National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-03-12
pAnmos AND N1cARAueUA.
A Significant Article Foreshado wing
Ills intention TO Insult the United

A Significant Article Toreshadoving
Ills intention 10 Insult the United
statos.
The substance of dispatch was pub
lishcd on Monday, received tho day he
foro in Now York by the Guatemalan
consul general from the secretary Of
foreign affairs, announcing that the no.
torious Gen. Barrios had proclaimed
union Of the Central American states, and
to realize the same had assumed the SUI
promo military command. This event
WAS foreshadowed by tho following signih-
cant article, headed The Nicaraguan
Canal" In Ld Opinion, an opposition
paper published in Grenada, Nicaragua,
dated Jan. 10, and which reads as follows:
This is the mos important subject now oc.
cupylng tie attention Of the government press.
Ihis canal j, now liked fact, since Cen.
Layala has signed a treaty with the govern
inpnt Of the United Suites, by which this ma
tiOu consents to carry on to the end this cOOs-
tal enterprise, WhiCh VIII place us III easy
communication with the old and new con
tucnts
Wcpcrccive in this undertaking n step that
may ho Injurious to US, seeing that we arc the
inhabitants of such u petty country that we
may readily become the football of more pow
criUl nations. Before taking pnrt IN this en-
tgrprsc We must tlrbt take another step moro
important and necessary TO us.
This step ought to bu the union of the i've
states composing the old nation. We cumpre.
hund thut the contract signed by the envoy TO
obtain the five millions was Urgent TINT he
might not return to this country ridicuied by
the English bankers VINO would not lend thcir
money ut tho request OF this shupkeeper
LNNlh II We thought that the government oi
Nicurugim had the good Of ne nation NJ hcart
! In this project W. should applaud II, but whiC
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/ us We cannot keep silent, even nltnough We
are called not progressive or "Engishmcn, as
this word Is the customary weapon win Whlch
they attack she truly national party Of Nicara-
Gun. The subject OF the canal /, one of much
importance, and we desire to see Il realized
Tor the benefit Of Central America but not for
the qualification OF four hungry wolves mat
/ would destroy Nicaragua under the prctcnsc OF
| progress.
| Il is certain that Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and
/ our sisters Of the OCcidCnt will conclude to
| form one single nation, which shall bn gov
crncd by the illusirious Gen. Barrlos' Il
progressive, disintcrcStgd man, with sublime
/ aims Tor thC country Of MUra1au, CabNnas,
/ ana JcrCH, nc VIII carry into CUVCt the con-
] tract for the canal Ia the most advantageous
{ way Tor our new country; such wOnld NOT nc
/ the case IL an Insignificant fraction Ike NlCa-
I rugun were the contracting power, for shc mas
alrcndy been triCkcd when submitting to inc
urbi,rlmunt Of thu United states in tue
Eiskcntuko question between Germany aud
] Nicaragua, when, hy an irregular act ol inc
Nicamgl,an grand chancellor, An,clmo II.
/ RiyH, she was condemned 10 pay the sum OF
. SGpuuD. This was the iHult OF the American
arbitrator, VINO went against Nicaragua, the
most insignificant country IN the world. ill
one OF III" articles Ot the treaty uI the cnnal
there Is given by the sovereignty Of Nicaragua
ton foreign pOWc large quantities OF land Dor
dpring on the canal. This iniringcd on article
6i OF our constitutional charter, which pre-.
scrihcs that the president of the republic shall
maintain uniniurcd the integrity Of It's terri
tory. so II remains demonstrated that the
object Of the government In making this canal
treaty had not for It's object the good of the
country, but IN order to slve It's envoy Gen,
Iayaln from ridiCulc, who, In order TO return
with the desired gold, made said trcnty. thus
selling the nation and destroying our Constitl
tiou, disrcgnrding the interest Of the people
nnd country Of Nicaragua.
Now, then, sthc time for Gen. BarrioSto plant
the national revolutionary standard, precursor
of the grandeur OF Central America, for this
step viii place Us on the level fthc cultured
and civilized nations of tho world. Then we
shall ask for the canal and we shall obtain IT,
Then we will erect Il statue to Gen. j. Ruiino
Hurrlus the remarkable man that will cNalt
Central America aud free 1t from the Infamous
NiCaraguan aristocracy and the selfish sepaIa
fists, and the bitter enemies OF civilization
aud progress.
Unhappy Nicarngun governed by four men
lawless, unprnCplcd. with mean, ignObl,
views that will ruin her itrctrievably.