Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-17
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

A SENSATION LETTER. - We have seldom
read more amusing budget of false statements
public affairs, even in thatjournal-
so famous for unsaying to-morrow what it SAID
yesterday on matters OF fact Of public interest
than is embraced in its (the New York Heratd's)
d" Our San Jose Correspondence, bearing date
July 25th, ultimo, and Published on Thursday
last We waited for some days ere noticing 1t,
simply to ascertain if il might be portion of a
plot to deceive the American public for the
purpose of speculation. That is, to see whether
similar efforts to deceive the public would not
speedily appear in the columns of other " sem
sation' Journals. As none such have made their
appearance, we proceed to prick the bubble,
least some over.eager persons, with more loose
cash than brains, may be taken in by buying
nominal moOnshine-''st upon faith in it.
The letter to which we refer is as follows
Since my last communication the final veto
mas Deen put upon the struggle for the right of
way over the lsthmus of Nicaragua, by our Pres
Ident giving the grant to his old ally, MIR. r. c.
webster, and his former bitter opponent, Mr.. J.
u Harris, son-in-law of Charles Morgan. / have
made diligent inquiries as to the reason why our
Government admitted Mr.. Harris's name in the
new grant, and have ascertained the following
facts:
The grant of right of way over the Isthmus,
which Charles Morgan & Sons had bought from
President Rivas, contained the condition that
Morgan x Sons must carry the forces of the re-
public and any emigrants amounting to 10 900 Dy
their steamers, receiving In pay certain amount
OF land. When Costa Rica declared war against
Nicaragua she declared hostilities only against
flbusters, not against the patriotic party in her
sister state Consequently, in conformity with
the laws of nations, Costa Rica had no claim by
conquest to that which she had gained by the
force of arms. Morgan, Garrison & Co., having
acted up to the tenor of the grant given by Rivas
held fair claim to the right of way over the
Isthmus; and our President, taking this view of
the case, readily agreed to the plan Of amalgama-
ton proposed by Messrs. Webster & Harris and
gave these two gentlemen the control of the tran
SIT; Mr.. Anderson, who returned to Costa RIGA
as the agent Of Messrs. NJ. O Roberts & Clark
backed by the personal presence of Mr. Power of
the Star and Herald, of Panama, has been fairly
outwitted and Is now looked upon by the Gov
this country in January last MI Webster's
secretary and i'll playing the part Of betrayer has
lost all position he formerly held.
Commodore Vanderbilt bid also high for the
golden prize, but the Commodore's agent, the
notorious ;. vi. Spencer, is not endowed with
sufficient shrewdness to play the part of a good
negotiaior. The fight has been Il severe and hard
contested one. Some of the aspirants denounce
their competitors in the most unqualified Ian
Guage.
g The conditions of the charters are not gene
than the one formerly given 10 Mr.. Webster Nj
cdragua has given in her adhesion to the contract
The Nlcdraguan Senate assembled at Manauua
early In the present month, and the Transit boun-
dary ana other questions met at once with a sat
lsfactory solution, the Senate agreeing to the
treaty proposed 10y President Mora. The treaty
ratified, arrived by special courier two DAYS ago
which put an end to all possible rupture between
the two republics; each State is to participate
equally in the dues and profits derivable from the
transit contract Mr. Carey Jones, commission
er rom your government, is still here; ne has had
several Interviews with our President, and the
public is Informed that his mission is of the most
satisfactory and cordial character Our govern
nent has sent on lin compliment to Mr.. G.. Jones'
diplomatic powers and we are told he is instruct
ed to assure the Cabinet at Washington that our
government Is only too anxious in her foreign re-
ni,ad 70 meet the wishes of the people of the
From Nicaragua the accounts are satisfactory
The dictatoFs Jerez and Martinez are moving on
win care and circumspectOn. General Canas
remains at Managua (the new seat of government
in Nicaragua with force of four hund red Costa
hlcans, and so long as he is there fears of in
ternal trouble may be looked for. He has public
ly announced that, i'm the event of the Leonese
ana Oranadlans creating fresh disorder, the de-
Partment of Rivas will at once he annexed to Costa
RIGA, this desideratun being the wish of the en-.
tire population of that department"
Now, it is very evident to US that this letter
was written on the steamer-not in San Jose,
Costa Rica-and is false in its material points
because the election for President, Senators,
&c, OF Nicaragua was appointed to be held on
the LIST OF July last, and it was impossible to
know by the 18th of that month, July, 1.-THE
date Of the pretended letter. even the result of
the election. Of course the so-called Dictators,
I'm the letter. Martinez and Jerez, could not
have power, and, what is more, would not dare
to ALLEVIATE and part with portion of the terri
tory OF Nicaragua-admitted to be hers, ac-
knowledged by all to be hers. Seeing this diff
hculty, the pretended correspondent has re-
course to the Senate Of Nicaragua. But the
term of the old Senators had run out and q
new Senate was to have been elected on the LIST
OF July last, together with a new President:
who was to be Sacaza, as agreed on by both
parties, which we explained not long since.
Now, the result Of that election could not DOE
sibly be known by the 18th July, as the COM
munications in Nicaragua from the different
departments with the capital, require a much
longer period of time than the one mentioned
In the pretended correspondents letter These
communications are difficult, and subject to
great delays. Besides, if the elections took place
on the lst July, the new President would have
to issue his summons or convocation of the Con.
gress before any Senate could meet All this
required much more than double the time men
toned in g our correspondents letter.
But our own information coming by the same
steamer puts to fight this budget of bogus news
from Central America. What has been done
there concerning this transit route has been
done by Costa RIGA alone. That Government
has consented to the transfer of its own grant
OF that which was not hers-the Nicaragua
transit route-by Webster Ito whom it was
made) to Mr.. Harris, the son-in-law of Mr..
Charles Morgan. The public are familiar with
the history Of this grant from Costa RIGA to
Webster; so we need not comment on it.
We may add that, in consenting to its trans
fer, the Costa Rican Government has pledged
itself to use its influence with Nicaragua 10
get her consent to, and acknowledgment of, tine
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