The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-01
American Citizens to be Sustained in their
Rights Abroad.
The Spanish-Ameriean Governments TO be
Brought to their Senses.
The Omitted States will Use Force
i y if Necessary.
General Cass' Despatch to General Lamar
LIN Nicaragua,
OUR LEON CORRESPONDENTS.

OUR LEON CORREaSPONDENCE
me Auerlcan Miaiser's Pating Salute 10 Nicaragua
Co,ternationin Manasaa-zDentaasd for Explanation
efhe Belly Declaration and Rerly--How The Nicaa
gGGns lere Dcceid as 10 he Course Of Government
Gen cass' 2espa& y Cen LamparE6icaciOus Means Of
Redress be Adop-Earopean Protectorates not 10 be
Permitted in Aasfica-The Ma,tinez Nora Declaration
Against this Country Refuted-Nicaragua Owes Her Es
isence to this Couerlnet-The Presidents Of Nicaragua
and Costa RicG Told They Have Much 10 Le01t-The
america. Policy Defned-No Entangling Union tcih
the Old World-The BtAmus Routes Must be Opened
the Whole Wortd-Mons Bellys Contract Es
egOded-No French Ships 10 Be Permitted Lake Nica
ru0uG-Egccuce DEGREES By Epheneral Presidents not 10
Be RecogHiFed-7he american People and Government
aC do Justice 10 7he1nseIre-Ships of War Stationed IN
tie Ports Of Nicdrasud-7he Nicdraguans Nonplussed-
Gen. Lamar the Way to Costa Rica President Aoras
Turn NOC-7he Nelc cOlsttutiOnfOr Niearagta-Caanges
in the Cabinet, &C., DC, dc.
LEON, NICARAGUA, August %, 1853
As il they were struck by hunderbolt, you should
have the faces of the of this administration
they commenced the first perusa OF certain notes
and documents the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of
Nicaragua by the American Minister resident in this
public the eve Of his leaving Mansgua for Realeo and
Costa Rica.
The Texan exPresident bade hs adeu TO President
Nwtnez and 10 his court but certainly personally
nor in mild and peaceable way he first salutcd
ginning Of February
ON the morning Of last Thursday; August 20, Minister
RCNib Cortez received large package from the Amer
can Legation at Nicaragua The package have
tanned the ultimate ate-the manifest destiny-of this
State, ,eveu, perhaps Of all the States Of Central Anne
rcaif have judge of its importance and pregnant
puport by the sudden change the countences Of all
the Managua statesmen.
Before disclosing magnetic power Of It's contents,
order examine together with you into the secret Of its
stupendous action, will be proper for us TO take notice
Of small fact which, in the sphere OF contrasts, must
appear OF the most udicrousy antthetcal, and
which has undoubtedly increased the disappointment and
.smbcred the modification Of this government. de-
teet tong dgresions but tho following quite inds
pcnsabe the ntellgcnce Of rls Trnciral subject
DFMASD FOR EXPLANATIONS.
Outhr o4LI Vi August General Lamar asked In very
shnrt art sharp and essentially substantial note, OF
Minister Eortez, whether the manifesto declaration
published by the NEw YoRK Herald and other papers of
0sa United States, purportng TO be signed by Tomas
Martinez and Juan Rafael Nora Supreme Chiefs OF the
republics Of Nicaragua and Costa Rca and appended to
certain contract with certain Monsieur Belly, &C, &C.
was genuine document nOtS' He required promp;
and categorical Next day august 25), having
received he urged for a categorical and immediate
one, as single word desired, eyes or no. Al
last the given, but OF course, nothing cate
gorcal in it-a thousand words ungrammaticaiy con
spite of the mbroglo of the whole, part " the letter.
the very beginning of H. by mistake undoubtcdly-con-
tanned truth, and General Lamar seized upon Il "a the
drs one he had been able to catch from this government
Of the truth Was obseured and clouded wtlsmany
hes usual, and much more nonsense, usual also.
very important document TO show the verbosity,
the ignorance, the bad faith, the tortuous and absurd
soph.stry of the Ncaraguan diplomacy. | have been
promissd a copy OF the spanish original II they bring
In time will enclose II within this letter recon
mend 70 you it's entire and faithful translation This let
Ger was published in issue Of 10th insiant.-ED.
