New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-20

"prise," and having "a,,,troyed tns nse0n'n:
"of the Nicarssuan Governn:sns snd sae 'noepeno
"ence Of her people" were now, I'm isnsuss
"evirciDg the most entre contempt E! 'a' Cen
"t1al American people," proclaiming their nsen
tion "to establish throughout the country tht
"supremacy Of another race" Tho constant and
Indefinite increase of these invaders By the or
rival Of recruits from the United Stases
had encouraged Walker toxeud an envoy to Costs
Rics to complain Of the refusal Of that Govern.
ment to hold any communication with him, and
Then this envoy was looked upon only 90 spy and
ref,ed admission into the country, that refusal had
led to declaration Of war on the part Of Walker,
followed up BY On invasion of Costa Rica and an
attempt TO reduce that country also to HE rule.
Having thus stated the motives and origin of the
war Mr.. Molins complains that Costa Rica has
been forc4 into it solely "by the lawless conduct
of citizens or inhabitants of the United States,
against which lawless conduct she protests and for
which "she will reclaim against whoever may be
responsible for the same" He adds further re-
monstrarces against the continued sailing OF 6li.
busters from New-York, New-Orleans, and San
Francisco, "without any hindrance on the part Of
"the authorities" especially Is the condition Of
Nicaragua and the violent suspension Of the transit
to California take away all pretenses of any legit-
mate or peaceful object in going to that country
and as 1t is well known that adventurers entrspped
under fraudulent promises are constantly dispatched
to recruit the fosces of Walker VIZ
The reply of Mr.. Marcy, dated April %, to
this letter of Mr.. Molina, is not less significant
BIZ what it omits than BY what it contains. To
all the charges of piracy against Walker and his
srsociates il ssys not word-an omission Of all
reference to the subject, which looks very much
like an admission on Mr.. Marcy's part of Mr.. Mo-
lnss statements But is notnecessary to resort to
Implications 1t appears that Mr. Marcy, in writ
irg to Mr. Wheeler under date of Dec. 7, had ex-
pressed himself to much the same effect, as to the
character of Walkers Government. After repri-
mandipg that Minister for having, in violation OF
orders sent to him, resumed diplomatic relations
with Walker, the Secretary proceeds as follows:
"The information we have here relative to the State
of aairs in Nicaragua the conclusion that such
course was unadvsabe. 1t is strongly Objectionable
because it may be construed to imply in some degree
aPproral By the United States q me proeeed."gsg
mosny foreiqnersko hare, by rsoLenee, over-
turned the former Government Of that State, ana as
snmed control IL. very different view Is taken
here of the political condition OF things Nicaragua
" Considering the means by mhich the Po1er nat
no,c predomnafes in that State r0s obfd.ned ana me
manner IN wA,ch it 10 szercised, 1t can haze no Ju"
Dretenson to be regarded as de facfo Gorern-
ent You will, therefore, on the recelPt Oh tnS s uas,
patch at once cease to have any communication win
the assumed rulers of that country
In his reply to Mr.. Molina, Mr.. Marcy confines
himself to vindication of our Government against
the charge which he thinks is implied in Mr.. Mo-
lipa's letter (but which Mr., Molina subsequently
disavcws), Of having failed TO enforce the laws
and having winked at the departure OF the
fibusters He insists that the Government has
no power to restrain free emigration from tho
country, and that the mere fact that persons once
citizens of or residents in the United States are
found in arms against foreign State, gives that
State no right to complain. The point OF Mr.
Marcys letter is to be found in the following para
grsphs:
at cannot be supposed that Mr.. Molina means to
make Il a ground OF complaint that associated ndi-
yiduas have voluntarily left the United States with
intention of entering into foreign military service
the representative Of free State Mr. Molina must be
aware that Il is not within the competence OF any lib
eral Government to hold inquisiton into the motives
and objects which induce individual to change his
country To do that would be the exercise OF the most
Offensive arbitrary power which no government how
ever absolute in its character has ever attempted to
enforce upon another duty Of neutrality
"In the controversy which this Government has had
with grea. Britain in regard to enlstments in the Uni
ted States for the British service the right of ndividu
ais to 60 voluntarily out of the United States for the
purpose of entering into that service, has not been
auestioned; but the complaint against the British Gov
eminent is that It has employed agents to come with
in the United States to hire, RETAIN or entice persons
to 90 away for that purpose.
@Whenthere was reason to believe that agents from
Nicaragua were in this country to recruit soldiers,
prose- euons against them were promptly instituted
which are still going This Government has insti-
tuted JUDICIAL proce edings against those agents tor
doing what Great Britain contends her agents had
right to do within the United States"
There is one point, however, to which Mr.
Marcy does not refer, but as to which we should
like to see some explanation that 10 how 1t
has happened that while New-York has been in
measure elssed, the authorities Of Orleansand
San Francisco have presented no efectual obstacle
to the departure of Walkers recruits and that not
in the character of individual emigrants but under
complete military organization. ....-..-.