Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-19
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

Central America.-Our columns have been
30 overwhelmed with domestic matters of late
as to have prevented rs from bestowing upon
the last advices from Nicaragua, even a pass
ing notice. The substance of the news is,
that, On the 18th ultimo, Rivas and the ma.
tlVes OF his cabinet with a single exception,
svailei themselves Of an opportunity to es
cape from Walkers clutches Think of it-a
President running away from his own Gov.
eminent, and setting up another in opposition
to it! That thing Rivas and his cabinet did
on the 18th ultimo. Whereupon Walker pro.
claimed him traitor. Now these facts COM
pietely bear out our persistent representations
that the Presidency Of Rivas was little more
than forced blind to disguise the fact that
walker was the supreme dictator of Nicar-
aqua, by virtue Of the rifles, revolvers and
bowie knives of his fllibusters. The humbuy
OF the connection of Rivas and a handful Of
natives with Walkers fortunes has now come
to an end, and he stand. countenanced and
supported there only by adventures who flock
to him from this country. The solution of the
question, how much longer he can maintain
his position?-rests wholly with the previous
solution of the question, how many more thou
sands from the United States will rush to
Nicaragua to die of the black vomit and
cholsrs!-a how many more fools there
are among Us to advance money on Walkers
magnificent promises to pay, with which to
keep him supplied with clothing, arms and
ammunition? We presume that at least six
or seven thousand persons in all from the
United States, have joined his army Perhaps
nifty have managed to return to thi. country,
nearly every man of them with ruined consti.
tutions. He has, perhaps, a thousand remain
Ing, who are half starved and not alf clothed.
az oil his troops have been from the BEGINNING.
The rest have gone-the way of all flesh /; a
few comparatively dying by violence ION the
feld Of battle and in private squabbles among
thsmselvss,) while the rest of his other dead
have fallen victims to the climate and diseases
Of the country. Who wants to 20 next,
Mr.. Burwelrs Letter-Ths reasons i'm.
polling VIM. NJ. Burwell, Esq -, late the editor
Of the Washington Organ, to withdraw from
the Know Nothing party, must fall with con.
vincing force on the minds Of all opposition
men in the South who have not made ID their
minds to be used really to aid the election of
Fremont under the pretence of supporting
Fillmore. We quote his letter in question as
follows, viz:
The hrst national action Of the party en-.
couraged the hope that il would realize this
L.
1855, that it would maintain the existing lao
lslation upon the subject of slavery as set
tlement Of the question. Under this declara.
ton some thirty three members of Congr.ss
we're elected by the American party in the
Southern States
"ln Fsbruary, 1856, this policy was changed.
ne Piedge TO maintain existing legislation
the subject, but the name of sIavsrv IL o.r y
Iuily ignored. The guarantee for the admis.
son OF new slave States specifically oivan h.
the declaration Of 1855, Is renlac.d 81 go ~
hcie which recognizes the right Of Isga1 a.;
zens OF territory I" to frame their oSn ~ co,,
domestic and social affairs in Their ON. uel own
subject only to"-, the Wilmot Proviso ~ -
the provisions Of the Federal Constitut;oI,s
which last phrase, under the interpretat;or
OF the dominant majority in Congress. mean
precisely the same thing. With this restr;c'
ton. the pledge" Of admission into the Union
Is granted TO the territorial State whenever
shall have the requisite population for
AT the same time, and upon the same nrin.
T ;n.as .. neutrality, the American party nom.
ins'ea iOr Its candidate a gentleman of intee.
my anu patriotism, but did not require him to
say Hne.ner ne would, if elected, veto a bill "a.
,S oWs me missouri, restriction or repeating
, me nan s act. Those who have REGARDED
~ phhuhns question too important to be left
IN douot nave been informed that tha no1s;,'ns
Is platform enough" and III AZ h;s NOMINEES ne
clal acts afford a sufficient assuIan pass Un!-
future; Taking bis signature Of the Com, us
mise OF Io90, as the most prominent or AZ.
acts, We encounter insurmountabls 5;fs. suese