The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-29

and tho rrsa s,.es eouoede tina, at this moment
company has any existing rights 70 the privilege OF
10 take This position must be confessed that il may
contract with whomsoevr Il pleases and then the
will be greatly diminished The Belly scheme Will nave
gained its principal oeject
The grant made at Rivas in favor OF the French
comnany by both governments-0f Costa Rica and
Nicaragua--bas already been ratified by the Costa
Rican Congress, "provided Nicaragua ratidss it,"
What shall Nicaragua do in the case Shall she
sumo the responsibility thus thrown upon herr We must
not forget that the strong majority in the Senate and in
the Chamber Ofpeputes is composed OF men who wore
and thinking of Mr. Felix Belly Of the saviour OF Cen
trail America. Sir William Gore ouseley will sup
What shall the American Minister supportg
Is it wonderful that the Nicaraguans judge OF
the two Powers here represented according TO the
dignity and behaviour OF their two representatives.
The American minister may be thoroughly honest
map--nobody doubts it. An grant him honesty
a child aud his habits make him something worse.
What ar honesty and the kind heart good fort
He talks of everything to everybody. when ne came
from Costa RIGA he showed himself as satisfied with Presi
dent Mora II he had made of him convert to the Mon
roe doctrine Now that Costa Rca has ratihed-n
GLIDING the statioping Of two French men-ofwa
the Lake of Nicaragua TINS is the interpre
tation given by President Mora to the prin
cipes of Mr. Monroe. This is his conversion Shall the
government Congress OF MaBagua be converted in the
same way9 II such must be the case the American
Minister bad better not undertake their conversion.
The month of Janunry-and probably still more, the
next month Of Feoruary-win show last what the
policy which may be expected from Nicaragua in her
lations with The United States. The various questions
which will be discussed by this Congress of immense
Importance, and their decision requires a very vel
defined line of policy they do not admit waverng and
eyaslve postponement. The government and Congress.
will be obliged to speak and act in definite tone and
manner is hard TO foretell from this moment what
will be their words and their decisions
AS for President Martinez think the essages Of Gene
raj Jerez and the verbal reports OF the Secretary of
legation Mr. Perez bave somewhat modified the bad i'm
preston that Walker and his fellow vandals had
upon bis mind with regard to the honesty and good
character OF the United States. If in this moment,
the United States bad near the Of Nicaragua
representative who should be living evidence of what
General Jerez and ar Perez say about the administration
and the people Of the United States probable that
the actual President Of Nicaragua would not be affected
by the influence Of European partisans and of anti
American ultras Unfortunately that is not the and
therefore his mind will be worked only by the of one
side Of the question: and this in spite OF his wishes be
quite impartial will perhaps incline him rather TO the int
rests which we'll defended in Nicaragua. II
such the result he will not be the only be blamed