The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 45, July 1941 - April, 1942 Page: 162
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reveals, on the other, something of the understanding and firm
friendship which Lamar's ministership had symbolized for the
Central American people. He said, in part:
Indeed my good old friend, I have enough of vanity
in myself and confidence in you to believe that if the
difficulties and disagreements between our countries
had been left to our adjudication and adjustment before
they became so entangled . . . we would have settled
them-transits, treaties, and reclamations without the
slightest difficulties and to the satisfaction of all par-
ties. . . . But when the Bellys, Barwells-the Vander-
bilts and Websters, and such like . . . commenced their
diabolical operations in the country, poor Nicaragua
became bewildered by their evil councils and pernicious
influence, and plunged precipitately into many blun-
ders, and kept pliin , ' on from blunder to blunder un-
til her affairs arrived to such a stage of confusion that
it seemed impossible for the devil himself to disen-
tangle them.'6
Again, as in earlier years, Lamar and his work were ranked
as failures by his contemporaries. But he had laid deep, en-
during foundations upon which better relations between the
United States and the Central American republics could have
been built had the proper use been made of them. Hidden, neg-
lected, forgotten, these foundations still exist-capable even
yet of supporting a worthy structure of international good
will.
The insalubrious climate of Nicaragua and the heavy cares
of his office had greatly impaired Lamar's already delicate
health. On his return to the United States he hurried directly
to his home in Richmond, Texas. His compensation as diplo-
matic agent had enabled him to make financial arrangements
with his creditors, and it appeared that at last he would be
able to enjoy something of the peace and happiness which his
restless spirit had always sought but had never known. Plans
were being made for Christmas when Lamar was stricken with
a heart ailment and died within a few hours on December 19,
'6Lamar to Zeled6n, August 30, 1859, in Gulick and Allen (eds.), Papers
of Lamar, IV, Pt. 2, 228.162
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