The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-03

magnificent field OF action for Gen. WaikeE
and most glorious prospect for manifest des
tiny" throughout the Central American and
Mexican States and the neighboriDg islands Of
the sea. The "grsy-eyed man." set forth in
the prophecies of the native Indians as the
coDqueror and civilizer Of those beautiful re-
gions in and about Nicaragua, appears, indeed,
10 have dropped in among them; aud they be
heve it. We are informed that they regard
with superstitious reverence This "gray-eyed
man" % their imam of destiny" and his late
astonishing successes over the superior forces
and arms Of the we'll disciplined Costa Rtcans
are we'll calculated to extend this conviction
Of destiny" even among the natives Of Ea-
rOpean extraction.
The forced and complete evacuation of Nj
caragua by the Costa Ricans will, in all pro
liability, stand in the future history of Central
America landmark as conspicuous in its
place, as Sobieski's defence Of Central Europe
against the TURKS, or the expulsioa Of the
Moo,s from Spain, or our own decisive Revolu-
tionsly day at Yorktown, or Waterloo, or any
other Of those great field or sea fights, from
Marathon and Salamis down to this day, which
have decided the fate of kingdoms, dynasties
and races, and the marches or countermarches
of civilization. And the man, too, Of Central
America-the "gray-eyed man" Of the native
Indian patriarchs-bids fair to make his mark
90 deep and enduring in that quarter Of our
contiEent as the work Of an extensive and tho
rough political, commercial, religious and
social revolution can make it, What his
friends expect in his behalf may be
gathered from the suggestive sentence
in one of the letters from Nicara
qua which we published yesterday, in
which our correspondent declares that the
speeches which have been made in that couu-
try, expressing hopes of seeing Gen. Walker
before long as q United States Senator at
Washington, degrade both the man and his
grand future by the allusion."
The meaning of this grand future" which
is thus degraded" by the allusion to the an
nexation of Nicaragua to our Union, and the
election of Gen. Walker to the United States
Senate, is apparent to the naked eye. His
destiny simply coniprehends higher and
larger field Of operations and his "grand
future" as anticipated by his more enthusiast
tic fellow soldiers, may perhaps extend to
great republican confederation, not limited to
Nicaragua and the adjoining States, but en-
bracing all Of Central America, all of the
existing republic of Mexico, and the oontigu-
GUS islands, including Cuba and Hsyti. Aud
why not? What is there to hinder it? Gen.
Walker has at length secured footing il
Nicaragua, which may we'll cali up some such
splendid visions Of his grand future" as
those which expanded the hopes and the
genius of Napoleon after the brilliant sue
cesses of his first Italian campaign. Why
not? There will be no lack Of Anglo-Saxon
volunteers for Walker as long az, with few
hundred such men, he can vanquih by thou
sands his deteriorated mixed Spanish and
Indian enemies. Why not? There will be
NO lack of supplies as long as he can
Command the legitimate advantages Of
the Nicaragua California route. Why
not? There will not be wanted the sinews
vi war, while the Creoles of Cuba are
locking 10 Gen. Walker with hopeful eyes, and
while Gen. Goicouria, late the active head of
the Cuban Junta of this city, occupies one of
the most prominent, confidential and respon-
sible positions, military, diplomatic and finan-
cial, near the Nicaragua Commanders Chief.
But what of England, France and Spain
Do they not already "smell rat?" A Spanish
squadron has lately been detached to Vera
Cruz for purposes Of observation-a French
squadron, we understand, may be shortly e
pected to look into Greytown; and as for the
English, they are always beating about the
bush in that neighborhood. But why should
England, France or Spain interfere with Wal !
er, as long, at least, as his operations shall be
limited to the States Of Central America and
Mexico? We can imagine nothing more de-
sirable to the commercial nations Of the earth,
including England and France, than the re-
gener alton of Central America and Mexico
upon the basis of our North American Anglo
Saxon race, and their institutions, energy and
indomitable and world embracing spirit Of
development and enterprise. Give to the
North Americans" as our people are called
from Mexico southward-give to them, under
an independent republican confederation, the
control of the Mexican and Central American
States and in a very few years momentum
will be given to the commercial world scarce
ly surpassed by that of the gold mines of Cali.
fornia and Australia combined. And why
not? Who can limit the products of the
Mexican silver mines, her cotton, sugar and
coffee districts; or the richer coffee, chocolate,
sugar and tobacco fields of Central America,
and the wealth of the forests of all these re.
gions in cabinet woods, dyestufs, de-, to say
nothing of the gold and the coal mines known
to exist in various parts Of Central America?
What limit, we say, can be put to the traffic
which our North American" industry, ma
chinery and inventive genius would create in
those countries in very few years? And in
these vast elements of trade would not England
and France come in for their full share? Why,
aho Ahorr int NTH Gan