The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-15 00:00:00

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The Republicans were afraid of the effect of this,
and withdrew enough of their forces to allow the
bill to pass. The vote on the passage was 101 to 98.
" The news from Nicaragua indicates that that
eminent patriot and founder of a tew empire, Gene-
ral William Walker, is in a fair way of receiving bis
deserts. Out of the facts (admitted by both sides)
and the co ncl unions drawn from them by the friends
01 each party you can make up your own mind bow
much chance he has of holding oil to the power
which ID' has seized. It seems to be admitted that
Leon, heretofore a democratic stronghold, is in the
possession of Walker's enemies, without any possi-
bility on his part of preventing it. It also seems
to be conceded that the united forces under Rivas
decidedly outnumber those under Walker, that all
the other Central American States are preparing to
join them when the season will permit a demon-
stration to be made, and that there is dissatisfac-
tion with Walker among the native population of
Nicaragua. It is further represented by his enemies
that dissatisfaction prevails among Walker's Ameri-
can troops, but this is denied ; and it is apparent
that, however they may feel towards each other,
self-interest and the instinct of self-preservation
must bind them together, if there is anything like
the opposition to them which their enemies repre-
sent. Out of these facts the most opposite conclu-
sions are drawn. The friends of Rivas represent
the union between the native forces as complete
and harmonious; and, pointing to the arming of
Costa Rica and Honduras, assert that by Novem-
ber or December a combination will be made that
will overthrow Walker. They say that while
Walker was the ally of one of the factions into
which that country is unhappily divided he was
strong—even irresistible by any force which the
opposing party could bring against him ; but that
when he threw off the mask and caused himself to
be elected President over the leaders who had
elevated him to power he showed a total ignorance
of the character of the natives, and made a great
political blunder, which alienated from him the
whole native support. His downfall is there-
fore, they say, only an affair of time. His posi-
tion is further involved, they say, by a want of
money to pay his troops, by the absence of
anything to plunder, except land, which has been
stripped and cannot be sold, and by consequent dis-
content among his men. On the other hand, the
followers of Walker affect to regard without discom-
posure the combinations against him. Leon has
ever been, they say, the stronghold of the democra-
tic forces, as Granada. has that of the patrician.
These petty factions of a turbulent State have waged
a constant war with a varying success. At one time
the patrician banner has been carried into the
streets of Leon ; at another the democratic army
has surrounded Granada, and kept it in a state of
siege. The animosities whichl prompted these guar-
re's survive, and no union of such opposing ele-
ments can be permanent. Walker permitted them
to unite, that they might destroy each other.
Holding himself aloof from them, they must quar-
rel, and speedily do the work of destruction more
effectually than he could do it to them. Mean-
while the disturbed state of the country has pre-
vented emigration and caused the outflow of capi-
tal. His soldiers take temporary pay in scrip, which
is not to be sold for less than 80 cents on the dol-
lar. Plantations producing $lO,OOO, $20,000, or
even $50,000 a-year can be bought for a song, and,
if capitalists will only take courage, and come in,
peace will be re-establsshed, the sway of Walker
will be continued, and prosperity restored. Such
,are the parties as painted by the rival parties. It
lis not difficult to see where the probable truth lies.
The last effort is to interest this Government in
!their quarrels. The dismissal of Mr. Crampton has
!been travestied in the dismissal of Mr. Man-
ning, the British Consul, for an aUeged interference
in the domestic politics of Nicaragua. A merchant
of Lion, named Salizar, has been seized and shot
for the crime of being in arms against Walker. The
allied forces, on hearing of the seizure, retaliated
by seizing a Dr. Livingston, a citizen of the United
States, and represented to be Acting-Consul at
Leon. Walker's authorities further represent that
they threatened to shoot Livingston if Salizar was
injured, and thereupon Minister Wheeler wrote
' a sharp letter, promising the vengeance of the
United States if they meddled with Livingston.
At that moment the steamer sailed, and we are
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a fortnight to know whether Livingston lives or
dies, and whether we are to be invoked to help
Walker out of his troubles by flogging his enemies,
or are to leave him to get out as he can. Walker's
open fraternisation with the Cuban exiles, ban-
quets held by them at his quarters, the toasts
drank at thorn, and the presence of Mr. Soul& in
that part of the country, show how things will
go if he succeeds in carrying out his schemes.
" The President has announced his purpose to
prevent hereafter any invasion of Kansas, come
from what quarter the expedition may, and has
promised that actual settlers shall have a fair elec-
tion, though it costs the whole force of the Federal
Government to secure it. He has coupled with
this promise, however, an expression of a determi-
nation to enforce the obnoxious territorial laws,
which several democratic senators denounced as
unconstitutional, arbitrary, and tyrannical, and
has declined to interfere to protect emigrants on
their way to the territory. The state of things out
there continues deplorable. Both parties are arm-
ing. The Missourians are concentrating near West-
port on the Missouri line in large numbers, under
command, according to the telegraph, of General
Atchison, who has made himself so conspicuous
hitherto in forcing slavery upon the territory. The
Free State men, under General Lane, wore fortify-
ing themselves about seven miles from the Santa
Fe camp on the Wanuka, the main body being at
Lawrence, variously estimated from 1,000 to 2,000.
The Missourians were estimated by their enemies
at 3,000. Provisions had become scarce at Law-
rence, and communication with supplies was cut
oif. If the telegraph is to be trusted, it indicates
a triumph of the pro-slavery party, unless the
Federal Government interfere.'

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