American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-12-20
From tie FsV ortsaas Pieayuns.
The WIcAEAouAN QUARRHr.

made public in New York, by the quar-
rel of General Goicuria and President
Walker, of Nicaragua. The General
has exposed 1T length, his reasons for
breaking with the Nicaraguan chief.
They arc found to be in a radical dis
agreement of policy, and discord Of
feeling upon points of previous agree
ment, or supposed agreement between
the parties, which shows itself in mu-
tual distrust, and, on the part of Col
curia, in personal denunciations Of
Walker, as wanting in capacity and
honor.
The first reflection upon this, is that
these differences are radical, and that
the separation Of the two parties must
have been inevitable whenever they
should understand each other, or rather
cease to misunderstood. This process
of mutual enlightenment must have
been going on for some time. The
dismissal Of Goicuria was therefore not
from any single act or omission, but
for causes previously in operation, of
which his conduct in New York was
development. 1t was not merely that
he did not 60 to London as instructed,
or that he was mixed up officially with
the Transit Company's affairs, but that
these showed opposition as well as
characterization, a hostile feeling and
an adverse policy, which made conf
dencc impossible. The tone of his
publication shows that the severance
was made not moment too soon. 1t
is rather surprising that Goicuria, with
his opinions and feelings, did not aban-
don the service before he was dismissed.
His complaint has, however, been
taken up by class of journals of the
North. What they are may be easily
conjecturcd, from the fact that the
slavery question is a principal ingredi-
ent in the quarrel. Goicuria is a quasi
emancipationist, although Cuban born.
He is anti-slavery in his political views,
and expresses his insuperable repug-
nance to the liberation which Walker
has granted to slavery by including in
a general repeal of legislative edlcts
the ono which abolished slavery in
Nicaragua. This was among tho a.
vowed reasons why he would not 90 to
England in behalf Of Nicaragua; and
the Inference is that he rather shares
in tho British opinions on the subject
of West India emancipation, and is
ready to apply them to Cuba. Hence
a lively sympathy has beon raised with
him among the emancipationists Of this
country, and corresponding vehe-
mcnco Of dcnunciation against Walker
for not countenancing their schemes,
and for avowing that he is not for
revolutionizing Cuba on any such terms
or for any such purpose.
His saying that that beautiful island
must not be acquired or used for the
benefit of the yankees" has been
construed by his adversarics to mean
for the United States, and Gen. Col
curia seized hold Of q contemptuous
expression, in a private letter, to make
it appear that the rejection of his plans
about Cuba was based upon feeling
of hostility to tho United States
Nothing can DO clearer than its appli-
cation to the anti-slavcry fraternity,
who have such q dangerous FREEDOM
nance in some of the Northern States,
which arc popularity called Yankee
States, and nothing can be clearer
than that Gen. Goicuria understood it
so. His conduct proves it. The abo-
lition aspect of the Cuban question
was uppcrmost in his own thoughts,
for when Walker declared his opinion
that Cuban liberation should not enure
to the advantage of the "Yankee "
portion of this country, Goicuria seized
the expression as tho ground for a
breach on the slavery question, thus
impliodly but distinctly admitting that
it is Northern preponderance within
the Union, by Cuban emancipation,
that he seeks in the acquisition.
These clear deductions from the cor
respondencc, account for the new ran
cor with which Walker is assaulted in
the journals Of the North, which toler-
ate nothing anywhere which does not
minister to their animosities towards
this portion Of the Union.
Seen in this point of view, too, we
can understand the impotence of Col
curia to charge Walker with q breach
Of faith towards Cuba. There was a
contract between them that Walker
would assist and cooperate in person,
and with men and money, in favor Of
the liberty of Cuba, CATER having
consolidated the peace and government