New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-02
THE PRESENT CONDITION OF MICA
RAGUA.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. 1858.

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the Senate and House Of Representatives, will not
have received correct impression nor have
learned valuable fact in regard to the present con.
| dton Of Nicaragua. Ii is left for the reporters of
the New-York press-and for few only of these
TO tiye true idea Of the relations that exist, or
| that ought to exist, between the North American
and Central American Republics. l do not know
one Member Of Congress who has thought it worth
his while to devote the necessary time and atten.
ton. or establiib such correspondence with Cen.
tral America as would enable him to address the
House Of Representatives or the Senate with tol.
cradle success in regard to any one Of the Central
American Republics aud yet, all are ready to give
opinions and make speeches. If attorneys con-
Quoted the business of their clients n this careless
| and ignorant manner they would soon be without
| employment.
| have before me adyices received by the last
| steamer, which came through San Juan del Norte.
| They are the latest. They reach to December 81,
| from Mansgua. They give me full account Of all
| The important events of the last month in Mica
ragua.
believe it is not generally known that the pre-
cent Ncaraguan Government have entered into for
NAL negotiations with that dusky galliDipper, the
King of the Mosquitoes, for the purchase and ces-
sion of bis Royal Highnesss dominions. Col. Don
Manuel Gros on the part Of Nicaragua, and who is
bosom friend of his long, spare Hghness. has been
commissioned to open direct negotiations. By pur.
suing this line of policy in regard to the disputed
territory, Nicaragua escapes the chances of quar-
rel with Great Britain, should she be still inclnedto
assert her protectOrate
You have published the terms Of the treaty be-
tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica. One article of
this treaty will be rejected BY the National Assem-
bly,, Constitutional Convention, now i'll session at
toIl, al
American States, especially Costa Rca, to ad
wise or interfere in the transit negotiations. The
boundary line between Costa Rica and Nicaragua
gives every part of the transit from ocean to ocean,
to the latter This line commences near Salinas
Bay on the Pacific, south of the transit road,
thence to SapOa River, near the lake, thence
through point three miles inland south Of Castillo
on the river. BY this, you will the entire lake
shore and the river are given up to Nicaragua,
while the province of Cuanacaste south of this line,
| is Welded to Costa Rca.
BY the establishment of this boundary line sew
era important advantages are obtained. The control
Of Costa Rica the Transit being annihated by
| the treaty, the original Webster grant, in which
Moses Grinndl and other citizens of New-York are
said to have been interested is effectuay Cancelled
The Webster and Harris grant, made by Costa Rca
to the representatives Of Messrs Garrison and Nor
gan, shares the same fate. Peace also is restored
between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, cutting off the
greatly simpified being reduced to a contest be-
tween the old Atlantic and Pacific Canal Company,
now represented by Joseph L. White, and the Ac-
cessOry Transit Company, represented by Wander
bilt q Allen the latter of whom is now IN Mica
ragua revving the pretensons Of the Accessory
Company, whose charter was declared forfeit under
the Walker Rivas Government.
The protect of Mr. Allen, published at Managua
sets forth in very strong terms the claims OF his
Company, as being in Law, in equity, and in fact
superior to those of that defunct and utterly efete
and useless concern which is now represented by
White d Stebbns Of your city. Ii would be inter
esting to know under what pretexts the Ship Canal
COMPANY has been revived, when there is no lnten
ton Of building ship-canal. The present Govern
ment of Nicaragua is as badly informed in regard
TO transit speculatOns in NewlOrk and Washing
ton, ss members of Congress are in regard to the
government and present condition of Nicaragua.
After the capitulaton of last May, the unsettled
condition of the country made it uncertain which of
the two parties, Legitimist Democratic, would
obtain the ascendancy. At this crisis Gen. Thomas
Martinez the leader of the Legitmist party, man
of temperate political opinions, formed coalition
with Gen. Maxine Jerez, the leader Of the popular
OF Democratic faction to maintain the equilibrium,
and share between them the powers OF the Govern
ment At their request the Provisional President
Riyas abdicated the Government. The two gem
erals being now de fdotO Government immedi-
ately ordered an election, which resulted in the ele
walton of Martinez TO the Presidency. Twenty-Five
leading representatives from all parts OF Nicaragua
including Leon, LegOva, Matagalpa and Chontales
were elected and cent direct from the people to
| form National Assembly, with power to form
| new Constitution at Managua. If Mr.. William
Walker is still the President OF Nicaragua this Con-
stucnt Assembly strangely ignorant OF the fact.
Before this Assembly the new President took the
oath of Office and was recognized by representatives
| of all the departments as the Legitimate Executive
| General Jerez, the Democratic leader although
beaten at the polls, did not thereupOn make pro-
| nunciamientO, or proceed to excite revolution,
which seems to show that some degree of cordlalty
| eyists between the two leaders The election took
| place in November.
| The Constituent Assembly, who are now Occu-
pied in preparing new Constitution for the RePub-
| iic knowing that the Constitution OF 1852 had been
the real cause Of the revolution Of lcol, which, IN
its turn gave occasion to the introduction OF the III
| hbusters, are endeavOriDg to form Government
which shall meet the real wants and necesslties oi
the people and reduce the quarrel, between the Le
| gitimist and Democratic factions TO mere pohtlca
| contest, such as goes on from year TO year III lhe
| United States A Constitutional Committee was
appointed, of which LicentadO Zepada OF Leon
is now the President. The duty of this Committee
| is to draft Il Constitution 10 be acted upon by the
| Constituent Assembly One of its fundamental pro-
| visions will be the establishment of universal SUI
frage COnfscation for political offenses, peoange,
and Slavery in every form, will be forbidden. The
| term of the Presidency will be extended from two
| to four years.
| But the most important feature of the new code
of Nicaragua will be body of ensctments respect
ing colonization Every mducement will be held
out to foreigners to enter and establish themselves
as freely and as soon as possible in the Nicaraguan
| territory. No restrictions will be imposed upon
| immigration, except such as may be necessary 10