The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-02

ton contrary the law Of 1873 Is no citizen Of the
United States II is no District Attorney that before
your customs and ignorant Of your aws-and the State
Derartmt their despatch permits them TO
go into the Department and tell them what their duties
are They tell the Secretary Of State that they have fer
reted certain PARTIES they have discovered that
certain persons engaged in the violation of
The Secretary Of State instead Of requiring the In
formation made OATH receives their despatch He
issues circular which he takes granted that law
less persons engaged In expedition contrary tho
law ISIS ask you, is such conduct worthy of your
government Are these gentlemen worthy OF you, when
they per init foreigner TO 60 TO the government and tell
the month of September that again FIX the change
that bad come over the President and his Cabinet is
then that we discover their hot haste aud desire to
pune these alleged criminals; is then that in
formed that certain men are offenders against the
statute in such cases made ana provided What can be
the motive for this changer There is q change, there
must have been q change, from June to September,
wrought in the mind of the President and his advisers,
from the time he received his equal and conferred
comic entisy with me- What then is the cause and mo.
tive of the changer In the month Of September certain
part es who had been connected with another transit
route came from the city Of Mexico. Aessrs. Benjamin
had been sent do there to investigate the
new contract. Mr. Soule had conversed confdentally
with the President relation TO Nicaragua matters Mr.
Soule goes down tries defeat certain of
Mr. Benjamin and LaSere. The President Is deeply in
tereed this matter he has so much at heart the sue
of this mission Of Benjamin and LaSere that he com
municates his desires, stated publicly IN dispatch
under his hand to Mr. Forsyth, in Mexico which
never subjected the revision of the State Department
These parties returned B,ryamin and La re defeated by
the action of Soule. At that very moment II is that the
'hoe Nicdyognan policy Of the government appears 70 Dc
changed ask you Whethr is not natural and logical
to connect these tao facts together? When the 7ehudntpec
project deated then Is that the Nicaragudn policy is
changed The very of these is
proof that there connection between Them and
If that connection, shall endeavor clearly to show you
what that connection is.
lowing TO the imperfecton of our notes are unable
report with accuracy this portion OF General Walkers
speech in which he pointed out the gigantic project, org
mating in New York, and controlled by certain New York
all the iranssthe rehuanepec, Nicaragua and Panama
routes-hus creating monstrous corporation more dan
than the United States Bank which to be
President maker and the controller of the government
and would srsnge unless like the United States Bank,
In the month Of October then is apparent that there
has been a change in the Ncaraguan policy Of the 60
verpment But in that month-and here fact, which
for their sake well yours, wish could pass
sepce wish for sakes abeve all could be passed
in silence and brought 70 yeur notceiu the month
Of October person known to be confidential friend Of
mne passed through the city of Washington. lie had
NTH a member Of the Cabinet and that Cabinet
officer informed him that the President ,cas opposed
10 the Nicdrogdn enterprise But he suggested should
turn Efforts elsewhere. And said he, If you d.
