The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-27
The Havana Press on the Position of General
walker.

Amc nav EIcss on the Position OF ssencrAk
walker.
[From the Diaro de la Marina July 1871
There are people who, in opposition to our
opinion, suppose the prolonged stay of Walker in
Nicaragua to contribute to bis taking root there,
even in case of the actual condition of his situation
not being modified This opinio on, at first sight,
bears air not only OF probability, but seems at
tne same tune, 70 rest on the no. very remote ex-
ample Of what has happened in Texas. From the
very moment when the usuIpation Of that Territory
was consummated by handful Of filibusters, with
the aid OF Zebala and some few other traitors (who
70 say 4 Ia passing, were not long delayed in recey
ing their requital by being spoiled and put aside)
IT was easy to foresee the difficulty, If not the inn
possibility of taking their spoils from them Each
day passed was to them a new element Of strength
II walker were in possession Of Nicaragua on the
same footing on which Houston exercised his domi-
nation over the Mexican province, the same conse-
quences would necessarily result as the fruit of the
identity Of the circumstances connected with each
case.
But with this apparent resemblance between the
cases. the actual situation is in all points different
one. The usurpers Of Texas formed a small nu-
ceus, but lived isolated, and were in reality the sole
and exclusive inhabitants of the country On the
contrary Walker and his followers find themselves
surrounded by population perhaps not very thick,
but, to be sure, infinitely more numerous who con-
stiute society amongst themselves. well or
i'll organized This silent opposition is an
or, and the importance and dangers of
which must be taken notice Of Lastly, and here
we touch the greatest difficulty, the Anglo Ameri-
the first Of these elements being perhaps, predomi
nant and there lay the germ Of their strength. The
legitimate and legal origin of the colony and its
population had marked out the path which it fol-
lowed up afterwards As regards Walker and his
par,isans they are all Of them exclusively soldiers
Whilst they do not divest themselves Of this cha
racter, or at least, whilst they do not combine it
with qualities OF more stable sort, his domination
s and will always be, ephemeral; for sprung up as
it is, from material force, it cannot be maintained
out by it. If fortune for q moment bctrays him,
all is lost II, under an excessive weight the sup
port gives way fails, the whole fabric will sud.
denly fall to the ground and go to pieces.
The most similar case which the history Of the
past offers US is the domination Of the Mameukes in
Egypt. although there was no antagonism OF reli-
gion, diversity of costume, or positive difference of
race. But the power Of that warke tribe was, by
no moral link, bound with the interests or ideas OF
the country, and, for want OF such strong bond
centuries Of uninterrupted duration did not allow
them to take any root. Weakened by Napoleon,
their massacre ordered by crafty Pasha, was suffi
Gent to make disappear from the face Of the earth
the power and even the name Of the Mamelukes.
But some one may object here that, il Walker has
not yet c0l0nized he will do without any doubt,
at the first moment Of repose. The inclination and
habits Of his race point to this course as sure Of
being followed. We will not deny that il may be 80,
under the superstition, however, Of one trifng con
dltOn being granted US, and that IS, will 1t be ut oil
possible? But unfortunately, or to say better, for
tunately, we disclam entirely such possibility.
And we shall not commit such silly action as to
alIege as first argument for supporting ideas
that the land in Central America has its owners as
in all other American countries, occupied by the
Spanish race. If, in the legal point of view, this
obstacle Is of no small importance, the modern his
tory OF California proves such scrupes not to be suf
ficient for serving as barrier.
1t would be easy and feasible to take possession of
the requisite lands either by purchase or by spolia
ton The difficulty lies in those lands after having
taken possession of them being entirely useless and
Improbable. save under conditions easier to be
conceived and wished for than to be realized.
Here, we touch upon the most sensitive and deli
cate point Of the question of Nicaragua, as well
of all the social and political problems which, to-
day, agitated in all the regions OF the neighbor.
ing continent Here, at the first glance, the inti-
mate connection is discovered which, in fact exists
between the affairs OF Kansas and those Of Nicara-
qua. Without the organization Of forced labor the
domination Of the filibusters in Central America is
and has TO be ephemersl as well as sterile even
,uinous to the usurpers. win it be- at least for the
present possible to proceed to their projected acc
Inatizationg II the answer be negative, we shall
have gained our argument "a far rs we have former
~ proved the absolute necessity of this point Of it.