Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-10
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The Legislature of Mississippi, about to be-
elected, will be called on TO fl1 the seat In the
Senate of the United States now occupied by
the Hon. A. G. Brown, who, We perceive, is
candidate for reelection. There is no other
member of the body for whose continuance in
the public service the people of this District
feel more solicitudc for they know him well for
a tried and trusty man in all his relations, per-
sonal as we'll as political. While the strictest
among the strict Of the Democratic sect, his
clear head, true public spirit and great expert
ence have enabled him to take enlarged views
of all public questions, and thus to steer clear
Of provinciaiism in the tone of his statesman
ship. His long service in Congress has made
him thorough legislative attorney, which,
backed by his proyerbial industry, renders him
really invaluable to his constituents in his pres
emit position; for it would take any other and
inexperienced gentleman who could possibly be
chosen to the Senate in his stead, years on years
to learn men and things here necessary to be
known, as we'll rs he knows them, ere one could
become as useful a Senator as Governor B. We
are very sure that in his contest he enjoys the
hearty sympathy of all around US.
The COSTA RIcAN IyrRIGUK.-We mentioned
incidentally, on Tuesday. that the latest devel-
opment of the purpose Of Costa RIGA, concern.
ing Nicaragua's future, is bold project for
swallowing up the latter's nationality. Since
penning that article, we have seen the Costa
Rican) CrOntca of the I'd ultimo, which con-
tains furious leader, pointing with great force
and fury to that policy, and urging on Mica
ragua, with threats, measures intended evil
IDENTIFY to make her an easy prey to England's
agent in all this business.
We quote the Cronicd, as follows:
- Mr.. Walker had not yet left the shores of
Nicaragua, thanks to the combined efforts Of the
other States, when there rose two men of oppoS-
ing ideas-party leaders. bitter enemiex-to dis
pute, without consideration Of any kind for the
first magistracy of the State. With wounds still
down its arms, and menaeed with destruction,
the State was surrounded with great dangers
and In imminent peril of losing the Nicaraguan
nationality. Had single drop of blood been
shed, Nicaragua would have ceased to form one
ofthe States of Central America.
But Costa Rica, carrying to a high point her
intense selfdenal, and sacrificing her material
interests, put in motion every possible means to
bring about an arrangement between the oppos-
ing parties. Whether she attained it or not, we
are not informed but we do know that she allayed
the tempest which threatened an Immediate cri-
sis, which of itself was no small good fortune,
and the quarrels were laid aside SO that future
circumstances might decide the result. Every
thing led to the belief that an election of the first
magistrate would be held without loss of time,
and that the will of the people-the only compe-
tent tribunal in the case-woud be obtained
This was the just, regular and possible way that
matters might attain, for the first time in that
republic, an appearance of legality. This is
what should have been done in rider to leg alize
the primary steps; but this was demanding too
much from those men, who, without considering
for moment the new calamities that would ac-
crue TO their country, sacrifice all things, and
even abandon their honor in their exaggerated
personal aspirations.
q If the election for President went on, SUD-
posing they possessed the sympathies and merit
necessary, one of the two would have been
elected, and then there would have been no
terms of Cancellation. In the other event third
party, which is the most probable, would have
obtained the popular vote"
Costa Rica has possession of the castle COM
handing an essential point of the transit route
She holds it by virtue of contract to which
the present government were compelled to as
sent. Viz: She agrees to give up at the end
of ten years on the payment of her expenditures
for its repair and improvement, which she now
claims to be at the rate of SIS, 900 per annum
If Nicaragua cannot then pay the sum total
due she Costa Rica) may hold it for ten years
longer. Her obligation, however, is to protect
the integrity of the transit route in Nicaragua's
behalf But she is evidently using her privi-
lege to enable her the easier to rob Nicaragua
not only of the route, but of her nationality
itself.
1t will be perceived from the quotation we
make above that Costa Rica is seeking for
pretext to blot out Nicaragua's separate exist
ence as one Of the States Of Central America.
Thus the evidently desired civil war under the
joint presidency of Martinez and Jerez not hav-
ing occurred to afford her pretext for making
war on that Government, she seeks to force
them to an election. Or, in other words, to
some change Of the government, out of which
more favorable state of things-war, turmoil,
&c.,-for the triumph of her intrigues might
arise. She has no fancy for peace and harmony
In Nicaragua under the joint government of
those who in times past were the chiefs of her
rival and contending factions. She would have
"one Of the two to have been elected, and then
there would have been no terms Of Cancellation"
''Or, some third party" likely to prove moro
pliable for Costa Rican purposes.
We quote the same article from the Cronica
further, as follows:
:. That government has not been recognized by
salvador; neither has it by the United States, and
we believe that it will not be by our own 1t is
very natural that all nations should disown it,
- But what alarms our sense of Justice very
greatly is 1--WE must say it the detestdbls ingTati
tude that Nicaragua returns to Costa RIGA for the
eminent services she has rendered her. 1t is
true that republic is so iniquitously represented
by that parody Of a government-for il is difficult
to believe that there is single Nicaraguan that
entertains evil ideas towards his benefactors-
yet so IL Is, truly so, in spite Of every principle
Of morality. logic, and which is more, Of our in
disputable rights acquired before and after the
campaign, and sanctioned by equity, reason and
Justice.
"Phe boundaries Of Costa RIGA extended
through all the left bank Of the San ] uan river
the right and possession Of which were recog-
nized by Great Britain the United States. and by
Nicaragua herself long before the recent events
This Is self eyident and needs no explanation
The cowardly and base manner in which she lost
possession Of the river and steamers is also well
known The heroic efforts of Costa RIGA, which
the world applauds, tore from Walker that chan
mel OF great succoT-a never sufficiently praised
eyeDt-which decidrd the fortune of the war
The immense'sacrifces Of men and money by
Costa Rica to maintain possession OF the river
also well known, the present monthly expense of
the garTisons to defend IL costing her 3 Is, 900
Yet Notwithstanding all this that erring govern