Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-06

eighty has its duties ns Well a. IT'S rights,
and none Of th,se local gaverum ,nts, even It
administered with more regard to the just
demands OF ether nations than they have
bcen, 2ouli be permitted in spirit Of east
ern isolation TO close tDeSt gates .; inter
course Oh the great highways Of the world,
aui justify the act by the prc;cms!on that
these avenues OF trade aud travel belong u
them, and that tbey choose 10 shut them, or,
what is almost equivalent, to cucumber them
with sucn unjust regulations ~ would pre-.
vcut the z, nerai use. The ni;ed States DO
not seek either the control or the exclusive
use Of these routes. They desire that the
advantages should be equally COMMON 10 AL
nations. Nor do they claim TO interfere with
the local governments 10 TIC ceterDinatlDa
vi the Questions c0uUectcd with the opening
of the routes, and with the persons with
whom contracts raay be made for that pur
pJse. WHAT they 40 des!re-and mean 10
accomplishing that the great Interests 10
VOWED in this subject should not be sacrl-
fijad To any unworthy motive, but should be
guarded from abuse; and that when con-
tracts are fairly entered into with American
citizens they should not be wantoay violated.
Several Of tacse Powers, and Nicaragua
especially, have III fact, by their public poo
ceedIugI, invited the corporation o! the cap.
i;al and Industry and enterprise ol the wosd,
ID order - open these lines OF c0mmuuica-
t!oo. Tho cIuz :us OF the United States have
contributed their iu!l share towards the &C
compilshmeHt VI the enterprise, AID this gov
crnment intend, 10 use the means IA its pow
er 10 protect them in the enjoyment vi their
rights. The good faith q. Nicaragua has
been Committed, and large SUNS nave been
expended looking to It's faithful observance.
As 70 the Belly contract he rays The
work the opening Of transit rou.cl is as
open IL NJ. Belly ana his associates as ~ aDy
other entorprislug person. Tnere are but
two points connected with ,his matter which
have any interest Tor The Ualted States or
would justify their intervention. The fast
is that no contract with N. Belly, or w.th
any ole, lndeei, should interfere WIKI en-
sagements previously existing with Ameri-
can citizens, but that all such engagemcnts
Should be pre,erscd lnviolaie. Aad the SCI
Ond Is that the regulations and Conditions Ut
The graut should DE such as 10 Reader The
routes Tree and safe ~ ali nations, but Con-
tFs,ied by no one, aud upon moderate and rea-
sunaDie terms"
Il vii! bring 10 your notice one extraorji-
nary stipulation, which it could scarcely
have been expected would be acceptable totne
CnItsd States, aGd which must nave been co.
tered into in The anticipation Of their otjec-
lions 10 il.
This obnoxious arrangement proTitcs
that the French government 5haii nave the
rlgut to keep two ships 0!-war stationed IN
tue waters Of Lake Nicaragua ior the entire
dur ItiOu Of tae works.
Il am persuaded that this proposition vii!
meet 10 favor from tue French government,
aud that It's name has been introduced here
fundamentally aud without lis knowledge. -
The eqlaiI,yaud security ul this lntcr-Jcean!c
route constitute Il great portion Ut Their 'aiue
~ tae world, and ali cymmercIa! powers are
Interested in thelr mathematics. An eX;iu-
sve night IN one VI these Powers ~ exercise
permanent armed int: vcntl0n wGaid gl"e
serious cause Of dissatisfaction 10 al tue
others, and the United States Freely svow
their LIBERALIZATION to oppose such mea.
sure, should the governments OF Costa R.ca
aud Nicaragua attempt 10 carry 1t into Ct
feet"
After saving that this government has 20
DISTORTION II determine Tie Interests OF par
rIcs claiming the right of opening transit,
Mr.. Cass says:-"Bot what il hn, the right
- d., aud what IL Is disposed - do, i 10 r.
qulie that the gOScrnmcut OF Nicaragua
saUuld act IN goTd !aita towards them, ana
should not arbitrarily aud wrJnS u.iy dISert
them Of Ilsh.S justly acquired aud sv!emnly
guarautecu.
The United States believe it to be t:"Ir
duty-aud they mean - cx .cutc ito watch
over the persons md property OF taer ci'.
zeus visiting foreign countries. and ~ liter
veDe Tor their protection when such action l.
justified ~ existing circumstances and by
the laws vi nations. " herever their citizens
may 60 through tue ha5itabie globe, when
t1ey encounter injustice they may appeal to
the government OF their country, and the APP
peal will be examined into, with view 10
such action on their telait as Il! Uay be pre-
yc. 10 take. IL ID impossible t. dgti'.e IL ad-
vance ana VITA precision those IN which
the national power may De tx rtci Tor their
rcnei, or t. "hht extent Te.lcl shall be aEJr-
det. Circumstances "a they arse must pre-
scribe tne role OF action. l. cCunrIe- whr!;
raj N, aud where their administration -
Committed 10 able aud irdrnenGent Judges,
cases will rarely occur whore such ,n'crvru-
ton will be necessary. Bot these elements
81 confidence aDd security are not everywhere
found; and wnPTc that IL unfortunately tuc
case tie Unite! States are called urun 20 hc
murc gjg.iaht "a aatchr:g r:CT thvl: citizens,
and to inierpo-e ,hclcntIy !yr their pGrtcc-
ri9n, when they ar" sot jtcttd to tortuous
pr yceci:rgs by the direct action ot III gov
crnU"ut, or by It's I"dI-pJsitIon or Inability
t. discharge it, duties"
Mr.. Ca,s cJLcu1es th,s imp rtaotdocumeut
with two paragraphs, which are to lmpyr-
tamt and too lull %! meaning 10 admit OF aty
mutlatlUn. They are as tJliowr:
''Ini- gorernmeht. however. yet iodu!ses
the hoEe thata returning SENSE OF luSt,c"
may INDUCE TIE ( Ivcrumcnts # NrciTagu:
ard c sja R!ca ~ recognise their duties aud
e. II srd redress for the serious causes OF
c lilnt which the United States baye urg
Ell. Bat il l. proper they should botn d.
urc;!y understand taat the American pe PIE
and government have yielded enough To toe
weaknc-s q! these reru lies, and witb !uI d.
i"g ;hem irju-;ice, they vii! now take care
al! DO ju-ticy ~ themselves.
"fIe.eTaIyTy Ia sncE action a. may &c ne
ccs-ary, a Gav1i t,r.c nj! be stationed ~
Sac Joan del Norte. and also AT S,n Juaa
del Sur and 81 R"aiej }, with orders to afford
all necessary protection to the persons and
,l ~.