The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-18
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, JUNE ls 1858.

Tina Dsuy Insriguss Ia Central Amsrics--
ImPsdsns DscAararAsa OF Preaadsnss Mora
aud Martinez.
We publish to-day from the London Times a
very extraordinary document, being an inter-
oceanic canal grant, and an official declara tory
appendage from Presidents Mora and Martinez,
of the republics of Costa RIGA and Nicaragua,
to Mons. Belly, the French Speculation and diplo-
satist.
Whatever may be the diplomacy of Mons.
Belly, il is evident that he has takea the best
means to secnre success. While our shrewd
New York Conmodores have been fighting each
other for four years over the Nicaragua Transit
grants, Mons Belly has settled the whole matter
in four weeks. The secret of all this is that the
French spectators have oil dubbed together
AID acted in unison, while our Wall street
Comm0dores have lad altogether too many
cooks in the business. Had they united their.
wealth, influence and exertions as we advised
hem to do more than year ago, they would
not have found themselves all floored, as they
now are by Belly and his cook.
The grant itself is most extraordinary docu-
ment. 1t not only overthrows completely
the whole Monroe doctrine, but it sets entirely
aside the position assumed by Mr.. Buchanan
and Gen. Cass, that ne petty republics of the
American Isthmus shall not lay onerous taxes
upon the comm, &c Of the world through the
authority merely of their geographical position
Not only are French men-of-war to he placed
on the river San Juan and Lake Nicaragua for
the term Of ninety nine years, but tax of ten
per cent on all merchandise and twelve dollars
per passenger, besides the canal tolls are laid
for the privilege of transit. Measures are to
he Immediately taken to induce the governments
Of France, Great Britain and the United States
to guarantee the neutrality of the canal on the
basis of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty; but as soon
as any one Of these Powers assents to such
guarantee it will be considered sufficient to al
low the passage of such ships of war as Nicara-
qua and Costa RIGA may consent to.
But the extraordinary character of the grant
is far surpassed by that of the appended decla.
ration Of Presidents Rivas, Martinez and Mora.
All the past acts of the United States govern
ment against the filibusters-the proclamations
of the President, instructions TO Marshals Col
lectors of Customs and naval commanders; all
the acts of Davis, Paulding and Chatard,
and all the diplomatic assurances Of
General Cas-, are flung back in our faces,
and the world is solemnly assured
that the American government really
has the 6libusters under its patronage, as the
means of taking possession of Central America:
ard it is officially stated under the signatures of
two Presidents de facto, and one ex-President,
that all the official agents of the United States
have been the accomplices and auxiliaries of
the invaders" and the two republics of Costa
RIGA and Nicaragua are placed "under the
guarantee of the three Powers who have caused
the independence and nationality of the Otto
man empire to be respected-namely, France,
England and Sardinia"
This document, If it be what IL really pur-
ports to be, is the most solemn and gratuitous
insult ever given to nation; and we call upon
the government, the moment 1t receives official
assurance that such declaration has been made
10y the Presidents of Costa RIGA and Nicaragua,
to send their passports Immediately to Senorcs
Molina and Yrisarri, and to ask from Mons.
Sartiges q categorical answer whether the gov
eminent Of France authorizes these post pran-
dial proceedings Of Mons. Belly? And IL the
President has not the power to take immediate
action in the premises, let him call Congress to-
gether at once, to pass the measures necessary
TO secure an immediate recognition of our
rights upon the entire American Isthmus. With
England protecting the Honduras route, France
in possession of Nicaragua, New Granada ready
to cell the Panama line to European capitalists,
and Mexico aiming for European protectorate
over its territory, including Tchuantcpcc, we
shall soon find ourselves driven from the Ame-
rican Istbmus, our communication with our Pa
ci6c empire cut of, and our prestige as nation
gone. Let the government act at once.
CORPORATION FRAUDs-A LITTLE MORE LIGHT
When the present Street Commissioner came
into Office and attempted to Get the rusted ma
chinery to work, he saw al glance that every
part Of the city government was in hopeless
confusion; accounts were mere shams; there
was no check upon any official, while thieving
and rascality abounded everywhere. Mr..
Cooper, being q merchant and man of business
knew very well that to bring order out of this
chaos was no easy matter with the instruments
then at bis disposal, and his first step was to
appoint a person as Deputy Street Commits
sioner, whom ,hc knew to be competent. Mr..
Gustavus W. Smith is graduate Of West Point,
has the well ordered mind of a soldier, and is
accustomed to discipline. Moreover, he has
been for q long time in one of the bureaus of
the Treasury Department at Washington, where
the splcndidly organized system of Alexander
Hamilton still prevails, and he therefore knows
how public business should be done. Previous
to Mr.. Cooper's appointment there was hardly
a solitary employe under the Corporation who
understood keeping accounts or had any quail
fication whatever for his post. They were all