The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-12-11


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The peculiar condition OF alTairs in Nicaragua
render i important that this Government should
have diplomatic Intercourse with that State. One
OF the Principle thorouy yhEares connecting the At
| lantiC with the Pacific coast had been opened
through That State Grcgt-numbers Of, om citi-
lzens aud vast-amount ofproperty was transport
cd over this route. The protecton of Bolh requif-
ed that the existing government of hat state
and minister gas accof oflndr ,Tecciysd> lie re-
mainsd here onlya sbor }limSsF soon &cr polly
cal affairs in Nicaragua hnleEvcnt an uniavorable
change. Diplomatic representatives. from the two
cont1nding parties have been sent to this govern
ment aud from the Information possessed being un-
able TO decide which was the government dc fac;
aud awaiting further fdovelopsments have refused
Questions of a serious nature are pending be-
tween the United States and the Replblic of New
hGnhaHa Tlntl governmene ind I9oek a year
since, TO impose tonnage dnties on foreign vessels
lin herport This has been resisted ON the parts
| Of our government as contrary to existing treaty
stpnlations with the United States and to rights
conferred by charter upot the Panama Railroad
Company and was accordingly relihqushed at that
time, but has been recently revived and although
i has never been put in force, yet the right to en-
force il is asserted, and may at any time be acted
upon by that republic '''''.' ''
The Congress of New Grenada has also enacted
a law, during the last year, which leyies tax of
more than three dollars OF every pound of mail
thus required 10 be mid on tho maiis Of tbe lifted
States would be nearly two millions OF dollars an
nually. in addition TO the sum navgbls br ,,ract
TO the Panama Railroad Company. Ii the only
objection TO his eyaction werr tbn .yorhfto,cy IF
It's amount il could not be 5nbnittoI \, bv Tho
United States.
The imposition of il. however. UoulJ obyious,v
contrave1c our treaty with New Grc,adn onJ in
Grnga tb9 contract GT ,b,f r,nnbiic ,,ft% tho Dan
anna Raj road Company. The law p-oyiIinr for
this tav vls bv its tcrins to taxi, eni,t on tlS est
of September last but the local antbories on tbc
Isthmus have been induced TO suspend its execu-
ton, and to await further instructions on the sub
iect from the government OF the rcpuhlic am
not vet advised of the determination Of thal GOV
erninent If o measure so extraordinary in its
character and so clearly contrary 10 treaty stpu-
lations and the contract rights of tbe Panama
Railroad Companv. composed mostly of American
citizens should be persisted in, it will be the duty
of the United States to resist its execution
regret exceedingly that occasion exists 10 invite
your attention to n subject of still ruyer imnort
in our relations with the Renub,ic Of New Grnno
da. Gn the 18th day Of April last. rotous as
scmblage of the inhabitants of Panama co nmitted
violent and outrageous attack Of, IN, premises Of
the railroad COmDlUN. and the DlgsnlrgrS and 9TH
or persons in or near the sane invovin the death
of several citizens of the Jntel States the piIloge
of many Others. and the destruction Of a lorgn
amount of property belonging to the Railroad
Comnonv
IcIns:j ADMINISTRATION or tb,t event to ba
made and the rasult shows sotisG,rtor;Iv thnf com
pete respo1sib;Iifv for what occurred attaches 10
iha ,rovarnD,aut of NV cr,nad, 7 have tba-a-
c,r. d,nonlal or tb,t c-1y.r,r,a,,t That tba nor
pstrators Of tbe ron,s in olof ion sboIll Le nm
ished that provision sbou1'lb, mad, for the fam
lilies of ciz ms Of the Ir;trI States b, vyrr, XIII
ell with fi in5anpitr f,r tho rrorar,, Ilo,-.J -
dnstrovnJ
The n-nsn,t copI;t;o, or .bo I.f,,,,,,s or p,,o-
ma IN So far ne tha sn,nr.tv of n,rs,ns ,
nronar,y Messing v,,r II rs,,;,s sor:ors caIs,J.r,
atio, p ,cn,. i,,il,,ts taid 10 slo,. int tL, Ia
cal outboritins cannot bn p n1 ,,no, +n r,,,,,ti,
tbr nnhIic r,,,cn of p,na,,a and thsDo l. in.t
rrounj for onnrphcns;on thot r,o-tion or t}c in.
bohi,ants ora tnnlitot,c f,rtb- ,, r.,,s ,i Io,t
odaonote maosnrr. fnr he snc,,r;ty ,nI nrofant;o
of nar.o,s or ,rorartv bavnr bss,, t,er o;tbar 40
fine Sat, of Plnin,' or hy ibr ,,,nnsoI cav rn.
.narf ~ Nnyr c.ron,J, -
Under the guarantees Of treaty, citizcns of the
United States have, by the outlay Of several nil
lions Of dollars, constructed ra!rnad across the
Ishmus and it has become the mail route between
oar Atlantic and Pa.ii. ) ates. over wl.ca multi
erty are constantly passinr-to tn, security an
protection Of all which anil the CONTINUANCE ., tne
public advantages involved it is impossible for tie
government of the United States to Be inlltr-
eat. ..r
have deemed the danger of the recurrence Of
scenes Of lawless violence in this quarter immi
nent as to make it my duty to station part Of uur
naval force in the harb1rs Of Panama AMI 4 pin
wall, in order to protect the persons AMI prop3-y
Of the citizens Of the United States in those ports
and oiusure to them safe passage across the 18th
mus AMI it would, in my Judgement be ulwss
TO withdraw the naval force now in those ports
until by the spontaneous action of the republic Of
New Grenada, or otherwise some adequate ar
rang2ment shall have been made for the protection
and security Of a line of inteE-aceanc cUmmulica-