Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-12

SAYS: The warlike speech of Senator Seward
yesterday, excites great apprehension. No
one can accuse the distinguished gentleman. of
impulsiveness. What lie says is always care
fully said, aud when il is remembered that his
speech on the Central American question was
written out, it is impossible to view it other
wise fhan as q belligarent demonstration. One
of our city papers prstends TO see in Mr.. oe-
wards address deep laid scheme to forever
put it out of power to extend our possessions
towards Cape Horne Whatever may have
been the motive, all must admit that the effort
of our .. S. Senator was able and mastery.
And there can be no doubt as 10 the support
lie will receive in this, as in all other cases,
from his political friends
The Mobile Tribune publishes the following
letter from Col. Kinney which may be of inter
est 10 those whose eyes are thoughts and turned
towards Nicaragua:
I SAN JUAN DEL NoRTE, Jan. Is, 1856.
Dear Sir: L received and duly noted Con-
tents of your favors dated 9th and 9th No
vember, and 18th December, and would be
pleased 10 have you accept my thanks for the
kind interest You have evinced for tie welfare
of the enterprise in which | am at present
engaged, and | assure you | am indeed highly
gratltied to know that my object is SO much
appreciated by you.
The young men you commend to my notice,
I am much pleased with, and | am confident
that with proper energy and perseverance they
can shortly obtain an independence, with
chance of promotion and position, which are
always in the path of those deserving of honor
in the formation of governments ia a new aud
beautiful country like this.
This county is peculiarly adapted in point
of location, climate aud soil, for men who seek
4, r. i0o
well known fact. that as this country becomes
IN a NAM ssuled, and its immense re-ources
become known to the world, such flew of
emigration will result as will realize certain
success to all the above class who will be in
teresied in this enterprise.
Hoping soon to hear FROM you again, and
begging you to accept the assurance of my
earnest regard, | remain, dear sir; your obedi-
ent servant, II. /. KINNEY.
Senator Foot, of Vermont has made
speech in the Senate, advising prompt action
on the part OF our Government, concerning the
Centr j American question. He recommends
that England be notified of our intention to
insist upon that Interpretation Of the Clayton
Bulwer Treaty, which the Government has
adopted and confirmed; aud in case of England's
refusing 10 accept it and to relinqnish her
supervision over the affairs of Central America,
that she be compelled TO do so by force of
arms. Views of this character have bsen
expressed by macy of the strongest men in
the Senate, and twill seem that decisive action
will be called for from Government.
Thackeray If lecturng in Charleston, S. @.
Mr.. Wheeler, T. S. Minister at Nicaragua,
has written 10 Secretary Marcy, that Walkers
Government has become firmly established.
lie has an army of 1000 men; and the plan
for the union of all the Central American
States will doubtless be successful.
The editor of the "Sunny South, published
at Aberdeen Miss, is in quandary as TO the
propiely of continuing longer the name of his
paper: g.: the loug spell of bitter cold weather
has rendered il a decided misnomer. lie has
Published but three weekly numbers, and has
hardly got glimpse Of the sun since he started,
But Of snow he has seen an abundance, and
he at last dates was cogitaling over The idea
of changing his sheet to the ".SHOUy SOUTH"
The Louisville Courier publishes telegraph
ic despatch dated the 9Th inst, stating that
Col. Parker Il, French having again presented
his credentials TO the Secretary Of State, they
were again refused, the President seeing no
reason TO change his previous determination.
The late Major Thomas Harrison, who died
in Boston on Monday, tie 2Sth of January,
says the Boston Transcript, was one of the
bravest of the officers of the second war with
Great Britain. In the charge at Chippewa,
where he lost his reg, ont of his full company
OF 90 men, only fifteen were left standing after
the shock. Harrison refused TO be carried TO
the rear, but urged his men, who loved him
as a father, To 20 forward and do their duty.
Taking out his handkerchief be tied il round
his wounded limb, and making tornqaet by
the help of his sword grip, staunched The he
monhage from the flow OF the severed artery.
lie never lost his senses for moment. Gen.
Scott riding across the field saw him in this
condition. Harrison" said he, with great
feeling, 81 am sorry to see you in this plight,
and | would stay by you if my duty did not
call me elsewhere" The next day Captain II.
(he WAS afterwards breveted Major for his gal
lantry,) submitted to amputation with the ut
most forttude.
A Paris letter in the National HtelBgenccr,
says:
| have obtained an extraordinary piece of
intelligence which, think, indicates a much
closer aud better understanding between Ma
poleon aud England as regards the United
States and The Central American question
than Is generally thought in the United States
NJ Pereire, the Napoleon of railroads and new
operations in France, and a man of immense
fortune, has, with the Credit Moblier, made
contract for building a railroad in Honduras
TO the Pacific. Twenty or more OF the best
engineers have already sailed TO survey the
bays, harbOrs, coast and route, and ii their
report confirms he representations that have
been made, the Emperor has said the Govern
ment will guaranty an interest OF -four per
on ha which WpUIH
promptly secure any amount of capital thHt
might be required for The purpos OF course
oil this is with the consent and appreciation OF
GEeat Britain, and for one, hope the work
may be promptly commenced aud succeed, for
the United States would be by far the creates;
gamers 10y ii.
The Paris correspondent of the New York
Evening Post gives the following account Of
the preparations that have been made for the
assault on Crone,adt:
In the formidable preparations for this expe-
diliou England will provide the materials for
the attack, Wilde France will furnish the ar
my, which viii consist OF atty thousand men,
and will be increased 10 sixty thousand by the
addition OF ten Thousand Safdiniaus Ii is
generally thought that Gen CauroEert will be
placed al the head OF the invading forces.
They have balls which will penetrate gran
lite walls at the distance of one aud "A half
leagues. The covering of the gun boats is also
proof against The balls OF the enemy, which,
striking repeatedly in the same place, produce
merely "A slight scratch Better still, they have
discovered way OF making the whole Bate
nv of hundred and twenty gun,hips, larboard
or sarboard as well as Of the gunboats, bear
npau one place AZ the same moment. Conse-
ouenty, unless Russia haas been enabled 10 oal-
lect the means ef defence on a like formidable
scale, England relies upon destroying Cronstadt
. hr n.,t lime Ernnce ~ AM cnllulete lhe work,