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the least doubt bring Biie guilty parties to trial In

8the e'Yo sstates-oF or Central Au1erIea-
against band of adventurous who are
impoversbng and pressing TIL inhabitants of Mica.
ragHa, and who are threatening impose Gle sasns
yoke upon the rest Of Central America Costa Rica
cannot accord the rights Of war 10 a band of men
ansWerable to penal laws which certainly ara hot
more severe fl those States than III other afss ~ ss
civilized world Senior Molina hopes car GoyefnrnerS
wl suspend its opinion artIi az illvestiaatIen be
made into the events at Virgin Bay and that twill
not be too severe with regard to Costa Rca. Shs II
defending her most sacred rights against tEoee whs
have outraged and attacked her merely because slie
is yeak
senor Don Augustfn Vi jill writes to Mr. Marcy, My
l4th saying that the unhappy state of the country
N which he was born and the desire Of exertng bis
best efforts relieve II has led him to leave his
atige shores interests the Capitol
q thls blessed Republic. He then proceeds to place
ne ailairs q in such ghs az to induos
WI: Y view their true light,
cole!udsng With expressing the hope that the govern
nent Of THE United States VIII be friend 10 Ncara
guar M peace prosperity and 1lapinesa.
Asas loileTa letter from President Rvas, dated
mpai III the President af tile United
states as Great aad good friend HI sVs ~ Il @
desraiis 81 friendly relations End has
tI tnougnb ~ M as Minister to the
gn.i account of bib
kfoledee of ard His patriotic feelings
To- the end with shas character ,Is may entar info
treaties Of alliance. aaks sis goVcynnsaft 10
treat him kindly. x
Mr. Mason moved fo refer the ysassane t 4fa f,a4n
mittee on Foreign FAIRS sassd Id gjgJsat III
Mr.. Crittenden regarded fhe satset a very fnzcrt.
antotle which net m pass from ths eolsids-
ration Of the Senate into tie hands af The Ca,Ttfa
without remark. He had Seldom II ever Is
10 message from the Executive VII Mas 8fIanahE
with more absorbing interest. or which lead III
would be agitated from one end % fis ofIier
this subject and it result In onr being involved
in war. II we were to have a war, however, he
wanted it to be accepted or denounced By Senators
policy pursued BY which we should gpon step by
step bndIy until we fall into the The Govern
mentOf Nicaragua which the President has 0fdGallY
recognized was q thing Of yesterday as Il were.
any rate, the shoesHe not yet worn out upon the
feet Of those who had wrought this new revofufieu
and already the executive had become satisfied of
permanency and is capacity to discharge rs duties
as anation iii the great family Of nations.
This seemed to him avery fiasty conclusion to III
rive at in matter of 80 much consequence the rev.
oiaton having been Effected TOO tie Pre-ident adj.
mts, by the cooperation Of our own countrymen who
went there contrary to the laws of this country.
Was this the national prudence which had hitherto
guided our course What said General jackson
when Texas long stood knccking for admit tanee into
the Unien even after HeweTe assured Of Her
to govern herself. and when she had by reueated
victories established her title to be OF
the communities Of the world. General Jacksons
message gave thorough rofound and patriotic III
mix ourselves up in the aairs OF other nations as
dangerously by recognizing those communities sud
denly rising into existence. AS byenfering into cns Z
tanglng alliances with foreig powers
Mr. Mason could see no objection to the reference.
