Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-10
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The Nicaragua ImbrOglIO--:COmme Tcial
with fhe United SIates--Affairs in Ari-
z0na--NeW Grenada. etc.
WasUrECToN Oct. 8, 1858 General Jerez, after
having apoogized for the insulting conduct of the
Nicaraguan government to this country, with re-
gard to the Belly negotiations and the Martinez
manifesto was formally received by the President
TO- day as Minister from Nicaragua. It's understood
that he has full powers arrange the difficulties with
this country and to arrange for the acceptance OF
the Cass Yrissari treaty, with or without certain
unimporant notifications
The Spanish government he's sent circular to all
itg Ministers and representatives in foreign countries
giving directions to have sent to Madrid information
of the tariff system, revenue laws, import duties,
&C, IF the different nations. The government OF
Spain have in contemplation to send military force
10 Morocco with view of redressing wrongs; and,
after the manner of England aud of France in Algiers
TO extend its empire at the came time. II has been
minated that Mr. Tassara, the liberal and enlight
ened statesman who now represents Spain at wash
ington, is maturing views TO submit TO his govern
Dent for a more free commercial intercourse and
exchange between Spain and her colonies and the
United States. No Spanish representative at Wash
ipgton ever understood better our institutions, was
ever more appreciated, or ever in position &c
do more It is to be hoped the administration com
prehends this.
private letter received from Arizona, states that
the Fort Yuma wagon road, under the superinten-
depce of Col Leach, is nearly completed
The largest political convention ever beld on the
Rio Grande assembled at Messla on the Sd of Sep
TENDER. The delegates represented about 10000
people. Resolutions we're passed, calling on Con
gress to organize at an early day, not to SEND mem
hers to the Legislature Of New Mexico, and TO hold
new election for delegate to Congress, in order TO
show the largely increased vote since last year The
Convention was addressed by Lieutenant MoWry and
others Considerable emigration was coming into
Arizona from Texas and the Southern States, as well
nf
/ had arrived with party to make settlement on
/ the San Pedro The yields Of the silver mines con
tinued 10 increase, and several new ones had been
! opened.
! General Harran is active in endesvorng to i'm
press the government with the liberal and friendly
disposition of Ospina, President OF new Granaaa'
/ and hopes that our difficulties with New Granada
may DO speedily settled. He speaks confidently Of
| this.
The President will return to his residence at the
/ White House to morrow The Secretary Of War and
/ the Postmaster General are about TO leave wash
/ DgtOn for a short time.-NeO York Herald
The OuseIeY Treaty with Nicaragua
views of the Governments Thereon.
/ WASHINGTON, OCT. While the government ex-
presses opinion to the authenticity OF the
Ouseey treaty. it will doubtless regard its ratihcs-
lion bv Nicaragua as Of greatest possible insult and
injury to us, unless, indeed, the Cass- Yirissari
treaty is also ratified by the petty State The
treaties are alike in this that the profits Of transit
comosnies are to be limited to fifteen per cent per
aupum; tina. troops and munitions of war shall be
carried over the route free Of charge, aud that the
route shall be protected for these purpOsesand fer
! the trade of all nations by the establishment Of
free mort At each end This sort Of protection =
not regarded as in whole or part European pro
cctorata" in tha political sense which would be in
compatible with our fixed nation policy a"d which
Mr.. Cass, in his recent letter to General Lamar,
/ pronouuccs 80 he what We 'shal resist ~ all the
means In our poser
do not understand the administration to be ab.
stracly opposed to the Ouseley treaty since that it
desires the Ishmian transits be open TO the trade
Of the world upon equal basis, but 1t will insist up
on the ratification of our treaty contemporaneous
with that of the ratification Of Mr.. Ouseleys.-
Bqldn0Ts SgR.