The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-12-17

NAV break up tho importrnt stageTnne
postal communication recentlysettab'
,isbed between our Atlantic and Racifit
/. possessions. This passes very mgr q
The Mexican bour Diary, throughout ths
whole length Of Arizona. ! ON inln gin<
no possible remedy fpr these evils, and
no modvVfFTeseisHg siaw and.ordcror
Tint remote and unsettled frontier, but
for the g6eeshnsens' of'ntise 7su nated
States to assume temporary protecto'
rate over fiie 66fthern portions Of 'Chi.-
huahua1prd Sonws,g anfa Ttp establish
miIitaryposts~ithiA ihesameA Aand this
/ earnestly recommend to Congress-
This .proisclion NAV be withdraw, as
soon as local governments shall be stablish
cd 10. these Mexican States, capable Of per
forming their duties to the. United States
restraining the lawicss and preserving peace
along The border. : a2a1 'e ss7r tf1 '.5l,o1
g 1do not doubt that this measure will b.
viewed in a friendly spirit by the govern
Tments and people oil chihuahua and Sonora
as IL viii prove equally effrclual for the pro
lection oi their citizens on that remote and
Law less frontier, rs for citizens Of the United
setates. sss5 l.g,.i.. b, 4. s,,sss .t ,.- ,.i,gf.f
And in this connection, permit me to re
call youso attention. 10 Arzona. The popu
la,ion Of that Territory. numbering as is al
iyped, more than ten thousand souls, are
practically without a government, without
laws. and without any regular admnlstra
stion of Justice. Murder and other crimes
are committed with impunity.l This state
of thihgy calls loudly for redress; and 4,
therefore, repeat my recommendations for the
establishment Of q territorial government
over Arizona ,Bs .ista sa55 sag a'i.sry
hssTbe political condition Of the narrow 18th.
mus Of Central America through which
.transil routes pass, between the Atlantic
and Pacific OCEANS, presents subject OF
deep interest 10 all commercial nations II
de over these iranslts, that a large proper.
tiun Of the trade and travel between the
European and Asiatic continents, is destined
TO pass.,s 10 the United States these routes
4 are Of incalculable Importance, as q means
Of communication between their Atlantic
and Pacific possessions. The latter now ex-
stend throughout seventeen degrees OF lui
! tude on TIC Pacific coast, embracing the i'm
portsnl State of California and the flourish
ing Territories Of Oregon and Washington.
l. All commercial nations, therefore, have a
deep and direct interest that these commun'
q ications shall be rendered secure from inter.
upton, II an arm Of tile sea. connecting the
two oceans. penetrated through Nicaragua
!, and Costa RIcs, it could not be pretended
that these States would have the right to
arrest or retard its navigation, to the injury
Of other nations. Hrbetransit by land over
: this marrow is,hmus, occupies nearly the
/. same position, II is a highway in which.
sibey themselves have little interest, when
{ i.compared with the vast interests of tho rest
of the world. Whilst their rights of SOY
ereignty ought to be respected, tits the duty
OF other nations 10 require, that this import
4 ant passage shall not be interrupted. by the
acivi-cwars and revolutionary outbreaks,
which have so frequently occurred in that
region. The stake is too important, toibe
lsft at The mercy Of rival companies, claim
ing 10 bold conflicting contracts with Ncar-
! aqua. The commerce Of other nations is
not to stand still and await the al jjustment
of such petty controversies. The govern
ment Of the United States expect no more
than this. and they will not be satisfied with
less. They would not. if they could, de-
rive any advantage from the Nicaragua
transit. not common to the rest Of the world.
Its neutrality and protection, for the com
mon use Of all nations. is their only object,
They have no objection that Nicaragua shall
demand and receive fair compensation,
from the companies and individuals who
may traverse the route; but they insist that
il shall never hereafter be closed, by an ar
bitrary ldecree of that government. If dis
putes arise between it and those with whom
they may have entered into contracts, these
must be- adjusted by some fair tribunal pro
,yided for the purpose, and the route must
not he closed pending the controversy
This is our whole policy, and it can not fail
10 BIZ acceptable to other nations. ~ ..,o. 4
or All these difficulties might BE- avoided, il,
consistently with the good faith OF Mica,
ragua, ,'the use OF this transit could be thrown
open 70 general competition; providing at the
same time for The payment Of a reasonable
,raie othe Nicarsguan government, on pas
.sengers end freight. ea.ris,t sss1
ID August, 1852, the Accessory Transit
Company made its FIRST interoceanic trip over
The Nicaraguan route, and continued in sue
eetslul operation, with great advantage toi
the public, until the 18th February, 1856,
when itsiwaa closed, and the grant to this
company. as wen as its charter, were sum-
narily and arbitrarily revoked by the gov
ernment of President Risas, Previous to
tbissdale. however in 1856 1. serious disputes
concerning the settlement of their accounts
had arisen between the company and the