Jeronimo Zelaya to Señor Gallegos, April 24, 1885

Señor Zelaya to Señor Gallegos.

Mr. Minister for Foreign Relations: Yesterday I had the honor to receive your excellency’s telegram, informing the Government of this Republic that, peace being re-estalished in Central America, the Government of Salvadar proposes to make felt its effects beneficially to the people by working with the aim of re-establishing the sacred links of nationality with the hope of reaching a satisfactory solution, appealing to the means which reason and principle point to as the most natural; that in this sense you urge my Government that, accepting in general the scheme of national reorganization, it be pleased, if it thinks well, to accredit live ministers to the Central American congress which that Government proposes should meet on the 15th of the month of May next in the city of Santa Tecla, with the object of proclaiming the union of Central America, and to settle upon the fundamental laws of the nation, if this should be considered advisable, or at least to adopt such dispositions of general interest as shall conduce to prepare the event, drawing closer to the utmost the ties and interests of the Central American Republics.

In answer, and by the instructions of the President, I have the honor to inform you that the Government of Honduras receives, with the appreciation and enthusiasm which is due the proposal which that of Salvador addresses to it, all the more as it is doing no more in this case than conforming with constant aspiration and tradition of the Honduranian people, who, on several occasions, have given proofs of their love and fidelity to the cause of the Central American union; that on this account it is disposed, if the majority of the Republics defer to the invitation, to accredit five delegates or ministers to the congress, in order that on the date and at the place mentioned they may begin their deliberations with those of the other Republics concerning the measures of bringing into practice the glorious scheme of which it is question, or to agree upon the dispositions which are to be fixed in order to assimilate more and more the interests of the detached sections, and prepare in this way the advent of that event.

In reference to the last part of your telegram, the President will deplore the separation of Dr. Zaldivar from the Government of that Republic, believing that his initiative and persevering efforts for the realization of nationality by the proposed means are at present, and will continue to be, of great importance, and that he ought on that account to remain at the head of that Republic for the time remaining for his administration.

I am, &c.,