New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-05
NICARAGUAN AFFAIRS.
MORE "ASTOUsDHG DISCLOSURES"
Os. wHslpltYs REPLY TO Tss CANAL COMPANY.
rHE SALE OF TIE LAKE AND sIvER srEAxsRs
r, ,,> rs;,,, Of Tn,N y. Tr1s.s.

top ore column a.d half in length, written scd csa-
po.ed BY AID for an Association which styles itself
The American Atlantic and Psc;fc Ship Canal Con-
psny.
rEy COMPANY rRIES TO PROVE THAT II EXISTS.
The Conp.py's ,mmsnics:iou being, first, ~ st-
tempt of s own to prove that It really exists sat,
second an attack upon myself by name ard openly. Is
seems qGite proper that should say q iew words ~
reply. The Company evidently fears lest should Dc
able 10 prove ths, does cot exist else IL would noe
have pie!Sced this attack upon me- with long agu-
merit in defense Of its life. 1t doee uo a,erest 0e
much to know whether the Company With the long
name either lives does not live; but il it is dad,
would Ike with your permission, to ssy few words 70
its ghost.
FFw WORDS TO THE GHOST.
The Company argues that if 1t dead, Sehor fris-
aria gentleman of sourd sense ard inteuigeroe-is
rot Informed ot the fact therefore, the Company must
be alive This is the gst of the argument Sohor fas-
ami soemnly assures the Company, or the Conpsoy's
GHOST ,hs. be does not know whether It is desd or
alive. Perhaps he cares nothing about the matter.
Aner a tedious argument on the above grounds, aad
others equally interesting, published IN two or three
communications, of which the one CT July is by much
the most lsbored reminding one in TACT CT tue mystic
rious and horrible struggles of corpse IN winding
IOUlptny
10 be attacked by the living is an eyi-oy the dead,
horror. - - .
Before replying g the personalities oil the Company
| wish 10 make few remsks upon Transit Con-
pani.s and Trar cit ar.ers, which, own, are no.
or gna with me- having been gathered from the morn.
ing papers Of two years. Au these Companies snd
Of arers Except oIe) have died succesSVely OF fstA
disease called lack Of moIey. Fee old Acce sso'y
c. mpapy was condemned apo cpted by tae w alker
Ryss Government, because 1t would not or GOULD not
pty ts dues TO that Government lts successor based
on the Randolph grant, and managed by MessIs. Gar
,ison and Morgan psid out morey ana 70 spare; II
was an exec ption. IL fell with the evil fortGne OF
cause The next < ant, gwen BY Costa Rics to w.
r e. Webster failed for want of funds TO start upon.
The ext given by Costs Rlcs 10 Messrs. Webster Il
Harris was ycumized by the same mssdy toe gran
tees could rot would not pay what they had sgfesd.
Tie Canal Company ought not to bs astonshea o.
grieyed # the same calamity has befallen hse anu
for the same reason; and il Nicaragua has given .
transit charter to Mr. Vanderbilt that Charter VIII foi
low n II same sad procession unless he paye up man
fu y egreed Rumor and the press say tnat he hds
nafa Very good 10 that his charter will stand
proof; ctherwiso 1t IS only waste paper bkIen-
sors and protested drafts fatal to transit charters
The Govsnm, n's OF Nicaragus and Ccsa kcs arc
too rorsnt to understand anything but hard money
II you make contract with them, you must iuhl IL;
you must pay your money and open your line, or step
asice for your successor.
The public may not perhaps be aware that the so
called American Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal Co.,
ia NOT a ship csnal company st ALI tine name aosurds
The revised charter signed by Senor frissar 10 Mes.
York on the 10Th day IT June, loS anu suoae9uenty
confirmed by the Government Of caragua, July ~,
1851 IL q trsnst charter, aud releases the Company
from the obligation TO make ship canal; but obllses
them TO open transit through Nicaragua in 30 days.
This term WAS extended. Extensions are generally
fataI-much more 10 transit companies than to mer-
chants or bankers.
"cREDIBLY INFORMED"
After establishing the fact that sold to them los
paper acting for w. X. G. Webster, the boats tao
River San Juan and Lsks Nicarasus. it says: :" And
"yet we are credibly informed that the same James
I'D. Whelpley is the author of the astounding dsclo
"sures published in The Times and TRIBUNE"
The Times very promptly denies the chsrge-denies
that am the autnor OF the astounding disclOsures'
go fatal to the Company. The Company has thus
drawn out t,ro witnesses against itself: first, by citing
me, it admits my foreknowedge of the fact and Soc
ond, by oblgipg Tile Times to deny my authorship it
proves the existence of another witness.
THE FIVE WITNESSES.
The Act of Inc c)rporation," published 10 Tue
n. Y TRIBUNE Of last Tuesday is prinsa tacic evi-
dence Of the existence Of third witness in the per-
con OF the Nicsragusn Government am "credlbly
informed" to the expression OF the Company, that
the "Act Of Incorporation" is a genuine document.
/ believe it to be such. am not the possessor Of w.
X. G. Websters pspers; consequently there Is Q
fourth witness against them in the Person who holds
these papers, whoever he may be, in New York.
1t is not the usage Of MIR. Horace +. Clark, or OF
Mr. Vanderbilt, or OF any Of their "house," to pub
lsh their private business But they must have CO.
pies of the documents 1t Is probable that they
party in witness sgainst the existence of the Canal
Company. How many more there may be, heaven
only knows perhaps . dozen or score. Time viii
snow.
The publication by the Company of private letter
of w. k. G.. ebster to me lpaced with them for
business purposes only) their IDLE and unnecessary
disclosure of private raI ssction between myself sad
their body, and their charge agabst me Of "putlca-
tiop ia not the whole Of their attack To use their
own expressions, A." am credibly informed that they
have assisted 10 circulating silly piece Of scandal;
y that syppesred care in Tae N y Tines @ to s.vers nsosn
in this city for tho sum of $780, Even If I had done
this they would never have known il. The journals
of New-YQ,k not Ike the Canal Company; they
R6rer betray coTrespoRde d,sci0se their pr,rate
business 10 e ucrld unless compelled by process Of
law.
If, en- the other hand, the parties who did furnish
tie astounding disclosures' received 800 for the
information it serves only 20 show that the journals
gave credit to those disclosures. j do not believe
that the Company have received 5000 for their desnse.
1t not worth the money The matter was not
brilliant nor amusing, nor at all astounding to any
body.
ing SUN OF money In the eyes of tre Atlsntc snA
Pacific Ship Cspsl Company but IL Is net so to any Of
the leading journals of New-fork Frank Leslie has
paid thousands for the exposure OF the swilmlk bu-
powerful press Of New York in the exposure Of Transit
fnsnceripg and pecuaion, would, believe, work aD
equal benefit TO the nation
HOW THE COMPANY APPEARED.
word now in regard TO tie Company Itself, as 10
appeared during my brief transaction with it, pending
tie paper sale Of the lake and river steamers waA
authorized and requested by w. r. &. Webster "
case Mr. Vanderbilt did not wish TO purchase whlch
al that time that gentleman had good Of hs
own for not doipe TO sell the boats TO any parties
who would give reasonable price for them. stock
holder introduced 10 Mr.. Joseph l.. White, a.
manager Of the Company. Ny Interviews with Mr.: