New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-12-30


General Henningsen's Lester.
The New York Herald publishes the following let
fer from Gen. Henningsen:
\ WASHINGTON, Dec. l6, 1867.
70 the Hon. A. e. Stephens
Dear ST. In conformity with your express de-
sire. beg leave to encose some notes on Central
pslSssi shas s6s buik * tie population of Central
Ameyiea Is Indian IN Indian not resembling the
Indian of the North American continent hunter,
n6nade and savage but Of the race that Ccrtes,
Pizaffp and the Spanish oonquerors foand s. barbs-
rans 1t is true but stationary, agricultural people,
doci'e, patient, industrious and snpersttious, who
bad built large cities and raised stupendous temples,
on whose altars smoked indeed the blood Of human
victims. The rest of the population, which may
amount to from one,qnarter to third Of the whole
consists OF the admixtnre Of Spanish, Indian and
negro blood mingled and reintermipgled in every
imaginable degree. The pure Indian races are the
people who cultivate the soil who produce, who
have never had any share 10 government, and who
are dragged las successive factions are ascendant)
from their willing abors to fight for the mixed race.
This mixed race isin state Of rapid moral and phys
ical degeneracy. ~ large majority are born with
the taint Of hereditary disease and the incessant
revolutions since the Spaniards driven out the
general decay Of Cities of agriculture OF industry and
Of population, the abandonment Of plantations and Of
mines attest how utterly visionary is the idea that
any Standardization can be expected.
have no hesitation in putting on record my con.
victon that five years after that country is Ameri
canized, as some day III will be, its production in
a nresent and thst ifs mineral products viii falj
l;fffe abort of California now saw air Amar;can.
YEA referrinr to fnr avn naonle bacanaa with ar
instinct prophetic OF their destiny this is the term
BY which the Spanish and Indian races designate
thoae rsces cnn,i IA tot.v cnt or from
ticn With tba nsona os liz In;aa Statss n y =.
firm BELIEF that Ia fifty years and probably within
Wind t Il. ia fhrss;a MED Tn3;. ~, H. Th.s;
;an;yed inS;ar IN tnr,, concnaraJ ana ss;,.t
~ ths via heathen Tn;on II, Cnn svh;cf
efons cc~ta;ns hsis ~ ,,oIs.;a ~ S4o9, 49,
cs tb;s = airesdy oh,;ons Tha n.a
800 wera nniv yrsvertsS fon, oSser,nat;.Jy III
phsconse .n'
Hsr IL ~ M ". ~
80 M enI NJ ,sM
hnld tie br;st;an;yad Insns Il chec p.t tn. NJ
-asr ~ thsas - 4hs parsn Ms, I1;a = s.,s
.want thrnrob yncat.m nesr - aua,
tsr ,;, y, II, as ~, " y. 49,
and by whom the C6ristaniaed indians IL vii i be Z,
certainv shned snd ahsoraI ss tho ,ad W ~. :.
rooted apt evsnt,sc bv thsn, naod ,t
nj, thst IN M Mace,, ~, nus
.ruvhare iv ~ ~ n y
sion q Mexico: v - O. : ~ y 'N'1''
;cs IN hcth ~ ths n,sn nartss ;nt b;c tha. sr
Sv;ded ar ;nc"rokis y sct;cnsts sss tsas aas
vnIntinn hare Il hnwavar n.;Hr;tu fa,l ~
n ~ Am II whch heen sna ys
ftrn
nnlv hone ~ avert;n III decn ;nt as
ong nh fana ~ 9haso ,at; G J.sS ~
the cths os M sne
ofirinaIy aiyen Ia II ~ Id adyersares II ssrvils
Waoe NJ s;s a ,;s ~ y. sctsle
v.;Isd 4; ht ~ AZ ;ne
o ~ ~ o;i - tht ~
sne. o ts 70 ~ sne ~
covernrnent an tbair frsnds ysnyasant;na aract
'so, @ auu sns HI. aepIesehng e4acty
tba snJsaa,,a .l's ~ oe o,es ~
we're ara;n and ahi;shsd
= cn,,nfieas rar;asf ~ rauai,,tyo NJ a
ishing m,inoritv iii thrn,ah yecent evants AMI ~,
fnregn ;nfarfarance that servs ,,,rtv rerasatog
hv lie rovernnent * Martnsu ~ a9ndIad ,',
II nere facon is r;x ~ astah1;shoa ent
Il IA sav drasys men nj raao,,cas fr,n hart
third of Tie country. ''o. 1''''1s oAe'
ii wnnld no dn,St ba h;obIv das;robls 4, a ,h;,o,-
thronc nont Of v;e IF H. fbe can.rusnc. e ;,a
Mons dinlomacv these noI;tc;ans and nast;os II
Central mar;c. on5 aa,Is 4, -
Induced to subsde into united hapny family I Til the
settlement of the country bv' coanriIt f th rri
ted States shonid GO far Hsvs nrograssad as ~ s,ss
enntroIiing ar,ount ~ as ant.; ~
an virnr Nh thcsa ann,r;aS MI o AZ :; iaso
than densive IF the native goyernents conld staud
tla NOR, in novvar as III ayner;or % tI; n
and nrocIamat;ons shaw or bent a av.o,a;0 aOs
Anaricons Whar. Z; ~ h;tr ~ ~, -
vears has anv colony II Tntad Statss ctzan hn
sstablished by naci}ic deveionement in anv of tba
Snan;sh marican nonntr;as What enoth.yd =. ,uS.t
security fnr lia Or rnnart howe co tha, no ~ "tias .t
Tsthmns IL panama tavpna hat IN , " ~ ~; ny
TAI STATS srnadrnn afrd 3 tha, w GYMS " onF
What has hecoma If ali tha TIni.o5 s+tas ,;,;,or,
ho nred bv Ses;ve contracs nrs oe
and treaties Started with thar a;r
enaines and thar toois an tha a,har han5 tha
rifles of the TEXANS cnnyertea tba ,vidsras ~ s,'o
ourishing State Of the Union and indirecty bron~bt
Cafornia and Nav Mexco into those st
this country which have rendered them henset W
Inc civilized world. 'Ne 'n''A. : De'i'A' "
In Tie case Of Gen. Walker and the em;orants
from the United States to Nicarasua ali nircnms
stances conenrred to leoitmatize 3har anternr;sa
according To tha str;ctest Letter of tha low arS
withont misanprehens;on o ,arvarson ~ ots h
opponents NAV he CHALLENGED tn show anu 5fsssnna
between the crcnmstances under yhieb ofa uat,
Kosciusko took mart in the war of ndanandence
favor Of the Legitimacy of his aets Ia ss caaa