New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-13
THE LATEST NEWS.
RYC4IvLD III
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.

W.spIsoros Tuesdsy. Jan u, isA
The documents transmitted to the House today ~
the President. in response 10 RESOLUTION csihs tN
Information relative 10 Central Amenca contain lea
ter by Secretary Cass in which he says that no TRAY
between the United States and Nicaragua mas yer pen
ratified and that there Is 20 inf0rma'lOn on thst SUI
;ect m the possessicn Of the Department winch IL
would be consistent with public interests a, this ue
IN Communicate Several letters by lrsssri are IN
Guided in the documents. Cnder the date OF October
last he complains Of the hhbustering move
m.pts and says that the United States Govern
uent can prevent new Invasion. but no, ~
the neutrality laws. for these are too weak. a.
has only 10 receive the Nicsraguan Minister IN nis
official capacity, and to enter into urea! o. n'e.u
shp and commerce 10 protect the property OF us own
citizens by securing to them transit scross the
without int rrupton; and by this means hliouse'sn
would be destroyed. This simple act 70 just poh,sc
and proper would. he says, restore hope anu Conn-
dencs to his country and oopteRtmtm aud hsppiness
IN hs neope and at the same time would secure tue
most valuable benefits and advantages TO the chteos
Of the United States. In letter dated November
he writes 10 General Cass that Walker never coud
have been President ofNicaragua, a. the Constitution
of that Republic excludes any one, not nsrve OF
Central Aucrica from the exercise al executive PoSc
in tho State. Neither in Nicaragua nor IN any o'net
Republic of Central America il any colony desired 10
be formed by Gen. Walker, or any ether person. ~ne,
like him. has dreamed Of mastery over hs lands, 10
divide them among his Sreign allies frisssrri then
fore protests against the contemplated coonfauon ~
" aker and h's aSsoC.ates, ut San salvador, ousso
mala and Nicaragua, a. one Of the real parties
In his letter of December l3 he calls the attention
of Gen Cass to Walkers movement, and trusts thar
proceedings will be instituted against these ,olators
ofhe laws of neutrality, with that vigor which Is rec
onred for the maintenance Of pea, and Of tsr
understanding between friendly neutral nations; and
on the 18th December, he a. Minister Of Guatemala.
Nicaragua and San Salvador, returns thanks TO the
Government Of the United States tor having taken
away the adyenturer Walker and his invading band
from the point OF which they had taken possession,
ON the coast u Nicaragua, end thus relieving theee
friendly countries from the evils with which they
would have been visited had these dsturbers ct the
pesce of the nation been allowed the possibility OF In
creasing their forces by raw recruits. The point
fr, m which Commodore Psulding forced away these
bandits las such Justly assimated by the laws OF ma
tions pirates and foes of mankind ia an almost De
serted one on which exist Ncaraguan authorities
that could have managed these fellows in Nicaragua.
Therefore he considers the proceedings of Paulding
sgsinst Walker and his horde perfectly JUST
fable; for . man of-wsr of any nation may take up
pirates from barren island or from one 20 thinly
populated.
The Senate to-day in Executive Session after de-
hate confirmed, by vote Of 20 sgainst ~, Nathan
Clifford as Associate Justice Of the supreme Court,
in the place Of Judge Curtis, resigned.