New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-19
Important from Central America.


tant and interesting intelligence from Central Amer
ca, fully confirming the views expressed by us on
Wednesday morning last, in regard to the Costa Rean
account of the defeat and rout of Col Schlessingers
command 3S8 Es4fs fsst &=H isl =. "}is
The information is derived from dispatches received
probably by the Government, although it is not so
stated--from Col. Wheeler, American Minister at
Nicaragua, and may be implicitly relied on accord
ing to our unhesitating conviction. Although the
wish is father to the thought, that fact does not
detract from the intelligence Col.Wheeler is in a
position where he could not be deceived to the
tual posture of aairs and it is out Of the question
to suppose for instant that he would forward false
information, To suppose this would be to suppose
that he is fool and knave, when he is neither. He
is an upright, intelligent, keen-sighted man.
Instead Of schlessinger's being defeated utterly, it
appears that he retreated stroke of policy be-
fore the superior numbers of the enemy that
were brought against him That stroke of
l5policy, there is little question, has, ere this,
produced the results it was intended to bring about
namely the utter destruction of the Costa Rican
forces Perhaps it was intended to draw them as far
from home possible; and while engaged in making
some amiable arrangements with Col. schlessinger
it is not wholly impossible that Gen. Walker, backed
by eight hundred thousand rhemen, or more, sud
denly appeared in the vicinity and with rudeness
that admitted Of no denial, insisted upon taking q
prominent part in the entertainment! 1t may turn
out that this view Of saccurate. all events
we think SO. 5
Gen. Walker, unless we are much mistaken, is not
the man to send out an advance guard without sup.
porting it promptly and efficiently. Such procedure
would imply both folly and madness and he is neither
| ID fool nor mailman. He was on hand when the
crisis arrived, all the world may rest assured.
In d few days we will have full and authentic par
ticulars. In the meantime, we cannot help hugging
the5fond belief that our noble frends-the Central
American regenelators achieved magnificent
1 and final triumph over their mongrel enemies.
4 s'&' E74s}
4 If | thought had one drop of Democratic blood
i in my veins, would open them and let it out! F"
This sentiment was uttered by the Hon. James Blu.
chanan, says the Washington Organ, now prominent
y spoken of as the antiAmerican candidate for
President Of the United States in speech delivered
if we mistake not, during the second war with Great
Britain He took strong ground in opposition to the
war and against the Democratic party Of that day,
and declared his hostility the latter in the uneouiv-
4 ocal terms quoted above.
!, ~ OAELASp COLLEGE, M1ss-We acknowledge the
receipt of pamphlet copy Of the catalogue of the
officers and students Of Oakland College, From its
pages we CLEAN satisfactory evidence Of the prosper.
Gus condition Of the institution This should be
II gratifying to every Southern man and iffthe people
Of the South would encourage home colleges, home
enterprises home industry and home manufactures as
they ought great change for the better would soon
take place. IF the institutions of learning in Iouis
ana and Mississippi were only supported by the
lnarpntS and oarans nf Tonisiena and nm,
they would soon equal in usefulness and value those
enjoying the aton inthe United States
But they 40 not VIII they? We shall see.
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II UNIoN gouRsE RACES The race over the Unioi