Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-05-31
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: In these circumstances of the political
, debility of the republic of Nicaragua, and
q hen its inhabitants were exhausted by
long continued civil war between parties,
| neither of them strong enough to overcome
the other, or permanently maintain inter-
r nal tranquility, one of the contending fac
tons Of the republic invited the assistance
f and cooperation Of a small body of citi
zens OF the United States from the State OF
California, Is hose presence, as it appears,
put an end II once TO evil war, and resto-
red apparent order Throughout the the ter
ritoEy Of Nicaragua, with new adminlsa
tfa,on. having at It's head distinguished
individual, BY birth ii citizen Of the repub-
lie, D. Patrico Rivas, as It's Provisional
President.
1t is the established policy of the United
States to recognise all governments with
out questions of tteir source. or their or
ganization or of the means by winch the
governing persons attain their power, pro
vided there be government dc }dct0 ac-
cepted by the peopls Of the country, and
with reserve only OF time as to the recog.
milton OF revolutionary governments aris-
ing out OF The subdivision OF parent States
with which we are in relations of ami y.
We do not go behind The fact Of foreign
government exercising actual power to in
vestisate questions OF legitimacy /; I've do
not inquire into the causes which may have
led TO change of government. To Us it
f is Indifferent whether successful revolu-
lion has been aided By foreign Intervention
OF not i; whether instruction has over
thrown existing government and another
has been established in its place according
to pre-eXis,ing forms, OF Ill a mdnnet adep-
led for the occasion by those " HON we may
f fad III the actual possession OF power
All these matters we leave to the people
( and public authorities Of the particular
5 county to determine aud their determi
S nation, whether il De by positive action or
\ BY dscertained acquiescence, Is to Us IA sui-
. iicient warranty Of the legitimacy of the
r new government.
Daring the sixty sever, years which have
elapsed since the establishment of the eX-
listing Government OF the United States, IN
al. which time this Union has maintained
5 undisturbed domestic tranquility, we have
: had occasion 10 recognise governments de
| tdc'0, founded either by domestic revolu-
ton or by military invasion from abroad,
i'll many oil the governments OF Europe.
1t is the mole .mperatlvely necessary to
amply this rule to the Spanish American
+. rcpu0lics in consideration Of the frequent
and mol seldom anomalous changes OF or
gdnza,ion or administration which they
undergo, and the revolutionary nature OF
, most ot these charges, of which the re-
| ccnt series Of revolutions i'll the Mexican
. rspublic is an example, where five success.
s slye revolutionary governments have made
. their appearance IN the course Of IA few
months and been recognised successfully
by the United States.
When, therefore, sometime since, new
! minister from the republic Of Nicaragua
presented himself, bearing the commission
OF President Rlyas, he must and would
have been received as such, uules, he was
, found Oh inquiry subject TO personal ex--
ceptioh, but for the absence OF satislacto
E ny information upon the question whether
President Riyas W as in fact the head of an
0 established government of the republic u
a Nicaragua, doubt as TO which arose no. on
o ly from the circumstances of his avowe ed
t association with armed emgtants recently
t rom the United States, but that the pro-
h posed minister himself was of that class Of
5 PERSONS and not otherwise or previously a
: citizen OF Nicaragua.
: Another minister from the republic Of
s; Nicaragua has how ptescnted himself, and
!. has been received as such, satisfactory ev.
D deuce appearing that he represents the
, government de Gacfo and, so far as sucl
n exists, the government de .jare Of that re.
public.
= That reception, while in accordance
t with the estabi,hed policy Of the Unitee
d States. was likewise called for by the mos
S imperative SPECIAL cXIgepcies. winch ie.
d quue that this government shall enter a
- once into diplomatic relations WITH that Q
Nicaragua. In the first place, dilitrenc,
: has occurred between the government o
IS President Riyas and the Nicaragua Tran.
= sill Company, which involves the noeessi
l. ~ OF inquiry into rights of citizens of tn
II United States. who alIege that ines hav
been aggrieved by the acts OF the former
and claim protection and redress at tn,
j. hands oil their goFeFHmeHt. IT. The secoat
il place, the inter oceanic communication by
h the way OF Nicaragua IS ell-etnaliy IN
y lefrupted, and the persons and property o
i unotiending private citizens OF the UuteC
s, States in thlt country require the attention
- Of their government Neither of thes,
i. objects can receive the due consideration
d without resumption of diplomatic inter.
course with the government Of Nicaragua
e Further than this, the documents com
/ municated show that, W hie the nter-oee-
n anic transit by the way of Nicaragua j.
d cut off, disturbances at Panama have oe-
{ cured to Distract temporarily at least that
by the way 81 New Grenada, involving
p. the sacrifice Of the lives and property O
: citizens OF the United Safes, A spprin
i commissioner has been despatched 10 Pa
0 mama to investigate The facts of this occur
/ renee, with ayiew particularly to the re-
t dress OF parties aggtieved. Rat measure
= OF another class Will BE- demanded for III,
future security OF inter-oceanie commuui
, cation by this as by the other routes OF The
j isthmus.
, Il would be difficult to sugges, singh
= object OF interest, eXtt rnal or internal
{ more important TO the United States than