The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-03
Central American Anairs-The True State OF
the Case.

Central American Affairs-The True state OF
the Case.
The various clques Of spectators, stock job
beers and flibusters, which for the last twelve
months have been plotting and contemplating
to secure the rich monopoly Of the Nicaragua
Transit route, are still, by all sorts of devices
and through every available channel, supplying
the newspapers with their idlereports and humbug-
ging inventions Among the latest Of these hum
bugging experiments is the report that England
and France, through their representatives at
Washington, have taken stand in favor of the
Monsieur Belly contract, as the only existing
Transit arrangement which comes within the
demands of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. and that
the enforcement Of this contract is the real pur-
pose of the Ouseley mission to Nicaragua.
Now, we are gratiied to be able to state eypli-
city, emphaticaly, and from the most satisfactory
authority, that this report concerning the Belly
contract is flibustering cqnard; that, on
the contrary, the British government has
signifed its approval of the Cass-Y risarri
treaty. and that the opinions expressed
by the French Minister upon the subject
are decidedly in favor of the policy of the
administration which is based upon this treaty.
We are assured that the administration is per-
fectly conscious Of its position in reference to
England and France, and that this tangled web
of the affairs of Central America is smoothly pro-
crossing to satisfactory solution. Nothing in
the shape of q new transit contract has been sub
mitted to our government. The administration
recognizes the White & Stebbins contract as the
existing contract in connection with the Cass-
| Irsarri treaty; but some rival spectators have
entered into another arrangement called the
Van Dyke contract; but whether this or that con-
tract, or any other, shall secure the monopoly of
the Transit route, is question which belongs to
the absolute jurisdiction of Nicaragua subject
only to the general stipulations of international
treaties.
We may safely declare, then, that the ex-
pectaton of grand blow up of the Cass-
Irisarri treaty from an explosion between our
government and England and France, has van
ished into thin air, and that all filibustering
attempts and intrgues to bring about rupture
with England and France upon the pitiful SQUAD
bles of these transit jobbers have failed, aud will
signally fail to the end Of the chapter. We sus-
pect that the peculiar friends of General Walker
would be pleased above all things to make the
administration the tool of their designs in foment-
ing war with England and France; but Mr.
Buchanan's policy lies in quite another direction,
as these filibusters will perceive from his
late proclamation, intended for their special
benefit And so they may as well give up their
plots, their intrigues and ridiculous inventions
for their game is irretrievably lost.
In this connection, we commend to the careful
study of all parties concerned the warning let
ter, in another column, of Senior Maxine Jerez.
in reference o the proposed sailing of the steamer
Washington with passengers for California, via
the Nicaragua route