The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-17
The DAILY DISPATCH.
kCentral American Affairs in the Senate.
BRITISH INTRRFERENcs.
Saturday Morning, May -, 1855.

uNohudi American AHalrS IN the Senate.
important Message from the Pre- sident.
BRITISH lNTRRFRRENcE.
Re~ark' Of Senator'S crisemden, Mason and Ws,av.
In the Senate on Thursday there were received
from the President, reports from the Secretary OF
the State. Secretary of the Navy, and the Attor.
ney General, In reply to q resolution of the Sen.
ate OF March last; also resolution from the House
of the sth Of May last both having reference to the
routes of transit between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. through the republics of New Granad.
and Nicaragua; andto the condition of affairs in
Central America :
The President says In his message: 1.-THE mar
row Isthmus which connects the continents OF
North and South America by the facilities that II
affords for easy transit between tee Atlantic and
the Pacific oceans have rendered the countries q,
Central America objects of special consideration
to all commercial nations; and this has been great
ly augmented in modern times by reason of cha n
gesin our commercial relations, produced by the
general use of steam as the motive power
To US, on account Of It's geographical position
and our political interests as an American State
of primary magnitude that Isthmus is of peculiar
importance just As the Isthmus of Sues is for cor.
responding reasons to the commercial powers of
Europe. But, above ALL the importance to the IT
s. OF securing free transit across the Isthmus has
become OF paramount interest since the settle.
and the accessions of California Impelled by there
considerations, the u S. took steps AT an early dav
to assure suitable means of commercial transit by
canal railway, or otherwise across the Isthmus
After speaking of the treaty with New Grapa.
da securing the right of transit, and the unsuc
cessful endeavor to obtain from Mexico A cession
OF the right of way at the northern extremity of
the lsthmus by Tehauntepec, the President speaks
OF the Importance of the narrowest point of the
Isthmus for transit and the paramount interest of
the United States in the security and protection
of the projected lines of travel He then adverts
to the fact that athoagh this government has been
asked to extend its protecting power and avail
itself OF such advantages as that protection would
secure, still it has preserved in . system of Justice
and respect for the rights and interests of others as
well IS our own in regard to all the Central Amer.
ican States.
He refers briefly to the possession taken by
Great Britain of the harbor of San Juan del Norte
almost Immediately after the treaty of Guadaloupe
Hidalgo, and of the eftc produced upoplNcaragua
by that act, and adverts to the unsettled condition
of the Spanish American Republics and of the so.
licitude and regret inspired on the part of this
country
Their violent revolutions and the wars by which
they have been continually agitated have made
them comparatively powerless. Unable to afford
due protection to foreign interests within their
ritory, or defend their soil against aggressors
foreign or domestic, the burden of this stage of
things has consequently been cast upon the foreign
States associated in close relations of commercial
intercourse
q, me fresiaent, IN speaking OF Mexico shows
Tue iac', tnal oreat britain ana France have both
had occasion to resort to their military power to
enforce the rights of their citizens against the
States of independent Spanish America. He like
wise aludes to the fact that although it would be
as easy for the United States to absorb new terri
tory from Central America, as it is for European
States to do this in Asia Africa, yet we have
abstained from II in obedience to considerations
of right not less than of policy,
He hat ha has s1nJ -
a., ne a.hrms tnat ne mas never iahea 10 discharge
the uuties Wnich ne owes 10 nlmseii, 10 his coun-
try, and to foreign powers; and that he has never
failed sternly to exert all the authority in him
vested to repress unlawful 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 this
government and because, to permit them would
be a departure from good faith to the American
republics in amity with us. Among the American
republics, to which modern events have impaired
most prominence, is that of Nicaragua, on account
of its route and otherwise.
The President adverts to the fact that in their
struggles and troubles neither being strong enough
to overcome the other one of the parties (Castil-
lians) invited the assistance of small body of ci-
tiZens of the United States, whose presence appa-
rently put an end to the struggles and restored
quiet by placing at the head of the government a
distinguished individual, by birth citizen of the
Republic d. Patricia Rivas as its provisional Pre-.
sident.
The Message then speaks of the established
policy of the United States in relation to the recog-
milton of foreign ministers. The following are the
principles set forth:
We recognize all Governments without question
OF tnslr source or organization or OF the means by
WHICH tne governing poweis ootah tnelr power, pro-
tha naorIs ,F ~. oun,r W. aS Jae.o aIheeP.eo py
fact of foreian Govsr1msnt srercs1s tba actnsI
power to investigate questions of leetimacy; we do
not inquire into the causes which may have led to
change of Government. To US 1t is Indifferent
whether a successful revolution has been aided by
foreign Intervention or mott whether insurrecton has
osertnrown exising governments ana another mas
ns Sorns or in .nnsr aSonaeS for W p.;e, ~
those whom We NAV find in the actnsI nossssson ~
power" r'o'''N'-
All tbese natters are left tn the naonIe and prb
lie .uthor;ties of the countr;es resnectiveIu Rnr.
in. tho s;,tv.sevsn ve.ra NJ o,r eY;s,encs unSar
the nrssant Constit,i;on we bsve b.d accession 70
racoon;ze Governments de facto fonndad e;ther bv
domest;c revoIut;on or by m;litarv ;nvason from
abroad In many of the Governmsnts of Eurone
The nrinc;nle is vastly more mnortant as anelica.
HE 70 the Central American States where revoIn.
t;ors are constantIv occurring IF therefore when
Nc Minister from Nic.rarna nre.ented bimselt
soma months since hearing the commission of Pre-.
s;dan, R;vas the facts which are now nresented
I'D listed he mrst have heen receiyed Varions
nhtact;ons n him were stated
nn.har M;n;ster has nresented himself and been
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