The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-10-02
NEW YORK. Oct. Ii


The Herald publishes important dispatch
es from Secretary Cass to General Lamar,
United States Minister to Nicaragua and
Costa RIGA. The following extracts, speak
ing of the Belly project, are made:
E" The United States will deal with for
bearance with this uncourteous provocstion,
having no fear that their moderation will be
misunderstood; but you will give these gov
ernments distinctly to understand that
suitable reparation will be insisted on or
the United Stated will no longer be restrain
ed by the considerations | have adYerted
to, from seeking, by more efficacious means,
proper redress for the unworthy imputations,
besides the repreaches which this etfusion of
ill-fecling is made the medium of communi-
cation to the world. 1t insinuateS a line of
policy looking toEuropean int,rventions with
American affairs, to which the United States
have long since avowed their opposition, and
which they will resist Under I'll circum-
stances. l refer 10 the protector&tc cemand-
ed by this proclamation and the appeal TO
the governments of France, En- gland and
Sardinia. to assume the duties attached to
that. The United States believe it to lie
their duty, and they mean to execute it, to
have jurisdiction over the persons and pro-
perty of their citizens visiting foreign coun-
tries, and to intervene for their Profession,
when such action is justified by existing
circumstances, and by the law of Nations
Whenever their citizens may go through the
habitable globe; whey then encounter in
Justice, they may appeal to the government
of their country, and the appeal will be ex-
amined into with view to such action in
their behalf as it may be proper to take. It
is impossible to. define, in advance, and with
precision, those cases in which National
power may be exerted for their relief, or to
what extent relief shall be afforded.
Circumstances as they arise must pre-
scribe the rule of action in countries where
well defined and established laws are in
open operation, and when their admins
tration is committed to able and indepen-
dent Judges cases will rarely occur when
such intervention will be necessary. Blu;
these elements of confidence and security
are not everywhere found, and when that is
unfortunately the case, the United States
are called upon to be more yigilant in
watching over their citizens, and to utter
pose efficiently, when they are subjected to
| tortuous proceedings. This Government
however, yet INDUCES the hope that re-
| turning sense may induce the Governments
! of Nicaragua and Costa RIGA to recognize
their duties, and to afford redress for the
serious causes of complaint which the Unit
ed States have urged. But it is proper that
they should both distinctly understand that
the American people and Government have
| yielded, through the weakness of those re-
publics, and without doing them injustice,
they will now take care and do justice to
themselves. Preparatory to such action as
! NAV be necessary, a naval force will be sta
toned at Sa Juen Del Norte, and San Juen
Del Sur, and at Realigo, with orders to Of
| ford all necessary protection to the persons
and property of American citizens, and the
commanding officers will be directed to
communicate with you, and you will not
fail to keep them advised upon all the sub,
fiects which may relate to the execution OF
the duties thus entrusted to them