The Hillsborough recorder., 1858-02-03
THE UNITED STATES AND NICARAGUA.

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THE UNITED STATES AND NICARAGUA.
The subioined Letter from the Nicaraguan
Minister, which forms part OF an official cor
recently laid before the House
ef Representatives by the President Of the
United States, is invested with more than
ordinary interest at the present time, as dis.
closing the views Of the Government 0f Nj.
caragua in reference to the late arrest OF
Gen. Walker within its jurisdiction:
Brooklyn, December 80, 1857.
The undersigned, Minister Plenipotentiary
of the Republic Of Nicaragua. has the honor
Of communicating to his excelIency the Secre. |
tsry Of State Of the United States that. on the
/ l5thoflast month, the authority oftheRepublie
OF Nicaragua was assumed by Gen. Martinez,
elected to the Presidency by an immense ma.
iarty Of votes. and that one Of the first acts OF
the new head Of that Republic was to confirm
the appointment made in the person OF the
undersigned by former National Governments
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni,
polentary to the Government Of the United
States.
The undersigned deems It also to be his
duty to inform his excellency the Secretary
OF State that the Constituent Assembly OF
Nicaragua has approved and confirmed the
contract made by the undersigned with the
American Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal
Company, the only one vested with the prl>
yilege Of carrying across the isthmus; as the
only one also which, for the present, 50 long
as the Government will not have otherwise
disposed. has the right to carry emigrants to
that country, under such conditions as have
been imposed on said company. All other
emisrants or cOl0nizers whatsoever that may
be conveyed to that country will be refused
admission, and compelled to depart from the
territory Of the Republic ; or the will be dealt
with as enemies of the Republic should they
appear there in the character borne by those
lately introduced by the incorrigibie adven-
turer William Walker.
The undersigned, in the name Of the three
Governments which he represents, returns
thanks to the Government Of the United
States for having taken away the adyenturer,
William Walker, and his in, aiding band, from
the point Of which they had taken possession
on the coast OF Nicaragua thus freeing those
friendly countries from evils with which they
would have been visited had these disturbers
OF the peace oi nations been allowed the pos.
slbllity Of increasing their forces BY new re-
cruits. Those whu in the service which the
Government Of the United States has render
ed TO its friend. the Republic Of Nicaragua,
would seek for warrant to say that the ~.
caraguan territory has been violated, will
hardly find il from the moment that the world
will have learned that the Government of
Nicaragua. far from complaining Of viola,
tion Of her territory, looks upon that act as
an assistance. directed in behalf Of its in.
sioabity, which was wounded in effect by
certain adventures from the United States I;
and that il considers such assistance. extend
ed by this Government, as consequence of
the measures which. by his note ol the l4lh
Of September last, the undersigned had asked
this Government TO adopt, giving orders 20
the navy Of the United States TO capture the
yiOators of the laws Of neutrality.
The point from which Commodore Pauld-
ing forced away those bandits, the violators
of the laws of all nations, and as such justly
assmilated by the law OF nations to pirates
and foes Of mankind, is an almost desert one,
on which there exists no Nicaraguan authori-
ties that could have managed the apprehen-
sion Of those felons. Nicaragua, therefore,
considers that the proceedings q Com. Pauld'
ing against Walker and his horde we're en-
tirely justifable; for. as msn-of.war Of any
nation may take up pirates from desert
island, or one 50 thinly peopled that they can
assert their dominion over il, although that
island might belong to another sovereign ma.
tion, Just so can bandits be apprehended as
enemies Of the human race By the armed yes.
sells Of friendly nation on point Of tor
eign coast which may be placed under circum-
stances like 20 those Of the island mentioned
By way Of illustration.
Considering il highhly important that the
tenor Of this note especially the portion
touching emigration to Nicaragua-should be
made public, the Undersigned would enter
4 Il tie hope that the Secretary of State
III find no objection 70 have is content.
published.
The undersigned, with highest considera'
ton, has the honor Of rendering to the Sec
relafy Of State the renewed assurance thai
he is his respectful servant.
A. J. DE YRIsARRl.
Uon Ltwf. C1as Hecrstarv az Stale &c.