The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-02

relations and synpahies Of bis country lie Il an allie
and astute man, and win do much aud AS actively As
any other could what Is his duty aud dare say his
mission namely. 10 avert from his country lust rct
button and it will take a long time 10 exhaust his d
plomacy to that end
When demonstrated with Dir. President Martinez ON
account of arbitrary and unconstitutional srarufrs
order issued to arrest Judicial pFOcaadg in which am
American concerned and public officer implicated
In high msdemeanor--a money from a let
terSehor Martinez gave for his reason, and with
contcmptuous expression that all he paesses ,rers Au
ecdos los t9Os Aericanos) There were four of
those witnesses every one respectable and more in
elligent and truthful than he and they were supported
10y ample corrobomtye evidence The fact of the open
ing OF the letter and change of enyeop was admitted
and excused political groundu When / replied TO
this that the letter TO the care Of the American
consul at least the respect onght TO have been shown
Of opening it W az alp in his presence Martinez answered
that 1t made difference IL IL addressed 10 the con-
sal himself, or TO me- any whosoeUc (meauing
any who should stand in official relation TO the Uni
ted states) if any authority of Nicaragua Thought iii he
would open it. When told him should be Obliged to
report the facts, with other agreeable occurrences 10
Washington and that did not believe that this govern
nent would allow such things to pass with mpuny he
replied with smile OF dersi2n, and remark which Ina
piled that no thought of the United States
vindcating either their national dignity the interests
Of their people abroad f5tI5sn t
When had occasion to put out the American flag to
indicate place OF shelter my countrymen and ooun-
hywomen, called suddenly by military order Rvas
he sent police officer TO persons who were brought
ostensbly to report themselves but in fact to be retained
prisoners hostages not TO depart the village under
penalty OF being o, notwithstanding they had come
without any expectation preparation for remaining
During these days had occasion TO send note to Gen
eral Bona, commandant of that district, in whose
house Martinez had quarters Whilst my messenger was
peaceaby and quietly fulfilling his errand Martinez took
the trouble to from his room into Bonlla Office
to give and send this polite message ' Don't YOU
think that because that [mci ning mel has out that
flag that you safe there is guard watch and ii
you attempt leave the pueblo you will be shot if there
forty such ays you" did not take that re.
port hearsy but went Immediately and verified it by
Bona, who told me that those the words of the
). Chief"
When told General BonilIa that did not think any
American citizen would take OF carry about with him
such pass free paper about like the pass given
plantation negro to so from one neighborhood to an
other proposed to be furnished to the few persons
whom they willing to let ont of the trap, the Gen
era replied that was much Mistaken that would find
my courymsa in that State rey humble (aiuy humies) and
that they would only be too thankful for the favor"
That condition of sentiment and fact will not I've
changed ly as many years of negotiation, and many
treaties the number of flags that Martinez proposed to
defy Nothing short of knowledge that the Executive of
this country is armed with power to promptly chasse,
and conviction that necessary occasions he will it,
can work any practical change command in those
countries decent respect for the American name
WM. CAREY JONES.
WASHINGTON, 10Th Feb, 1859.
PosTscRIpr When the foregoing letter written 1t
was not known in the United States that the treaty be-
the Secretary of State and Sehor Yrsar had not
been acted on aimatiyey in Nicaragua The contrary
belief nearly universal for there crcumsttnal
report both from the capital of Nicaragua and from AS
pnwall that the treaty had been ratified and TINT
with it. did not believe that report circumstantiay
and positively and officially 1t came. In another
paper shall state the that given to ft
teen months ago why the treaty not then at
ratified and how subse quentiy ,thrtecn months ago.
told, and requested to communicate to Washington,
that it had been ratified in secret session of the Nicaragua
assembly. The motive of the recently promulgated and
positive representation that the treaty concluded is in
the fact that the Congress of the United States concludes
its constitutional existence the 18th instant and might
be amused out of positive action till that time
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