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PArEus OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
American" - printed here. The blackguard article, so indecently in- sulting to Americans, which appears on the first page, was written by De Saruel of San Juan, This worthy is now in :Managua and it is he, who in conjnction with Belley the French agent has caused Martinez to take his present ground upon the Treaty. I always thoug-ht we had more to fear here, from the intrigues of Frenchman and Englishman than from any other cause, and I believe now, my suspicions are pretty wdl justifinl. This blackguard Frenchman De Saruel would deserve rough handling of you, for his insolence and lies, were it not that he is so d-d low that there is no one but would disgrace himself by paying any attention to him.
Yours Truly
J as. Thomas. [rubric]
No. 2620
[1858 Apr. 17?], JAl'IIES THOMAS, [GRANADA, NICARAGUA] Petition to the Constituent Assembly of Nicaragua, praying the ex- clusive privilege of establishing a tannery. Df. 2 p. Spanish. No. 2621 1858 Apr. 17, [J. M. CAZNEAU] WASHINGTON, [D. C.] TO [M. B. LAMAR, MANAGUA, NICARAGUA] 76 Washington April 17th 1858 My Dear General Somebody who wants to write a book about Texas and her · statesmen asks Senator Henderson and my husband for some little autograph note to publish in it. Leslie is out this morning and will certainlv be in too late to write to vou and our friend Mr. Debrin in time fo~ the mail steamer I suggeset" that you address a neat little note to Gen Cazneau announcing your arrival in Managua with a paragraph on your first impression of the country. This will have a certain value in itself to giYe it interest and will be equally acceptable to the pub- lic and your friends. Send it by the first opportunity to his name J.iS Second Avenue New York Your position with the government of Nicaragua is reported here as extremely satisfactory and I trust you will in the end find it eciua]ly so to yourself. You have seen I presume that your Argentine Republic is in one of those sweet tempests which seem constitutional necessities with the Latin race in America. Bad as is the present condition of Nicaragua it will be the very first of the Spamsh Amer- iean states to subside into a real peace and stable prospenty. 'l'he U11itcd States will not permit it to be left any longer at the mercy of the winds and waves. If you can secure a good place for three or four or better still a dozen peaceful settlers to buy with you, it will be a secure fortune for you and yours in three years. Rivas strikes me ns the bci-t place because one can find there buildings and plantations ready for profit on being restored to order The country is beautiful
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