Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-12-03
CIV w.IKER AND HIS sCHExEs.


time on smothered volcanoes, that the rogues
who love to plot and conspire, occasionally
fall out We should not, else, get timely IN
sight into their viIainies- A case just no" IN
,oint is the opportune quarrel between Cen
Walker and one of his co-conspirators, Gen.
Go;eouria. The latter, in the full flush OF his
indignation at the bogus President OF Nicara-
iona. lifts the veil from all the concealed oper-
sations of that illibustering land pirate, and /
brings forward very ediiying array Of docu-
Iments.
i Gen. Goicouria, is Cuban of great wealth |
and Intelligence. and was the head Of the ssCu-
ban iunta.n so called, in New York. His pet
scheme is 10 rescue Cuba from Spain; and be-
lievfng that Nicaragea would form splendid
basis for hostile operations against that island,
h.. mt hirnselfiu communication with Walker,
for the purpose Of enlisting his cooperation
He frankly arows that last Winter he sent an
agent 20 Nicaragua, through whom Gen. !" a!ii-
! er made an express agreement that he woeIa
..assist and cooperate with his person and his
various resources. such as men and others, an
| ns cause of Cubq, after having consolidated
| the neace and Government of Nicaragua. .
(
IN Nicaragua and entered into Walkers ser
vice. That he was honored and trusted by
walker TO the fullest extent. is clear from the
tone OF the letters which passed between them
He received from him an appointment as Min
istcr TO EnrIand,-the main purpose of the
mission being to open negotiations with Eng
land and secure for Nicaragua the port of San
Juan. which would give them HGrGi force IN
The CCrlbbe1a Scq,-precisely the thing most
needed for successful invasion Of Cuba--
But Walker. while Goicouria was In New 7 YoTk
- r4ugIand. sen ninl a IeIrer. con-
tanning certain frank disclosures Of bis ulte-
rior views, which did not at all suit the Gener-
al with whom he was dealing. Those views
are stated in the following paragraphs:
.sWith Your versatility, and, If may use
the term, adaptibiity, expect much to be
done in England. You can do more than any
American could possibly accomplish, because
you can make the British Cabinet see that
IRE are not engaged in any scheme for GnaergtfoH
| You can make them that the 0Hi3'UGy 10 cut
the expanding and erpGnsire Democracy Of The
North. is 6y a potrcrJuE and compact Southern
; FEDERATION, based on military principle
T 1t is needless for me TO impress you with the
importance Of this mission, for YOU no doubt
feel il as deeply as do
hope 10 near from you tfti! man. tslH
you not make - write me letter. Tell
- he must send me the news, and let me
know whether ssCuba must and shall 5e free
but moi for the Yankees. o., no that fHc
eounfryi is not fit for those bGrbarous Yankses
What IrouIf :uch a PsaLInsiEgiHg set do trifh
the Blaafi
, Remember me to your family. AMI believe
, me yours, sincerely, " ii. " ALkER.
Gen. d. De GoICoURIA-
This letter led to some remonstrances from
Goicouria, when his appointment was revoked
by Walker, and hence the quarre! and these
revelations.
From this letter, and other evidence, 1t is
plain that Walker intended to the posses
sion of his power in Nicaragua, as soon as he
became firmly seated in it, to make descent
y upon Cuba, and acquire it, if possible, bat
that, instead Of doing SO with any idea Of fur
thering the patriotic views of such CHbans as
! Goicouria, his great Object was to unite with
the secessionsts Of our southern States in for
). ming great Southern Confederacy. Of which
= Cuba and Central America should form part
: This has been the ay-dream. for years, O
: many southern politician; and the hope o.
: accomplishing it under Walkers auspices la.
p doubtless been at the bottom Of the boisterou:
threats of dissolution made at tie South dur
4 ing the late campaign. The decree Of Gen
&c Walker to re-establish Slavery in Nicaragu;
l. was one of the first steps towards establishing
" this powerful and compact Southern FEEDER
% ation,'' which was to s'cut the expanding amt
i expansive Democracy of the North" Gen
Walker was evidently playing conspiciou
and important part in the programme Of tn
st Southern Disunionists. He was laying the ba
: sis for that Southern Slave Empire Of whicl
., sundry Southern papers have made frequen
10 and mysterious mention, and Of which severa
$, of the Southern States, as well as Cuba, Nicar
d aqua, and Honduras, were to become mem
" bers.
E. The quarrel between these magnates, Wit
le these developments accompanying it, may EN-
ID barrass the movements of Walker somewha;
50 and postpone the realization of his hopes bu
W while his purpose is thus made plain, as we
as the drift of his coadiutors in the Souther
States of this Union, it is evident that no rev
d elation of the kind will drive these Souther
l. Hotspurs from adhering TO their schemes, Q
re from claiming the support of the incoming ad
.e ministration. II they cannot rule the ma
a. they have elected President, they at leas
T. make bis recusancy the basis of another an
st a louder cry for DIsunion and Southern Fed
e. Grafton.
re The New Orleans Delta, the Charleston McI
10 curry, and others OF that faith, have been clam
a oring for the acquisition of Cuba and Centra
America as the legitimate result of the Osten
Manifesto, the Cincinnati Platform, and tn