The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-10-30
Observation-Disclosures.

We called attention last week to the decree
of General Walker in Nicaragua, abolishing
Freedom, and reinstating Slavery, and to the
fact that Mr.. Soule, the associate of Mr. Bu-
chansn in the Ostend Conference, had already
purchased a sugar plantation in the new slave
State, and become a citizen. First, Conquest
then, Slavery; finally, Annexation. These are
the steps which mark the progress of Anglo
Saxon civilization on our Southern border.
1t was after the first step had been taken,
that the Cincinnati Buchanan Convention met
and adopted as a part of its platform the fol
lowing resolution:
"That in view of so commanding an inter.
est, the people Of the United States cannot bu,
sympathize acih the efforts schich are being
made By the people Of Central America to re.
generate that portion of the continent which
corers the passage across the inter-Oceanic 18th
mus"
The New York Eoening Post remarks that
the author of the resolution was Mr.. Soule, and
that, in presenting it, he emphatically announ
ced, in reply to some objection, that it was
necessary corollary of the policy declared by
Mr.. Buchanan in the Ostend Manifesto.
The supporters of Mr.. Buchanan and of the
Cincinnati platform will be delighted with the
progress of the regeneration of Central Amer
lea, as evinced by the late decree Of Walker
1t now remains only to elect Mr.. Buchanan
President, to complete its regeneration, by the
annexation of the new slave State of Nicara
qua, with Mr.. Soule and General Walker as its
Senators.
Meantime, the Regeneration has some fight
ing to do. The poor natives have not yet been
indoctrinated in the blessings of regeneration
as taught by the Richmond Enquirer and other
Southern apostles of Slavery; and so they re
pudiate the precious privilege bestowed on
them by Walker. At the latest dates, they
were battling right manfulfy in favor of the
obsolete institution of Freedom. Four thou
sand Guatemalans and others having marched
upon Massaya, and occupied it, Walker, leaving
small force at Granada, his capital, advanced
upon them with 1000 men. His accounts say
that meeting the Guatemalans on the 18th Of
October, near Messsya, he drove them back
into the city, where battle was fought, lasting
till midnight; but at daylight, courier from
Granada announced that 400 Guatemalans
aud natives were besieging that place. His
accounts proceed:
General Walker, on receiving this informa
ton, Immediately marched to the relief Of
Granada, and arrived on the heights surround
ing the city on the morning of the 18th, at lC
O'clock, and finding the city barricaded by the
whole force of the enemy, he charged upon
them, and drove them from their posts, cap
turing their commanders and all their field
pieces, and routing them from the city with
great slaughter. The total loss of the enemy
was 100. General Walkers loss was sixteen
killed, and thirty wounded"
The statement that the Guatemalans, who
numbered only 400, lost LOO, is rather cool
even for Glibuster. Enough, however, il
known from these accounts to establish the
fact, that the natives of the country which
Walker has conquered, submit with a very bst
grace to his regenerating processes, and are sc
absurd as to resist, ri ct arms, the attempts o.
the Conqueror, backed up by the moral infu
ence Of Messrs. Buchanan and Soule, and the
Cincinnati platform Democracy, to re.establish
Slavery General Walker should make draft
on Atchison and Buford for the $500 Border
Ruiians, whose service, since the United States
troops have taken the field in Kansas, are nc
longer needed there.