The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-04-09
Central American Affairs.


Central American Affairs.
All the leading eastern papers, the Wash
ineton and other telegraph dispatches ge-
uerallv. have been teeming during the past
week with facts and rumors in reference to
new troubles and complications in our
Central American affairs. Some six months
a-o England sent over Sir VIM Gore Gus
lev TO look TO her interests i'll Central
America, ard patch up generally IN that |
quarter so as to settle the difficulties arts |
ing out of the conflicting constructions !
that had been put upon the Clayton-Bul- |
wer treaty. Gen. Cass had also, previously |
I, this. made treaty to accomplish the
same and some other Objects which
t-.aty Is known as the Cass- Y rissari treaty.
SIR William hung around Washington
several months ostensibly to get his in
structions from Lord Napier, but doubtless,
in reality. TO post himself fully as to the
exact lay of the land Uestarted finally
for Central America but with the implied
understanding with our government that
he would do nothing to intesferfere with
the ratification of the Cass-Y rissari treaty,
or 10 upset the general notions of Uncle
Sam about the Clayton-Bulwer treaty or
the Monroe doctrine. The news from
few weeks. seems TO give just grounds for
the apprehension that Sir William has
been cutting up Ned in that quarter, and
doing any thing else but what he agreed
to He made treaty which has been rati
fl i. while the Cass treaty has been reject
ell The said treaty, thus ratified, is said
to confirm the possession to England of
certain handsome demesnes in that quar-
te- together with considerable more con-
troll over the transit routes than is agreeable
10 Cncle sam. At the same time, Mr.
Felix Belly, the Frenchman, who has
commenced operations on his interoceanic
canal. has also, it is said obtained extraor-
binary grants of privileges and franchises
from the government of Granada and Nj
carasua, while. during all this time the
San Juan route continues closed to citizens
OF the |. 5, and TO add to the provoking
character OF the business two old steamers
on the San Juan river used, before their
capture 10y the Costa Ricans by the Transit
Company. and subsequently restored to
somebody supposed to be in the American
interest have been seized without any sat
isfactory reason being given for the imper-
Thence
Naturally enough all these occurrences,
following so swiftly on the heels of each
other, have not tended to put our venera-
be chief magistrate and his Secretary in
the most amiable humor They are not
quite ready to believe the rumors that
Sir William has played foul and so far
exceeded what Lord Napier assured our
government was the tenor of his instrlc-
tons; but + he has, and i England backs
him up in it. then our President will make
fuss To be remembered If, says the
Union Of April 1st, it shall appear that
Ousely has transacted or violated his IL
s-Euctions, n formal request of England
10 disavow his acts will be made, if she
shall not do so voluntarily; and if she falls
w tiV tHl~- tiitll our NltflSter 10 Nlc3T3Uu3,
Mr. Lamar will be withdrawn and Gen
Jercz the Nicara qua minister at Washing
ton be rendered his passports. Our YES
sells will. il is said be concentrated at the
most exposed point, for the protection of
the persons and property OF American
citizens within their reach Toproceed to
the interior of the country would be an
act of war which will not be committed
but there is no doubt from what has re-
Gently TRANSFERRED, that the President will
exert to the utmost extent all the power
conferred on him by the constitution and
laws
Despatches-continues the same autho-
rity-have been sent to General Lamar of
the most positive character They instruct
him to demand from Nicara qua an apology,
restitution and indemnity on failure to
comply with which, he is to ask for his
passports.
The home squadron, it is said, will he
strengthened by three vessels, placed at
tho disposal of Gen. Lamar, to use them
fer the defence of American citizens, their
property and vested rights. The despach-
e. to flag officers McClung and Long, COM
nianding respectively the home and Paci-
Tic squadrons, are to obey the orders of
General Lamay; failing to receive them
they are 10 exercise latitudinous discre-
ton The usual diplomatic course has
been pursued in informing the foreign lc-
gItions of the Intentions of this govern
nleut
There, we should Tide to no whether
there is not some of the odor of ..villauous
s1itpeter' about that? Let the President
az al, rnis and not stop with buster and
the country will back him UP to the las,
extremity.
SUPERVISORS ELECTED--The following is
a list of the new Supervisors elected in
this county, on Tuesday, as far as we have
been able to ascertain their names
Oitdca-C. G. Miller and Eli Strawn
s. OtDra-C w. Eels.
Peru-P X Behrend
La .SaHe-John Gray.
Rufiaad-Johu Hise
Ill.,