The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-26

perpte-Save MN o lucrAive PrhcIsct put MS m'nh
| turned upoa other things.
In 1873 he began - think about his Souo-
"a expedition. ssn,s ANA was then In the
full ush Of his power mi ming his s'eps towards
inpersl throne. The people OF Sonorn despised antA
Anna, and in open rebellion against his authority
The house Of GsuiAns which Is the Oldest and wcsthest
family In sonora and which has ruled that state for
msny years, had gotten armed opp oston to santa
AnnAa government and invited Mr.. walker TO join them
with his friends. They offered him largo ANTS OF land
II he wouid assist them IN establishing republican
government. In 1854 Walker organized Ills expedition
and sailed from San Fancso. They 10 60 arst 70
tho Gull Of Guayms but through the treschery Of Gsu
Lana did not succeed In doing and fortified themselves
at the Encanada. Ihe expedition remained here three
or four months the members being all personal friends
OF the ander and resolved TO stand BY him to the
st lis Mexican friends, however, did not Keep their
prom ses and the affair failure. NJ. Walker beat
a retreat 20 ssn Francisco where he VAS arrested
and tried before the United states Circuit Court.
for alleged violation Of the neutrality laws. lie defended
his with great ability, and acquitted lie
settled the principle q Law for that court, and It's de.
c.sion precedent on the books.
Mr. Walker engages in politics, which were
ming very high, and vas de egafc 10 tho Democratic
State Convention Of 1854, when the democratic party
split. Hs edited the Sacramento &ac Journal.
At about this time he read Mr. squiers pleasant book
about Nicaragua and became A. once love with the
country. lie that Il ere civil gclng
and tnAcl with 4 his friends 20 the prAotica
bi,y Of assisting the Then democrSts party sitter
Mr. Byron Cole left San Francisco TO travel through Hon
duras VS. The agent tho Mining and radiag Company
and Mr. Walker obtained through him exact
report to the state of affairs In Nicarsgus Mr..
Cole bsvirg finished his business In Honduras,
vert with Co'orel Wells, of San Francisco to
Nicaragua from whence they rans nitted 10 Mr. Walker
sccurs'e statement oi the pocei affairs of the
Try. The ea5irg msmters Of lac Chamorro party urged
Mr.. Cole to return 70 San Francisco, and bring Mr.
wsker down, and commission General seat to
him with grant II fifty eight thousand acre. 81 land
Mr Pster IL French also concerned in this matter
| Mr. Walker accepted the commission, AMI being 6c.
neral, proceeded raise bis army, which numbered
sixty FIVE picked all his personal friends. Ms
cond In command Colonel g. G Eornshy tried sol,
d,r, Texan Who Lad served with distraction In the
Mexican war. Most u the paid their expenses
Those who too poor TO do dted out BY Ce
| neral Walker.
The ig vesta chartered and the little band az H.
be trs set a from Francisco in May Of this year
No sGo,, mace by the United States authoties "a
dcain her The trg arrived at Realejo In June and
received with open BY the people. In hi drst
action with the arstocrsic troops he had forty Ave
against xix hundred this forty i've killed hun
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might doubt this story reported by the party
opposed to Walker. His operations delayed for a
tine by the Jealousy Of a rival General Muror (suee
desdl but lie finally succeeded readers well
aware possessing all the prircipa places Ia the rcpnb
c aud In debating terms Of peace with the arstocrac
party General Walker retained h position the head
Of the army but received other smoiumen reward
neither did be ak any for himself or bis friends Daring
his whole campaign his behaved we'll and their
enemies could go act OF violence against them
| their commander.
hwhsn the ne u General Walkers campaigns reached
the uniled States his personal friends, msuy of -hsm
are conservatives, expressed much surprise, Ihey
thought Il singular that mA aasnaued, reAast
highly educated, soft 'peken sen,ienan could hsv,
| shown much desperate vaior. In person General
wail,r Is quito the ~ ones idea Of a var
lie IL shout FIVE ect Ave inehe, In height ami weighs
about ore hundred and forty pounds His face e not
handsome hi hair hsxen his ryes ish, blue aad hi
sln dr6gmed by frechies He speaks scw and son ana
at rare intervals preferiiDg 70 be listener rather than
faikcr. He ID told these thiues by per.
entirely disconnected with his scbcrnes--hc e. man
of profound erudtion OF iroproarhbc huscer of the
nest dc'Eerats couragc, physical and moral ~hou,
taint Of ayarioe In his composion ani with snail
sices. iie has received from the Ncsrau.
guam government ana has apparently COR money
When hi sunk in their tracks the march from
Rvas 10 San Juan he took music, and watched oscr
| them, ntvor closirg his eyes dnring tao days and
| two rights He Is . leader that wiil inspire
entire confidence In the under his command, aud
never DO anything TO bc'rsy Or ose H. Ills tmbi,ion {,
doubtles pnsaAbe, nd We have doub, that In three
months he vii hfve Eve thousand good unser nj.
command, AID have power enough 10 sway AL Central
| America
such Is the cha ae'er Of General Walker, given BY
his hcnis al acqua.nsroes. Eorne q them d. mot
prove q ~ military srhisvcr enis but ~ unite giving
him tho ed o. having acted from The pufcs, ao,ive'.
70 AR have ~ doubt hiil. H. has aet.i
| with exceeding pruefnce ard eisrre,pn.