The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-05-28

in their intercourse with Spanish Amer
lean Republics, Great Britain has been
repeatedly constrained to resort to meas
ures of force for the protection of Brit
ish interests in those countries. France
found it necessary to attack the Castle
of San Juan de Ulloa, and even to de-
bark troops at Vera Cruz, in order to
obtain redress for wrongs done to French
men in Mexico.
What is memorable in this respect, in
the conduct and policy of the United
States is, that while it would be as easy
for US to annex and absorb new terrific
ries from America, as it is for European
States to do this in Asia and Africa,
and while, if done by US, it might be JUS
titled as well on the alleged ground of
the advantage which would accrue there
from to the territories annexed and abb
sorbed, yet we have abstained from do
ing it in obedience to considerations of
right not less than policy; and, that,
the courageous and self-reliant spirit of
our people prompts them to hardy en-
terprises, and they occasionally yield to
the temptation of taking part in the
troubles of countries near at hand, where
they knew how potential their influence,
moral and material, must be, the Amer
lean Government has uniformly and
steadily resisted all attempts of indi-
viduals in the United States to under
take armed aggressions against friendly
South American Republics.
While the present incumbent of the
Executive Office has been in discharge
of its duties, he has never failed to ex-
ert all the authority in him vested to re-
press such enterprises, because they are
in violation of the law of the land which
the Constitution requires him to execute
faithfully, because they are contrary to
the policy of the Government, and be-
cause to permit them would be a depart
ure from good faith towards those Amer
lean Republics in amity with US, which
are entitled to, and will never cease to
enjoy in their calamites the cordial SYM
pathy, and in their prosperity the oefi-
cient good will, of the Government and
people of the United States.
To say that our laws in this respect
are sometimes violated or successfully
evaded, is only to say what is true OF
of all laws in all countries, but not more
so in the United States than in any one
whatever of the countries of Europe.
Suffice it to repeat that the laws Of the
United States prohibiting all foreign
military enlistments or expeditions with
in our Territory have been executed
with impartial good faith, and so far as
the nature of things permits, as well in
repression of private persons as of the
official agents of other Governments
both of Europe and America.
Among the Central American Repub'
lies to which modern events have impart.
ed most prominence, is that of Nicara'
gua,b by reason of its particular position
to the Isthmus. Citizens of the United
States have established in its territory
a regular Interoceanic, Transit Route
second only in utility and value to the
one previously established in the terri
tory of New Granada. The condition
of Nicaragua, would, it is believed, have
been much more prosperous than it has
been but for the occupation of its only
Atlantic port by a foreign power, and
for the disturbing authority, set up and
sustained by the same power in a portion
of its territory, by means of which its
domestic sovereignty was impaired, It's
public lands were withheld from settle.
ment, and it was deprived of all the
maritime revenue which it would other.
wise collect on important merchandise
at San Juan del Norte.
In these circumstances of the polite
al debility of the Republic of Nicaragua,
and when its inhabitants were exhausted
by l-ong-continued civil war between
parties, neither of them strong enough
to overcome the other, or permanently
maintain internal tranquility, one of the
contending factions of the Republic ia
vited the assistance and cooperation Of
a small body of citizens of the United
States, from the State Of California,
whose presence, as it appears, put an
end at once to civil war, and restored
apparent order throughout the Terrific
ry of Nicaragua, with a new administra.
ton, having at it's head q distinguished
individual, by birth a citizen of the Re-
public, D. Patricio Riyas, as it's provis-
ional President.
1t is the established policy of the
United States to recognize all Govern,
ments. without question of their source
err their organization, or of the means by
which the governing persons attain their
power, provided, there be a Government
de act0, accepted by the people of the
country, and, with reserve only of time as
to the recognition of revolutionary Gov.
ernments arising out of the subdivision
of parent States with which we are in
relations of amity. We do not go be-
hind the facts of q foreign Government