The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-14

miles and half OF the mouth Of the San Juan r-ereac
10 front six miles the river extending miles back
from ine same and bounded IN the rear by parallel
line with It's sinuostcs This equivalent 20 eight sec
tons six miles square, or hundred and eighty hve
thousand lls5ooo) English They also have the
privilege of taking stone and timber from government
land for their own use.
BY this treaty the peplexty OF the transit question is
forever put at rest The route VIII again be opened TO the
great relief OF commerce and the travelling public both Of
which have suffered and been embarrassed by Its long
closure which has been greatly Frustrated by the mach
nations OF the Panama m onopoy
Again lis immediate opening is all essential to pros
aed Nicaragua by the treaty she is protected so Tar
as the immunity Of the route is concerned when she re-
requires it, from assaults without and connections within,
from the encroachments OF Costa RIGA and Moras
ambition; secured in her ancient boundaries, and
with patent TO her nationality, endorsed by this
great and magnanmous nation. With the elements of
wealth and progress now within her grasp, what may we
surely we may reasonably look for Improvement at
home and respect from abroad.
Her struggle has hitherto been doubtful existence
consuming her strength and each year sinking her deeper
in ruin and in barbarism. AT time the prey of dis
gushing civil bros and at another crngng before the rod
OF lawless invader. But now purified by trials, and
tested by adversely she under the guidance Of Of
her patriotic sons risen above misfortune and with he
roc valor and singular fortude expelled the despoiler
and brought order out Of chaos and effected treaty
securing the future with the most powerful civilized nation
on earth. Nicaragua has by her msfortunes won the
sympathy Of the good and viruous throughout the world
Under this treaty she breathe the and
energy hitherto expended on defence may now be used
TO cultivate the arts peace and deveope astonsh
ing resources nature has given hcS Ruin will now give
place to Improvement danger security, idleness TO
industry, and want to plenty, Hnd under all the Ian
and coffee her indigo sugar. and her valuable woods
and precious metals shall find market in every mart tie
enrich her Golfers and add to her Importance among chris
tian nations.
Let Nicaragua be herself and the future will be
true to her. To secure her liberties, she must educate
her children punish every violation OF her constitutional
rights and discard all internal jealousies.
five interpret the treaty correctly the object in making
it, the part OF the United States, put end to
her influence among the Central American republics,
while she opened and secured 10 herself the great high
her Pacific possessions BY the recognition Of Sc
irsarI and the formation of this treaty she has per
formed the one and secured the other But in doing
she has bound herself by treaty obligations, which
higher and more binding than consttu onal law ITSELF to
defend the Of transit through Nicaragua from
that have said above should the line be obstructed
from civil should Costa Rca seize it, Walker in
wade it, and Nicaragua be unequal to the task of its
lection then the United States under the spuatons or
this treaty shall nterpose and friendly ally occupy
and defend the lhmus until the danger shall have passed
/ understand the Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal Com
pany composed of some of the first your country
men Of standing capital and character that neither Van
debt or Morgan in IT, The last gave the first death
blow 10 the old Accessory Transit Company, by the be-
traya of sacred fducary trust and the first when its
hfeess corpse fell into his hands did vuture like feed
the until he devoured every vestage of the
mains-not an asset remaining of the dead company.
Popular rumor him of heretofore aiding 10 keep
the route closed because of $4,000 per month he has
been receiving from the Panama Steamship Company
Both have tried TO buy from Costa RIGA what did not
belong To her.
The Canal Company, understand, have bought CARR
sons and horgans steamers and paid for them in time
bonds.
should rs well state while the subject that the Old
Canal Company, revived originally divided into
hundred and two shares cana rights The value of
these should be $40 400 but prior the revival of the
company they sold for hundred dollars each sup-
pose they mostly held by the thirty or forty gentle
men composing the present "Atantc and Pacific Ship
Canal Company"
In conclusion have learned that Com Vanderbilt is
aiding Walker. Any rumor about the new company S
connection with him is utterly false They have nothing
TO gain and everything to lose by such act As Mica
raguan, anxious for my countrys good sincerely hope
your wise chief executive will prevent Walker from fur
ther numbering families ana desolating hearth
stones and will give him and the brave and wise Gen
Cass good the pages o. history. Save us from
England, who, with her mortgage the nationality OF
Costa Rca would dcspo TO pay herself; and
from Walker and his awless rabble for look 10 you
ally friend and protector So this pray
you will keep off, expe the robber and open the transit
route A NICARAGUAN.