The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10
lwri,.sn for the riosssr aud DsmosssLI
"REMINISCENCES OF A fILLlBGSTkR.


Daylight brought with IL, alongside oil
the ship numerous boats from the shore,
manned by the dusky subjects OF bis MnJes'
ty, the Mosquito King, anxious TO convey
ashore, to tho famed Ireytown, passengers
at the moderate sum Of Fifty cents each. And
numbers awaited themselves Of the opportu.
nifty to look on ono Of the monuments OF the
proves and inyncibility OF our navy, in
the ruins u the bamboo shsnties and
matched houses. that were destroyed by the
gallant lIoLLiss. Of the Cyane, in the days
Of Frank the Great, for an alleged insult
offered by these Mosquitoes, to our then
Groy,own Consul, Mr.. BosLAsD.
The population Of Grsytown Is about 400
souls. and embraces every shade Of complex
ion, from the jetty son Of Africa to the
fairest Anglo Saxon.
It being the Atlantic por. Of oil these
Central Republics. makes il place Of some
commercial importance And 10 the days
Of tho Transit Route through this country
10 California, il wore the hustle and actiyi
~ Of town that nj ono time could count
its inhabitants by thousands. Bat with the
closing Of the Route" il dwndled away to
its former insigniiicance. The capital Of
the Mosquito Kingdom is at Blustislds, 10
miles below ureytown.
We shall here find il interesting, II not &C
tually necessary 10 our purpose, TO take a
rapid glance ut the past history ofthe Span
ish American Colonies, or lndependeDcics,
especially Of Nicaragua, and examine her
department among tho brood Of young
Republics which succeeded the Spanish
rule, 10 we'll M 10 enquire into the cause OF
degrneracy that 10 50 apparent 10 all Of the
elements aud actions Of Theses people. Less
than four centuries ago, this continent slept
in darkness. While nonentity hung brood.
ing over it, and enveloped the great waters
in and around II, tho barque Of the Spaniard
struck against the shore. and with tremor
the whole hemisphere sprung to lifs North
and South he penetrated with his arms and
impaired his vgor, and then. intoxicated
with his great SUGGESTIVE conquest Of
new world--lspsed from his great qualities
and became diluted In tho savage multitude
whom Il was his task to govern. After
him followed. from cold and chilly climes,
\ new aud harder race. These, landing 1t
the north, drove before their progress, or
sabdued by their genius the inferior tribes
with whom the Spaniards had, under simi.
lar circumstances, amalgamated. And w
province after province, and nation amer
nation, fell. AZ IL by the hand Of Omnipo-
,ence, into their grasp, they declared the
whole continent sacred TO their rule. As
this great and now element grew in 10
might and audacious spirit, the older diInn'
ished In proportion. until now We find Il
clnging in It's own feeble way, only on thoe
portions Of their former magnificent domain.
that 10y Immediately in and around the
tropics these forming fast fading teS,i.
monal Of their grandeur and power.
Old Spain, shortly after the discovery and
conquest, divided her possessions into two
great divisions OF Central America and
Mexico. The former beginning at the
lsthmas and extending up 10 latitude 10
deg. and the latter stretching indefinitely TO
the north.
These were govern 10y Cdpitdn,as Cen
sraies, or Vice Regents. The drst outbreak
against the spanish rulers was in lsla.
This failed because Of al unfortunate dis.
agreement between the clergy and the
people. Several other insignificant efforts
followed, bat none Of great Importance. un-
Ill thc hIl OF 1921, when in September OF
that year, representatives met from all the
districts IN Guatemala. and declared their
independence. The clergy on this occasion
ardently cooperatod with the people, and
being very opulent and powerful the
rebellion was successful. and the calling
yoke OF yAssaage was thrown from their
shoulders; the power Of old Spain for
ever driven from these iaIr possessions.
and their declaration maintained through
bloody and desperate struggle until Il cul-
minated in freedom and independents.
Unfortunately. in Kidding themselves OF
the old Spanish systems OF nobility and here
ditasy ,ill,s, they could not suppress long
iags in the bosoms oil a lew influential faini
lies fof tnesc bsnbits aud insignia OF power
The consequence Of which was the scr,ilo or
aristo,ra'lc party; and who, though being
unable 10 rule the dcstlnics OF these Repub-
lies, have well nigh ruined them, aud laid
them PROSTATE n, the feet Of anarchy, from
which position they have vainly struggled
Tor thirty years to release themselves,
Thus was the state OF affairs when Mr..
Byron Cole. All American resident at Rivas,
advised the Liberal or Democratic party 10
invite Col Walker. then just returned from
his Sonora expciItlon. and vas residing in
San Francisco and through him all Amer
icaus who chose TO come. to Nicaragua. A
an iudaeement 1t was offered them that they
should become citizens with all the rights
aud privileges enjoyed by the natives them.
selves, with homestead OF 80 acres OF fine
soi. upon beng settled. with a. much more
as they wished at mere nominal prces
rhr introduction OF this northern element
with all its ygor, energy and industry into
their dccayci and weak society was londly
anticipate by all parties as golden ARA in
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