The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-17
Walkers Position and Secretary Marcy.
TO THE EDIrDR OF TINE herald.


correspondent OF the New York Sun Of this morning
makes merry the reported reverses Of General
Walker in Nicaragua, and particularly rcoces the sup
posed dsappontments of those who here recognized
- his friends. Among the number my name 10 men
toned and the assertion is made that ''mniug grants
have been awarded me, TO be worked by company
formed in New York;
This b positively false, ~ have neither received,
have been promised mining grants, land grants,
g ants Of any character Whatever, BY the Rvas
Walker rule in Nicaragua. I visited Nicaragsa - an
American citizen, satisfied myself Of the great value Of
that beautiful and productive country, and invested
money In hard dollars in the purchase Of property from
natives who had . legal title 10 dispose Of the same.
Hnce then have sustained General Walker, because
knew his motives 70 be just and when question Axises
between American progress and savage despousm, ]
trust shall always be found on the American eide.
The ausion that the malicious Marcy viii enjoy
the prostrasion" Of the cause in Nicaragua, and
myself with Il, may be very corsolng TO the
Suns espondent hut II the ssmslcious Marcy,
enjoyed the murders committed upon unarmed American
citizens at Virgin Bay, the llth Of Aprl last I did
not II the malicious Marcy" received with pleasure
the Information that American minter Of tho Gospel
and defenceless men. and children were butch
cred In cold blood By III combined forces Of Guste.
"dcaih North Americans ~ at Granada on the llth
OF October, would rather be the disappointed ]. r.
bens tnAn the happy "malicious Marcy and the lat
ter also enjoy In the prostraon Of the Nicaragua
cause the nsssscre Of $50 women, children AMI wound
ed American soldiers the Island or "Omctepe by
ssvases Of Central Arerica he entitled eli bene-
nfs OF the same-but as an American NJ heart and r
principle. my synpathes OF Q character directly op
poste. II The malicious Marcy say 10 the friends
OF Nicaragua Americans have business 10 that coun-
try" cannot agree with him. believe tina. Americans
have tight to emgratc 10 any soil In the universe aud
when on that soil they entitled 70 the sympsthics
their country men.
When the American gov errm ent sympalhlzes with
the despotic savagcs Of Guatemala, San Salvador and
Costa Hca, against country men, I trust that
shall not fail 70 prove true 10 American nature Ia
the cause OF humanity, bu aid 10 the my DO yer
and influence the caufe OF American progress.
WALKER bad been driven out OF Nlcarsgua by Mica
aguans, no American could have complained; but cAr
On American al heart witness combination OF all the
lowers without boldly coming up to his Defence notwth
standing his enemies may have the sympath OF the
"maicous harcyYt
General Walker would never have had any difficulty
with the natives Of Nicaragua II II had not been Tor the
invasion Of ,he neighborng states Ths encouraged
at first By the refusal Of the United States government
recognize Nicaragua II had been entirely wilt
would have sustained General Walkers rule and Ncsra.
qua would now have been prosperous and happy.
IN true that the position OF General Walker may ap.
pear crcai out his present situation has brought
about by biz endeavors 10 protect ne osx and properly az
American eitisns on the Tonsr ror 10 CALIFORNIA;
cred duty which government has failed 10 per-
form But Notwithstanding these apparent Ievcrses,
The complete overthrow Of his savage enemies lis en-.
emies IN this country viii leave under tbs especial pro-
lection Of the IN scious Marcy aud the oondent
Of the New York Sun JOHN r. HEIss.