New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-09
His Excelency Don Fermin Ferrer.

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j have the honor to be very sincerely yours,
His Excellency Don Fermin Ferrer.
DOM FERs1IN FERRER's REPLY. .-.- .,.
NEW YORK, Saturday, Nov 20, 1856.
My Dear General: fully respond to the ideas
expressed in your note OF this morning respecting
certain anonymous individuals, whose crimes and
misconduct in Nicaragua had rendered it impossible
for them to remain in that country and who are now
yindctivey using the freedom OF the American press
to present the policy and condition of my Government
in the most false and odious colors. Justice to my
country constrains me to correct these calumnes by
simple statement OF facts
When Nicaragua separated from Spain in 1871 to
form an integral portion of the Central American con-
federation se like her sister States had the mstor
tune to fall into continuous chain OF civil wars For
thirty-four years these struggles were necessarily
maintained by domestic factions whose private inter
ess and ambitions made them deaf to reason and blind
TO duty. a..
The country was distracted by the desperate conflict
orival ciques and sections and where as too often
happened the occupant OF the Chair OF State was IL
legally displaced by his opponents there was nolmit
to the prescription and extoron inflicted the fallen
party by the victors. Nicaragua had suffered from
these causes the last point of endurance. They had
DESTROYED her wealth, ruined her resources, democrat
lied her industry, and produced such chaos OF con-
flicting rulers that no party remained within her
limits capable Of consolidating the peace OF the conn
try on stable and permanent basis.
MORO had aroused general movement of resistance
under the able leadership Of Don Francisco Castion.
These democrats boldly proclaimed their plan OF re-
generation based the rights of people to domes-
tic peace and security and so well was it responded
to by the masses, that in very short time they had
possession Of the whole country, with the single eX-
cepton Of the city of Granada and its precincts This
city, however, was an important exception, from its
fine position Lake Nicaragua, and power to act
upon the interocean transit as well as the naygabe
communications with the interior.
While Chamorro and his army were confined to
Granada Castion occupied Leon as the seat Of the
Provisional Government; but the bleeding country
remained as before in melancholy state OF suffering
and DISCRIMINATION
At this crisis the democrats resolved to invite the
sons Of the great Republic OF the North to aid them
in subdung their discords, and to create the nucleus
of a complete system of regeneration. However re-
luctantly admitted, and however it may surprise
those who are ignorant of the runous confusion pro
dueed by long period OF civil discussions, every en-
ightened patriot will confess it had become necessary
to adopt very decided measures to arrest the rapid
decadence Of our unhappy country
Moved by these eXigencies President Castillon sup
ported by the advice and cooperation of Don Mariana
Salazar, General Jerez General Jose Guerrero and
others Ut his old friends and Counseors made PropO
sitions to General Walker to adopt Nicaragua as his
country and come to her at the head of phalanX OF
brave Americans to assist in reducing to order the
factious disturbers of her peace A handsome pre-
MUM of land, in addition to the stated pay, pro-
posed to those volunteers, who, on the conclusion
Of peace should desire to remain cultvators Of the
soil.
The democrats accepted them as brothers, the
children of a common mother-Republcan America
and were ready to share with them the rich abun-
dance of their unOccuped territory, if in the same
Dya spirit they would bring the enterprise the capi-
sa the inventive genius and the practical experience
Of the North to deyeope the latent resources of Mica
ragua.
Don Trinidad Cabanos-then President of Hondu-
gas and the friend of Nicaragul-fully participated
in AT ln has
changed his policy
In obedience to his engagements, Gen. Walker, at
tended by tiftysix brave companions, landed at Brto
in July 1866 and in union with small body of ma
tive troops, encountered at Rvas, the 29th Of the
same month, force from Granada of three times
their number After desperate engagement in
which the enemy suffered heavy loss, Gen. Walker
marched to Leon. there to concert with President
Castlllon TIER future line Of operation. At this crt
cal n.l4oment, Don Mariana Salazar abandoned his
Country and her and retired to Costa Rica with
his whole family.
The other democratic leaders manifested more con
fdence in the future of Ncarag and Gen. Jose Ma
ria Vaile, with his command, accompanied Gcn.Walk
er on his return to the department Of Rivas in All
gust. Gen. Santo Guardola, an exile from Honduras
and the enemy of the Democrats, had taken posses
sion of Rvas and threatened the freedom OF the in
ter-ocean transit Gen. Walker marched, threw him
self upon the important post of La Virgin, where he
had an engagement with Guardiola, which, notwith-
standing the superior force of the latter ended in his
III,
this victory Gen. Walker crossed to San Juan del
Sur where the enemy never dared renew the attack.
General Walker decided the drama by one bold
movement. Passing suddenly to La Virgin, he EN-
barked his forces board one OF the transit steam
ers on the 10Th Of October and at daybreak on the
18th he had carried the Plaza of Granada by assault
General Corral fell back on Masaya and at the in
stance of the citizens of Grenada the chiefs of the
Two parties concluded treaty Of peace on the 23d
of the same month, October.
The opposing leaders, Chamorro and Castillon, had
both died during this proracted struggle, and this
facilitated the formation OF new government, com
posed OF men taken from all parties with the mode
rate Don Patricio Rivas at its head.
Gen. Walker was unanimously confirmed by boil
parties Communicative Chief Of the entire nilitar,
force of Nicaragua, with contingent executive power
in the event of any interruption i'll the Provisjona
Government. He had accepted rank and response
blity the adopted son OF Nicaragua, and had ull
identified himself with her interests. He has prove
himself brave, discreet, and capable of command
The confidence reposed in him by Nicaragua shoul
not surprise Americans, with the brilliant names
their own Montgomery, Steuben aud a host of othe
adopted sons of the Union, who stand so fresh
their recollection by the side of the usrious fill
buster, Lafayette
Gen. Corral was named Minister of War under IL
nov Government, but q few days after he was CO.
Yicted of high treason, on his correspondence Al
confession, and was executed according to milital
law.
Don Marianne Saazar heard in his retreat at Pun
Arenas in the State Of Costa Rica, Of the triumph
Gen, Walker, and he repaired without delay to Nical
qua, where he was well received and appointed &C
eInor Of the Western Department with the rank
Brigadier General.
Salaz0r then presented his claims for goods al
money which he had advanced to the Castillon &c
eminent sixteen months before Gen Walker came
the country, which, with the additional of his eXht
bltant charges ofinterest, amounted to 900. III
sum he eXacted from the impoverished treasury
Nicaragua in the moments Of her greatest distress
These transactions passed under my own obSGrl
ton in my capacity, and the fable Of Don Maria
Salazars pecuniary sacrifices in favor Of Gen. Walk
and the cause is pure invention, like many 9th
statements which the enemies Of my country are
deayorlng to impose upon the American people,
with the cessasion of these internal discOtds pea
vas restored to Nicaragua but the other GOvernmel
of Central America saw, with jealousy and dismI
that the new and vigorous elements which had y
duccG ii would remain, to consolidate and sustain
public prosperity. The demagogues who in conten
popular rights, had ruled the country as if i, W,
their own private patrimony, feared the exam
would spread to the other States, and cost them
loss OF their power. To avoid this, they Ieagued
gether in Il savage war on Nicaragua and her adop
citizens.
The troops of Costa RIGA, under President Nc
we're the first to invade our territory. They seized
lsthplus transit, and entrenching themselves in
neighboring city Of Riyas, committed every enoru
Of murder, rapine and coniagration on the defer
less inhabitants, not even sparing the persons
property OF neutral foreigners.