The Nevada Democrat., 1856-12-10
[From FL Nicaraguense.l
IEIUlH II NIOahI"B uV1'N'J
What we are Striving for.

What we are Striving for.
There was a period in the short but eventful
time that Americans have been in Nicaragua
when they were branded, by the puritanical peo-
pie of the east, as little better than the brigands
of the European middle ages or the buccaneers
that infested the coast of Central America during
its transition from savage to half-cviliEed life
Some we're even bold enough to denounce us as
pirates, and men who had no higher or more
ennobling purposes than to rob the weak, and
TO oppress those who resisted our power Why
they should think SO we cannot devise; for they
never published their reasons with their opinions
They certainly did not see any thing in the ac-
tions of the Americans in this country to justify
such an accusation. They seemed to overlook
the stern fact that we, having received our ear
liest training after the manner of themselves,
arose to manhood under the purifying influences
of the same religion, and having instilled into
us from the first dawn Of our perceptions the
great principles Of American republicansm,
could not do otherwise than entertain the deep
est Regards for the broadest liberty of the in
dividual.
President Walker, in his inaugural address,
says-"To allow the utmost liberty of speech,
and action compatible with order and good gov
ernment shall be the leading idea of political
conduct :" . While facilitating as far as pos
sble the material development of the State, |
shall not be unmindful of its intellectual and
moral requirements To promote the proper
education of the people, and to encourage them
in the practices ofthat Divine religion which con-
stitutes the basis of modern civilization shall be
the object of primary Importance"
These are the principles which, not only guide
| the chief of this Republic, but which have gui-
ded the body polite of Americans since their
arrival in this country. The worst enemy to
our peace, and quiet in this country cannot
point to O single instance which Americans here
have so far forgotten themselves as to commit
any act which would reflect upon the high state
of civilization of their friends, and brothers, and
countrymen at home.
There NAV have been here, as there, aud must
be in every community, individuals so unfortu-
nately organized as to allow their passions to
triumph over their better judgement. But the
effect of their folly has been felt only by their
own countrymen. In all instances and at all
times Americans have treated the native of this
country with q magnanimity not known among
the natives themselves.
Amercanism in Nicaragua is bat the genius
of Anglo Saxonism reduced down to practice
We are here through the same impulse or in
stinct, than impels the English to push their col
onies to the remotest corners of the earth, and
that induces the American in the United States
to shoulder his axe and his rife and penetrate
the depths of the forest, and open vast wilder
nesscs into the broad daylight of civilization
We are here bringing with us the Magma Charta
and the trial by jury of our fathers, and the bal
lot box of brothers; and we are here fulfilling,
for the first time, the Divine prophecy Whole
nations shall be converted in one day"
Without hesitation or exaggeration we can
say that we are the only practical missionaries
of the gospel since the days of st, Paul or St.
Patrick; and we have already done more for the
cause of civilization in Central America, than
all the preaching that has been done here since
the days of Columbus. Nicaragua has already
received from Americans such push onward
that, if every Que of us were to leave to-mor
row, 1t would be o long time before the Spanish
to the social, political, and moral darkness from
which we have rescued her.