Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-05-04
From the ". Y. Express
Spanish American fairs,

Inc 1lSttITl WlIn an 0uuelluu, as III
comes to us via Panama, almost "anneXes"
Nicaragua to the United States. 1t puts the
Transit route under L. S. protection, lets in
u. S. troops, if necessary for that protection,
and gives to North Americans in Nicaragua
many especial privileges. 1t is impossible to
shut our eyes to the fact that, with foothOld
such as this treaty gives our people, they will,
sooner OF later acquire, peaceably, that sort of
possession of Nicaragua which Gen. Houston
and others, in atoretimcs, had of Texas.
Nicaragua we may, therefore. promulgate,-if
the treaty is ratified by the L. S. Senate,-is
ANNEXED to the u. S.
1t is worth while to notice, also, that, while
we have thus under our thumb one oversee
route to California; leading one, too, and
second only to Panama,-we are now about to
have, under the Cass-H erran Treaty,-which,
the news is now, the New Grenada Congress
will ratiiiy.-another route almost in like pos
session. New Grenada first submits to a U. S.
Commissioner, aud a New Grenada Commits
sioner, the arbitration of the indemnities due
us for the riot in Panama 10Th April, 1856.
and in case they disagree, to a Commissioner
TO be appointed by the Prussian Minister in
Washington. But, what is more important.
New Grenada next grants to the United States
the right to buy or to lease a 100 acre tract
on one of the islands of the Bay of Panama.
to establish "a coal depot, landing places
wharves, or any other establishments of the
Kind required from this privilege, with exemp-
ton from tax 1t is very true. New Grenada
preserves her Sovereignty" over .'the tract
but the Judgement" the right of possession,
is in the United States, and it means in that
position, much.
The strict constructors of our country, the
men of theories, may be, il is very true, puz-
Zled with these new foreign strides of our
government,-the first, in pledging ourselves
with our u. ). troops to preserve the peace in
foreign country, and the next, with the
purpose of "dominons' upon the route;-
but strict construction, it is probable, will not
arrest the progress of our arts and arms. On-
ward! is the cry,-and, with that cry. must go
loose construction and large liberties with
the Federal Constitution, and that compact
of the Federal States This march of an army
in time of peace into foreign land, is the
first step of the new Rome in the career of
that old Rome, which began on the Capitoline
Hill, aud stretched, land died in the stretch
ing,-from Britain to the Indus.
NICARAGUA.
We find the following in the Grenada Cor
respondenee of the Panama Herald:
GRANADA. March 80, 1853.
have just learned OF fhe passage Of the
Cass-Yriss Treaty. 1t WAS ratified contrary
| TO all expectation on Saturday, the 2Sth inst.
! Several OF the members opposed to il were
| absent, aud the opportunity was embraced to
have IL through.
The members from Iron went for il in a
body, but the Grenadines generally opposed
| il. The vote stood ten 60 five. 1t was OPP
posed by DIR. Falla, Pedro Chamorro. Jose
! Antonio Mejia, Pedro Prado, and Francisco
Jimeues. The treaty is very popular in Leon,
| hat in Granada, Massaya, aud Rivas, the leafs
are indignant at It's passage.
| l have read the document embracing abon;
thirty articles, aud these are tue chief fea-
| tures:
/ The United States Is empowered to open.
and keep open the Transit
San Jaan del Norte aud San Juan del Sud
! TO be free ports; Americans 10 be allowed 10
( live in the country, marry, and bold real
| estate, without taking the oath of allegiance
| TO the State of Nicaragua
/ GENERAL AMNESTY TOWARDS THE AMERICANS
| American merchants TO he allowed to In
| trodace their goods al the same rate rs thoss
which native merchants pay.
| The United States 20 be allowed 20 place
troops on Transit, when Il (the United States
shall deem 1 necessary. for the security O
/ the same
The Ship Canal or Railroad to be consider
ed ulider American protection.
coioaizers who bay land and settle in the
| country, and take allegiance 10 the same, q
be protected by Ihe United States, II Nieara
gua fails TO do so.
The United States to be allowed to olsen
bark forces, &e, for tbs maintenance Of .
| naval stations
| All Americans taking the oath OF allegiance
10 hecome iasIaatly elEIzeas.
FREEDOM or sPEEcH AID RELIGIOUS OPINION.
The United States 10 protect the Tfansl
/ q. e. the State.) against all foreign Invasion
and 60 maintain internal qairtndr.
| American citizens, natnraIIzed or other