The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-06-17

were not INV mOtives--thnt wos n,, ,
mere soldier of fortune and odynH,mro-
risking the lives Of NV cnur,,y,mo,' 9.
selfish purposes-,ho act;or nr n,,. ha.,i
prove a more noble purnosn. lrI L.'ya
eNertcd myself f., onr,L;ra orJ g.. ,,,
purpose, il has been io .xlorI A,na,;,a3
influence and Amorc,r;yo Ni.ora,,,,,
For thirty five Years - s,rurol,. Enr III.
erty has been going on amonS ,he Csn,,,,
American Repnhics. Civil wars sLnwsJ
that that penple were iuconah,o or.lr
government. Nicarorua WINS in st,,a
OF anarchy when | received ,hn otr.r or
Castiiliou; but after my arrival iLo,o
refused to act in open violation Tho laws
of the United States hut ,enl:eI 70 ,r.a
Cabinet that there would bc no viol,,;nn
of the laws ofour country il. their askino
me to fight III behalf Gt ia. D,.mncro,;1.
party. ! seut an aceut to C,,,ii;on - IN
form him taat the cou,r;.t between ~
must bc made accor,liurIy--,b,,l | ioI
an imitation TO assist the iIonIuro, rron,
tScneral Camharras. and wouIJ ro ,L.,,
II CastilliGn appreciated pry d,r,,or
from the presence Of AmericanS in N;c,r.
aqua. On benlcd knees and in tie most
snpplicant terms the provisional prr>iI,n,
OF the Republic insisted that should 70.
ma.n-he Wished the Americans To- h.. ON
his side, for he knew they were lovaI
lravc and trae. (Arpausc)
At:rs my success ou the transit r,nto
made II treaty, bv Which the n,o~an.r Of
Americans was approved lW Cora! aud
his party. | did tin, to secure the good
viii If AL, and there was no, a Nirarauu
an who. ia the raee Of this treaty. cngld
SAY he did m"t aprru G the presence ,f
Americans on then surI, seven d..ys nc
ter, in tie awful presence Of the liics,s
bc:orr whom General Corral and u.y.,li
had sworn to the treaty. anl ere ,lc ink
WAS scarcely Gry upon the paper. he rcu
ned encouraging letters to Tie people OF
Honduras against the Americans these
fell into my hands, and lo,t thaI misat
have brought him TO the block. ANA Ly
the provisions ot the treaty could not
esaGs his execution. This traitor proved
10 he guilty, aud proved pOihur in hi,
tNienu"tion, but begged for slergv hu, |
let then "a | do now, that u court orius.
uce was thing Of wisdom, and mercy the
part ot folly (App'ausc)
Tel: tha, justice and mercy wonl still
be meied ont, and that in six months af
ter Corral,s death, bis party would be
'Ahqlisned. After Tie execution Of Cor.
RAJ, 'ne kl'as party went oycrto the dean.
Sc'atlc SIDE, aud General Caheuas assisted
Tue il""durans. went, by invitation,
10 Tie assistance OF the Nicara1uauS.-
General ilerez joined Ill the application
'hp' was made to ma. Every eyarlion
was made to Influence ne to take TIE
americans to Honduras. ! replied that
me Americans were rs friends TO al! par
t''S' hy my suggestions, commissioners
were sent TO Honduras and all the States
S'at'ng that we desired peace, and that
our policy was pacific, and that under tho
circumstances to ia ke sides was iiIiberaI.
iterez acEno"IsdSed the truth Of my sug.
sesl""' lie WAS not a Democrat, and
was not III lavor o. aiding Cabanas.
Deputies were sent by my advice, stat
ing :hat the Nicaraguaus desired peace.
we shall see how Ear it was granted. In