The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-08
The Central American Problem.

sectional plans, to get foothold in Mica.
ragua:
Their plan Ohe North) is to make the
first lodgment in the billy, well-timbered
region about castillo, where they can
command the river, check off settlers
coming in from Southern ports, and guard
for themselves the mineral region back
of them, while their axes and saw-mills
are clearing the way for coffee groves
Securely seated in the command Of the
river ingress, and coming gold with their
lumber at the contract price of $65 the
thousand feet, the Northern society ex.
pect-with the help of naval force un-
der Paulding or Davis, and sustained in
the Senate by Mason, and some others
whom we could designate for their able
indirections in the cause of England and
the Abolitionsts-to close the San Juan
to settlers from the Southern States
When they come to the ports of Central
America, Paulding, frisarri, Mason 4
Co., will shrek fire and filibusterism, and
hand them over to the knives of the Cos
ia Ricans.
On the other hand, we have at the
South the "Mobae and Nicaragua
Steamship Company" chartered by the
State of Alabama, which proposes to take
out emigrants on as favorable terms as
those of the Northern Company. This
Southern Company is not inferior to the
White Company in capital, courage or
character. Its movers are men of wealth,
talents and influence and in opening the
books of the Company for subscription,
they have met with ample evidence that
the heart of the South is with them. If
they could rely upon their Representa-
tlves in Congress to defend their rights,
the Southern emigration might be as
strong and successful as that from the
North; but their members of Congress
are so concentrated on the grand object
of getting Jim Lane and Topeka Robin
son in the Senate, that it is questionable
whether they can spare any attention to
Central America.
We have been led to these remarks by
the receipt of extremely interesting let
ters By the Moses Taylor, from our friends
in Nicaragua, which we will lay before
our readers as rapidly as we can present
them in an English dress. We bespcak
attention for them, for we know them to
be reliable pictures of the condition of
the country, and of the highest value to
those of our people who think of emigra-
ting to that region of endless spring.
| Kansas in the House--A dm inistratiOn Dc.
feated.
Our telegrapbic dispatches from Wash
ington City, to-day, are highly interesting
Our readers will have seen that Stephens,
of Ga, lately gave notice that he would
move on yesterday, at one o'clock, to take
I'D the Senate Kansas bill. 1t was un-
derstood that an effort would be made to
cut If Il. debate. I'D fsIsss. .h ss:-ss1,
rectly upon its passage. The movement
was looked forward to with intense anxi-
ety. as it would necessarily decide the fate
of the Administration policy. The tele-
graph now announces that decision. The
Crittenden amendment proposed and lost
in the Senate, has been inserted by the
House, and in that shape has passed.
The following is the Crittenden amend
ment, as moved by him in the Senate,
which is probably substantially the same
as adopted by the House
Mr.. Crittenden moved substitute for
the entire bill, admitting Kansas as a
State into the Union, upon the condition
that the Lecompton Constitution shall be
again referred to the people at an elec-
ton to be held for the purpose, and shall
be ratified by them; also, in the event of
the rejection of the instrument author
ising new Convention for the purpose
of forming State Constitution, and pro-
viding ample guards to ensure fair and
free expression Of the popular will.
The question whether Kansas shall
come into the family of States with the
Lecompton Constitution is now virtually
decided. 1t never can. The Admins
tration policy is too cmphatically defea-
ted in the House of Representatives to
have any room to expect it will recede
from its position. What the Senate will
do, cannot yet be comectured. fit adopt
the House amendment, of course, upon
"a fair and free expression Of the popular
will' in Kansas, it will be cast aside by
the people of that Territory. That can
not be doubted Mercury. e
The Time to Snike.-The New Or
leans Bee suggests that while France and
England are atloggerheads, Mr.. Buchanan
has an excellent opportunity to settle the
Central American, Mexican and Cuban
questions. Says the Bee: &,
Whatever may be the policy decided
upon by the President, in reference to the
; many vexed questions connected with
Central America, Cuba and Mexico it is
evident there can be no more favorable
opportunity for carrying it out. While
: England and France occupy their pres
ent suspicious and irritable relations to-
ward each other. it is clear that Mr. Buch-
anan can arrange matters to suit himself
in any of those quarters. As the views
that he is known to entertain will sooner
mr. later have tn ha apforead If NOT hv