New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-03
THE NEWS IN on AIsAsEuA.

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large portioni of sur AVAILABLE space is taken up
3tllia morning Of the interesting
and thrilling events which have recently in
central America We are sure, however, We could
not I'LL our columns Hithas entertaining and impols
tat matter although some Of it is mournfu to The
lastdegree Eternal rest to the brave men who have
fallen In as noble cause as that which Redeemed the
plains of Iexng and lighted up the fires Of re-
belion hearts Of our evolutionary ancestors,
and everlasting honor to their memories! 1t has
been truly said tthe blood Of the martyrs the seed
of the church. It is no less true that the blood
Of patriots is necessary to the nourishnlen1t ana
growth Of the tree Of liberty It's roots must be va
teredWith human gore before the trunk can acquire
imposing and stately proportions and It's oHershad
owing branches protect and shield millions q iree
happy and prosperous people Such was the case
with us during our inst with Great Britain
Such iii the case always when the people strike 1of
enranchisement from the shackles Of their
Seh has beatl and such Willie the destiny Of the no
bic band is now striving heroic aye grand
III. t. The Of Central Amer
which shall be as perpetual as time and auspi
cs M tllat which released our orefathers from the
DEGRADING tlraldom of colonial yassalage Some
maybe hundreds maybe thousands must offer up
their hearts best blood before the final glorious con
summation is wrought But that final corsunma-
lis as certain as the day is to arrive, when
The people shall dethrone the kings, 4 a I'll
and the men the nations shall stand forth in all
the native dignity Of manhood, which . conscious
ness of freedom can alone inspire.
It may take weeks and MONTHS perhaps years, and
a nelancholy a1nount Of bloodshed, before the indie
,pendence and regeneration Of Nicaragua can be
achieved. But the movement will be successful. The
great principle Of right sustains it. The sympathies
of all lovers Of liberty in the United States are with
it. Human progress demands it. The cause Of free
dom pleads for3it. The interests Of our race, the
interests Of civilizations the interests Of commerce,
the interests Of the United States and especially the
interests of the South and of New Orleans, are in
volYed in the redemption and dsenthralment of Cen
trail America from the oppress ion and misrule which
have impoverished, ruined and degraded her, for the
last third Of a century. I ;ss ..&5
W ehaEe no time, nor is Unnecessary. to reierto the
details Of the great battle Of Riyas. The full partic
ulars are given, giowingy but no doubt truthfully.
blythe editor Of FL Nicarasuense in his edition OF
the 10th lit will be seen that five hundred Amer-
can and one hundred native troops-siX hundred IN
falI-won splendid triumph over two thousand Costa
Rcans, killing six hundred Of them And this, too,
when the Costa Ricans enjoyed the advantage OF pc
sition, cannon, Notifications ETC. Here the superior
ity Of american proves and skill 10 stlikingly
demonstrated Had the troops at Santa Rosa been
Commanded by brave and skillful officer instead Of
an imbeeile and coward similar magnificent result
would have followed, and the Costa Rican. armies
would have been, ere this, e2terminated. Butt the
untoward defeat at Santa Rosa has only protracted
the contestto allow the regenerators better opportu
mites ofgacquiring new and unfading laurels. vn
The war, as prosecuted by Costa Rica is marked
by "a saYagery and brutality that will shock Christen-
dom The rules of civilized warfare are not regarded
blythe President General in command of the army Of
Costa Rica, Hedebefately shoots prisoners of war
he allows his troops massacre innocent persons in
the employment of the Transit Company he per-
mits them to murder Ntornen, babes and boys, be
cause they were the United States and for
no other eason-and when wounded non-eombatants
were laying on the ground, We1tering in their gore
his barbarians took Il fendish delight in stabbng
them through and through with bayonets and swords
This is all true, as will be seen by referring to the
Wheeler to the PresdentGeneral Mora
Shall such horrible outrages be tolerated in the
nineteenth century? If 50, let US cease boasting
about the progress Of civilization the effects of
christianity If not let our Government stretch forth
its powerful arm, and erush--aye, even under the
dust their bodies polute-these monsters in human
shape who seem to delight in deeds hbhorrent to
ture and natures God-in everything that is detes
| md
which offends the senses and bights the fair face Of
| humanity There is no middle ground here.
Not content with these murders and massacres
President Mora has issued proclamation denouncine
death to all libusters, as he chooses to style the
defenders Of the territory Of Nicaragua. A more
atrocious proclamation was never published to the
world. Let glance briefly at the facts of the case
First, Costa Rea, without cause provocation, de
clares war against Nicaragua, Second, she marshal
her armies to invade that State. Third war being
declared, Nicaragua had no alternative but to fight
and dispatched force to meet and repel the invaders
Fourth, that force was routed, nineteen prisoners
war were taken, eighteen of whom were shot. Fifth
the Costa Ricans pursue their advantage and cap
ture a town of Nicaragua. Sixth there they murde
something less than twenty women, babes, boys ant
men And seventh the chief Of the invaders declare
his determination to put to death all the defenders
the country he has ruthlessly invaded hatmay come
| into his hands!
Such savage policy as this will speedily lead t.
retaliation and we think Gen. Walker would be per
facty justiable if he required forfeit Of ten COST
Rcans to one American. Even then the measure 0
justice would be hardly filed. At all events ths
ruians who have let loose the fends of war and muir
der cannot be punished too severely. nation who's
President and General-in.Chief issues orders to hi
Il troops to kill every American they can, regardless o
age sec, (Eee Geographic dispatch appended to tn
q news,) would deserve no sympathy were Its name, it
people, and its institutions, bIotted from the face
the cart and its towns, and villages, and pleasan
i places, made desoate and uninhabitable.
i The conduct of Minister Wheeler-prompt, decide
and manly-will meet with the cordial appreciation
the people of the United States. He acted the par
of true man throughout, and all honor to him fors
doing.
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