The documents merely informed the Senate of THE
actual condition OF the country in which we take a
great deal Of interest. The President had learned
that change had taken place in the Government Of
Nicaragua which simpl amounted to the fact that
they had one set Of law makers lieu Of another and
being satisfied that the new government was govern
ment de facto, and had sufficient ability to conduct
the affairs Of the country the President felt himself
called on to receiVeits Minister. That was all
~ The argument Of the Senator from Kentucky, Id
the case Of Texas, would not apply here. ThatWas
TffGf
has been recognized as a political community ever
since l824at one time in confederation with other
States, and afterWardsa as separate State. When
they change their Government alive have al right
to inquire. lis it a real Government, and have they
shown sufficient stability to entte us to receive them
as such? We have had a Minister resident there for
several years, and she has had one here. We have
been on terms of political intercourse with NicaTa-st
qua for series Of years as have with other Cow
ernnents and the President must, by virtue Of his
Office regulate diplomatic intercourse with foreign
Ministers NJ This existing Government Of Nicaragua
has been established six or eight months and sd far
as we are informed, tits Government of greater sta
bity than has existed Id that unor tunate country
| for many years. sst
4 The Senator had spoken Of war. Who are we TO-
60 to war wth2 Whence is the cloud to arise? Does
he refer to foreign trans Atlantic Government that
hasnore than once intermeddled, as we have never
VI done, but have always refaned from doing with The
domestic well political affairs Of Nicaragua?
Are we to be deferred by that from aeknow Lodging
that Government? Mr.. Mason said that if be thought
tue IecognlLlon& OF tne Government OF Nicaragua
would bring to an issue the question pending between
us and any foreign power, in Rhicht we are in the
right, he would not hesitate to do it. We had not
refused to recognize the existing Governments of
Il France when they had passed through the various
stages Of monarchy, anarchy military despotisn, q
republic, and atlast an autocracy.
4 Mr. Pratt said that the Government of Nicaragua
being recognized, our citizens would have the right
ago there, and could make that stable government
which was not so now. He thought that nineteen
i tWenteths were Americans. who had gone there in
violation of the neutrality laws. M ss
Mr. Mason said the recognition would not affect our
neutrality laws in the slightest degree Our citizens
are atiberty go where they please and after they
have reached foreign country they could engage in
! any pursuit they pleased Z. 5s,s.-4.~5e.t
| Mr. Weller gave history of the struggle between
Chomorro and Castillon, saying that Walker went
there by invitation of the latter After he had suc
ceededin establishing himself at the head Of the Nj
caraguan army, the present Government of Nicaragua
was established by the aid of North Americans at the
request Of the natives and during the six months Il
has been in operation there has been civil war and
! he knew of no party in Nicaragua who were trvin9
| to upset the existing Government There vyas M
other pretended Government there. He alluded to \
British interference IN behalf of Costa Rca and said
the British Government had, during the last eight
years, annexed 1000 square miles, being more Ter
rltoiy than all the Central American States b,le
Our Central American affairs are fast coming to a
head Il may be we shall be preciptated into war;
but, it SO, we may just as well settle this matter now
as at any other time Idesire war with no country.
I represent constituency upon whom will fall the
full weight of the first blow that shall lie struck Init
if we to have let it be on this great prnciple
We on the right side, and God ouF Father viii Be-
with US and give us the victory 4 thrice is he armed
| who has his quarrel just 553l95@rs5
i The documents were ordered to be presented. and
| without taking the question on the reference the
Senate adjourned. ~. FF55s9 II
House ef Representatip - Mr.. Knowlton. Of
Maine, offered o preamble setting forth that Mr.
Herbert, o member Of the House, ia d difficulty al
Wizards Hotel, killed Thomas Keatng, on the Sth
instant that Justices Smith and Birch having been
divided in opinion as to releasing Herbert on bai and
that the said Herbert having heen brought before
Judge Crawford on q writ Of habeas corpus was
held in security in the sum OF ten thousand dollars
for his appearance at the next term of the Criminal
| Court to answer to the charge of manslHuehter
and further that the Constitution of the United States
4 gives the power to each House to Y determine the
rules Of its proceedings, punish its members for dis
orderly behavior, and with the concurrence of aWo-
thirds expel member = concluding with resolution
instructing the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary to take
the matter into consideration that they have power
to send for persons and papers, and report to this
body at their earliest convenience what action the
Honse should take in the premises. z
Mr.. Gobbso Of Georgia, objected to the consideration
Of the resolution denying that question privilege
4 was involved. s=555s Il .
The Speaker. in reply to several interogatories,
said that the House must determine whether it is d
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