Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-21

ASeA - Wos'
The uifimzt1m Of the Uniteo Statss
presented to New Grenada, BY Mr..
Morse, our special envoy, has been
promptly, and insultingly rejected BY
that government and Mr.. Morse, to-
gether with the United States resiien,
Minister at Bogota, Mr.. Bowlin, have
received passports and signitied their in
teution Of Immediately leaving that
country for home. The nlhssatum
was the payment OF 100000 for dam
ages done our citizens BY the citizens
" New Grenada, At the late brutal mas
sscre on the Isthmus vi Panama on
tho 18th Of April 1856. The entire
New Grauadian press IL filled with the
6ercest rawlings Of defiance against this
Republic, and talk in the most coura'
geous strains, Of what they will do To
the 6llibuster robben Of the North, for
getting the example Of Mexico, their
own puny insigni6csnce, and the ire
meudious noval and martial power Of
this country.
The United States has been too in.
dulgent to the gross outrages perpetra'
ted upon our citisena, by the feeble
robber republics Of South America, and
Central America; more because they
were feeble, than because the otfense
WAS not such ~ TO demand instant re
dress. We have patiently borne with
these republics, what would have bee,
the cause Of immediate war if England
OF any other great power had been the
s9gressOr. 1t 10 time fol- u. to teach
the Spanish Americana, that y citizen
OF this Republic is clothed with pan
oply Of the power Of the whole nation
and both his person and property must
be sacred from the outrsges that toe
frequently occur. Because = nation j.
feeble, that is no excuse for violations
Of international law. Robbers and pi-
rates should be chastised whether few
In numbers or many and powerful.
1t is needless to SAY that war with
New Grenada would be OF short dura
ton.
Her population is no, quite ?,ooo,,
600 with an area Of territory Of i2o,
600 square miles, abou, halt the sia, VI
Mexico aud one quarter Of her ropula
ton. She has neither army, rayy mon
~, or any other nccessaries for AIRY
ing on q war with any nation, much
less With the United States. Whs,
insane notion has induced her TO rs
srme such bold unjns,iiahle and de.
fiant attitude il is d,flitul TO imagine
II is not likely that this government
will either be frightened Or bullied into
y witadrawsl of our Just demands, or 4
modification OF them; especially af,e'
the insulting trestmen, OF our minis
ters. When mob destroys the pro-
perry ofa Citizen. the city becomes
liable to make good the loss. When
the Citizens Of one government muir
der and rob the citizens oi this govern
ment, it ia no more than jus, that tie
government OF those offending citizens
should pay the amount OF actual dam
sges. This New Grenada refuses to
do, and in a tone Of insolencc tina,
Odds Insult to the injury our citizens
have sustained. We hope Mr.. Hu
chsnan will maintain the honor OF the
Nation, BY resorting to force when mil
der means fail to secure ample salts
faction. The Spanish Americans
near the lsthmus need lesson o,
ehaatisement that shall be y memorable
example for all future time, Of the dan
yer Of committing outrage. upon the
penous or property Of our citizens.