The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-03

The time bas not yet como for the anti slavery
philosopher to recommend the adoption Of the
practice Of assassination by political parties
here; bot at the rate they are progressing II
may we'll he expected that we shall live to see
them argue that the President aud the deuocra
tic leaders are ss thoroughly responsible for the
lives that have been lost In brawls In Kansas,
a. Louis Napoleon is made out to be for those
which were taken away In the street conflicts
which preceded the establishment Of the empire;
and therefore that new anti-slavery Orsiui
would be quito justiaed In endeavoring to as
| ssssipate Mr. Buchanan, Mr.. Mason or Mr.. Green
With some new dark, secret, and cowardiy
WEAPON.
The Cass-Ynisszri Ttv~st and tho TranAat
Route. -
The treaty between the United States and
Nlcars qua. which has been recently confirmed
by the Legislature Of the latter country, will
be rutected to terrible lobby pressure at
Washington before 1t is ratified by the Senate,
IL we may judge by the indications already seen
here and there.
The treaty is opposed by the disappointed
applicants for the grant of the Trsnsit route,
among the steamboat men of this city. 1t ia
opposed of course by tho whole fllibustertng
element Of the country and every possible
agency Is employed to defeat its ratification.
While the treaty was before the Nlcsraguan
Congress at Managua the agents Of the Transit
SPECTATORS bad clear field for their operations
the ilbusters being tabooed, accommodated,
in that region; and az each agent was then In
hopes of getting the contract for his own en-
ployers, II Is natural to suppose that they
all lobbied to get the treaty ratified there
And they were successful But now that the
grant for re opening the route has been given
to the Ship Canal Company, represented by
White & Stebbins all the other candidates
have made their appearance In Washington,
and with the aid Of the fllbusters, are Gu
deavoring to prevent the treaty being rati-
6ed by the United States Senate. In addition
to theee infiue ncep, English interest Is most
probably in the lobby, but curiously enough it
is in favor of the treaty. But In order to un
derstand fully the aims of all these different
interests it will be necessary to refer to the
facts in connection with the grant for the Tran
cit route, because that question has more to do
With the agitation on the Cass Yrisarri treaty
than many people suppose
IN June last Mr.. Yrisarri made an agree
ment With IL G. Stebbina, President Of the
original American Atlantic and Pacific Ship
Canal Company, established by = CHARTER and
act of corporation Of the Nicsrsguan Legisla-
ture In lS49, TO construct an intcroceanic ship
canal and railroad across the Isthmus but re-
leasing the company from the obligation to
construct a csnsl-such being found impossi-
BILE, owing to certain natural obstacles-and
substituting railroad from Virgin Bay to the
Pacific In It's stead; all the rest of the transit
being done, "a provided by the charter, by
river and lake navigation. This agreement or
convention was ratified by tho Executive aud
Congress Of Nicaragua soon after, with the pro
viso that It should not be valid until Il was
delivered into the hands OF the company's
agents In this country by Senior Yrissrri Ac-
cordingly, on the 26th Of last October, II was 10
delivered to Stsbbins 4 White, by Yrisarri,
and they were de facto the holders Of tho con.
tract TO resume the Transit route. This co.,
vention bound the company to open the route
before the 26th Of January last; but they
managed to get the time considerably ex-
tended--,bey say until next January. Mean
time, the agents of Vanderbilt were not idle.
The lobby at Managua was active. Wander
bilt's agent Webster, and Whites agent Body,
we're working there like besvcrs-Webster
hoping that, AZ White 4 StebbIns had no
steamers, they would not be able to faldl their
contract within the appointed time
and that Vanderbilt might step Ia
and obtain It, Meantime, the Cas- Yrisarri
treaty, which guarantees United States proteo.
ton to the Transit route was made at Washing.
ton and sent TO Nicaragua for confirm alton, aud
the agents Of both parties sought Its ratification
there.
II Is generally known that the republic Of
Nicaragua Is STEPPED to the lips In debt.
and the treasury Is empty. Among other
claims on her, there Ii one by an Eoglish firm
Manning & Glenton-amounting to o quarter
Of million of dollars. Manning was for q
long time British Consul General in that
republic; until, In fact, he was bsnished by
Walker. A few months ago this firm be-
came pressing, and urged their claim, we be-
lieve, to the extent Of threatening the hostile
advent Of British frigste at San Juan del
Norte If II was not speedily settled. But, ascer.
tanning that the State was bankrupt aud that
there was no chance Of getting their money ex-
cept from the revenue sccruing to the govern
ment from the Transit route, their agents
Messrs. Clover and Glenton, entered the ranks
Of the lobby, and endeavored to make arrange
ments whereby the route could be opened. Under
this pressure the government gave conditional
grant to ysnderbilt's agent-based, we pre-
sumo, on the condition that White 4 Stebbins
should fail In their engagement a. to the time
for opening the route-vsnderbilt agreeing to
loan the government 100000 for twenty-five