Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-09
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with four hundred and eighty passengers, for
San Juan del Norte, on roxts for San Francis
90. The Illinois, of the Panama line, was de-
layed tventy-four hours, 70 start ut the same
time. She took out not moro than four hundred
passengers, Notwithstanding the extraordinary
efforts made by Vanderbilt, Jsrez d Co., to
deter the travelling public from venturing over
the Nicaragua route.
The English of this is, that the game of these
parties was clearly seen through by most of those
Immediately interested, and that the very means
they resorted to to prevent the Washington
from obtaining a fair complement of passen-
gers, SO awakened public attention to the re-
markable advantages of the Nicaragua line, as
to crown the opening trip Of the American At
lantic and Pacific Canal Company with much
success
We doubt not, these 40 passengers will pass
over the Isthmus of Nicaragua with entire
comfort and speed, and being met by the Her
man on the Pacific side, will proceed as per
the schedule Of the line, in due time to San
Francisco. -NE.
But our interest in this matter is far beyond
that of the success Of the company as an en-
terprise in which Americans and American CAP.
ital are involved. There can be now no doub
OF Its success; and that will necessarily be fol-
lowed by active movements on the part Of this
Government, if necessary, for the protection of
the enterprise of the route as being run under
American auspices. The policy of the Govern
ment is to Americanize both the Panama and
the Nicaraguan isthmus, as far as that can be
done by legitimate means; at least to the ex-
tent Of keeping them forever hereafter under
such influences as will insure that in any COM
bination or complication of Central American
politics, they will ever be open to uuobstructed
use by the travel and commerce Of the world on
reasonable terms SO far as the cost of their use
may be concerned
With the return of the Americans as the bust
ness men of the Isthmus of Nicaragua, there
must gradually go into that country crowds of
American settlers. Not such men as followed
tae fortunes Of Gen. Walker; but artizans. ira.
ders, laborers, farmers and speculators-men of
substance, either oil money or muscle flor work
The career Of William Walker there served 20 to
fix the attention Of the young nen of this
country on Nicaragua, as that they will never
rest until they settle it up, just as they settle
up new United States territory. If Martinez,
who has proved himself entirely incompetent to
WELD the destinies of the republic to the ad-
vantage OF its people, essays to set himself
against the tide of popular sentiment there.
which, we know well, is directed irresistibly at
this time In favor of the Americanization of the
isthmus in that way, the result will be that
some party of the natives will, sooner or later.
recall Gen. Walker or some other adyenturer
to aid them in assuring to Nicaragua the ad-
vantages Of such an Americanization as we de.
scribe.
Such is the destiny of that portion of this
Continent. Wecare not whether the approach
ing change in the affairs of Nicaragua comes
through the action of the present government
really not to be hoped for) or through that of
some other party there, aided by Walker or
some other such American adventurer; because
We know that the altered state of things rem
ders it certain that the practical revolution We
anticipate will be comparatively a bloodless
one-one made by at once materially benefit
ting the condition of all classes of the people of
Nicaragua, rather than by fire, sword and con-
hscation, as the change was not long since es-
sayed to be worked out. No other journal op-
posed the manner in which it was sought to
make that change, more strsnuousIy than the
Star; not because we were disinclined to the
characterization of the Nicarsguan isthmus,
but On account of utter repugnance to the
means employed to accomplish that end. :.
We rejoice to believe now, that the time is
near at hand when the traveller, in crossing the
Nicaraguan isthmus will see quite as many
North American as native countenances among
the people engaged in all pursuits in contact
with whom he will be thrown there and that
whether Martinez continues in power there, or
some other Nicaraguan be President, with
Walker or any other American or Americans
connected with his Government, bona Gke
American business interests will be so strong
on that isthmus as that the lives and property
oil all men OF all nations will be as safe there
and the material interests Of society, native
and adopted, will thrive and prosper there as
On the transit line Of the great railroad con-
nection between New York and New Orleans.
vra Washington city
Were all the people Of Nicaragua as deaf to
realization of their true interests as Marti-
nez and bis Junta are, we should despair of
seeing this state Of things come to pass But
such not being the case, we live in hope that.
in a twelve month, the Nicaragua transit route
will be as thoroughly Americanized as the rail
route between New York and New Orleans,
and that the drippings of the immense travel
will as they should, fall, in great part into the
willing pockets Of natives Of Nicaragua.
IHE MIsT CLEANING AwAY.-The circum-
stances Of the recent Congressional elections in
New York are gradually becoming known to
the public, though it will be some time ere the
world cOmprebends all the circums ia sces COM
bining to bring about the Waterloo defeat
which the Democracy met there. The Buffalo
Corner, in explaining the defeat of Mr. Israel
I. Hatch, demonstrates that be received the
entire vote of the Democratic party while sus-
tanning the policy of President Buchanan
throughout his canvass with as much emphasis
and energy as distinguished his course in Con-
gress during the whole of the late eyentful