The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-01
Kicaraxu. Meeting in, Nashville.


zens assembled at the Market House Saturday night
en- r Nicaragua Many Of our mos. rsspsctsbis citizens
were and the voice Of the gathering posed
a. was Of the fsrmer slow townemen OF the heroic
chet now commanding in that State ts patriotic
Die little army, may regarded with no ordinary amount
The meet!rg organized by the appointment Of DR..
G. X. Winston Chairman, motion OF r. w. Meg lvoex
ksq, and Mtssrs AnGrsw wing, DR.. Felix Robertson r.
B. Casi!enan and Neil S. Brown, vce Prsacents aud a.
Dr. WESTON, on taxing tie caai addressed the meet.
ing, in explanation of tee object tones Ct fred eo
Hon. NKl s Bnows beirg loudly called for responded
In short speech highly eulogse of the character of
General Walker and CONNIE aty of che in which
he Was now engaged.
On motion Of W. r. Cox, Esq, committee WAS ap-
pointed to prepare resolutions pressire of meeting
The CHAIR appointed Nesrs K. W. M:Gavock. John
A. MeEveD, ". r Ccx John Ha Smith, Gen. B f.
The committee, after consultation, reported the follow
ing preamble and resolutions, which adopted with
unanimous scclamaron:-
the importance to the citizens Of III. Drd States attaining
ana
s se rely win wo Of s The
herr s Of suS s9S IS wn
ueuee adverse to our prosperity and gro nsou and
he s 5eceRy By
. s5s aec the 0ng hGps ss Of and
United States; therefore
Rssoysa Iha ns recognition by our of the
Resolved sacre OF unonendilg ciuzsns
- sas
IN war Ss Gs ds
onstIae the Imperative necessity for such intsrersnoe
s pas
hn1 oI poM riss % sss
ing or nasiScE dom1ncn either IN their own name Or
any portion e Ienrsl America
wm waEsr DC dstDsuisSed sSsf he sspab!ssa army
a he osSs .O s; our
on heartfelt for The noble which be
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the acauaon Of knO Wedge his Intellectual sndovment his
Ssaor a. di,iasSsssd s.sstIs Republics p9nsi
& III s s1: 0s hs n
sIrrs upon them The bIesgns and security under
ard lsys ,sa without sR0, slsmsh ~
his future he win do nothing to arnsh the brightness
Resolved That while has always been the practice Of Eu
rolssn nm sns seze upon the srr,ry Of their less
sn enrich themselves BY their spoil the efforts Of
publican Gen and h. are .,Sed 2 the
and equs laws rp IN Who have never ssen possess.
Ss ss s q S
sen % the regard ofevery lover Of liberty.
W. BnBo, Esq next addressed the crowd, entering
quite length upon the discussion OF principles Of
onal policy condemnrg the course Of tho ministra
ted from Eio.rsgu. to s @ ts' ''''
ii He was followed by X. ". koGAvocK, who sloauenty
spoke OF his personal acquAir tAnce with Gen. walker,
defended the Of the Administration and expressed
strong terms his sympathy for the cause In which he
was epgsged, snd his hearty hop, for is success.
Col. GARDENHIRE of White county, being pregent, was
called for but after expressing his cooperation Ia sent
ment with the speeches already devered excused him
self from q speech.
Hon. EDWIN II EWING being frequently and loudly
called for, app sred and made most feeling, eoqueh
and able address in approval of the enthusasm manifest
ed in the cause to sympathse with which, the NEE ing
lad assembled. Mr. Ewrg spoke Of tho relationship
that existed between himself and Gen. Walker he Gen.
W. having, when q very young man. read Law In his
office, of his studious habe uDpreendLg manners and
great quirements In terms OF highest oommendati0n.
lie further spoke Of the influence Of American industry
energy and enterprise in recsm.ng from the desolaton
VII ch esie of mongrel Spanar6s, nsg and
Ino,ans in the fertile and beautiful land
which was now the object of such universal and peculiar
interest
He was followed by Judge wNr a. HUMPHREYS, who
gave most interesting account OF the intestine strug
ges which have desolated the fair pAns Of Nicaragua
many years. He also spoke Of the importance of os
tanning stable and responsible government In that
country protect the immense commercial interests
which daily being more fully developed, depending
upon transit the Isthmus The speaker further
u gsed the personal character OF General Walker and
the cause Of democratic repubcanism In Central
America.
Speeches were also made BY Hon Judge TURNER, Jso.
G. FERGUSON, Esq, d. r. CLAIBORNE, Esq. Col. V. X.
STEVENSON, r. W. HAYWOOD, ESQ, and W. r. Cox Esg.
Throughout the mesting which continued until Ii e
hour, the greatest enthusiasm prevailed