Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-05-23
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CLARKsRuRG. FRIDAY, MAY. %. 1886.
The Walker Government of Nicaragua
s,s-,rre n =, Reeognized. za5.,sts5,
The President ION, the 14th, inst, for
mally received, PADRE Vigil as Minister
fromTthe Walker Government of Nicaras
qua, and thereby officially acknowledged
that as The. government of Nicaragua. -
The!usual courteous speeches were inter-
changed, inithe course ofywhich, the P res-
| ident declared his determination to en-
force the neutrality laws: The former
,Nicaraguan minister. NJ .rcoleta, complain
ed of itsas a violation of the law of! God
and the law of nations, entering his sol
emn protest against the proceedings. He
informed Mr.. Marcy that he should pre-
pare an expose of all the facts in the case.
to be communicated by hin'to the mem.
beers of the diplomatic corps resident near
this government. ~. - - .'i'' -. -
On the next day. the, President sent a
message to the two Houses of Congress
in regard to Central American affairs,
which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. A discussion on the
reference took place between Mr.. Critten-
den and Mr.. Mason. the former opposing
the1eference and the course of the Presi>
dent, and Mr.aMason ably sustaining the
President in his South Americ IN policy.
We are gratiied by the policy pursued
by the President in this matter. Nicara,
qua has perfect right to change its gov
eminent whenever disposed, and the onlv
question for us to ask is. which is really
the government in existence. We are nc
tiibuster. but decidedly opposed to fiji.
clustering in all its forms-we believe ev.
cry people should govern themselves
Without the interference of others; but to
deny the right to rule. of the present Nj,
4 caaaguan government, or the ri lit oil
Gen Walker to assist the Nicaraguans, is
to deny the rightful existence Of our own
government, ond the right of France t.
render US the assistance that secured our
independence. Walker was invited tc
Nicaragua BY the party then i'll power
He has usurped no authority, but simply
occupies the position conferred upon him
by that government, of commander-in
chief of the army. Tie President is ma
tive Of the country. the new minister is 6
native, and SO far as we are informed, che
government is controlled and acquiesced
in by the native population 1t has al
ways been the policy Of our government
to acknowledge all governments in fact
vi h"ut stopping to inquire the means BY
which the power was obtained, and we
do not see how an exception could be
made 10 the rule in this case.
Our President has. SO far, pursued {
bold and firm, yet moderate course in re
gard to all our foreign affairs, and we con
tldently hope to see him continue it. I
the British government does not comply
with our request to recall Mr.. Champion
on accout OF his completely in the foreign
enlistment in this country, we hope to SCI
him promptly dscredited as minister, b,
the President. In regard to the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. is our opinion that if Grea
Britain positively refuses to comply will
her stlpulations, the whole treaty SHOULD
be thrown aside, and our government
firmly plant itself upon the Monroe doc
trine. not onl y so far as colonization il
concerned. but in regard to European in
reference also. We have not conversec
with single individual on this subject
that would not cordially support the Pres
ident in this course. ,... ... e. ~.