Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-30
The Administration and the Near
aguan Government.

The Louisville Journal though it approves the
recognition Of the Nicarsgaan government and
the reception Of its Minister, does moi let the
opportunity pass Of exposing the self stnltIhca
tion Of which the President and his Premier were
guilty., in rejecting Col French for reasons relat
ing TO the circumstances attending the late rev
olution there, and receiving Padre Viii without
aIlusi.n to and in disregard Of those circumstan-
oes. The event siiikingly illustrates the vara-
BILE aud va-cilIsting character of the Pierce dy'
nasty The Journal says the avowed principle
upon which the President has received Padre Vi
iii is in fat and palpable contradiction with the
avowed principle upon which he rejected Col.
French and no force of ingenuity or sophistry can
reconcile she two. The President, indeed. makes
no attempt to reconcile them. lie simply leaves
the yawning hiatus to the charity and ehcanery
of his partisans. The width of this awful chasm
is apparent upon the slightest comparison of the
principles in question. The principle upon which
Col French rejected is thus stated by Mr..
Marcy, under the instruction of the President.
Those who were chiefly instrumental IN suspend
ing or oyerthrowng the former government OF that
State irers not citizens belonging 10 A. have those
citizens nor any considerable part of Them far
is now known here, freely expressed Their approval
of acquescence in the present condition Of politi-
cal affairs an Nicaragua. IHH such shall BE- the case
ne President does deem Hproper 10 rceepe ron,
ANY osr minister 10 hs government duig appointed
by The Supreme Goreumtni q Nicaragua.
The principle upon which Padre Will has
been received is that stated by the President him
self
1t is the established policy of the United States to
recognize all Governments trithom question Of heir
or tler organization, or Of the 'aeans by which
the governing persons attain their power, provided
there be Government De tdcio accepted by the pco-
pie Of the country, aud with reserve only Of time ms
to the recognition Of revolutionary Governments ari-
sing out Of the subdivision of parent States with
which we in relations of amity. We do not
90 behind the fact of foreign Government eNer-
cising actual power 10 investigate questions of
legitimacy we do not inquire into the causes which
may have led TO a change of Government To MS 1t Is
indifferent whether a successful revoation has been
aided by forei9g Intervention not whether insnrrec-
ton has overthrow existing Government and anoth-
er has been established ats place according pre-
existing forms, in manner adopted for the occa-
sion by those whom we may find in the actual pos
session Of power
The contradiction CONTINUES the Journa)
oud not be more direct and complete. The gulf
itimpassahle. Mr. Marcy, under the direction
of the President, declared 10 Col. French that
the Rivas- Walker Government was not a legiti-
mate one, because it was established by revou
ton in which foreign citizens participated and
there evidence that the natives of their
own free will approved it, and the President now
declares for himself that it is against our policy
to Ego behind the fact Of foreign government
exercising actual potoer 10 Investigate questions
oftegitimacy." Mr.. Marcy assured Col. French
that he was directed by the President to say tina,
until the citizens of Nicaragua had freely ex-
pressed their approvalof the Ri,ss Walker Gov,
ernmet be did not deem it proper to receive any
one its minister, and the President now gravely
assures the country and the world that ne has
just received Padre Will as minister from that
Government, although he omts to indicate any
evidence gifts approval by the citizens which he
did not possess when he rejected Col French,
and boldly announces that ''it is the established
policy of the United States to recognise all Coz.
srnments Without question Of their source or their
organization or Of the means BY tehich the gop,
Hrning persons attain their pouer." The Pres-
dent rejected Col French mainly on the ground
that those who were chiefly instrumental in
suspeneing or overthrowing the former Govern
ment Of Nicaragua were not citizens belonging to
it," and be receives Padre Viii mainly ON the
ground that " TO us it is Indifferent iehether a
successful repeistion has been aided by FOREIGN
Intervention SrSss.' Did ever sane person
befool himself fhus shamelessly in the face of
mankind beforei
What Benton Thinks of Ii.