Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-13

The CAss.IRIsARRI TREATY. We have
every reason TO believe that the party receiv-
ing something in the neighborhood of half a
million of dollars per annum bonus, for keeping
the American public out of the use of the Mica
rsgusn isthmus route, is at the bottom of the
efforts Of DR.. Jerez, the supplemental Mica
raguan Minister, to avoid the return Of the Glass;
Irisarri treaty, unmutilated by Martinez.
We refer to Vanderbilt, whose man with an
unenviable personal reputation, Webster, is
constantly at Dr.. Jerex's elbow, as on yester-
day. on Pennsylvania avenue. 1t seems to us
that Vanderbilt, (through Wsbster) and Jeres,
though agreeing 10 play q shuttle-coek game
against the public interest Of this country, to
defeat tho opening of the Nicaraguan isthmus
under American auspices to American travel,
are playing a cut-throat game a. against each
other. Vanderbilt plays to keep the route en-
tirely closed; while DR.. Jerez plays to keep it
closed to American interests for the benefit of
the Belly moonshine speculation, in which be
is we'll knewn to be personally interested. The
moment the Cass- 1risarri treaty is returned to
this Government unmutilatsd, the schemes of
these plotters are exploded; as Vanderbilt will
lose his heavy annual subsidy referred to
above; and Belly's speculation will then be as
worthless on paper as in reality. That is to
open to the travel of the world under the joint
guarantee of the United States and Nicaragua,
with all desirable privileges common to all who
choose to avail themselves of them.
Even without the return of the treaty as ex-
planned above, a single month will find the
Nicaraguan isthmus being regularly used by
travellers. Nevertheless, to give the route en-
tire security in the public estimation-and
until that is achieved the timid will not avail
themselves Of its remarkable advantages is
absolutely necessary that the world should
comprehend that the safety of their lives and
property when using it are guaranteed by tho
power and will of the United States. 1t is
high time that American public interests had
ceased to be at the mercy of such uncivilized-
practically-parties, as Martinez l. Co. on the
one hand, and such desperate steamship specu-
lators as Mr.. Vanderbilt on the other, who in
conspiring together to keep the Nicaraguan
route sealed book to the business world, are
playing game that will soon be brought to an
end with round turn" or we greatly mis-
take the emphasis of this Government in carry
ing out its long since avowed Central American
policy.
DocUMENrs.-Wea are informed that the Pres /.
ident has commenced the preparation of his
annual message to Congress, and it is said that
he repeats the recommendation he made last
year touching the Paraguayan difficulties, and
applies it to the Central American republics
The Secretaries are also getting up the annual
statements of their respective Departments
These will generally be far more interesting
than usual, inasmuch as the current year has
been peculiarly prolific of important subjects
connected with governmental affairs. There
will be the increased postal service the Difficult
ties attending the ns-Atlantic mail, and the
practical effect of the overland mail to Califor-
mia, claiming attention from the Postmaster
General. The Secretary Of the Interior will.
no doubt, have various suggestions to make re-
specting the disposal of the public lands, the
settlement of the extensive and annoying diff
culties with the Indian tribes, Sc, together
with interesting statements respecting public
grounds and buildings in this city, the Patent
Office affairs, &c. The tariff and matters con-
nected with it will, no doubt, be thoroughly
considered by the Secretary of the Treasury,
who is said to have in course of preparation a
comparative statement of imports under the
present and former tariffs. This has already
progressed so far as to show that importations
have fallen off under the present tariff, in con-
sequence of the late financial revulsion, about
seventy-fve millions of dollars, from which
revenue of fifteen millions would have accrued.
had there been no reduction. This loss, added
to the revenue received from the present tariff
would, it il thought, have been sufficient to de-
fray the current expenses of the Government
This statement will cost great deal of unusua
labor on the part Of the clerks in the Registers
Office.
From the State and Navy Departments we
may expect interesting documents growing out
OF the events of the year, which have recently
transpred, or are about occurring, and which
have attracted 50 large share Of public atten.
ton as to mako their enumeration unneces-
sary. The War Department will have the
Mormon and Indian wars to treat of, and about
these topics a great deal of very interesting
matter will, no doubt, be furnished for the
consideration Of Congress.
"ARTEsIAN WELLS. Captain Humphreys,
of the Bureau of Exploration and Survey of the
War Department, has received official intelli-
gence from Capt. Pope, confirming the account
we gave yesterday of his expedition Capt
Pope states that the sinking of a we'll any
where on the Llano Estacado will be attended
with great labor and expense, on account of
the loose character Of the Garth to an immense
depth, and the acidulous nature of the waters
Of the Pecos, which almost prevent the applica-
ton of steam power, because of the incrusta-
ton formed in the boilers, at the same time
that they corrode and destroy the iron of the
machinery. lie thought it imprudent to ex-
pend more of the appropriation in that vicinity
at present, and hence concluded to change his
place of operation to point nearer the Rio
Grande. He does not admit that the sinking
of wells on the plains is impracticablo with bet