It's nscruiable phrascoogy The rst s that this govern
mcni has avowod officially that the manifesto alluded 70
vas signed by General Don Tomas Martinez, which =
that this government on the 25th ot August al noon
when this note was signed, bad stl snch Z conemp,uous
sdcr tsef waTraed insulting fcarlcssy the American
honor and the American people Indeed this letter after
rdicuously stating that the document alluded 10
copy II prujt manifesto" signed by General
Don Tomas Mariner, while he had left the executive
KS EvccIoncy Don Rafael Mora who came Cor the pur
pose of settling the boundary question between the two
cOuDtresof course not 70 meet Belly IN order TO curse
with him the government of the United States 70 Ne
against the Americans 20 rob American citizens of their
rights already acquired the Transit grants, kcafter
stating as you viii Sec with the most shameless dupli
city an that nonsense proceeds 70 not yet required ex
nlcni the thought of Nicaraguan ctzcn, wrtcn
and signed in the same terms as could have been on
cafy written and signed f u was approved by the lcgs
htve power Of Nicaragua and authorized by the exccu
tive, should be convenient 20 the interests u the coun
fry.H II Mr.. Cass understands such cnigmatic
troyed 10 be- evon by the beautiful able and
Lamar, 70 be communicated 70 these stupid ON
Gers q more stupid administration $50 That docu
nacni, therefore,, goes on Minister Cortcs, s not an
art of my government s not public or an official docu
mcnt, but private one, and reveals the desire Of
Uhzen 20 berate his country from the devastation
Of the Asbustcrism which dcsoatcd the fields burnt the
cities destroyed the property and took by hundreds the
of the inhabitants Of this hospahe soil the friend OF
the great republic q North America"
Minister Cortes concludes his piece Of poetca patriot
by eayng that he is ordered 10 thus by bis
government; and you know the head and the heart
and soul o. "his government" T. General Don Tomas
Martinez the very "Ncaraguan citizen who pri
vatey signed The appeal 20 Europe against the United
Now think that such language Is as injurious boast
and defiance against the United States the manifesto
explained hy H. and shows how proud these ignorant
rulers of Nicaragua were when they wrote such
called for bOmhastic speech
They did so, however when they did not know as yet
what tho American Minister had 70 ten them. They only
that ysarr had not received his passports after the
manifesto known at Washington, aud therefore they
y hs gross 70 bc Fseno VIC United y
army a. thc alles~and, above all, Of Monsieur Belly
they were encouraged ~ ae supposed sense sna mac
silence ard promised such activity Cor the future
these lazy fsllows bad never dreamed Of.
NICARAGUA ApMoMsnEp TO FRErARE FoE REFA
RATION.
INC cause Of ths thorough change you will perceive
AAordne 10 his nstructone-says the Amcrican Minister
Al AIS governmeat, the 2eh ef Augustine obliged
on izens agans Nicaragua (As f0r Costa Rca, she viii
eooo IA We her shareaDd tctter o1e probably) The
asrocnAs robbery and murder committed Mr. Lawless
49, mrAer OF many others The persecution and proecrip
ton OF swno American citizens end macy other wrongs
are alluded 70, and the government Of Nicaragua y con
sev seriously admonshed 10 make is preparations
~ meet te eemand for reparaon indemnity due BY
thls country ~ citizens of tho United States.
The preraiaI0ns not very easy 10 be made and
h ba udnQ Adjustment OF these great politicians
ho Al ast comnseece 20 feel that the people and
Iaent Of the United States are something's little more 70
bs cared FOR ibap bs great Monsieur Belly and the Little