Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-24
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.

Nicaragua and the Transit--mr. Jerez LO-
Gated in WashingtOn--Intenti of the
Going TO Nicaragua, sc.
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 Senior JereZ the Nicaraguan
envoy, has taken private house here This looks
as if all unpleasant feelings which may have exste
treaty, have been dissipated In all probability he
able to explsin the matter of the protest which
his and the Costa Rican governments sent to Europe
to the satisfaction of the President and Mr.. Cass;
and soon as she treaty is arranged with the adj
ministraon Senior Jerez will be in position to turn
his attention to the question of the Transit.
There are several new applicants for the Transit
grant, as perhaps you are aware. 1t is no longer
confined to Vanderbilt and Joe White; California
company are looking for it, and some two three
express companies also If Senior Jerez is strength
ened from home he may complete all negotiations
before the next session of Congress, and may
the route actually open. Such is thought quite pro-
babe by many here. What the fllbuster crowd
think oft is another thing Gen. Walker and Major
Humphreys are now in your city, as the Herald has
announced already and the opinion here is that his
business there is to open negotiations with George
Law for the purchase of munitions of war, SO th~t
Law may get rid Of few more Of his old rusty
kets 1t is said that Walker has enrolled 3 700 men,
chiefly in Alabama and Mississippi and that he
meditates another descent on Nicaragua.
Another phase in the history of that country may
be developed for Sir Gore Ouseley has received
orders from his government to proceed at once to
Nicaragua, for what purpose it is not known proba
bly, not so much in connection with the Transit
with reference to the application of the Nicar8guan
government for aid and comfort from England and
France It is doubtful however whether the British
envoy will advise them to press that application. In
the present condition of the relations between this
country and England it is likely that he will recon-
mend them not to do so. A new attache has been
added to Sir Cores legation.
No action has yet been decided upon in regard to
~ -. Los bnnr,
ceived by the Granadian Minister in FORM for ratif
cation. TIE subject is now before Gen. Cass, who
has had one OF two conferences with Gen Herran on
the subject. 1t is probable that the treaty will be
ratified, themodifcstions and explanations added
by the Graasdan Congress are of little importance.
The original treaty has not been altered at all;
but the alterations desired in it by New Granada
are cOntainedin separate Decree and take thereby
the character of an additional conference with our
government on the subject. The explanation of the
first article does not alter its sense intention,
il has never been the idea of imposing new obligs
lions upon that government Those contained in
the law of nations and the treaty of 1916 full
as can be desired. The object Of this declaratory
article in the new treaty to counteract the de-
olaration made by the late administration in New
Granada that that republic was not responsible for
injury to foreigners by revolutions and mObs. This
the present government of New Granada comedies.
In the limitation Of claims made in the second
modification proposed, error has been generally
incurred by the press. by having accepted the trans
atiOn of one Of the Panama papers. It merely pro-
vides that claims arising ''from matters connected
with contracts" held with the New Granadisn
government shall not be adjudicated by the commits
sioners named in the convention. This is merely
intended to cover the fifty ninth article ofthe Panama
Railroad Companys contract, which stipulates that
all matters connected with its execution or interpre-
tation shall be decided by the legal tribunals of that
country.
The refusal to give our government permission TO
hold coal station in the bay Of Panama is dis
courtesy but not a thing that can insist upon as
a right The other points presented by New era
NADIA are insignificant and merely make the English
version Of the treaty the binding One.-Ne0 York
Herald.