Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-06
WAsHINeToN NEWS AND GoSszP.


Jsrsz, doubtless, recently agreed in this city
on the programme for Nicaraguan treaty
with England, originally publishsd in The New
York Times. Their agreement was a sort q
after dinner affair. Jerez Wa enrags with
the refusal of this Government to aoknow-
ledge his pretensions asea supplemental Minis
ter Extraordinary, charged with the businsR
Of inducing the United States to smile compla-
GENTLY at the crazy antics Martinez Co. have
lately been 3D." cutting up" The treaty was
agreed on by these parties-Jerez in dudgson,
and, by the BY. having no more authority
to make it than his prototype Belly had
from the French government to make his -fs-
nous treaty with Nicaragua-only as diplo-
matte venture or speculation; Sir VIM. Gore
Ousely being rather restless and fdgetty over
the comments Of the press on both sides Of the
Atlantic concerning his long drawn. out stay
here, and, rs a consequence his failure to show
anything accomplished by bestowing upon
him his Central American mission. The basis
is of course the Cass-Irisarri treaty. Wherein
it differs in principle from the positions of that
which this Government has agsin and again
declared its willingness that Nicaragua shall
eoncede to sn nations, it is simply the emans-
ton OF the spite of Jerez against the United
States as Mariners and Morals late pro-
nunciamento was the emanation of similar
spite on their part. ..
This agreement has doubtless been sent to
England for ratification, where any portions Of
it likely, II carried out, to superinduce col
lision with this country, will, Of course, be
stricken out there having been an understand
ing-according to the newspapers, the truth of
which We do not doubt-between Lord Napier,
General Cass and General Irisarri, on the
signing Of the Cass- Irisarri treaty, that Eng.
land or any other Government may freely par
ticipats In all the advantages and privileges
secured by that instrument, necessary to the
co-equality of their commerce and travel in
Nicaragua, and at the same time not incom-
patibie with the security of our more immediate
and pressing national interests on that Isthmus
the interests growing out of our recent rapid
development on the North Pacific coasts-of
California and Oregon and Washington Terri.
tories.
The truth is, Belly's splurge- diplomatic was
the great original of the exclusive and anti
United States-interest features Of tho Ousely-
Jerez cow ention. The latter were gotten up
very much as the former was, and in the end
will be found to amount to little more-not to
the value of the paper on which written.
P. S.-Jerez was yesterday afternoon rec og-
nized by this Government as a diplomatic rep
resentative of Nicaragua. having transmitted
to the State Department, in the name of his
Government, an apology from its President for
the language the latter employed in the Belly
contract and his manifesto growing out of it.
derogatory to the character of the Government
of the United States.
Now that he (Jerez) is officially recognized
by President Buchanan, we presume that he
will soon learn that nothing is to be won for
Nicaragua by making Belly-ish contracts never
to be recognized on the other side of the Attain
tic.
The AQUEDUCT PIPEs.-The opposition press
has sought to make great deal Of capital out
of the fact that contract for the thirty-two
inch water pipes for the introduction of water
into the city, had been awarded to Mr. Law
renee Myers, of Philadelphia, who would, it was
subsequently, stated, procure the pipes in Scot
land These circumstances were sought to be
used to show to show that the Administration
was unfriendly to the interests of the Ameri.
can mechanics, although the award was made
in strict conformity with the provisions of the
law passed by Congress- and where the con.
tractor would procure the pipes could not have
been expected either to be known to, or to be
matter of inquiry with, the superintendent of
public works who made the awards. The con-
tractor was an American, and it was but natu-
raj to suppose that he would seek to fill his
contract by availing himself of the production
of American labor but whether he did so or
not, was not matter with which the party
making the awards could interfere under the
law; hence the fault-fnding and abuse of the
opposition was uncalled for and unjust
But our purpose in adverting to the subject
now is to congratulate these complainers, be
cause the contract with Mr.. NJ. was yesterday
forfeited, on the recommendation of the engi.
neer in charge Of the work. for the reason that
the contractor has not complied with its provi-
sions by delivering the pipes within the time
specified, viz the LIST Of October. The contract
was given to Mr.. Myers because, as we under
stand, he was the only bidder who offered to
deliver these pipes within the specified time
1t is clearly proper, therefore that the contract
should be forfeited. We may add that, rs the
pipes are required as soon as possible, the pre-
sumption is that they will be purchased from
those who may be able to deliver them soonest:
and thus this matter will be settled satisfactorily
to all parties except the defaulting contractor
PUBLIC SCHooLS.-The correspondent of the
ST. Louis RepHblican comments as follows on
the public school system Of the city. His re-
marks substantiate what we have heretofore
stated, and it is to be hoped that our citizens
will renew their efforts this winter to induce
Congress to pass the bill reported at the late
session, making an appropriation for the be rieft
OF our public schools. The justice of such an
appropriation cannot certainly be questioned,
whom 1T is considered in connection with what
this correspondent says of the school lands in
and around ST. Louis: ~.
"a subject Of peculiar interest to the District of
Columbia will be brought 10 the attention of
Congress next winter. 1 mean that of Free