Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-05-24

Jdeko founded either ~ domestic revolution or by
military invasion from abroad, in many Of the Gov
ernnents Of Europe.
4 is The smore jnperatively necessary to spply
the rule 70 the Spanish American Republics in con-
side ration of tho frequent and not seldom anoma!-
ous changes Of Organisation or administration which
they undergo and the revolutionary nature of most
of these changes ofwhch the recent series of revo-
lutions in the Mexican Republic is example, where
i've successive revolutionary GovernmentaMh have
made their appearancein the course Of few months,
and been recognised successfully each the politi
cal power of that country by the United States.
When therefore, some time since, new minister
from the Republic Of Nicaragua presented himself,
bearing the commission of President Rivas, he must
and would have been received as such, unless he was
found on inquiry subject to personal exception, but
for the absence of satisfactory information upon the
question whether President Rivas in fact the
head of an established Government of the Republic
Of Nicaragua doubt as to which arose not only from
the circumstance of his avowed association with arm
ed emigrants recently from the United States. but
that the proposed Minister himself was of that class
of persons, and not otherwise or previously citizen
of Nicaragua.
Another minister from the Republic of Nicaragua
has now presented himself and has been received as
such, satisfactory evidence appearing that ne repre-
sents the government de ucto, and, SO far as such
exists, the government. de jure of that republic.
That reception while in accordance with the estab
lshed policy of the United States, was likewise
called for by the most imperative special exigencIes
which require that this Government shall enter at
into diplomatic relations with that of Nicaragua
In the first place. difference has occurred between
the Government of President Rivas and the Ncara.
qua Transit Company. which involves the necessity
OF inquiry into rights of citizens of the United
States, who aege that they have been aggrieved by
the acts of the former and claim protection and re-
dress at the hands of their Government. In the
second place, the interoceanc communication by the
way of Nicaragua is effec.ualy interrupted, and the
persons and property of unofending private citizens
of the United States in that country require the at
tention of their Government Neither Of these OBJ
jects can receive due consideration without resu,np-
ton of diplomatic intercourse with the Government
! Of Nicaragua.
Further than this, the documents communicated
show that while the nteroceanc transit by the way
of Nicaranga is cut off, disturbances at Panama have
occurred to obstruct temporarily at least that by the
way of New Granada, involving the sacrifice Of the
lives and property of citizens of the United States.
special commissioner has been dispatched to Pa
mama to investigate the facts of this occurrence,
with view particularly to the redress of parties ag-
grieved But measures Of another class will be de-
manded for the future security of interoceanic COM
munication by this as by the other routes of the
| isthmus
1t would be difficult to suggest single object of
interest, external internal important to the
United States than the maintenance of The commune
| cation, by land and sea, between the Atlantic and
Pacific States and Territories of the Union. 1t is
material element of the national integrity and sove-
reignty.
| have adopted such precautionary measures and
have taken such action for the purpose of affordng
security the several transit routes of Central Ame-
rca and to the persons and property of the citizens
| of the United States connected with using the
same, within my constitutional power and as
| existing circumstances have seemed to demand
Should these measures prove Inadequate to the OBJ
ject, that fact will be communicated to Congress,
with such recommendations as the exigency Of the
case may indicate.
! FRANKLIN PIERCE
! WASHINGTON May l5 1856.