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recognizing these communities suddenly a.
rising into existence, as by entering into
entangling alliance with foreign powers.
Mr.. Mason said he could see no objection
to a reference. The documents merely in
formed the Senate of the actual condition Of
the country in which we take great deal
OF interest. The President had learned that
a change had taken place in the government
of Nicaragua, which simply amounted to the
fact that they had one set of lawmakers in
lieu OF another, and being satisfied that the
new government was government de facto,
and had sufficient ability to conduct the affairs
1.-THE country, the President felt himself call
Led on to receive its Minister That was all.
The argument of the Senator from Kentucky,
IN the case Of Texas, would not apply here
That was a new nation in the family of ma
tons, but Nicaragua has been recognized
as political community ever since 1924,
at one time, in confederation with other
States, and afterwards as a separate State
When they changed their government, all
we have a right to inquire is: Is it real
government, and have they shown sufficient
stability to entitle us to regard them. We
have had a Minister resident there several
years, and she has had one here We have
been on terms of political intercourse with
Nicaragua for series of years as we have
with other governments, and the President,
by virtue of his Office, must regulate our
diplomatic intercourse with foreign minis
tiers. This existing government of Nicara-
qua has been established six or light months,
and so far as we are informed, it is a gov
ernment of greater stability than has exis-
ted in that unfortunate country for many
years. The Senator had spoken of war
Who are we to 90 to war with? Whence
is the cloud to arise Does he allude to
foreign transatlantic government that has
more than once intermeddled, as we have
never done, but have always RETAINED from
doing, with the domestic as we'll as political
affairs of Nicaragua? Are we to be deter
red by that power acknowledging that gov
eminent? Mr.. Mason said if he thought
the recognition of this government would
bring to an issue the questions pending be-
tween us and any foreign power in which
we are in the right, he would not hesitate
to do it. We had not refused to recognize
the existing governments of France when
they had passed through the various stages
of monarchy, anarchy, military dospotism,
as republic, and at last as an autocracy
Mr.. Pratt said that the government of
Nicaragua being recognized, our citizens
would have right to 60 there, and could
make that stable government, which was
not so now. He thought that nineteen
twentieths of those who had established the
government were Americans, who had
gone there in violation of the neutrality
laws.
Mr.. Mason said the recognition would not
affect our Neutrality laws in the slightest
degree. Our citizens are at liberty to 90
where they please, and after they have
reached foreign country, they could engage
in any pursuit they pleased.
Mr.. Weller gave history of the strug-
gle between Chemenor and Castillion, say
ing that Walker went there by invitation of
the latter, after he had succeeded in estab-
fishing himself at the herd of the Nicaraguan
army. This present government was estab-
Gshed by the aid of North Americans at the
request of the natives, and during the six
months it has been in operation, there has
been no civil war, and he knew of no party
in Nicaragua who were trying to upset the
existing government there. He alluded to
British interference in behalf of Costa RIGA,
and said the British government had during
the last eight years, annexed two hundred
thousand square miles, being more than the
territory of all the Central American States
combined Our Central American affairs
are fast coming to head.
1t may be we shall be precipitated into a
war, but, if 50, we may just as we'll settle
this matter now as at any other time. [
desire war with no country represent a
upon whom will fall the full
weight of the first blow that shall be struck;
but if we are to have war, let it be on tits
great principle-we are on the right side,
and the God of our fathers will 60 with US
and give us victory. "Thrice is he armed
who hath his quarrel just"
The debate then closed, and the docu-
ments were referred.