The weekly Sierra citizen., 1857-08-15
Mems ano 5lssrellanp.
Fsiii1eai As1ees s. new Gr.nasa

PsililcaI Aspect e new Granada.
The following article from the Panama Star and Her
q 1Stkmus matters, will be read with interest at
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i Every day tends more and more to confirm the fact
that an Infusion Of the foreign element ID the only
AZ for the state Of epesstes into which owing to the
dneapacity Of some the Mul tbstinsey uf Others and
tie want Of common sense and lack Of energy on the
t Of all the native population u the State affairs on
this hthmus have fkllen:
III sse Of tfugfess like tie Present, when nations
me- eut that apparently rent S no .s and knows no bounds
II h imfUssibe that any people 6r country withstand
the pressure that urges cdnstantly onwards It must
either keep pace with the moving man = o. run the re.
lowed up by Il
Ofa the nations in the world this applies at the pre-
sent time with most force to that portion Of New Grana
da known as the Isthmus Of panamano medium course
i-no half measures preserve it it cannot
bury its talent in napkin without meeting the fate OF
the servant in the parable and receiving the
same sentence pronounced in that case-Take there
ore the talent from him and give it unto him which has
ten talents"
We do not want our readers, who are not the spot
to sec the way matters managed in this country,
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to take our word that the country is hopeessy bank
rupt its laws unadministered its principal men divided
iAtrigues in which not spark of patrots is to- be
found that the parlity of the law passes acts Of
nety for set Of offenders and oversteps alusce to
convict others wcse political principles do not agree
with he powers that be y that public business sbrought
to stand STILL because political parties think more OF
their own feuds than of their oountrys weal that evils
exist, Of which tie nrve press though cognzant Of,
dare not give publicity to- witness the following arti
Gle in the Panomeno Of the 3lst ult, in notice to
correspondent:
IA tovEn OF TRUTn.-We admit what you say to be
true but feel ashamed to publish Certain truths to
abroad; it is enough that we who here know them
WE'LL If there are evils which cannot help it will be
necessary to suffer them with patience but it of no
to make them known to the whole world"
And this is not sufficient if where state cf affairs e1
lists such set forth in the following extract from the
official report Of the Secretary of State to Congress in
February LAST
"Chronic evils in the interior, among them, procrasti-
nation of business municipal confusion bad admnistra
ion Of justice which in civil causes sacrifices the rights
and interests of individual to the inexhause and
atory resources of legal subtleties and, in criminal
matters leave the protective action of the law frustrated
and what is called public authority, poweress besides
kind of alteration of ideas respecting the true appca
tion Of principles of international harmony erroneous
impressions and the overheated excessive demands
from the exterior carry US frequently to many nnayod
emhaEzssasents and compromising situatonsM ~ re-
gard to foreign powers in which our credit suffers
unequal contests that bring them dismal consequences
Can any doubt that some regenerating in61N 1Npce
must be brought bear correct this evil state o a
fssf Can any doubt that that influence alo4 to
be found in the infusion Of the foreign element
admission Of those foreign powers who have inte1est
In the prosperity and peace OF the Isthmus to parc
patton in the Government which the Isthmenos alene
have proved themselves unable to controlf ii
No matter how much it may hurt the pride Of the
pie Of the Isthmus to tell them this plain TRUTH
FOR them to know it, to prepare for change which
they have right to complain that other nations gre
about force them to undergo but for which they he
to blame themselves for forcing other nations to com
them to make. As child vainly struggles whilst a
naaseous remedy being forced down its throat so tie
thenos may attempt to resist the application of tie
remedy but all in vanthe has to be submittad
o md u ftproduses its beneficial effects the syste
and Rives new lieAnd spirit to the whole body, the
mentary repngnance to swallowing this bitter potion will
be forgotten.