The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-22
INTERESTING FROM NICARAGUA.

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Letters from Generals Henningsen and
Walker-Pssitaon OF Captain Chatarei, OF
the SsT~toGa--IIis Note to General Walker
French OpInlens, &c., Sc.
GENERAL HENNINGsENs LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l6, 1857.
To TnE EoS. A. IL SrEpHESs-
DEAR sIR-ln conformity with your express desire,
beg leave to enclose some notes Central American
matters. You will perceive from their perusal that the
bua'of the population of Central America is lndanan
Indian resembling the Indian Of the North American
GCrtnent-fanter nomade and savage-but OF the race
that CorteE PZarro and the Spanish conquerors found
baroarias 1t s true, but stationary, agricultural peo
ple doco, patient industrious and superstous, who had
built large cities and raised supendous temples, whose
altars smoked indeed the blood of human victims. The
rest OF the population which may amount to from one
quarter third Of the whole of the admxture
Of Spanish Indian and blood mingled and renter
mingled in every imaginable degree. The pure Indian
the people who ctivate tho SOIL who produce,
who had any share in government, and who
arc dragged (as successive factions ascendan from
their willing labors 10 fight for the mixed race This
mixed is in state Of rapid moral and physical de-
generacy large majority are born with the tant OF
hereditary disease and the ncessa revolutions since the
Spanards driven out the general decay of ces Of
agriculture of industry and of population the abandon
Of plantations and Of mines, attest how utterly vi
sicnary is the idea hat any self ameoraton be ex
pected.
that FIVE years after country Amerca0zed
day il will be- its production in sugar and coffee will ap
proach equal that of Cuba at present. and that its mine
raj products will fall little short of that of California
say, sir. Americanzed, referring people;
because with instinct prophetic of their destiny, this
the term by which the Spanish and Indian races desig
pate them; vet il by any great convuson of nature
hns rnnp
with the people Of the United States, it is my firm belief
that in fifty years-and probably within half that period
the mixed would be entirely wiped out by the
Chrsanzed Indian, and the Chstanzed Indian, in turn
conquered and assimilaed by the wild heather Indian
In Guatemala which alone contains half the population of
Central America this already obvious The Indians,
ago. were only prevented from exterminatng the
mixed population because Carrera, himself an Indian,
gained over by the clergy, and by rev families who
have bowed 10 his despotsm because he can hold the
Chrsanized Indians in check But in the rear of these
are the pagan Maya Indians who have swept through
Yucatan devastating nearly every town, occupying
nearly every portion of It's territory and by whom the
Ghrsanzed Indians will be certainly subdued and alb
sobcd the mixed rooted out eventually by them
need not remind you that in the Mexran territories the
savage everywhere steadily encroachng on the e6ee
civilization Of Mexico.
small portion of this mixed in Central America,
both Of the main parties into which they divided,
incurable factonsts, whose trade is revolution.
There is however majority fully of the facts to
which have been adverng and who look to the Amcri
of country the only hope Of avertng its
decline INTO utter barbarism and ruin. One Of these par
ties Is designated the democratic the other has accepted
the appelaton, originally given TO 10y its adversares,
Of servile When the Spanards driven out the for
xner prevailed In Nicaragua but In the reaction conse
quont eycesses, the servlestha is to say, the old
arstocratc families the employees OF the Spanish govern
ment and their friends, representing exactly what was
represented this country by the tories in the war of
Observation-Disclosures the ascendancy, again
overturned again established, through countless
m through sVn and
that servle party represented by the government of
Martinez, and dwindled down 10 mere faction is tempo
rsriy established-that is TO say, draws men and
sources from about one third Of the country.
II would no doubt be highly desirable, in phianthro
PIC point Of view il by the conrvance Of ingenious dpo-
macy these politicians and parties in Central America and
contiguous regions could be induced TO subside into
united happy family till the settlement Of the country by
coonss the United States should far have pro
grsssed nfuse controlling amount OF practical sense,
enterprise and vgor those countries but the idea is
more than deusiye. If the native governments could
stand, the men u power as all experience as tner own
Americans Where in the history Of the last twenty
has any colony of United States citizens been established
pacific development any OF the spanish American
ccunriesg What foohod, what security for life pro-
perry have they the s,hmus OF Panama, beyond
what the guns United states squadron afford them.
What becomoof all the United States citizens who,
ured by deusve contracts offers Of protection and trea
ties with their poughshares, their engines and
their toosY the other hand the rifles OF the Texans
converted the wilderness into nourishng state OF the
Inop aud indirectly brought California ana New Mexico
those relations with this country which have render
cd them benefit 10 the civilized world
In the case Of Walker and the emigants from the
United State Nicaragua, all circumstances coucurred 10
lcgtmai7c their enterprise according TO the srictest let
ter Of the law and without or perverslon
of cs, hrs opponents may be challenged TO show any
dcrence between the circumstances under which laay
etc and Koscusko took part in the war Of Independence
and he N the civil war Of Nicaragua which are not ~ Ia
yor OF the legitimacy OF his acts lie was called In by
which had proved by occupying all the country,
except Granada that had the sympathes OF the MAORI
~ lie repaired the disasters his party had met with.
He conquered the whole territory Of the republic and
elected President by vote Of the naiortythat to
n majority Of that very industrious class which have
above made mention. He defended the country calamity
ngainst the assaults of four foreign States, and only
driven from by the unauthorized Interference Of a
United States officer. The ground assumed In recent
letter Hon Secretary OF state that but FOR such
reference President Walker would have had IN aban
don Nicaragua, Is abundanty conraed by the
of the President Of Costa Rca, from which subion an
extract
II true that he attributes his sagacity result
which only due TO the interference Of Captain DAVIS
and TO the seizure OF the schooner Granada This act the
administration has visited with its censure, through the
Secretary o the Navy, who bames Capt Davis for giving
up the schooner Granada TO the Nicaraguans. | beg
yoave TO remark that given up the Costa Rcans
The ccnsure Of public servant ~ however, not the repa
ration Of public wrong, and think sir, you will
with me in considering that people cf the United States
would better get rid Of that respons bty and dis
creety further tho future interests Of the country by
pcalng Of the neutrality laws than by the
most successful treaties with Spanish American govern
ments of this continent.
Your ooedent servant,
C. y. HENNiNGsES.
IFrom the Mobile Register, Dec. lsl
The following letter roufGen Walkers camp, received
by gentleman Of this city, disCOses dsgraceful and
outrageous procedure on the part q The officer commsndng
90 excite feeling OF chagn and indignation In every true
American bosom. We have not space to-day 10 comment
freely should wish upon this contemplate
duct, unworthy the dignity of American officer as
yolaiye Of every principle Of those duties 10 Ameri
interests abroad for which employ ami support a
navy Commander Cbaard has exposed himself AZ bcng
tool o the British agents at and about Greytown 20
offer every mpedment he 10 the enterprise Of Gen
Walker dignined and worthy position, truly, FOR
American naval commander
PvNTA ARgsAs, NfcARAouA, Nov. %, 1857.
nxaR SIR-You may recollect the circumstances which
attended the seizure Of certain aud military stores
last April by the Of Lockrsige's and. assisted
ny the English. These stores belonging 10 Nicaragua j.
M Scott had in his possession and day the Saratoga
took the guns with their carriages board that vcsse
and they arc traled on
The conduct Of Commander Chatard much the more
disgracefu admits he has instructions from his
government 20 warrant him in the hostility he mancsts
towards us He knows he dare not IRE and his
tempt Ia inndae s not only ludcrous but cowardly
Further than this he has attempted 10 involve the Fashion