The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-03

White Il Stebbins In che enjoyment Of TIN ooa-
tract as Commodore Vanderbilt. Therefoe'
the English interest will probably, for . won
der, be found on the side of the ratif,atioa of
the treaty by the Senate; and these facts may
account In some degree for the favorable view
which Lord Napier Is said to take of the treaty.
The pretext upon which the ratification BY
the Senate is opposed is this-thst rs Costa Rica
owns one eide of q portion Of the San Juan
river, Nicaragua has no right to make this
treaty without her concurrence. To prove that
this Is mere sham, 1t Is only necessary to state
that Costa Rica has Individually become Q con-
@nting party to the right exercised BY Mica.
rsgus In the disposal of the Transit route.
In February last Vsnderbilt's agent, Webster
made contract with CaHas, the Costa Rican
Minister Of War sad Mariae, to purchase
the two steamers La Virgin and San Carlos,
seized by the two governments, Nicaragua ard
Coste Rics jointly, az prizes of war from the
fiibustefs, for $50, 900, and submitted the con
tract to the Nicsragusn government with the
privilege Of purchasing them over Webster's
head. Nicaragua did not avsil herself of this
privilege, but obtained On ownership In the
property, and Costa RIGA admitted that she had
. right to one third of 1t. A Convention was
: then entered into by Col CAVITY on behalf Of
Gotta RIGA and Gregorio Jusres on the part
of Nicaragua, which gave the latter State, In
case Webster's contract did not take effect, the
right TO dispose of the steamers In order to ia
cilitate whatever contract she may make Ia
respect to the Transit, provided that she T. aid
Costa RIGA two-thirds of the price obtained for
them. This certainly recognizes the right OF
Nicaragua to the control of the Transit route,
and demolishes the sham of the opposition in
Washington. Nicaragua assumes nothing that
has not been conceded to her by Costa RIGA,
and this fact reduces the opposition TO the rati-
Hcstion of the Cas- Yrisarri treaty By the Sc
nate to its proper dimensions, of an individual
movement for personal ends.
It lie of the utmost Importance that this treaty
should be ratified for many reasons. 1t virtually
abrogstes the absurd Clayton Bulwer treaty 1t
Is In fact the beginning of a settlement Of all
the Central American difficulties and estangle
ments and will be the means Of opening the
travel across the Is'hmuA We hope the states
men In the Senate will discriminate between the
interests Of the country and those of set
Of Spectators, when the treaty comes before
them for confirmation. The influence Of the
lobby and the lobby newspapers will, We
trust, not avail In retarding the ratiilca-
ton Of an act so essential to the interests, not
only Of this country, but Of all civilized ma
tons. The present disorganized condition OF
Central America, and the consequent obstruction
Of the route between the two oceans, are serious
evils which should not be endured day longer.
The ratification Of the Cas- Yrissrri treaty will
accomplish the opening of the Transit route I'm
med,ately, II our government insists upon 1t,
as II should do and II will facilitate vastly the
settlement Of all the troubles in the Central
American republics