The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-25
Affairs In Central America.
PROTEST OF THE GAUTEMALAN MINISTER AGAINST
GENERAL WALKER.
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The following is the protest Of ST. isarri against the
recognition Of the government of Nicaragua by that at
Washington
To HIS E1cru1ENcY rH SECRETARY STATE FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS OF 1HB UNITED SrATEsEy ,ors
The undersigned Minister Penpotentiary Of the repub
lies OF Guatemala San Salvador, has the honor 10 de.
clare to your celency that the recognition on the part
Of the United States that rule which Mr.
Walker, szen OF the Ened States has pretended 70
nas himself under The imporious necessity Of protesting
against the act deemng to be the most contrary and
hostile to the interests Of Central America.
II indsputable that every government mas the right
10 recognise matter of fact the governments estab
ished amongst nations whatever may be the form adopt
ed by them: and one government egmaely constituted
NAV be as well recognised another usurped for the TO-
reign nations not judges OF the legitimacy OF the other
governments this principle being founded upon another
OF another. But from these principles, which have
been generally admitted the guarantee Of the indie
pendence of all nations, cannot in any way follow the
conclusion that the principles may serve TO produce
the opposite consequences.
The people Of Nicaragua have established the
tua TYRANNY Of that country: was party OF adven-
turers citizens of the United States who did violence TO
the inhabitants of Nicaragua-who took from them their
independence-wh0 formed in a country which has
been on terms of the best harmony and friendship
with the United States, a government or North
American notwithstanding the most buresque
mockery of the Ncaraguan nationality, and putting at
the head Of that administration ridiculous phantom OF
national in the person or an individual who
has been weak enough the purposes of those
daring adventures. There is not either in the United
States any part Of the world, anybody who Is not
that Senior Rvas who styles him self President of
Nicaragua is nothing but the creature OF Walker the
compacent slave OF the rulers OF his country Not IN
these very words but others OF the Specification
authentic fact Of Walker and his North soldiers
being the real regulators Of things there Therefore in
the recognition OF the actual government Of Nicaragua
by that OF the United States has not merely made
OF the right every nation has to recognize the gov
ernmens of fact which independent people establish for
themselves but the right which citizens of the United
State tp of
and independence OF weak nations has been recognized
The undersigned may be permitted 10 mention here
what has been published by the greater part OF writers in
the newspapers OF these States the right which pre-
tended to be conceded 10 citizens Of the Union of going in
whatever country 10 participate there in the civil dis
cords although IL may be, in the OF Nicaragua,
destroying the legitimate government, by aiding the
enemies Of the constitutional authorities Such right
may be suitable 10 the usO OF those citizens, but
it cannot he in any way 10 the generality
Of all peoples, and there cannot be the
lea@t doubt that such right ever have the universal
sanction, it be- in all times regarded the most
serious and scanaous abuse of individual liberty. The
same newspaper writer's in the Union pretended to pro-
ragae from end Of the United States 10 the other,
the niquitous and exravagant idea Of their government
being under obligation to protest the enterprise OF such
adventurers the ground that il Is the interest Of North
American citizens TO extend their influence and power
all Central America well over Mexico for the
policy of these writers deems just and equitable what
j. may be profitable TO the United States, may the
whole world be ever 80 much preludced by the
like proceedings Lastly, it has been attempted to
generalize in these States the strange idea that the
happiness Of all the inhabitants Of the whole American
continent depends their being subjects o. this repub
lie, her manifest destiny consisting in the uniform
reign OF her principles and interests over the principles
and interests Of all Others.
II true that there have BEEN and always are in the
Union politicians who condemn doctrines mantestly
contrary TO the principles Of equity on which universal
peace reposes. There are and always will be, in these
sat citizens who preserve those sautary maxms ofmod
Grafton and justice which, from the days Washington and
Adams contributed 10 elevate this nation TO the high rank
Of happiness and greatness on which II now stand But
thes Just and wise men unable to triumph over a
which ntcpds make a forced annexation OF
spanish America to the United states for the purpose that
tending that no progress Is possible without slave labor
as in the Southern portion Of the Union.
Millions Of citzens Of the republic, almost all tho nha
hants Of the Northern States condemn the projects and
principles Of that party which symahi7s with the hl
busters Of Nicaragua but nevertheless the Glamors of
the protectors Of this new system o. oggrandisemcnt-
which TO be adopted by the United states-n opposition
to The dearest interests Of other American nations seems
10 have triumphcd.
Tho origin Of this doctrine Is the invention OF President
Monroe. who wished 70 establish principle that the
Unted States enjoyed the exclusive right Of interfering
the political affairs Of this continent TO the exclusion OF all
Intervention on the part OF European nations But this
pretended right has never been admitted by any OF
the FIVE Spanish American republics, by tn
Empire Of Brazil and If the European nations have
till now seriously examined this declaration does not
follow for the other American nations TO consider them
selves subjects of kind OF protectorshp they did not
ask for and which ought not 10 be imposed upon them
by force. Such n tutelage is highly injurious 10 the
riehs OF those people who have been granted their
sovereignty and Independence.
Considering the present question by every precedent
il results that the recognition by this OF the
administration OF Nicaragua formed by hibusters) ia
but the consequence Of principles OF general DOM
nation extended that PARTY which defends
and sustans all kinds OF violence This recogni.
ton implies not less than the support and protee
lion by the United States Of the foreign dsturbers OF
friendly nation II being Of public notorety that in this
country only this fact was looked or IN order 70 aoun
dainty provide with soldiers arms and ammunition those
who had taken possession q Nicaragua and threaten 10
posscss themselves Of all the other Central American re-
pubIcs Mexico and the Ishmus Of Panama leaving 10
later times TO extend their domination to the Fire land.