The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-29

pears to belong to Mr.. Bell, Of Tennessee. Upon
the whole, the vote indicates that the Pacific
Railroad, upon its general merits, is repudiated
by the Southern democracy, and that it is not
likely to assume any definite shape in which it
can be made plank in the national democratic
platform.
The News from Central Amcrica.-Llght In
the Central American Imbrogiio.
Our advioes from Central America, which we
publish in full in another column, give some in
dications that the Central American imbroglio ia
approaching, if not solution, at least state Of
disentangIement that will render a satisfactory
solution possible.
Sir VIM. Gore Ouseley has arrived at Leon in
Nicaragua, where he met President Martinez aud
his Cabinet. Senior Zeledon was at once an
pointed Commissioner on the part of Nicaragua
to treat with Sir William, and the negotiations
were going on actively and rapidly. Although
the negotiations had not been concluded In time
to forward copy of the treaty by the steamer,
and nothing Of its contents was officially
known, still public rumor had got hold OF
the principal points which were said to have
been agreed upon. These comprise several.
points of interest to us. 1t is stated that Eng
land agrees to return San Juan. del Nortc to the
republic of Nicaragua conditionally upon it's
being declared free port, and that the Mosquito
prOtectorate will be abandoned, and the territory
| re-ceded to Nicaragua, coupled with the granting
Of certain lands to the remnant of miserable In
dams and Sambos that remained in and about that
| coast. Whether these retrocessions by England
are to be coupled with conditions practically
annulling the sovereignty of Nicaragua over the
receded territory, as was the case in the Clareu-
don retrocession Of the Bay Islands to Honduras,
| remains to be seen. If any such trick is played
| by England it will not conduce to the increase
| of harmony between that Power and ourselves
On other points, with the exception Of de-
mand for the payment of claims by certain
British subjects, which had not yet been venti-
lated, it was said that the Ouseley -Zeledon
| treaty would conform very much to that made
| by General Cass with Senior Yrisarri The secu-
rity of the Nicaragua Transit route would be
guaranteed by England in the same manner that
it is in the Cass- Yrisarri treaty; and it was
hoped that all doubts regarding the neutrality of
that route would be dispelled. The address of
Sir VIM. Ouseley to President Martinez contains
some pregnant remarks in regard to British in
terests and British possessions in the Pacific 1t
| will not fail to occur to the American reader
that if England has such an absorbing interest in
the Nicaragua and other Isthmus transit routes,
from her limited possessions beyond them, how
much greater must be that of the United States,
that have the two halves of their empire on
either shore.
The Transit route spectators in Nicaragua
seem to be eating each other up rapidly, al
though their several agents there are represent
ed to be very happy family, all of them occu-
plying the same room at hotel. The respective
agents. it seems, each claims different kind of
superiority for his employer. Thus Joe Whites
agent claims for him priority of right; Van
dykes claims that his principals have the great
est political influence at Washington; while
another claims for Vanderbilt the most money.
Amid these conflicting claims the Nicaraguans
deny Whites right doubt vandyke's mighty in
fuence at Washington, and believe that if Van
derbit has the most money he means to keep it.
So the idea Of throwing the route open to free
occupation, under certain rules, is rapidly gain
ing ground at Managua.
In the meantime Costa RIGA has ratified con-
ditionally upon the assent of Nicaragua, the
Belly canal contract, granting the right to
France to keep two men-oi-war upon Lake Mica
ragua. The Congress of the latter republic had
not yet assembled, though it should have done so
on New Years day 1t was probably delayed to
| give time to Sir William Gore Ouseley to con-
clude his negotiations, when the British treaty
would be first considered as President Martinez
was not satisfied with the slight notifications
| General JereZ had been able to obtain at Wash
| ington in the Cass- Yrisarr treaty. Our cores
pendent complains Of want Of dignity and self
respect On the part of General Lamar and
draws strong contrast between the reception
and respect accorded to the British and Ameri-
can representatives.
| AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION REFORMING THE
JUDTcIARY.-Among the numerous proposed
amendments to the constitution of this State,
pouring into the Legislature every day, there
was one proposed by Senator Diven on Thursday,
in relation to the judiciary, in which we cannot
acquiesce. The Senator proposes to modify the
Court of Appeals by reducing the number of
eight judges, which now compose it, to six, chang
ing their terms of Office, and placing the election
of all in the hands of the electors of the State
| The constitution, as it now stands, provides
| for the construction of the Court of Appeals
| in tha laponaua.