Washington sentinel., 1856-05-29

heart Is with the movement In all Its phases,
let it be termed "filibusterism," or, as some
who unfortunately have been elevated to high
positions in this country; have called fit, "prat-
icalism." If Walker and his brave associates
can, in any sense of the word, be stigmatized
as either, am willing to be placed in the same
category If it be piracy to aid an oppressed
people in securing to themselves the blessings
we enjoy in this favored land, l. for one, am
willing TO aid and sustain all such piratical acts
If the representatives Of the people of the
United States proclaim their true policy, it
seems that we are getting to be timid and vacil-
lating; we proclaim the Monroe doctrine, and
threaten John Bull with our due vengeance if
he even squinis towards American territory,
yet the old hypocrte laughs in his sleeve at all
our clustering, and through the especial grace
OF her Majesty, Queen Victoria, quietly an
nexes the beautiful island of Rnatan, and the
contiguous islands in the bay of Honduras.
While John Bull, sustained by many of our
more wise than honest statesmen, is declaiming
against the flibusterism of General Walker,
her Majesty is annexing one of the richest por-
tions OF Bengal, deposng its king, and taking
into her own keeping its treasures and rev.
enues. Look at the flibustering history of
John Bull for the past eight years, and what do
we witness ? First, we have the consolidation
of her power in the " Punjab," its people forced
into the ranks of the army, its princes stripped
OF every shadow of authority, and the country
rendered another footstool for the luxurious
tilibustering East India Company to rest its
gouty legs upon.
second-His Bullslip" not being satified
with Punjab, resolved to enlarge "the arena OF
liberty" and picked quarrel with the King
of Burmah. Burmah had to submit to a SINH
lar fate, and forms another province under the
control of his "Bullship," which commands
larger army and more inexhaustible resources
than the mother country TO which it is nomi-
nally subject.
Third. 1t has been but a few days since that
the New York papers contained the decree of
his "Bullship," annexing the wealthy kingdom
of Oude-the dethronement of its king; and,
finally, we have the following special warrant
of Victoria, in regard to the Bay islands,"
whereas it has been represented unto us
that the islands of Ruatan, Bonacca, Utilla,
Helene, Barbarat, and Moxat, in the Bay of
Honduras, are inhabited by divers subjects of
our crown, who are rapidly increasing in num-
bers, and we have, therefore, deemed it expe-
dient to make provision for the government of
the settlement or settlements already formed,
and to be formed In these islands
Such, in part, is the history of English fill
busterlsm for the past eight years. And during
this time, what American statesman has ex-
claimed /" tilibusterism?"
Our representatives at home and abroad
have been silent. They knew the atrocities of
British rule in India, but they neglected to
review them. They called the annexation of
the Punjab progress of civilization and con-
tented themselves that John Bull was a smart
fellow, who had taking" way with him, which
it was better not to oppose. Meanwhile we
dare not touch Cuba, or look upon Central
America with a hungry eye. This has been
the course of English 6libustering, and trust
the day is fast approaching when the mealy-
mouthed policy of our Government will be
abandoned.
Politicians may continue to quarrel over the
different planks in their platforms, but the great
and strong plank of the people is yet to be in
serted. 1t is to repeal the odious neutrality
laws, and give due notice to every nation on
the face of the earth that the policy Of this Gov
ernment In future will be, to permit its people
to aid every oppressed nation in securing for
themselves more liberal form of government
General Walker and his associates have been
most grossly misrepresented in this country by
the nemies Of liberty. He is purer in heart
and deed than any of his slanderers, and his
name will occupy a high place in history when
they and their descendants are forgotten.
Invited to Nicaragua by the Democratic
party, composing two-thirds of the people, he
aided in overthrowing the despotic rule of Cho-
morrow, who held supreme power over the
departments Of Granada and Riva, the other
portions Of the Republic, comprising the most
populous cities and districts, never having sub
mitted to Chomorro's authority. From that
time until the invasion of the forces of Costa
Rica, everything looked prosperously for Mica
ragua In the country, the people began to
cultivate their estates, and the cities in every
nuartar ayidencad prorraaa nd iypproyarnant
American enterprise there with capital to
invest, and a new state of things was the order |
of the day. This has been checked by the war \
of Costa Rica, brought about through the in |
trigues of the British Government and the
unfortunate delay of our own Government in
recognizing Nicaragua. While our Admins
tration, with great strctness, has enforced the
neutrality laws, and interfered with the emipra-
ton of our people to Nicaragua, the British
Government has been furnishing material
aid" in the way of arms and ammunition 10 the
enemies of American advancement. for the pur.
pose of driving out every American in the
country, and destroying every system Of liberal
principle likely TO be engrafted on that fertile
soil. But the course of manifest destiny is
not to be completely checked in its onward ca
reer if all the powers on earth combined against
it, for
Freedoms battles once begun
Bequeatbed from bleeding sire 10 son.
Though baffied oft, are ever won.
Central America will become Americanized.
And why should it not? The most beautiful
country imaginable, capable Of bringing forth
the richest productions, with mines Of gold,
silver, "copper" &c, unequalled, and with a eli
mate for health and comfort unsurpassed, it
only requires the industry and enterprise OF
our own people to make it the most desirable
spot in the world. About Nicaragua especially,
it will require too much space TO go into de.
tails; but for the information of those who
contemplate emigrating to that country / will
state that the reports published in regard TO the
unheathiness of the climate, are incorrect
A person can sleep with safety night after
night in the open air; this am enabled 10
state from actual experience. Again, many
are under the impression that large forests
would have to be cleared away before the lands
could be cultivated. On the contrary, a large
nortion of the land ia nrairie and ready for