the means shall not be lacking 10 carry out this
enterprise He suggested that should turn energies
into another quorfer-tho should enter into treaty
icsh The President of Mrico-dt should become her al
hes and that harng entered into such alliance loe might
manage 10 bring dlotd a btceen Spain and Merico
ask you such propositions these, coming they do
direct from Washington not sufficient TO stare you
Here, at the very time that they santing with all
the epthets of our we denounced
awless and without shame violating the acts Of
Congress of the United statesat this very moment they
propose act scorn even to think Of They propose
that shall do things to bring about war between
friendly nations. And all this btioeen Merco and
Spain % De brought for phdt purpose Here
me paint which touches you There as not one among you
ioho does look toiUardS he acquisition IF Cuba Nth deep
interest But when Cuba is to be acquired by the United
States you want Cuba tis-you want Cuba with its
cal phases unmpaired you want that community Of in
which shall bind her 10 the Southern States OF this
ooDfederacy But here is plan by which Cuba Is TO be
possession Of the Island and II is 10 be in every respect
conformed 10 the oganc laws Of that republic. Cuba
that moment becomes q free State. Not only d >es
the Mexican constitution snd Mexican government dis
avow in the most explicit terms-repudaie, should ra
Their saythe whole interest Of slavery but ito last
s,iuton under which Comonfort elected President
Is still nmca 10 the interests Of the South than any
other. article in this nstuon expressly provides
that power OF the government shall have any author
~ 10 make treaties for the extradons OF fugitive slaves
from the United States We sailed from this port for san
Juan del Nore the l4tb Of November last We landed
in Nicaragua and successful beyond Antcipa-
TONS than those not fully acquainted with the situa
OF the country had any right expect. And then
at the very moment when about TO regain a
bad lost through officer Of the United States, the
strong arm Of government again ntereres and takes us
from the soil which entitled 10 call
But satisfied with this act OF violence against all
stiutoDai and national law, II accompanies the acts OF
violence with series Of insults towards the men IL WA
eugrged in removing The naval officers OF the United
take occasion 10 uaupe the dust aud insult
US with their epihes- nay not satisfied With this they
carry their words into They not only style pr
rates, but actually treat US as SUCH and AXE posses
sion OF the property We hold as If II were the pro
peIty Of nobody. With the SURF snder which was
made to Commodore Pauding, there not the least
regulation formally made for the disposition Of the proper
Il belonging to us This more than anything else dis.
TIM uishos the crminaliy OF the proceeding against
aud this act Of Commodore Psudng, without right and
without justice, was lot only wrong ITSELF but even i
were legal act, was most Illegally aud most wrongfuy
executed attended by circumstances which are sufficient
call the blush the OF every pride
himself upon being an American This ac, tins committed
bow treated by tue PRESIDENT Of the United States'
Eoes be forward 10 yndClie offended law and jus
tcet Toes be suddenly summon his subaiern from his
vessel TO call bin before court q justice and have him
properly tried his offence against ccnstu and
laws Of the United Satosy Does he have hun brought be
fore n TRIBUNAL, 10 answer for an Infringement. OF the
ghis OF common humanity and jus,iceno, 30 say com
decencyy Whsn the President IN called upon for the
oocunens CONCERNING this matter, he states tba the Com
inodoTe has committed grave error but at the same
HOntni, his whole message Is vindicaiion OF the
offender Thus lis, that the President Of the United
states, By his conduct, by his failure to act by
this Cfical, II Will not do 20 punish such grew
offences by mere words. The words Of public men
and q publI servants but uaugtt what required
ihcm action. And n the President, by his acts
the responsibility Of bis officer, thon the Presdeut
hmstf becomes party TO the act aud ask any one 70
read that special massage u the President aud say
whether he does himself become party the
OF ComDodr Pauldng He does hot indicate, in posi-.
manner that there ~ be honor ana distinction
TERED upon ths officer for his acts but he styles hun
this gallant officer AZ the very time he that he
has committed "a grave error b, laudt him for his gal
lsnuy-his ga lNuyl Tor capturing the men At Punta
ArcBhsl And how is this act iust1ed Them He sies
that the Commodore appears 80 have done the act from
good msves and with pure intentions And IL this dos
une becoming the President OF the United Statesy
with you, the sovereign u the naiion-you, the
people OF the United Sates-are willing should be
poTaied into your institutional awi Are you willing
have made part o; your law that the end jus
tines the means Here Gen Wakcrread extract from
the Presidents message, touching upon the Injurious ef
feet upon treaty relations with other nations,
caused hy the prosecution OF such enterprises the
PRESENT. Here, then Is the tustincat1n Il any there
be- for the acts Of Commodore paudinr that assists the
government 10 carry on, policy which has marked
Tor tsor And what u THIS pOlcyf What this treaty
Ia which the President has rcterredS Who the par
ties interested and affected by U and under
ncgotiatedS II is understood 10 he -
called the Irsarr treaty, and the fact that such treaty
had been negotiated ist made pubic "a the latter
part OF November u last year. The Fashion, you
sailed the liih Of November. ON the 18th
10th just alter the tcegrac Of her departure had
reached Washington then Is that irsarri received
minister from Nicaragua, and not only be RECEIVED
minister, but the very same day, AZ the papers
state, the very day that he q received minis