Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-05
The Cass-Yrisarri Treaty and French
Iutrfxues I'm Central America.

We announced some months since the ap-
pointment by France of Minister or Com
missioner to Central America. in the person
of Mons. Felix Belly, and we gave at the time
TRANSACTIONS of some of his writings on Cen
trail American questions.
By the Moses Taylor, which arrived from
Aspinwall yesterday, we have received &C
counts of the enthusiasm and success which
have attended the first efforts of this gentle
mans prandial diplomacy. He has evidently
determined to act upon the theory of Mr.. Paken-
ham, who stated to committee OF the House
of Commons. after his return from Washing
ton, that money invested in good dinners gave
the best returns; and on this philosophy the
Belly diplomacy has evidently been founded
In Central America. The toasts and speeches
at one of the entertainments given either by
or to this gentlemen have let us into the whole
scbeme of Louis Napoleon's views about the
the American isthmus. The consolidation OF
the five republics into one vast confederation
10 oppose the insatiate Yankee; French
company, with sixty millions of francs capi-
tai, TO open the Nicaragua Transit route; and
a new era of Gallo-American glory, founded
on French glory and Spanish American hero
ism-such is the Belly programme.
One of the first effects of this new diplo-
macy is that the Cass- rssari treaty has been
returned by President Martinez to the Con-
press of Nicaragua for reconsideration and
amendment. Another result Is that two OF
the agents of our Wall street Commodores
have come home, hazeing, for fresh instruc-
tions from Vanderbilt and Joe White. What
other vast events may flow from this new
phase of the Central American imbroglio time
will reveal We may perhaps find In these
new schemes of Mons. Belly some reason for
A. lono stav at Washington of Sir VIM. Gore
Ousel,y. the new British Minister to the same
Powers. Palmerston was, no doubt, well in
formed of the projects of Louis Napoleon IN
Central America, and like a cunning old fox
as he is. preferred to keep out OF the affair for
a time. and let Mr.. Ouselcy try the effect OF
the Pakenham theory of good dinners at
Washington.
II will be, perhaps, subject of regret that
we have not also an active representative,
with q smooth tongue and good digestion
in Central America also at this time. MOI
that we fear any permanent INJURY 10 AInerl-
can interests from the Inauguration OF the
Belly diplomacy there; but it may now re-
ouire time and no little tact to erase the fool
isb homes and erroneous ideas which the new
Gallo Minister and his French cook may In
culcate there. These things are coming to the
supnort of the ideas we have so often eX-
pre ssed in regard to the appointment OF our
Ministers to the Spanish-American States
We have more vital interests there thah we
have in Europe, and our best men-meh OF
Knowledge and judgment-should be sent
there rather than to the pompous courts OF
England and France. Our Spanish-American
amendments require revoiutionizirg, and
nerhaps no better means of effectlng 1t can
be found than the advent and development
of the Belly theory i'll Central Amerlca.-N'
p Herald.