Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-11-25
walkers slavery Decree.
[ From the New Yark San, { Organ ofM,
Cuban Junto,) October g..

[ From the Nsw Yark San, { Organ ofae
Cuban Junta,) October e.,
Yesterday, we alluded briefly to Gene
raj Walkers decree, establishing slavery
in Nicaragua. If we take this act as an
indication Of Walkers true character, we
can regard him in no other light than as a
most unmitigated scoundrel, for whom no
terms of denunciation can be too severe.
And If it be not an act springing from a
debased and wicked spirit, then he must
be a mailman, who does not reflect upon
the character and consequences of his con-
duct. No man in full possession of his
reason, mo man not lost to every senti-
ment Of honor or humanity-no man, un-
less he possessed the cruel qualities Of a
fend, would go among poor, weak, con-
fding people, like the Nicaraguans, and
while protesting to be their friend and
protector, deliberately re-impose on them
system Of bondage, from which they had
nobly emancipated themselves. There is
not one stakeholder out of ten thousand, in
the whole South, who would SO degrade
himself before the world and in his own
eyes, as to pursue the course which Walk
er has taken The most mammon- -grasping
skinhint in the Northern States would
stand aghast at the proposition.
AS mere matter Of policy, it is the
most fatal step Walker has taken-the
most fatal he could take. II Eeeds but
lsush@a measure as tliiskto stnl, Hi avn
men against him. They cannot endure
the disgrace of following such leader,
That Walkers men will depose him and
establish another leader unless, indeed,
they abandon him and the country togeth-
er--may now be regarded as almost GER
tain. The Nicaragua Church and its ad-
herents, heretofore his fast friends, will
forsake him and loathe him as a base traitor.
The natives reviying their memories of
Spanish invasions and subjugations, will
turn their friendship into burning hatred.
Deserted by all in Nicaragua who have
heretofore supported him, secuted and de-
nounced by all in the United States who
sympathized with him while they believed
him possessed of some honor and manly
courage, his end will be that of a remorse-
less villain, fallen from fame to the black
est infamy. -
We cannot believe that the noble hearted
Goicuria, who, though native of that coun-
try loves liberty in every fibre Of his heart,
and lent to Nicaragua his services and
his purse that she might be free, will con-
tinue to hold a commission from her be-
trayer and enslaver, or allow his name to
be any longer associated with Walkers
infamous career. Nor can we believe that
Mr.. 0aksmith, who by all his relations Of
blood, and all his associations, is bound to
a deep sympathy with freedom will pros
titute himself to the service of one who has
ceased to be worthy any mans respect
And no man who respects himself or de.
sires the respect Of his fellow men, will
encourage or .;1 ..i1 the worst enemy which
, Nrlcaragua has ever had.
Especially does it become those who are
expecting to leave by the steamer on Fri
day, to stop and reflect upon what theil
condition soon must be under such rul,
as that now indicated by Walker. They
are mostly working men, hoping BY homes
industry and perseverance, to rise and thriy'
in life. This can never become the cas-,
where slave powers is supreme. The work
ling man there is necessarily degraded t
the level Of the slave, and his chance 0
Improvement grows constantly less. Thi
single fact is proven, over and over again
in all the past history of the world. lti
itself the key and explanation of the littl
growth and advancement Of the Souther
States. Let but the would-be Nicaragua
emigrants study well the condition Of tn
white working people at the South, and e
pecially outside Of the great cities, an
their plans viii BE- abandoned right speec
ily s5ass \, ,,,g v N. n.