitness IAN Englshmsn published in Black
woods Magazine in March last and npublished If am
not mistaken in Intelligence itself weeks since
Thus is all the groundwork Of the charges against
oounrymen n Nicaragua removed and all allegations
ted that their enterprise either illegal in its begin
ming or aggressive in its prosecution.
The Inteligencer IL also mistaken In supposng Chat the
forces under the command Of Gen. Walker almost
wholly recruited from the Americana The native
troops both in the field and in garrison, much
numerous than the American they commanded also
BY native officers and have shown any signs Of disa
lection In fact there Is dissection In the country
uness since the accounts IL shall have been created
by the iutrgues Of Costa Rc and the encouragement and
doubt that the attitude Of government would naturally
produce
These errors Of fact in the Integencer
prising ms II be supposed that the editors would
have kept pace with the with the oloseness
persons specially concerned in whatever relates 10 the
transit between the Atlantic and Pacific States and who
have personal friends engaged in the Nicsragusn enter
Prise
But confess my surprise that the experienced and
astute editors should make the mistake Of confounding
the recognition Of the independence Of State which had
previously in subjecton with the reception Of the
Of State wbose independence had already
been acknowledged The first matter Of great delicacy
and must considered with reference the ability OF the
proposed power maintain its separate existence and
also with reference relations the country from
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