Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-06-18
GENERAL WILLIAM WALKER.
FSosz The Lonuzz1 CsxY.sr.

GENERAL WILLIAM WALKER.
FSoB- The Lonazzs Cs.risr
ne perceive IN many Of our exchzng ge.
within the last few days, Al extract from q late
number Of 'BlackToOd's Edinburg Magazine,
On Nicaragua, in which It is stated that Gen.
Walker. whose position In. It's atfaiss has drawn
al eyes upon him, Is about forty years Of age.
and Is n4tiye OF Alabama, AMI giving some
details as to his early life and education,
which are some times correct and sometime.
otherwise.
The writer Of this article mas known " IL
liam Waller from his childhood, and has IL.
therefore Witl4In his poTeE TO correc: several
errors which preTzil=d with regard 20 him
In the frat place, then he IS q native Of the
city q Nashville, Tennessee, his fz:be. BE-
Ing Of Scotch birth, coming wc belIeEe, from
GlaSgox o. its vicinity, his mother, who wzz
sister sf John SorFeli, al one period Sens-
tor N Congress from Michigan, being native
of Kentucky. WiI,izn the eldez: Of their
Children, il about thirty three OF four years Of
age, is Of rather diaiHutiTe Stature, with
Esftish hair, fair complexion, mach stained
oa his cheeks and z5DEt The eyes sith freckIes,
grey cgess and : coGa,enznee, OF the whole.
rather tame aud unposseszing. His roics is
Ian AID decidedly Easel, being shat the child
r=u call sinzsO1zs hrs nzaneF. zEe uBcommoaIy
gui=t and reserved, II DC. zEx.z-6 tn; Ehen
IL company With intimate fEiesds, o. uhsa in
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whole appearance greatly changes.
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