Washington sentinel., 1856-05-15

nICARA0UA THE QUEsTIoN.
We copy from the New York Herald Of tn
10th instant portion Of the proceedings of
large and enthusiastic meeting of the bone an,
sinew Of New York, upon the immediate recog
milton of the Walker-Rivas government The
meeting was an earnest and telling demonstra
ton against the tmid policy ofthe Pierce Marc,
| Administration. In nothing we're they mors
eloquent than the earnest resolutions, con
demning, with bitter truth, the unjnsti6abls
conduct of our government, in their persisten
determination to hold the gallant Colonel Hall
and associates in the custody of the Marshall
Whereas, every oppressed people who are
struggling for their natural rights and the en-
joyments of civil liberty, have the right to ask
the aid and assistance of any man or any peo-
pie on the face OF the earth; and whereas, to
grant such aid and assistance is the universal
and natural right of all men and all people,
Therefore
Resolred, That after struggling for ten years
against oppressive rulers in hopeless civil war,
their country bleeding at every poor, the people
Of Nicaragua had right to invite the gallant
General Walker and his associates TO come to
their aid and assist in freeing them from their
bloody oppressors, and giving them peace and
q good Government.
Rcsolued, That General Walker being thus
invited, had . right to 90, and that he is en-
titled to lasting honor for the heroic bravery
and success by which he gave peace to Mica.
ragua and an efficient Government to her peo-
pie. [Chesrs.
RESOLVED That the time has come when it is
imperative upon our Government to ackow-
ledge the independence of Nicaragua [cheers]
under its existing Government as one saved
from confusion and anarchy, and restored to
order and civilization, by the infusion of new
and progressive elements; and further, while
acknowledging the existing Government Of
Nicaragua, and her right to take her stand
among the recognized nations of the world. we
wholly and unhesitatingly repel the right Of
the British Government, or any other Govern
ment to call US to an account for so doing.
Loud and long continued cheering.]
Resolped, That Nicaragua, as the nearest
great thoroughfare between the Eastern and
western portions of our great republic, must
belong TO an acknowledged and friendly power;
power which will admit of no interference of
any kind, either in its internal or external
policy; and that we deem the firm establishment
Of the present Government of Nicaragua essen
tial TO that purpose, essential to the protection
Of our commerce, necessarily concentrating in
that locality, essential as securing the quiet of
this continent, and essential to the safety Of
the lives and property of American citizens.
Resolued, That we look upon our so-called
neutrality laws, which were fastened upon us
by Great Britain when we, as nation, were
comparatively in our infancy, and for which
England is bound by no reciprocal law, as
evinced by the recent developments regarding
her secret aid to Costa Rica, as prejudicial to
the rights and interests of our citizens, as
wholly at variance with the great principle Of
our institutions, and as unbecoming the dignity
Of great and liberal people.
RESOLVED, That it is the duty Of the American
Government to protect American citizens wher-
coast of Japan, the blood stained Isthmus of
Panama, or the Lake Of Nicaragua; if the free
dom of our institutions tempt them into new
and untried lands, carrying with them the fruits
Of good order, free opinions and the inestima-
BILE gifts of freedom, our Government, like a
good parent, is bound to extend over them the
sheltering arms of her protection and the 9gis
of her power.
Resolved That the cold -blooded butchery Of
our fellow-citizens at Virgin Bay, on Lake
Nicaragua, by the savage Costa Ricans, and
that, too, under the orders of their superior
officers, was wanton outrage upon humanity
that ought not to go unpunished.
Resolued, That it is time the aggressive and
interfering spirit of the British Government in
the affairs of the Southern portion of this con-
tinent should receive check; and that the
savage warfare waged by Costa Rica against
the Republic of Nicaragua, aided and encour-
aged by that Government, demands the rebuke
of this nation, and calls loudly for the practical
enforcement Of the Monroe doctri ne.
Rssolued, That in his present critical posi-
ton, sustained by his brave band of chivalrous
Americans and native Nicaraguans nearly
surrounded by ten times as many barbarous
Costa Ricans, with British rifles in their hands,
and foreign mercenaries in their ranks, General
Walker needs prompt and liberal aid and,
remembering the aid which our forefathers
invoked, and to which Kosciusko and Lafayette
so nobly responded, we, as citizens of New
York, hereby pledge ourselves, to the best of
our Abilities that be shall have such aid, and
we confidently look to the citizens of our sister
States to join us in our efforts in behalf of those
who are suffering in the double cause Of liberty
and humanity. Loud applause.)
Resolucd, That this meeting unanimously
extend their warmest sympathies to Colonel
George B. Hall and his gallant associates, for
the annoyance and detention which for months
they have been unnecessarily subjected to, in
their laudable desire to emgrate to Central
America, for the purpose of lending helping
hand in the great work of giving to that beau
tiful country the benefit of good government
and free and enlightened institutions; and we
trust that the time is not far distant when
American citizens shall have the right to emf
CRATE when and where they please.
Tremendous shouts of appreciation during
the reading.
The resolutions we're unanimously adopted.
DESPATCH FROM GEN. cAss.
Captain Rynders then read telegraphic
despatch from General Cass, which was re-
ceived with loud cheers and bill hi hill 1t is
AS follows:
at is not possible for me 10 attend yonr