Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-01

within reach of the lawless of this land fails to
look earnestly to European nations their
only hope of protection against US, rather than
to US as their hope of protection against them
Under such circumstances, where our CONNER
cial interests among the other States Of this
Continent come into collision with those of Eu-
rope, we may not reasonably hop, that any
talents that an American Minister may possibly
possess will suffice for the protection of our i'll
terests thus endangered The time is rapidly
coming when the extension of our commerce
with the other States of this Continent will ne
cessarily engender such collisions OF interests
in various directions. Then, and not till then,
will the whole American people come to realize
how much we have injured our substantial in
terests by failing to do towards them 1.-THE other
States of this ContinenO in the matter of fill
clustering. rs we would be done by
THE MISSION OF WIN. CAREY JoNES.-As
the newspapers are now commenting on the
fact that Mr.. VIM. Carey Jones of this city
has recently made his appearance in Central
America as a confidential agent of this Govern
ment, we may not improperly explain what we
have every reason to believe to be the character
and purpose of the errand ON which he was sent
there. Thus, We have to say that before the
election of Walker from Nicaragua it became
necessary that the Government here should
have positive and in every way reliable in
formation concerning the true state of affairs in
that State. That is, rs to the question whether
Walker really represented any Nicaraguan gov
eminent or simply filibuster usurpation of the
government of that country; if the Rivas gov
eminent, the last acknowledged by the United
States had, as represented, steadily preserved
its apparent authority over the State every
where except where Walkers band held posses
sion for the time being; what were the relative
prospects of Walker and the Rivas government,
of eventually maintaining themselves in power;
and, indeed, to clear up as far as possible the
mysteries concerning the affairs Of Nicaragua,
growing Cor the most part out of the misrepre-
sensations of published letters from that quar-
ter and the mis-statements of many inter-
ested parties. Our confident belief is that Mr..
Jones was sent there to obtain such information.
Ere he reached Nicaragua, Walker had been
elected; so the important point he was instruct
ed to ascertain was known here ere his first dis
patch could have been received. That is, that
have existence in Nicaragua is that of Rivas,
against which the expelled government of Walk
er was simply an unsuccessful rebellion or
usurpation of foreigners.
We may not inappropriately add, that the
idea of partition of Nicaragua has never been
entertained there, however generally the story
that the other Central American States were
about to divide her provinces among themselves
has obtained currency in this country. Our
information from Nicaragua-and the Stars
readers will bear witness that for the last four
years our sources of information from that quar-
ter have not misled US in a single instance-in-
duce us to believe that her Allies, Costa RIGA,
Guatemala &C. have never once preached the
subject to her authorities. The story was evi.
IDENTIFY cOncOcted in the United States in order
to stir up American prejudices against her
tNicaragua's) Allies, who have, from first to
last steadily dealt with the Rivas government
as the only government of Nicaragua.
Immediately after the surrender and election
of Walker, Rivas called a congress of the chiefs
of the State which promptly arranged for the
future of its Government; and in accordance
with that arrangement Rivas has already re-
viSiOnal Government, of which Martinez, of
Granada, is the President, and Jerez, of Leon,
(up to that time Secretary of War under Presi-
dent RivasD is COMMANDMENTS Chief Rivas.
who is old and becoming infirm, is, however,
the leading mind of the new administration.
though holding no ostensible office under it,
which he steadily declined. In the above brief
expOsitiOns the public have more truth con-
corning Nicaragua and her affairs, past and
present, than has found its way into an Ameri-
can newspaper for long time.
The OVERLAND MAIL TO cALIFoRyIA-The
Postmaster General, with the appreciation of
the President, has selected the following route
for conveying the overland mail to California,
to-wit: Beginning at St. Louis and Memphis,
on the Mississippi river thence forming june
ton at Little Rock. i'll the State of Arkansas
thence in the direction of Preston to the Rio
Grande, at the most suitable crossing of that
river, near Fort Fillmore, on Donna Anna :;
thence along the new road now being made
under the direction Of the Secretary Of the In
terror to Fort Yuma thence by the best passes
and through the best valleys for safe and expe-
ditiOus staging to San Francisco
In view of the prices bid and the supposed
ability, qualifications, and experience of all the
parties, the Postmaster General has also, with
the appreciation Of the President given the con.
tract to John Butterfeld, Vim. B. Dinsmore
VIM. g. Fargo James V. =. Gardner, Marquis
:. kinyon. Alexander holland, of New York,
and Hamilton Spence, of Illinois, at the price
OF $4,000 for semi-weekly service.
The RAIN.-We fear that the wet weather
that has been upon US for some days past may
greatly iDjure the little wheat the farmers in
this vicinity had fair hopes of harvesting On
Monday last many would have commenced that
labor, doubtless, but for the rain If much
longer thus delayed the evil effects of last win
ters unequal covering of snow, the joint and
army worms, and the chinch bug, will surely be
seriously aggravated by the rust. During our
| late 50 extensive tour thrOuph MARYLAND Viz