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before the last, which I hope you have received and shown to the President. Answer it and tell me what he says. Our line will cer- tainly start by the 1st. of June without any opposition from Mr Van- derbilt, who by the by has repudiated "Webster" and all his acts. I understand our city authorities here, have induced the President to instruct our Minister Mr Lamar, in the absence of extradition treaties to make a special presumation on Nicaragua and Costa Rica for the body of Webster, for the purpose of bringing him here, where twelve indictments including five felonies stand against him. If he should escape these the English Minister will then claim him under the extra- dition laws to answer charges standing against him under one of his Aliases. I have, as yet, done nothing with your papers, for the want of opportunity, although it is barely possible, that I may soon, as Echinique, Vivanco and Morote are rapidly gaining ground. I have but little faith in my abilities to serve those interested but shall not fail for the want of vigilant effort. I have written to them and hope for a reply when the thing may assume a new phase. All the Hidalgo Fillibusters are waiting to see if Nicaragua ratifies the Yrisarri-treaty. If she fails to do it, their ruthless hordes in count- less numbers will rush upon defenceless Nicaragua like hungry jackals on the carcass of a deer. If Nicaragua fails in the matter, her doom will be sealed, her nationality will fall and her children miserable perish, · under the iron heel and galling chains, of the myriads of fillibusters, that are watching for the chance. May God in his mercy protect her, and fire the breast of her present rulers, with a flame of honest patriotism that will burn out all petty jealousies and opposition, so that the holy alliance between Nicaragua and the U. States, may be consummated at once and thus preserve that unhappy Republic, from the fourfold fate that seems to await her, is my sincere prayer. Cyrinius, when I thought Castillon repre- sented the Democratic masses of Nica., contending for progress and liberal principles, I gloried in being with him and in assissting to enaugu rate a new order of things. But when the scence [sic] changed, - when fell the brave Minez - when died the polished Castillon and Walker with the infamous grasp usurped the power of the land; tram- pling out every vestige of personal liberty and establishing in its stead a despotism more galling and damnable than that of Morooco, under which perished the gallant No. 2611 1858 Apr. 2, [J.M. CAZNEAUJ WASHINGTON, [D. C.] TOM. B. LAMAR, [)1ANAGUA, NICARAGUA] 00 Washington April 2d. 1858 My Dear General Gen. Cazneau is clipping out some newspaper items which ho thinks will interest you and Mr Debrin while I say to you that all your friends in and out of authority - are delighted with the impression .. A. L.
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