The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-05-08
Thursday, Aay l, 1856.
SIN ATE

SENATE.
Mr.. Weller Submitted resolution calling on
he President for any correspondence not here
l"lofe communicated, with our Minister to Mic
S'agua' IN regard to the recognition of the new
AIcaraguan Government.
MI Weller said he was in the constant re-
94pl OF letters inquiring whether he sustained
lhr policy Of the Administration in regard to
"e Nicaraguan Government, and he now took
'ccaslon to remark that he entirely disagreed
"nh that policy. If the Executive thought It
eXPedent to reject Col. French upon personal
rounds he thought the Nicaraguan Govern
:aen' should have been notified of that fact. and
seen officially recognised. The usual practice
" The Government had been to recognise the
Usual South American Governments, whoever
We're III power there. Those which lie on the
.gatf to the Pacific especially ought to be treat
- van courtesy and friendship. He did not
GeS''e TO see Central America annexed T. this
republic, bat he wanted stable Government
'AeTe, and this was only to be accomplished by
dinnslon of Anglo-Saxon blood. There
"fe' ne thought that emigration to that country
"Ssht to be encouraged rather than discounte-
ashced. He said that no man had been so
'hahleiully misrepresented as Gen. Walker, who
vas not freebooter, but man of pure pur-
poses. lie read letter from Gen. Walker, in
winch the fact is shown that the British Govern
.neht have interfered la the present struggle be-
-Eeen Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and have fur
N4hea the former with arms. A state Of war
~"s now existing between those Governments {,
NOs'a Rica had invaded Nicaragua, but had
lever declared war against her; they had only
urS'ared war against those Americans who had
- ~ The present party in power in subverting
Tue old Government.
y SIR. Weller also alluded to the recent riot at
lane. HnaSlna, IN which thirty Americans had been
@,'ed' The best feeling existed between this
Toyernnls,it and that of New Grenada. and he
-'al no doubt Gae whole power of that Govern
"ei' would be exercised to bring the offenders
20 justice.
Mr.Seward mentioned that two or three weeks
80 on his motion, a resolution had been adopt
20 calling on the President for information on
iS SUBJECT, which had not yet been responded
20 Probably the President had good reasons,
@,I view OF the complicated state Of afairs, for
' % TO answer that resolution.
nj; p" eller was not aware of that fact, or he
"0 NJ not have offered this now.
M Seward thought it better TO let the subject
:, 80. ior day or two, as information concerning
was daily being received in this country. and
NAefelse his discretion in this delicate matter.
., ar Douglas believed that the Clayton Bulwer
r.! was being violated every day by Great
dona and thought something ought to be
ern',s ABOUT IT. He regarded the present Gov
msr, eht OF Nicaragua as legitimate Govern
in Gas as much so as other existing Governments
s1eISl t 70 America 1t was the frmest and most
off n. government they had had since throwing
inst spanish yoke; and so far as he knew,
The r;.I was more impartially administered, and
sac,aS n's oil man and of property were more
inc my guarded and protected under the exist
Nor o I've than under any previous one.
Amas; aS II any objection to his mind that an
srao eaicai by birth was in command of the Mic
70 faa an army. Nicaragua had as much right
conn.1 ome an asylum for emigrants from this
prsn,a!' az we had to receive European emf
S She had as much right to naturalize