Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-31
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION. The Pres
ldents reception Of tomorrow for the Foreign
Ministers, the members of their respective
Legations, ami the ladies of their families will
take place at III 4. m, we are authorized to say
AHE NEW EAR RECEPTION AT THE EXEC
UrIyE MANsIoS.-We are authorized to state
that the public reception of the President OF
the United States on New Years day will com.
mence at 10 O'Clock, at which hour. in confor.
NIFTY with police arrangements, the gates Of
the enclosure will be opened. The reception
VIII terminate at clock precisely
HE ATTENPT TO Procure THE DEFEAT OF
THE TREATY IN NICARAGUA-Afe few days since
we published a commentary on the letter of the
CUBAN hlibuster, GOicuria, to Gen. J erez. of
Nicaragua. The object Of this letter was TO
aid Cornelius Vanderbilt in his efforts to pre-
vent the ratification Of the treaty recently ne
gotlated by and between Gen Cass and Gen.
1risarrl Tor the opening and protection of the
Nicaragua transit route. That the letter was
written by authority. is clear as that its state
ments are false and Iudicrously impudent
That Goieuria should enjoy the President
confidence TO such an extent as to be able to
say what no man can with truth saw that the
treaty was negotiated with view and expecta-
iaiion OF Its being amended, is Of course not
expected TO be believed il this country. al
tnough the irTIt"r of the letter. rs we'll rs the
PF0c"FFJ doubtless expected to gain evidence
Ior II IN Nicaragua. The President is slow to
give his confidence, and Mr. GOicuria' i ante
cedents and present position enable us to saw
That II the bestowal of Executive confidence
were necessity to be hastily exercised the
PRESIDENT would go far and search long. before
ne would make this alwaystrying AMI ever
failing exlled Cuban the recipient of it.
In the pretension Of kuonieIge set up in the
letter that the chief aim of the President was
TO give blow to the Southern party who aided
hiibuster Walker to escape, il revealed an i'm
pudenee, a disregard Of truth, and folly that
would provoke the resentment of the friends
OF the Administration and Of Nicaragua, were
IL not apparent that both writer and author are
powerless for evil
While this letter must be characterized as n
piece OF small impertinent intermeddling in
anarsi lar beyond the mental sphere Of steam
saiP COMMODITIES and exiIed ilibusters, yet the
naoftre that superinduced it deserves remark.
There are but few men who DO not know that
Vanderbilt has for some eighteen months or
more been receiving 80, 600 per month from
the California line via Panama These month
~ payments rest on the condition however.
tnat no other line shall DC run bv Panama or
Nicaragua. The result has been that the pub
lie have paid millions of dollars to the present
monopoly beyond what would have been paid
mad another line been permitted. The present
companies could therefore afford TO compensate
vanderbilt largely for Tightening or seheminp
AWAY all opposition, since the compensation
came alter all from the travelling public. The
companies making their annual millions, and
Vanderbilt his monthly SO 900, is condition
OF things which the parties do not and will not
permit If possible to be disturbed Men money.
and machination will be, as they have been.
employed to prevent it. But against this com.
bination IS arrayed q watchful and distrustful
public, and great measure of national policy
sought TO be secured by the recent treaty. Viz:
the opening and the keeping open of more than
one highway between our Atlantic and Pacific
possessions.
This is required for public convenience and
national safety, and this Government cannot
and will not permit il 10 be defeated by ricl
spectators. who seek only personal advantage
at the public expense.
In view Of the late seizure Of the TRANSIT
Company property in Nicaragua, it cannot be
disguised that prudent men will not invest
their money in steamships and steam boats tc
De employed on that route, unless they are ne
sured OF the protection Of this Government in
their property. This difficulty in the way o.
the opening of the route has been, we have rea.
son 10 believe, removed by the recent treaty.
Nicaragua having ratified il as her act If the
steamship spectators could have defeated it
the route would have remained closed tn,
condition OF the monthly payment Of $40 O0(
would be still in force; the public would still
have to yield TO the enormous exactious Of the
monopoly, AMI a great national policy would
have been defeated ..
All this must not cannot be- if our Goyern-
ment will but do Tvs duty; and it will do II. II
may be. after ALL that both Government and
people viii owe TO GOicuria their gratitude. in
as'ead Vi tneir contempt, should his letter be the
means OF awakening attention 20 maebina,ions
quite too hostile TO great public policy to be
permitted 70 progress e
we had designed TO allude to that portion O,
the letter which assaults Gen. Irisarri with the
meanest Of falsehoods, anil arecs k,s recall
we do not know, however, that that distin.
gnFhed Minister would be obliged to us for any
heightened notice IN which his name should q
associated With thar OF cana ia our column.
although our "hjeet should bc the defence Of the
former from malevolent attack. ...s...-,
The charges that Gen Irisarri lie under Eng
lisb inHuence-that he has deceived our GOV.