The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-10
ArrArRs IN NIcARAeuA.


DEAN SIR: | read with much interest your remarks,
and those Of other senator's concerning the recent events
in Nicaragua and Costs Rica and the Panama sthmas
These events do not have impressed Congress or
the executive authority in the serious light in which they
ought to be viewed. In connexon with other late occur
rence and with the neglect of the United States 10 have
established and apparent indifference now to establishing
direct communication between the States OF the At
lanlc and the States and Territories beyond the Rocky
mountains they sugges questions of deep interest especial
| ly to settlers the Pacific
They but suggest doubt whether there not
vice in political organization which binders the
people of the United States from anesting their collect
i've national power and dignity in manner to make
the country and the interests aud honor OF its ciu
respected abroad and whether system OF con-
federation be capable OF embracing with community Of
interests and community Of rights States removed as
those of the Pacific from those Of the Atlantic.
| do not remember in twenty years, treaty any
oontroyerted point question with another power in
yoging any principle of public law in which this coun-
try has not in It's professions had the right and yet has
not sustained its preensons Many instances Of the nso
lent bearing that foreign States toward coun-
try In consequence Of this proneness to YIELD are
present to my mind but fragrant outrageous as
that shown by the petty State Of Costa Rca in its
war on our countrymen in the adjoining State Of Mica
ragua. uEa
The war on which Costa RIGA has entered does not pre-
tend to be against Nicaragua u uudsguisedly against
the people Of e United States in Nicaragua It has the ad-
dional aggravaton OF not being according TO the
custom of nations but of exerminaon and as against
elons and outlaws and in its prosecution seized occu-
pod and blocked up customary and stipulated transit of
the people of this country through the territory OF friend
iIy State
Now whatever were the character of General Walker
or others Of country men soournng domicliaed in
Nicaragua engaged in its public service or whatever
the circumstances motives that led them thher i does
belong to Costa Rc nor TO her allies open clandes
tine) to invade tho sovereignty assume the police, Of
Nicaragua for the purpose of furnishing, discriminating or
eecting them But that is the office she has undertaken
Idecaring death to all of counrymen found with
armseyen those whom the fortune OF war may render
prisoners and attempting to justify her insocnce and bru
alty By preudgment of her intended victims as ibns
pirates Without regard to the anecedents OF those
OF counrymen and without regard to individual opin
ion of the awlness of what they have DONE il does
not belong to Costa Rica to make or invasion to
chastse them it does become country to permit
to be accomplished to allow what has been done to
go unayenged Besides many of our counrymen there
who went with different views from the expeditions Of
General Walker-wth intention Of mixing in military
enterprsesbu who will find themselves compelled to take
up when determination by invading army is
threatened their compatrios or II any base enough
to skuk in such emergency what would be their cond
ton after Walker shah have been conquered and infu
rated mob has possession of Nicaragua Let the bloody
massacre at Panama .. .a.... .s......,.
4
men in Nicaragua suffer under the opprobrious cpl
he Of "fbusters" aud to pass for such in the popular
apprehension from their being constantly so called with
out proper correction We have been rcmiss in their vim
dicaton before the country and in urging upon
its duties in regard to them and the
which, with their aid the democratic party Of Nicaragua
succeeded in establishing. ..l a
General Walker and his associates in Nicaragua have
not committed either in going thther in the part they
have taken in the affairs Of the country any offence against
the laws of the United States, the laws customs of
nations The condition Of Nicaragua this The lib
era democratic party In possession of whatever
there was Of government in tie State and in force
the greater part Of it. The aristocratc lctime class
we're in rebellion and held the towns of Grapada and Ri
vas also the fort OF San Carlos at the junction Of Lake
Nicaragua and the river San juan thus commanding the
communication with the Atlantic In this strait the gov
/ eminent sought aid from abroad and number Of our
countrymen with General Walker at their head respond
ed the call With their assistance the popular
prevailed and the best government that Nicaragua has
ever bad and frmesseated Of any since the Spanish
domination was established That government composed
principally of natives of the country and Of the most
! ghtened and liberalminded among Them foregoing the
traditional jealousy Of the Spanish against people OF
foreign origin and anxious to revive the fortunes Of the
country liberal proposals for foreign mmgra-
ton and under those proposals others of country
rue-two three thousand probabyhave gone thther.
What IL there reprebensibe in all this What municipal
law of country any other is yiolated2 What
| law of nature or custom Of nations7 What or whose
rights7 What mischief done to any person thing
Not specification under any Of these heads be made
much less any thing charged TO justify the odous
and the oboquy that have been heaped the honorable
and intrepid who have led the American enterprise in
4 Nicaragua.
And there nothing reprehensible- wrong
in itself wrong by statutory LAWN the going to Mica
ragua Of General Walker and his associates their
ing into the service Of that State either civil military,
their conduct in the country has been every way
mendable Some summary examples certainly made
Of malconten but not such examples found necessary
at times in all countries especially Ia the process Of ror-
ing order ont Of chaos3 So Undoubtedly, in all the
number, there base persons who have committed
crimes but that misfortune the best aud Oldest communi
ties do escape and certainly the Americans n Mica
ragua though mscelaneousy assembled, not open
any special reprobaiion in that particular But
public crime abuse, usurpaton, attempt the
liberties Of the country TO degrade It's native citzous
can be- charged the Americans 10 Nicaragua either
OF the American gentlemen who assist in the government
On the contrary In twenty years the country has been
80 quiet order so well maintained the laws well admin
stered property secure business safely and prosper
ousy conducted many signs been shown Of reyivi-
cation as after tho establishment Of the mixed native aud
American government
Nor has there been any complaint Of The new govern
ment by the people Of the country any portion Of them
except the aristocratc party which baked in its
temps the State and from them not any complaint
Of misconduct on the part Of the Americans but only Of