Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-02


elimination, which will inspire the next can
| vass and give success to the Democracy.
The experiment, attempted at Baltimore in
1852, acted upon during the canvas, carried
out in good faith by President Pierce, because
instructed so to do by what was done in the
convention which nominated him, and there
after, of holding out flag of truce to those
once Democrats, but subsequently unsound
upon the slavery question, should not and
will not be repeated in June, at Cincinnati;
and yet the very men who condemned Presi-
dent Pierce for his policy in relation to ap-
pointments in New York, are now attempting
to carry out ,oorss policy all over the
country On relation to the nomination at
Cincinnati. They propose not only to bring
all the unsound anti-Nebraska Democrats,
the men who skulked in the hour Of trial and
danger, back into the party with their ban
ners flying, but to consult and coneiliats them
in the nomination.
The real question to be decided is not one of
expediency, of availability, but one of a much
higher character, in which the public faith
The Current Indian War.-The news from
Oregon and Washington is of the most heart
rending description. The Indians have COM
pletely circumyented the military, and have,
by cunning russ of attacking one part of the
country, led the United States forces to dis
TANGO, when they divided into two parties, one
of which, 500 strong, have seized and destroy
ed the town at the Cascades, where they now
are strongly posted and completely masters
of that important position, by which they are
enabled to prevent all communication with
the troops east Of the Cascades.
Gen. Wool may now perceive that he was
entirely mistaken as to the character and ex.
tent Ct this war, and also as to the best mode
Of prosecuting it. His withdrawal of the
troops into quarters has emboldened the saw
age and given him the field to operate the
destruction Of our settlements
The unfortunate people of those Territories
have been placed between two enemies-the
Indians on one side, and Wool's ideas on the
other. With the Indians they have had to
contend for life, and with Gen. Wool thew
have had to contend for the moral support
which his misapprehensions have caused the
public to withhold from them The ammuni.
ton they endeavored to get from San Fran.
cisco was refused by his mistaken and i'll timed
representations. The San Francisco pa
pers that followed in his lead now admit that
the war is most alarming and threatening, ex-
tending all through the whole region of both
Territories, showing conclusively that the
movement has been long maturing and pre-
concerted.
Another evidence that the war has not been
provoked by the whites is, that the tribes in
juxtaposition with the settlements have taken
up arms in their defence, and are now in the
Geld cooperating with the whites.
Nicaragua Those who have read the de
tails of the latest news from Nicaragua must
comprehend that it bears out to the letter our
published anticipations concerning occurrences
there, spread before the public no. long since.
We refer to the fact only because it proves
that We are much more correct in the iufor
nation concerning public affairs, foreign and
domestic, than any journal published at die.
tance, flooded with baselsss speculations
palmed on the reader as so much gospel truth.
1t Is exceedingly difficult to got at the truth
of occurre noes in Nicaragua, through first
accounts of them, which usually reach the
United States only after being supervised
by Walkers agents, appointed to prevent
any ether than statements like to aid his
cause from obtaining publicity here. Our
private advices assure US that in the recent
battle of Rivas, Walkers loss was I56 men,
and not 30, as published in WIS newspaper ::
and further, that the Costa Ricans lost $50
men in that engagement, and not 900, as that
paper published.
As We anticipated, he and his fllibusters
are at the mercy Of the Costa Ricans, who to
the number of 5000, have cut off all bis hone
of supplies and reinforcements from the United
States His ammunition has also given out.
His force according to himself) is about .O0o
Americans and 300 natives, who, being
pressed, are guarded by the American pret
ty much as prisoners of war, rather than be.
ing treated as allies.
As we anticipated, the failure of the fIl;.
busters who went down from San Francisco fon
the Cortez) to reach him. was a severe blow to
him, infuring his subsequent disastrous defeat
at Rivas; and, as We also anticipated, many
of the passengers who left New York on the
Orizaba were compelled to return on her to
the United States.
According to the correspondence from Mica
ragua to the New York Times and Tribune
bis men are DESERVING him on all convenien,
occasions, being starved and unpaid and &C..
cording to the proclamation of the Costa Rican
commander, all fllibusters who surrender and
abandon Walkers fortunes are spared and
provided for. The consequence is, that a
number of his men have gone over to his ene-
my as the only means left them Of saving
their lives. The Transit route is closed, al
attempting TO travel it being sure to fall into
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