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No. 2592 1858 Feb. 24, JAMES THOMAS, GRANADA, [NICARAGUA] TO M[IRABEAU] B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, MANAGUA, NICARAGUA. Sending books and newspapers; asking to be allowed to send mail out with Lamar's official despatches for safety; apologies for his letter of [Feb. 5.] A. L. S. 3 p. No. 2593 1858 Feb. 26, M. B. LAMAR, MANAGUA [NICARAGUA] TO L. CASS, [WASHINGTON, D. C.] 04
Legation of the United States Managua February 26th. 1858.
Sir:
On the 2d. of this month I arrived in Managua, the presint seat of govermt of the country without any incident more notable than the little episode at Castillo Viejo of which I give your Department a brief account in a separate communication°• of this day. Having complied with the required formalities on such oc- casions I delivered my credentials to the President on the 8th. Inst. accompanied with some general observations with respect to the friendly disposition of my government: to which His Excellency replied with brevity and civility the documents connected with this ceremony are herewith enclosed in the order of date from 1 to 7. Even before I was recognized in my official capacity, the work of enforcing the .action of the Government on the pending treaty between the two countries had already begun. The minister of Foreign Relations with a few of the Deputies of the National Assembly called upon me privately and manifested, in a desultory conversation their repugnance to many portions of the treaty. I understood at once that I had to combat many prejudices and wrong conceptions both with regard to the spirit of the treaty and the intentions of our govern- ment; and to this encl my share of the conversation was chiefly di- rected. - Immediately upon my recognition, conversations with the Minister of Foreign Relations upon this subject were renewed and be- came frequent and protracted: in all of which it was my endeavour to allay his apprehensions, and to smoothe the way as far as· possible to its speedy ratification. The Minister himself, the Hon. Gregorio Juarez - though not entirely satisfied with the treaty, is willing to adopt it; and has cooperated with me in endeavoring to render it acceptable to the Con- vention. He tells me that it was with this view that he had taken the liberty of introducing in his Memoir to the President, various opinions which I had expressed with regard to particular articles of the treaty, during our numerous com·ersations - These conversations were frank and confidential; and that any public use should be made of opinions so unreservedly given, was foreign from my expectations. Nevertheless ..Copy. ..No. 2594.
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