Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-31
Gen. walker and his Old Neighbors

The citizens of Nashville in which city Gen.
Walker was born and reared, lately held a pub
lie meeting in testimony Of their respect aud ad
miration for him, their confidence in the purity
of his motives,and his ability to achieve the grand
results he has undertaken. The meeting is said
tohave been one OF the largest ever held in the
city, and attended by gentlemen of the highest
character and responsibility without distinction
of party. The Nashville Banner says:
In view the importance and responsibility of the
position occupied by Gen Walker, aud of the I'M
speakably atrocious libes his private character
which have been recently published in the New York
7ribune, Louisville Courier and other newspapers of
extensive circulation, IL eminentl, fit that the
people of this place in the midst of whom he was
born and reared should together and bear their
willing and emphatic testimony to the purity of his
character and the undertaking rectitude of his con-
duct in all the relations of life during the long period
IRON infancy 10 mature manhood-n which he
-dwelt among them. Although account Of the pro-
ceedngs OF the meeting appeared in our last issue we
deem II proper to rensert here one of the resolutions
adopted by the meeting.
Resolred, That we the neighbors, friends and oc
qnalntanees OF Gen VIM Walker the distinguished
chief OF the Republican army of Nicaragua deem tho
present tit occasion to declare our high appreca-
ton of his qualities man, and 10 give EXPRESSION
10 our heartfelt sympathy for the noble cause in which
ne Is engaged Born, reared and educated in our
ihiust, ne mas ever maintained the charac of an
honest and honorable man. graduate of the Tni-
Iersity of Nashville and for several wears udon, ~
Paris where he devoted himself to the acauiston of
knowledge, his intellectual endowments his literary
attachments and varied knowledge his nice sense of
honor, his distinguished gaantry and his Republi-
can principles eminenty qualify him for the task of
regenerating people cursed with all the evils of bad
government and comforting upon them the blessings
Oh freedom and security under the operation of wise
and benehcent laws He left his home and natve land
without spot or bemsh upon his character and
we VINO know him well, feel sure that whatever may
be his future career he will do nothing to tarnish Tho
brightness of his fame ~
IN TIE brief report by the Patriot of the eloquent
remarks 81 EDWIN ii. EWING ESQ., with whom Gen
Walker had studied law we find the following ms
sage pas
The distinguished actor in those stirring events
whom he had assembled to sympathize with was n.
hauVe OF our city the .emans of his mother slept in
our cemetery MS iather resided among u.s. the asso-
ciates OF his young years were around us: we knew
him, and were compelled TO feel interest in his
cess. Gen Walker had been a law student with hin,
and ne could not repress the sentiments of esteem
with which he regarded him, and the deep concern he
felt in his welfare When intelligence of this meeting
should reach him, 1t would strike chord in his bo-
som which as yet was untouched ii would penetrate
his hearts core, It would nerve to renewed and
more powerful effort. He adverted TO the effect which
sympathy and encouragement had wrought upon 9TH
er nations when struggling for freedom. spoke of
the noble effort Of the great Webster in behalf of Gre
Clan independence and his later but less effective
demonstration In freedoms cause In his HuIesm
letter He thought the government had but done its
duty in recognizing the government of Nicaragua BE
defended the pascpators in her from the charge
OF hlibusterism and trusted their efforts would be
successful in securing TO the iaud Of their adoption the
blessings off permanent and enduring Republic.
we not only knew him well during the long peri