Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-06-16
Nicaragua Matters.

1t was confidently presumed upon all hands, |
some weeks since, that our relations to the /
Nicaragua transit route had been brought to .
a satisfactory conclusion, and that tie only /
difficulty which remained to be overcome was
the conflicting Interests of certain transit COM
panies here. But it would seem that new /
complications have arisen, and that it is now |
quite prolrblc that the late Yrissari Treaty |
was far from being ratified ever.
From the eastern papers we learn that this
treaty, which was supposed to have gone
through all the requisite forms, to give it en-
tire validity, so far as Nicaragua was con-
cerned, has never been signed by the Presi-
dent of the nation, and therefore still remains
open. This. of course, gives quite a salts
factory answer to the surprise which was
generally manifested here at Its failure to ar
rive for the action of our government
1t is now alleged that the Nicaraguan Pres
ident has called a meeting of the Senate of
that State, for the purpose of recousdering
the 1rissari Treaty, with view to have it
retracted; and it is further stated that the
government is now making treaty, with the
design of placing the transit under the pro
lection of srance, and giving a French com
panv the right of building canal across that
isthmus.
This extraordinary state of affairs is suppo-
sed to have been brought about by the iuter-
position Of French parsonage, luxuriating
in the pleasing cognomen of Belly, and Fe
| lix Belly at that, who is said to represent
himself as merely private individual, with
out authority from the French Government
to act in its behalf, but undertaking sort of
! guerilla negotiation on his own private ac-
count. 1t is supposed that he possesses some
authority from the French Government, or
from the Emperor Napoleon, which is recog-
nized by the Nicaraguan authorities as sufii-
| cient, and that he prctcnds to have, or has,
some authority from French capitalists, and
| the Credit Mobilier," TO contract for the
canal route over that Isthmus, for which he
states GO, 600, 600 frans (S12 900 ,000,) are
already subscribed or pledged
This particular Belly is not entirely un-
! known to fame During our enlistment con-
troversy with England, this individual pub
lished, ill French paper, a silly article upon
the subject, inveighiDg against our govern
ment III most absurd style-charging its con-
dact IN that matter to mean, narrow and
bigoted prejudice of England, and corrupt
sympathy for Russia, and that the govern
ment was so uneasy under the argus-eyeC
Champion, that 1t was resolved to be rid o
him upon any pretext.
Whether all, or the Most of this account O
newspaper story. remains TO be seen, but th,
very singular, and apparently quite as uGnec
essary delay in communicating this treaty t
orr government gives it some weight. 1t i
quite certain that our country will not an
; longer look with Indifference upon any in
trigueing of France or any other foreign gov
ernment, respecting our relations with tn
Central American States. We Justly regar
I the substantial control of an isthnian rout
Il between our Atlantic and Pacific possession
as entirely too material to our national pros
perity to bear, with any degree of composur
aEy insolent interference, coming from an
b source, in our pending negotiations relativ
a to this subject, The Panama Herald doe
e not tell the whoIe truth in the following re
i marks upon this new complication
b If NJ. Belly's mission is an official one
If the United States government will probabl
l. demand some explanation of his governmen
IS if 1t is only of private nature, NIcaragu
d will probably bo called upon to state why 81
allowed his influence to act in a political 4u: