The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-11-11


Senior Jarez, the Special Envoy from Nics,.
qua, is out, warning people against buyir,
tickets by the San Juan del Norte to Calf,r,;.
He says:
" The isthmuS is not vet in a condition g.
the conveyance of passengers and freipb, q,
which reason it will be impossible to secure
comfortable passage over the isthmus. NotwiL
standing the anxiety of the Government of Ncs
ragua to have the route opened, it deems il An o..
of justice to the citizens of the United Stat.
who might be misled into purchasing tick,
to caution all such not to rsk their mean, J.
taking passage, as it will not be in the povo,
ofsuch company, OF persons concerned theron
under the present condition Of the transit ~
fulfil their engagements in this respect
/" In making this announcement, the undo,
signed is DESTROYS TO avoid entering into ANY
discussion as to claims of right by the parte,
above referred to under any contract: but he
has the qualification to announce his expec,s.
ton that by convenient arrangements, in con.
formity with the powers intrusted alone 10 The
undersigned by the Republic of Nicaragua. said
route will be speedily opened, and kept open
for the benefit of commerce"
Overland Company, has made application for
protection through the country traversed BY the
Company's stages. The journals in the inter.
est of the Southern route say:
"The Secretary of War gave him mos.
cordial reception, congratulated him on his sue.
cess, and assured him that military protection
should be afforded at as early day as possible.
nhah he I'll l.
Smith in considerable numbers, and be moved
in suitable detachments to the exposed points.
This important movement of the Governmen,
will open all Texas and Arizona to settlement.
The forces so successfully fighting the Canaan.
ches are to be promptly reinforced by req
ment from Fort Leavenworth, with the view 10
compel them to sue for peace. Improved arms.
similar to those which were so effective a,
Washington and Oregon, will be forwarded to
Fort Smith. The President favors the pro,ec.
ton of the mail and emigrant route from Indian
attacks. Mr.. Butterfeld left for home this sf
noon, greatly pleased with the comprehensive
plans of the Secretary of War. He will soon
start for Memphis, Little Rock, and Fort Smith.
to see whether that route cannot be greatly i'm.
proved"
Captain Ingraham, of the Ordnance Bureau,
is in New York, inspecting two new steamers
chartered for Paraguayan service.
The Ttibunes Washington correspondent
says:
Government has in no manner or form e1.
pressed disposition to recognise any new con.
tract for the Nicaragua route, and all projects
conceived for that purpose are without even lis
countenance, and are wholly speculative.
If the Cass- Yrissarri treaty be ratified then
all rights under its sanction will be protected in
the degree in which they are legally established,
not otherwise. The object of the Adminisra
ton is to disentangle itself from these compca
tons, and, having fixed basis, to leave the
solution to Nicaragua, unless manifest injustice
should be attempted. Mr.. Wallace, who is al
legged to be associated with Vandyck, is all Eng
lishman, which is a sufficient answer TO the last
alleged contract Several Spanish Americans
are also in the scheme, to give it seeming
countenance."
1t is now understood here that Mr.. CLANCY
Jones will not start for his mission until the
action of the Senate upon the nomination,
though he will resign his seat in the House, III
order that the vacancy may be filled at once
This is a becoming Difference, inasmuch as the
meeting of Congress is near at hand.
Messrs Dallas and Mason, Ministers at Lou
don and Paris, have agreed to resign their
offices next spring, say the letter-wrters
Some weeks ago, the Star of this city pub
lished the subjoined in reference to the New
York election:
"Our private advices from New York satisfy
US that the Democracy will undoubtedly elect
their candidate, the Hon. Amasa Parker, in the
approaching Gpbernatorial election. We Gg
the reader to note his prophecy q ours.
We complied with the request, and noted the
prophecy. Morgan is elected by 10000 plural
ity.
1t is rumored on the streets that Mr.. Buchan
an takes the defeat of Lecomptonism at the re-
cent elections coolly, and is only troubled VIII
the disposal of the wounded.
Congress legislates recklessly upon the public
domain as may easily be seen from the slng'
fact that, one day last week, the General Larl
Office transmitted to the Governor of Arkansas
patent for 224,538 acres of swamp land. Inc
swamp-land act of September 20, 1850, was M
tended to transfer to the several States lying o.
the Mississippi river the overfowed lands when
could not be sold, and which were consequently
worthless. 1t was urged that these lands, n
their natural condition, were unhealthy, but u
transferred to the States in which they lie, the'
would be drained, and rendered healthy and ara
BILE. The effect of the act has been to transfer u
the several States millions of acres of the be'i
lands, merely because there was pond on one
tract, or a marshy spot on the corner of another
and to fill the courts with lawsuits between claim
ants under the general land laws and claimants
under State titles. Many an honest settler has
been ousted of his homestead and denied the
benefits of the presumption laws, because be
happened to have swamp upon his location
Such is the result of the loose Legislation
our National Congress.
tits reported that the Government admits the
right Of Nicaragua to call to her assistance BIT
ish aid in defence against invaders, only sacl
assistance must not be rendered at sea, no s.
tack upon any vessel carrying the United States
colors being allowable.
The following are the official majorities OF iL'
several Democratic candidates on the Sts''
ticket in Indiana, at the recent election;
Daniel Mcclure, Secretary of State go
John W. Dodd, Auditor of State L,t'
N. F. Cunningham, Treasurer of State ~
Joseph Z. Mcdonald, Attorney General l0't
Samuel L. Rugg, Superintendent OF 80
Public instruction ~
James L. Worden, Sup. Judge-lst dist. 3Vy;
Andrew Davidson do. I'd do. a'ln
Samuel E. Perkins do. Sd do. ~;
James NJ. Hanna do. 4th do. ~
The entire vote of the State 1.-THE highest d