The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-20
INTERNATIONAL POLIFi0S4 AS 7HET AtFkCT
satssg AMERfCI.
No, III,

The latest news from Europe justifies what In former
numbers of these letters by many persona held TO
be specuations touching the Of European poll
tics and especially of the French and as,engraftsd on
it, the Napoleoac policy There is no longer question
that the regning power of France Is the abtcr, die
ator of Europe that he has the intention of imme
date intimidation and essential degradation of Austria
he has already brought essential injury to the kingdom
of England and the empire OF Russia, end humiliation to
all the chief States that instrumental IN deposing
Napoleon The repertoire of European news and facts,
and their corolarics--the apprcheDsons, hopes and
specuations Of the most Intelligent statesmen and pub
csts, and the best informed OF capitalists and mer-
chants-which is furnished by the intelligent Paris
respondent of the most conservative and cautious of
American journals, the National Intcllgencer makes
in his letter published this morning, full proof and adj
mission to that effect Being justified, then by DEM
onstrated facts and the corresponding reasoning and in
stinct of enlightened Europe Imay with confidence
go the further deductions which the political horoscope
furnishes of what porends to country and this
tinent
The European dynastes, aggregation, have
hostile sentiments towards the republican ideas cxcmp
ad in the progress of this country, and, from
inevitable natural laws have with them the sympa
thes Of the leading classes of the incongruous popn
laon that lie to the south Of the United States The APP
peal to Congress which is made in the Presidents
sage of yesterday for power to take of the lives in
teress and rights of American citizens, and to have the
American decently respected among those popula
tions makes proper occasion for the development Of
some facts in that connection The despatch Of 25th
July last from the Secretary of State to General Lamar
lately published in the congressional papers, and
of public record that my late travels in Central America
were in the character OF an agent OF the government
unseas my lips touching matters that have been
constantly desired and DESTROYS to bring to authentic
| cho1 In
the fact Of the libel now brought officially to view,
on this country and all its thitherol official agents
in Nicaragua" ths writer being particularly intend
ed,l made by Mr.. j. Rafael Mora and Mr. Tomas Mar
tinez sSupreme Chiefs of Costa RIGA and Nicaragua,
in their joint celebration of LIST May 1883
compartment to their contract with M Belly for French
occupation the Nicaragn intcroceanc route and in
vitation for triparc European guardianship and de-
fence against Anglo America Still more crimes against
American citizens resident in those countries which came
| within my owa observation, and Others well authcnd-
Gated to me, committed with an impunity that has
brought the American there into contempt and de-
rson and if allowed TO continue, must thoroughly ex-
pei the people of the United States from settlement or
i commerce in them ts5 sssi l.tf asi sst sntt
The paragraphs in the Declaration of those 'su-
preme Chiefs to which think especial attention Is due
| are the following
srhat this "a newly supposed invasion officially repro
batcd bv the government of the United States y prar
\ ing IN reality ,o,der Is patronage sc. TH
ssIhat hitherto all the official agents of the United
States at Nicaragua have been the agents and auxaes
of the invaders, acting masters and audacousy host
ing the ng of the United States in all parts where as al
San Juan del Sur the flag of Nicaragua ought only 70
/ float and openly menaced Central America with an In
4 evt,ble annexation s tM
The first branch of this citation il direct imputaton
on the good faith of the Administration and as facts when
shall develop win prove father to the wish rather
than to The apprehension of the persons and classes VINO
make chat route of intcroceanic communication and
peculiar field of beneficial enterprise and industry ana
nuisance in the world instead of . bcnefachon I'M"
branch will undoubtedly have been taken proper notice O.
1 by the authorities who directly implicated in It,
| The second branch Of the citltion whilst T"
also impugns the government, as sending ngen's
under false pretencos and with sinister designs more
Immediately imputaton on those agents and fhei
conduct in that country and nm happy OF this SUIT
able opportunity to and to prove 1t to he uh
true both for the character of the country and the e
but not unmportant object, OF the character OF i's
agents As for the hoisting OF the flag of the Untea
States this writer is the only agent of this government
who has been in that country for many years who n
not only the right but whose duty II according "
the custom and comfy OF nations to exhibit the emblem
Of his nationality wherever his soonrn Ny parncu''
position did not require Aor, except IN implied nepc
ties and contingencies, hhorize me 70 mike 20 puos