The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-15
The News from Central America-A Change
Apparent I'm the Imbroglio There.

Apparent In the ImbrOglio There.
The advices which we published yesterday
| from Central America are of an important cha
racter, and present several novel points Of iute-
rest in the changes Of the political kaleidoscope
which public questions there present.
First in Importance is the announcement o.
| the ratification of the Cass- Yrisarri treaty by
the Nicsraguan Congress, with certain modifica-
! tons, which, If our correspondent is correctly
informed of their character and extent, can be
accepted by our government. Next is the rati6-
cation of Sir W. Gore Ouseley's treaty by the
same government, with notifications similar to
those made in the Cass- Yrsarri treaty, and which
place the governments Of the United States and
England on an equal footing in regard to the
exercise Of the duty Of protection over the Tran
sit route. Then comes the statement that the
British steamer Vixen was to proceed to Costa
RIGA, on the return Of the mail from England, for
the purpose of conveying Sir W. G. Ouseley to
| Panama, on his way home. This seems to demon
| strate that the promised Convention with Mica
ragua, ceding back to her the Mosquito terri
toral seizures, is not to be made, that Of the
|
has no idea of giving up anything she has
possession of, whether rightfully or wrongtully,
in Central America. Then we have the fact
that the Nicaraguan Congress has, for some req
son or other, become alarmed, and refuses to
ratify President Marinez's wild land grant to
Mons. Belly.
Following this is the fact that this French
gentleman has made his appearance in the tro-
pics with band of unacclimated Europeans.
most Of whom will probably die of fever before
the summer is over; that in landing their bag
gage box broke open, disclosing arms and ma
terial of war to such an extent as to lead the
Nicaraguans to believe that French colonial
ton scheme is on foot, and that the little black
eyed man, Belly, will play over again with them
the game of the little grayeyed man, Walker.
And finally, the prominent fact that the Mica
raguan people, if not President Martinez him.
SELF have come to the conviction that the Mora
Martinez policy of European protection is a
failure, and that Nicaragua has been cheated out
Of all they want, by England, France and Sar-
DINA, without giving anything of practical
value in return.
! These curious Developments, coming as they
do on the heels of the Paraguay settlement, and
| the fact of the probable failure of the Miramon
government and European policy in Mexico,
have great political significance. When the
| fact becomes known in the other Spanish
| American countries that we have recognized
the constitutional government of Mexico, heed
less Of the opposition of the European Powers,
and that the riverine States of La Plata have
found and acknowledged that while the United
States government possesses the power and de-
termination to exact respect for its rights it is
guided by policy eminent for its Justice, that
knowledge will exert powerful influence over
the conduct OF all Of them towards u.s. The re-
port Of General Urquiza to the government of
the Argentine Confederation, as it reaches sue
| cessively the other governments ofSpanish Ame-
RIGA, will convey to them new idea of the Ame-
rican government, more favorable than they have
hitherto held; and if its beneficial effect is fol-
lowed up by the presence of representatives of
this country who have some knowledge of the
world and ability to hold social converse with
| the people, Mr. Buchanan will have the honor of
initiating the era of the preponderance of our po-
litical influence throughout our sister republics
of this continent.
AS for European influence and Monsieur Bel
| ly's schemes in Central America, they are i'm
practicable humbugs. The first is already wan
ing as is already proved in the partial failure Of
| the Martinez policy in Nicaragua. Even if this
Ill Ii a.
! Nicaraguans to their true interests. it
would soon have resulted in revolution
and civil war. Monsieur Belly has al
ready failed. His land grant, which was
the basis Of his stockjobbing concern. has been
wisely rejected by Nicaragua; and she has dis
covered the true character Of the Frenchman
who wishes to carry out the very idea of Walker
the acquisition of her best lands-in different
way. While the latter would gain his point
with bullet and @d-n your eyes," the former
strives to reach his with grin and shrug, and
! fordoanez moi
| The truth is, there are certain great laws Of
social developement upon which the political
theories Of Central America must attend. Those
countries have acquired their present impor.
lance only through the growth of our Pacific
empire. England the whole of Europe, may
have an increasing trade with and through
them; but It is small, indeed, in comparison
with that rapidly growing domestic commerce
between our Atlantic and Pacific States, and, in
fact, owes Its own increase in great measure To
our advent and development there. The
Isthmus routes of transit clamored for three cen.
turtles in the Courts Of Europe, with the aid Of
every moral argument, for assistance to open
them; but twas not till the material exigcncics
of our growth came to their aid that they were
even considered or listened TO- II was Anne
rican genius that conceived the plans for opening
the routes, and American enterprise that carried
them ont. And If European capital did lend
some assistance to the work, it was only on
American assurances Of practicability and an
American guarantee Of profitable returns. Mica
| yaora or INV char Cnanich American oorcp,,,