The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-17

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great financial and commercial interests of
both countries, meets at Cincinnati on the I'd
Of the coming June.
The Central America Question Settled.
If anything was wanting to illustrate the
feebleness and irresolution of Mr. Pierce's cha
racter, his message to the Senate on Thursday
would supply the deficiency. In that docu-
ment he says that the United States doctrine
has always been to recognise all governments
de facto, without inquiry into their origin or
into the legitimacy of their title; and such is
the fact; but he goes on to say that with this
doctrine in view, he refused to receive Mr. Mi
mister French-and why? Because, forsooth,
the President lacked satisfactory information
upon the question whether President Rivas was
in fact the head of an established government
in Nicaragua" If the President did not know
what was going on in Nicaragua, that was his
fault. He had Minister resident there. He
had ample information in the public press of all
the events that had taken place there. He
knew as well as any other man in the country
or he might have known if he had chosen to
know--that the Rivas government was solidly
established, far more of de tacto government
than many which have been recognized by Mr.
Pierce's predecessors And if any further in
formation was wanting, Mr.. French aud his
friends were ready to impart it.
What has Mr.. Pierce learnt since? From
what source has he obtained that "satis-
factory information" which he lacked
when he declined to receive French, and
which now authorizes him to receive vi
jill? 1t falls to our duty to record passing
events, but we are bound to say that we have
yet to hear of a single event which has occurred
eince the rejection of French that would tend
to increase anybody's faith in the stability of
the Rivas government. We do not believe that
any single item of news has arrived from Mica
ragua since French failed that was not appa-
rently adverse to the Rivas interest. Oar Nj
carsguan advices have been engrossed by an
unbroken series of calamities for Walker; aud
the last-those which Mr.. Pierce had before
him when he penned this message-left it a
matter OF grave doubt whether, at the time the
message was sent to the Senate, the govern
ment recognized in the person of Padre Will
was in reality de .facto government. Yet it
was in these advices that Mr.. Pierce found the
missing information which satisfied him that
he might safely recognise Rivas
This will not do, Mr.. Pierce. An ordinary
dofe of CANNON the country will swallow
cheerfully; but the popular gullet is not capa-
cious enough for this. The plain fact is that
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was afraid of England clustering; that Will
was received because the same Mr.. Pierce was
afraid Of Douglas cutting him out at Cincin-
natl. Both acts sprung from cowardly, con-
temptible, disgraceful motive; and it is quite
inskeeping with both to attempt to divert at
tention from them by stealing little of Mr..
Cass's thunder, and hsllooing about British
aggression in Mosquito.
The plain fact with regard to Nicaragua and
Central America is that British interests there
are as dead as King George, Of blessed memo
~. For Walker the crieis has passed. There
was doubt whether he personally would be
able to Withstand the combined pressure of an
invasion from Costa RIGA with foreign troops,
Of hostile Intervention by the British
squadron, Of the interruption of communication
between Nicaragua and the United States, of
treachery in his camp, Of severe want of
money, and above all, of the outlawry which
the rejection Of French virtually pronounced
upon him. But we learn by the George Law
tht he has safely weathered this astonishing
combination of adverse circumstances, and
that the Rivas government is still ia existence.
This probably settles the question. Hence
forth, apprehension as to Walkers success be-
comes gratuitous and puerile 1t is consi
dered impossible by his friends that he can
fail. Already one vessel has left New Or
leans with men and arms; openly, in broad
daylight, after public advertisement, with the
sanction of the authorities Other vessels. in
other ports, have been laid on for Nicaragua.
There are in this country, at moderate com
putation, five thousand men who are ready to
join Walker, if they can do SO without violat
ing the laws of the land. Nor can they be
hindered from gratifying their wish. They
are men with families, and young men who
seek, not the excitement of war, but settle.
ment in life Al homestead. They 90 to
Nicaragua instead of Kansas or Wisconsin or
Iowa, simply because they believe they can do
better there.
Who is to stop them? Certainly not the
United States government unless the exit of
men and women to Europe or Canada or Next
co be likewise prohibited Nor yet England,
unless her rulers and her American agents
choose to exhibit degree Of folly compared
to which tbe policy OF the North adrlastra.
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