Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-10

suores Ine preparations LOT the enterprise |
were matter of public notoriety and newspa- |
per comment for weeks before the adventures
sailed. Our Government is not thus lax In
the enforcement of law when the stronger
Powers are interested in its observance. Wag-
ner is expatiating the offence of enlisting men
for the service of England, in New York
prison. Walker and French are administer
ing the government of Nicaragua on "Ameri-
can principles.
We transfer the Journals statement of the
facts involved to our columns, because it is
probably correct as to occurrences tn NtcgrG-
qua, and sufficiently minute to give the Stars
readers perfectly ineligible idea Of them.
With reference to the Journals comments on
the matter, we have to say that while we
agree to all it says concerning the conduct of
the Americans who have perpetrated these
outrages, we know that it does the Govern
inert injustice.
The Administration did expend all its lawful
power and means at its command to put it out
OF Walkers power to invade the Territory of
Nicaragua. They caused him to be prose-
cuted to the extent of the law for his Sonora
exploits, aud we're defeated in that prosecution
only through the obstinacy of Mr.. French Con-
sui Dillon, who refused to testify in his
case that PERSONS testimony being absolutely
necessary to procure his conviction. 1t was
thus through the illegal conduct of the repre-
sentative Of the French Government on the
Pacific side that he was enabled to get off, so
as to organize and set out On his present expo
dition from point so far remote from the
practical authority of this Government in
such an affair, as to make that authority vir-
tually a nullity Mr.. Dilon's conduct was
as all the world knows, Immediately made
the subject Of proper representations from
this Government to that Of France; and though
the result has already been an insurance
against the repetition of any such conduct or
the part of French Governmental agent in
the United States, the mischief done in the
particular case could not be repaired; as WAL
ker'S present position proves.
Thoug h France and the notorious non-cfi.
cheney of our system of government SO far
from its centre ia precisely such case, have
alone produced these results which are so
much to be regretted-and though the respon-
sibility for it is, therefore, eff the shoulder,
of the government at Washington-those who
have noted its conduct in all such affairs need
hardly be assured that Walker and his allie ?,
natives Of Nicaragua, will receive no aid and
comfort, direct or indirect, from this point
Under the ciroumst3n ,es, the fact of Walkers
completely with any native parties ASSUMING
to be the government of Nicaragua will prob
ably be deemed sufficient bar to thei. receg-
milton, by the present administration, as the
government of that country; unless, under
circumstances absolutely compelling such re-
cognition, (by no means likely to occur,) or
the entire abandonment, in this particular
case Of the admitted, ard heretofore inflexi-
bly, administered rule Of conduct of the United
States government in its intercourse with un-
settled foreign nations or powers.
The New York Commercial advertiser. in
commenting en- this matter, takes occasion to
say:
SO For though the United States Government
may be free from all blame in the Kinney
and Walker affairs, it will not be easy to make
the Nicaraguans believe it, or understand
how Government, claiming to have the popu-
lar support and the executive authority which
ours does, can be powerless To prevent such
proceedings on the part Of its citizens They
know, doubtless, how long the Kinney expedi-
ton was talked Of publicly, and defended and
applauded by some portion of the press,
while the Government seemed to be an uncon-
cerned spectator of the prolonged prepara-
tons. Nor will they be unmindful of tho fact
that Mr.. Fabens, kinney's alleged partner,
was long ALI American official that he took
prominent part In forcing the Administration
into the GreytOwn enOrmity, and was still re-
tanned in Office, until his palpable indiscre-
tions compelled the Government to remove
him i; that his successor soon betrayed the
same afhnities and purposes; that Colonel
Walker had previously made wretched pi-
ratical attack upon Sonora, and though since
having been within the Jurisdiction of the
United States Government, had suffered no
penalty for the offence; and that a new de-
tGchment of armed men from San Francisco
had been permitted TO embark to join him,
and were ON board the very steamer Oh which
the alleged outrage has been committed
Our explanation with reference to the part
Of the business transpiring in California and
on the borders Of the far distant and compare
lively unsettled State $50 far as the due exc
cution Of the neutrality law is concerned)
need notsbe repeated here in answer to the
AdreTtiser.
30 far as concerns the eases of Kinney, Fa-
bens d Co., concerning which it now COM
ments so indignantly, We beg to call its con-
ductor's attention to the fact that but for the
taus pas of the United States judge Nnger-
solD in permitting himself to be humbugged
by Kinney, against the advice and due warn
ing Of the government here, as we explained
at the time, they would now be in prison in
New York, and not, as they are, disgraoing
Us as nation. Our respected contem porary
of the Commercial .4dUtrttSer will further
recollecs how severely it took us to task for
our indignant comments upon the foolish con
duct Of the judge in that case; which it
charged on the government here, as an i'm.
proper effort, to interfere with the indepen-
dence Of the Judiciary.
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