The Trinity journal., 1856-06-21
News bv the Golden Gate.


~, tbe Steamship Golden Gate we have ter
4 days later from the Atlantic States The news Il
/ of the utmost Importance to California. Walker'
q Government has been recognized by the President
: of the United States, by receiving Padre Will
: the new Minister of Nicaragua. This act OF our
Government ensures a safe and speedy transit to
Messengers over this route. and gives Americans
9 decided advantage in Central America. The in
8 teIligence of the recognition of the Nicaraguan
, Government had no sooner reached the Suuthern
States. than large parties of men started to join
, Walkers government, and enthusiastic meetings
were held in the city of New-Y ork. sympathising
with him. and loan of half million Of dollars
was effected in that city to aid the new Govern
mcnt This has the appearance of fllibusterng
on a large scale, by the people of this country, if
not by the Government itself But it is not to he
wondered at when Great Britain has, for the last
fifty years been endeavoring to gain the ascen-
dcncy in South America, by persuasion, coercion
and diplomacy Monroe laid down the doctrine
that no aggression on the part of monarchial pow
ers would be tolerated by the United States to ter
ritory occupied by Republican governments on
this continent in future, and from that day the
Central and Southern American republics have
been watched with jealous eye by the crowned
heads of Europe The crisis has arrived. The
Clayton-B -Bulwer treaty has been the bone of CON
tention for the past three years. Champion, the
British Minister, has been dismissed by our gov
ernment, ostensibly for enlisting soldiers in this
country for the Eastern war; but in point of fact
on account Of the difference existing between the
two governments on the Central American ques-
tion. The question must be met boldly, and the
first step has been taken by the Executive of this
nation in the recognition of the Nicaraguan Min
ister, and the dismissal of Mr.. Champion. 1t is
thought by many wise Ttatesmcn that this is no
cause of war between the two great nations of the
eaeth, but when we consider that ascendency for
power is the point of difference between us, and
that England proper is not one half the extent of
California, and yet in her way is the greatest ma
tion of the earth, aud that she has acquired her
present greatness by steady and continued en-
croachment upon foreign territory, we cannot be
iieve she will yield her pretended right to Centra
America without an appeal to arms. If this i.
the policy of Great Britain, will this government
recede from her present position The signs o
the times answers, no! Time will prove whethe
we are worthy of the name of the great Repub
lie or not.
Congress is doing but little of interest to th
general reader, except in the matter above refer
red to.
The homicide committed by p. T. Herbert, ou
member in the House, was brought up in tha
body on the l4th of May, for investigation, an
was indefinitely postponed by a vote of 70 to II
The Kansas troubles are still exciting, and tn
people are responding to Gov. Shannon's procla
u nation in large numbers. On the goth ult, 81
hundred men, armed and equipped, had assemble
at Lecompton, and five hundred at Franklin
. The greatest excitement prevailed throughout til
= Territory, and battle between the L. S. trool
!, and the Free States party was expected soon. O
the next day, however, Mr.. Cox, of the Free Stat
party, waited on Marshal Donaldson. TO ask h
: ultimatum. The Marshal replied that all person
against whom process had been issued must /
; given up, and the citizens of Lawrence yield e.
plict obedience to the enaced a,os of the TerritC
ry, all of which was promised by Mr. Cox W
: hope the next Steamer will bring news of peac
in Kansas.
: The growing crops in New York Ohio, Mich
. gan, Illinois, Missouri Mary land and Wisconsin
say the papers from those States, promise an abur
dant harvest
fact worthy of note, is, that not single news
paper brought by the Golden Gate, records raj
road accident or fire, worthy of notice. This
Providental Take the news altogether and it
highly satisfactory.