The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-09-10
MATTERS ABROAD.

The intelligent and reliable Washington cor
respondent of the New York Courier, in his
letter Of the Sd instant, gives The annexed items
II information in relaton to i.'eign matters:
The last steamer brough, adyices from Mr..
DALLAS representing that on the conclusion Of
the negotiations with Honduras relative Ia The
Bay OF Islands colony and The Mosquito Indians,
direct correspondence upon the subject 81 The
Central American differences was resumed with
The British Government. and that the negotiations
are progressing isvoIabIy. The Government 81
WALKER has not been recognised in Great
Britain, and Lord CLARENDON has moi express
ed dlsire 10 receive a minister from Walker.
The British Government recognises The admin
isiraiion Of Estrada, the representative Of that
Government winch existed 10 Nicaragua prior
10 the invasion Of Walker. Our Government
has never recognised the last usurpaiion Of Wal
ker, moi even 10 The extent OF de faefo Govern
mrnt. When in May last PADRE VIM was
officially received BY ihe President il was as
Minister ap Joined BY Presldenl KTAs, 10 whom
Walker was subordinate as commander 81 the
army. Il is the authority Of RIvas only which
is now recognised here as the legal one OF the
country. Mr.. Minister WHEgLER has again
placed himself in regular correspondence with
Walker. hui wiihon, instructions fIom the State
Department.
:. The parry Of President Rivas is in posses.
sion Of nearly the whole country. and he iilll-
busters appear 10 be hermed in within the
limits 81 The capital and its immediate vIrinlIy.
VI. Wheeler has no, written official letters,
whatever he may have done in his private cor
respandence, such IS represent Walkers az.
FAIRS TO be IN prosperous condition.
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The CALIFORNIA NEWS continues to be OF
stirring interest. That most extraordinary or
ganiz zion, the Vigilance Commitee, rs all
odds The most Tremendous engine Of Popular
Sovereignty in crude state modern civiiza.
ton has ever wiintssed.-coniinue IN full opera.
iion while The elsil authorities remain pru-
tlenily p.s.ive,-r stand agliast. like men struck
will ligi,ning,-,r Tie palsy. The regrets we
NAV experience over such spectacle. crush
ing down and riding rough shod all farms Of
law and regular government, nevertheless. are
compensated hy the new evidences we have,
thai The committee are welding lie power 10
their hands, with sole reference 10 lie public
good.-and not 10 Tie promotion Of private
tHHrs HUI w lHuNtNu4l aufaHNdgts iiuuUI
the State NJ the mufderefs. thieves and robbers,
with which IL has heen infested They appear
20 be doing a right Thing, in The wrong way.
Il i now prety certain that the Committee
would have been disbsnded ere ihis, but FOR The
murder II Dr. Randall. b. Joseph IIelhsringtoD.
IA rrime. which had the effect to intensity the
apprclensions felt by The cIuzens. that mems
lives were moi ycl a. secure ~ they ought 10 be-.
The hanging cf IIeiherinelon aud Brace. was
accompanied by some horrible incidents, sick.
ehin9 10 dwell upon ,--bnl while al good men
must deplote tie alleged necessity there is Tor
making such terrible examples. We cling to the
hope that u Is al destined o. eventnaie ~ good.
We are inclined IL hesitate, therefore. inn.
ing in the unqualified condemnation which j.
heaped. mannisins high. by some II our con.
iemporofies here, upon the heads Of our coun.
itymen IN Calf fnia. The arbitrary power ~.
sumed by the Vigilance Committee, u no
doubt 30 unpleasant thing 70 contemplate. 10 =
county Ike ours.-bnI how murh worse u II
Than tie Reign u Terror. and the Dominion 81
The Bravos,--whIcli they seem To be frying, as
well Is they know how, 10 put down.
~ T. Erpyss