The national Republican., 1861-09-21
saturday, September 81. 1851.
NICARAGUA.
Geo. M. Weston. Editor

Mr.. Samuel >. WOOu, uOlnR puslnebS III tnib
city, writes us that he was one Of the sufferers
by the burning of Greytown, and that he has
resided ten years in Nicaragua. He knows the
two citizens Of this country now engaged in
raising cotton there, and says it can be grown
there in the greatest abundance. He speaks
with enthusiasm of the resources of Nicaragua;
the fertility Of the soil; the variety tf the
crops such as rice, sugar, coffee, cotton, cocoa,
bananas, oranges lemons, piue apples, sweet
potatoes, Indian corn, two crops in a year,)
&c. the richness Of the forest trees, such as
logwood, rosewood, and mahogany; and the
kindness and fciendliness of the. natives, al
ways manifested before the numbering, plum
dering and burning forays Of the pirate Walker,
and which they are beginning to manifest
again, as the recollection of Walkers actS fades
out with time.
Mr.. Wood inquiries of us what has become Of
ex-President Pierce and his Cabinet, of the va
rious commercial agents, consuls and ministers
appointed by him to Central America, Cinclu-
ding J. W Fabens and DR.. Solon Borland, Of Ar
kansas and of Capt. Hollins, of the Cyane, who
bombarded Greytown, and how much these
various gentlemen are now doing to sustain The
Union, the Constitution and the laws. lis an in-
quiry which revives melancholy "reminiscences.
EA-President Pierce has been himself per-
ambulating the country, only stopping u little
short of that degree Of seditious conduct which
would consign him to prison in Fort Lafaye yette.
His Secretary of War, and the master-spirit OF
bis Cabinet, is President of the Southern Con.
federacy. Capt. Hollins, Dr. Borland, and the
whole tribe of miscbiefmaking officials en-
ployed by him in Central America and Mexico,
to hatch schemes of extending slavery into
those countries, are now fighting in the ranks
of secession.
1t is indeed melancholy to look back and
see how, not only during Mr.. Pierce's Admins
tration, but during Mr.. Buchanan's also, the
great interest this country had in the industria
development of the neighboring Spanish Ameri
can States was systematically sacrificed to tht
plotterings, of the elavery propaganda. Th
original friendship Of the people Of those coun
tries has been coverted into hatred, by inva
y sion and menace our commerce with them
instead of increasing, has steadily diminished
and instead Of doing aoy hing to assist them II
progress which would have reciprocally bene
fitted US, we have desolated them with the firt
and sword Of expeditions conuived at and ever
assisted by our national authorities.
1t is not one OF the least Interesting result
OF the recent change in the spirit Of the politi
cal power of this country, that its foreign
policy, as respects both Mexico and Centra
America, il entirely changed The present Ad
ministration, instead of desiring to force init
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their inhabitants, desires to see them prosper
through peace and q free Industry. Il seeks, i
short, not 10 Africanize them, but to Americana
them, and it is under these new auspices tho
we are already witnessing the commencement
of emigrations, which will carry into those n
gions of natural fertility, so long lying vast
the arts and the industry which will mah
them blossom ike the rose. To say notlIir
of Mexico each one of the five States of Ce
tral American is a new and virgin Cuba, al
capable of development which Cuba has n
yet attained. That region is new India, N
on the other side Of the globe, but close to OF
DOORS 1t is not an India to be conquered, b
an India to be colonized aud we have bo
the capital and thu people for a work, whit
promises such an extension Of our CONNER
and such bouldlesi markets for our mauufa
lures Our free colored people will go thith(
under the guarantees of peace, security al
liberty, which they can now obtain. OF OF
white people who change their places OF re
dence, portion desire just such climate
they will find in Central America, and will
attracted by the field for enterprise which
presents. Fillibustcring is at end, and o
Government, no longer sceking 10 extend b,
barism by force of arms, will foster the spre
of civilization by protection and favor.