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est good of the greatest number thereby constr
tutes our practical advance in the paths of pro-

be alarmed at their own ratiocinations of our de-
cay. We require no vast armies to keep US in
subsection at home, nor paternal governments to
tell us how to choose between right and wrong.
When the European intellect has the same free
dom of action that the American has, it will do
as much as we are doing in behalf Of the mate
rial developement and social character Of man.
And until it has that, European writers who
never come among us to study the practical
workings Of our people will not be able to COM
prehend the progress and stability Of American
society. They will always be led astray by the
free ebullitions of intellect, and never know
what of our theorized innovations we put in
practice and what we discard.
Daylight In the Central American Imbrogiio
and Transit Route Intrlgues-A Word OF
Advice 10 the COmmOdOres.
The ratification of the Cass- Yrisarri treaty
will be q matter of congratulaton to all who
AXE an interest in the development of our Pa
cific empire and who desire to see an end put
to the constant annoyances that have attended
the Central American imbroglio, as well as the
strifes between the Commodores for exclusive
privileges to open or shut the transit routes.
We learn from Nicaragua that this suspicious
event was brought about in no small degree
by the position taken with that government by
the British Minister, Sir VIM. Gore Ouseley. He
informed President Martinez that he could make
no treaty with Nicaragua until her differences
with the United States were settled, and that
then he should be ready to treat on the basis of
her arrangements with us. This unexpected
step took Martinez by surprise. He had
imagined that the Powers of Western Europe
were engaged in some such attempt to put down
President Buchanan as he himself had been en-
gagged in in putting down William Walker,
and that they would readily assume the pro-
lection of his little State When he found
his mistake, and learned the truth OF
what General Jerez wrote him from here
after he had had his eyes, opened by ocular
inspection Of this country that the United States
constituted very different Power from anything
that he had previously imagined, he threw his
Belly visions overheard, and at once signed the
treaty.
For this sudden change in affairs we are In
debted to the good faith Of Great Britain in
part and to the fact that some of our men-Of-war
have recently been seen in the Pacific ports of
Nicaragua. Both of these circumstances evince
the wisdom of the policy pursued by Mr.. Blu
chanan and we doubt not that the happy solr-
ton hich has been attained will not only satisfy
all the present exigences Of our increasing trade
with the Pacific, but that it will 60, in conjunc-
ton with the Paraguay movement, to show the
changeful governments of Spanish-America that
the United States has established her American
policy and will carry it out. 1t will be well for
Gen. Jerez now that his mission at Washington
is opened for work, to bear this in mind, and not
to forget that the American government compre-
bends the great necessity which impels this coun-
try to open every possible route for trade and
travel between the Atlantic and Pacific States.
In this view, therefore, petty bubbles on transit
privilege grants by Nicaragua are not only
beneath its dignity, but adverse to the
great popular interests concerned. A
may be something great for Nicaragua, but it
is not entitled to consideration by government
like that Of the United States, and should not be
recognized as an obstacle to prevent the opening
of the Nicaragua route to peaceful commerce.
We doubt not that Gen. Jerez will comprehend
the full extent Of our meaning.
When the Cass-Y risarri treaty was first made,
parties interested in keeping the Nicaragua route
closed if they could not control it, continually
asserted that the treaty had rider whose private
interests were promoted by H.. This false asser-
ton, so often and so loudly repeated, had refe-
renee to the eighteenth article of the treaty
which will be found in another column-which
guarantees the protection Of all existing valid
rights and privileges held by American citizens.
In making this treaty, as in making any other,
Gen. Cass would have been wanting to his duty
to his countrymen, and as public officer, had
he not provided for the protection of all valid
American rights and so far as regards there
being rider on the treaty, If any person has
valid rights in contract with the government
of Nicaragua, he was as much entitled to the
protection of his government before the treaty
was made as now; and the treaty gives no pro-
lection to any rights claimed which are not valid
in justice.
We hope that the question of the existence of
privilege to open the Nicaragua transit route
will now be settled at an early day, and that the
route will be at once opened TO travel. There
has been monstrous deal of lying and cheating
about all these transit routes, and some of the
proprietors seem to have been possessed of an
idea that the only way to take care of their own
business properly was to interfere with and
abuse that of other people. Daylight is begin
ming to appear in this transit route imbroglio,
thanks to Mr.. Buchanan; and we now advise
each and all of the transit route men to mind
their own business, and to make more money
than their rivals by giving better service to the
public. There is room and work enough for all,
If each will attend to his own.
The TARIrr-A VOICE FROM Sorru CARO-.