The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-01
1rae News from NScaragua-S1ore Proclalna-
tsoos from the vassieribaIt Party.

ttoos from the Vassslerhalt Party.
We published yesterday tho latest bulletins from
The Vanderbilt party in Nicaragua, consisting
chiefly of proclama'ious from Geo Mora. OF
course, having a monopoly Of the news, those
WORTHLESS made out their own case pretty corclu-
sively, and reported Walker as completely sur
rouno6d, cut off from both oceans, and reduced
to ieed On dogs fesh AID sugae. The "hodse of
Vat derbilt" no doubt thrilled With delight at
the terrible pictures drawn by these agents OF
theirs of the suiferngs of the brave men who are
vito Gen Walker at Rivas.
We think II will be safe for the "houss Of
Vanderbilt" aha its friends to wait a mail
or two ere they eat the trumPhal banquet
on the utter downfall of Walker We suggest,
for their consideration, the POSSIBILITY that
this sgent of theirs, General Mora, may have
got up this story for the purpose Of deceiving the
public, as he has got up 30 many before. And
victory, to make very sure that Geo. Walker is
not at This moment demolish ng the impoverished
remnant of the Vanderbilt ilibdsters from Costa
Rics
AS for the public. il matters very little TO them
what the facts are respecting the war now pend
ing in Nicaragua. II is now 80 well known that
it is merely contest between George Law, on
the one side, and Cornelius Vanderbilt on the
other, that the interest taken in the fortunes of
the brave Walker has nightly diminished of
late. No one cares much for the Costa Ricans,
who are hired by the "house of Vanderbilt To
n p<ar;p in hutE I
agents do not appeal very powerfully to public
sympathy. either II is understood too, by all
who care to know the truth, that. in the long run
it does not matter one jot which whips in this
strange fight Walkers viotoryor Walkers de-
feat will not alter one way or the other, the ulti
mate destiny of Central America.
For that destiny has been imminent, inevita-
BILE, from the hour when the discovery of Cali
forDia gold made transit across the Isthmus
matter of prime necessity to this country. From
the Gay when the Panama Railroad-with the
house of Aspinwall, George Law and others at
its back-obtained charter from Chagres to
Panama; and from the day when the "house of
Vanderbilt" extorted from the government of Nj
caragua concession of certain rights for the
Accessory Transit Company of Nicaragua, the
fate Of the Central American races was sealed.
Just as the Hindoos first conceded narrow rights
of occupancy to the English and French
and finally yielded territory, liberty and
everything else besides 10 the powerful
invaders, so the Central Americ Ans having
begun the work by grsnting the Americans 9
foo,hold at Panama and in Ncsrsgus struck
the fret blow at their own national existence.
The rest has followed necessarily. There have
been fluctuations hither and ih,ther: sometimes
the Central Americans have seemed to be look
ing up; sometimes, their prospects have appeared
to collapse altogether; but in the long ruu their
steady progress from year to year has been fx-
e6ly downward, and the steady tendency OF the
stronger race has been to oversprcad and sub
merge them Each successive step has been the
fruit Of accident. A drunken passenger draws .
revolver; tavsge half breeds and negroes rise 10
bloody ferocity and massacre our country people:
the consequence Of this Will be- for New Grana-
on that part Of the Istnmus Next, Garrison and
Morean, on the ono side, Vanderbilt On the other,
all steamboat men and speculate, g, fall TO quar-
relltng. and fighting; hence, Walkers expedition,
promising at one time to cut the course OF alb
sorption sbort, and diecount the work of gene
ration; resulting ultimately beyond all question
in the permanent establishment Of the North
American race on Nicsragusu soil. All these in-
cid,n's 90 10 work out the great designs Of Pro-
whence and 10 must all hereafter. Every time
Central America Is stirred, the Uaited States To-
fluence there will increase. Every movement tho
natives make will draw nearer the day tuat Is TO
witness their final ruin, and the transfer Of tue
country they have misused into tho haods VI q
race that can establish Law, oraer, ADD sound go
rlment.