Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-18
Mt. WALTER AND HIS MINISTER.

Mt. WALTER AND HIS MINISTER.
Ii appear, to be little doubtful whether |
Col. Parker Iii. French, who has been APP |
pointed BY Col. William Walker as Minister
PleniPotentiary from Nicaragua to the U
States, will be received in that capacity BY
the Government at Washington. It would
indsed be somewhat surprising for the Pres
ident one day to issue proclamations against
the fiiibusters in this country who are
suspected of plotting the invasion of Mica
rauga, end the next day to receive Min
iste. Plenipotentiary from the very ring
lc.der OF the ilibusters.
We notice that the Chicago Press thinks
tho Government bound to give Mr.. French
favorable reception, and accord him all
The prerogatives with which he comes ac-
credited, unless it departs from all former
presidents. That is curious doctrine, and
we are pleased to see that even the present
Administration is not disposed TO adopt il
hastily. There hes been no accurate in
formation received in this country, by which
any further fact is established than that
Walker has achieved present, perhaps
temporary, and certainly 3 precarious mi
iitary superiority. There is no evidence
hat the body Of the people of Mica
ragua hare given any sincere obedience to
The martial l.w which Walker has estab-
ished, or sly kind of obedience except that
caused By the sudden success ofthe brigands
BY whom they are oyerawed. The alleged
conspiracy of Corral demonstrated the fral
tenure By whieb,- aiker maintains his supre-
macy. The esecetics,a of that individual was
the persoaa.. act of Walker, and bis ordering
hl" 20 be shot, contrary to the recommen-
dat,on TO mercy of the court martial, and IN
spite a. the solicitations Of many OF the prin-
cipal native citizens, stamps Walker as
murders. Il is preposterous to say that
this leader of band of outlaws has already
entitled himself to be regarded as the head
Of "a established government. The state
rerts copied from paper called the NicG-
-aosen-s, being beyond question published
ct the d:cistion of Walker. are entitled to
GO credit. PROFESSIONALLY, Walker is in
such haste to Re recognized by the United
States Government, because that recogni-
ton is his only hope for maintaining his
present position. Such recognition would
have the Immediate effect of dispiriting the
native IIicarsguans, and stopping at least
for awhile any further opposition Walker,
thouci re do not believe that even such
action By the United States would effect
any permanent settlement Of Niea.aguan
afrirs
But there is another important light in
which this question must be viewed. What
ever may finally be done with the Clayton
Bulwer trssty, it's provisions are binding
until abrcrsted by the contracting parties.
Lot it be .upnosed that an Englishman had
raised company Of adEenturers in England
had pursued the came course, achieved the
sane success that hrs been accomplished by
Waller, should then have sent Minister
rle1ipoteas;ary 10 Great Britain, and OBJ
tanned TIE recognition of that Governmen
~ JUL A4S peogie VI TIC 1oNttHthento VI ihls
country have scquiesced in such proceed
ing Would they not have secuted the idea
of Ceiling aach pirstical operation the
establishment of de fccto government that
was entitled to a representation in the CON-
munity Of nstionsi Would they not have
claimed, and justly TOO, that such proceed.
ing virtually made Nicaragua an English
dependency Why then should not the same
facts have the same bearing if the United
States were to act in the way we have sup
poseit Ie agree fully and cordially with
the doctrine Of submitting to nothing that
is wrong, but we also believe in doing moth
ing but what ia right.