The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-06


leaves for San Juan del Eorte with the first re-
mittance Of passengers to cross the Nicaragua
Isthmus under the auspicies Of the new company
Gen. Walker is preparing to start from Mobile at
an early day, and is reported to be on his way to
Washington to lay his views and intentions
open to any of the authorities that may
be disposed to listen to him. The President
has issued his proclamation against illegal ex-
petitions An American feet has gathered
in the Atlantic and Pacific ports Of Nicaragua to
enforce the demands Of Gen. Lamar, and to pro-
feet the opening Of the Transit route. Lord
Napier has communicated to Gen. Cass the in
tention of the British government to stop
Walker and his followers if we do not
Senior Yrisarri has come out with pre-
clamation against unauthorized emigrants to
Nicaragua. Senior Jercz has issued his mani
testo against the new Transit route company,
and sends his secretary, Senior Perez, home to-
day by the Aspnwall steamer, to obtain from
President Martinez ratification of the Cas-
Yrisarri treaty and his own new Transit
route grant, both of which he hopes to
have back here by the end of December. Sir
William Gore Ouseley has departed some days
since to be present on the scene of action, and
to enforce certain British demands upon Presi-
dent Martinez And the diplomatic corps at
Washington are all intent upon the course of our
government and the Development of events
This is a very complicated state of affairs, and
any Unforeseen event may bring us into COLI
sion with Nicaragua, or with England, or with
the Anelo-French alliance. But the course of
Mr.. Buchanan has been laid down with a deter
mined adhesion to the highest principles of JUS
tice, and it will be carried out to the end The
first and most important point is, that the transit
across the American isthmus by the San Juan
river and Lake Nicaragua shall be opened to the
commerce and travel Of the world, without IA
vor to any one nation, or the imposition of
onerous and unjust taxes by the petty rulers OF
the territory, and that it shall be kept involate
by the factions of the country. To such deter
mination Nicaraguan Presidents and ENJOYS. as
well as steamship commodores and rival routes.
must bow The fact that our government has
determined on this point has been long since
communicated to Lord Napier and Count Sar
tiges, together with the stipulatons of the Cass-
Yrisarri treaty; and their governments were un-
derstood to have expressed their acquiescence
therein. II was even further stated that they
were determined to make similar treaties with
the Isthmus powers as soon as the Cass- Yrisarri
treaty should be ratified.
The second point in these questions is: that
our own government must prevent the CARRYING
out of any unwise and illegal expeditions from
this country. Private enterprises against Mica
ragua are very different thing from active
sympathy on the part of our people in favor of
any party or people that is endeavoring TO
establish free principles and the right of self
government. They are destructive Of the very
rights and interests which they assume to sup
port and for this reason. as well as from State
policy, should be prevented. But they must be
prevented by our own government Should
England undertake to do it, and assume a
Quixotic championship of Nicaragua and Mons.
Belly, as ii is said she has intimated her inten-
ton to DO, this very fact would place the Walker
movement in very different light before the
American people, and arouse in his favor q ma
tional sympathy that would materially increase
his chances Of success. In this, as we'll as in
the question Of opening the Transit route. the
United States must take the active lead and
establish an American policy.
In doing this much will be done toward re-
storing TO those countries the benefits of peace
and order. But the question naturally arises,
what is Sir Vim. Gore Ouseley going to do in
Central America! An article from the London
Herald, the organ Of Lord Derby, which we re-
print elsewhere, in some measure answers that
question. He is to endcavor to carry out Lord
Malmesbury's plan for settling all the disputed
questions between England and the United
States and the Central American republics
This, il is supposed, can be done by making new
treaties with Costa RIGA and Nicaragua, some
thing after the fashion Of the Bay Islands treaty
with Honduras, in which the Mosquito protecto-
rate can be given up, and the honor Of England
preserved by making certain reservations in ia
vor of the few remaining vagabond Indians and
securing the adjustment of the Manning claim
against Nicaragua. What terms Mr.. Ouseley may
be instructed to demand, or Nicaragua may be
brought to consent TO, in the present precarious
state Of our relations with that republic. time
will tell. In view Of the recent Developments
in regard to Mons. Belly, and other maneuvres
in this Central American imbrogIio, W. are not
prepared to put implicit reliance in the profes-
sions Of Lord Derby's organ, though we have
deep conviction that the true interest Of England
lies In waiting our action in opening this inter-
oceanic route, and following our lead in restor-
ing order to the anarchical communities Of Cen
trail America.
We have every confidence in the wisdom and
energy Of the President in these questions,
and doubt not that he will conduct them 10 a
proper solution. In carrying with firm hand
the two points we have enumerated in this Cen
trail American imbroglo, all the others will sub