The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-01
Csassss America =. Gen. walker.

In cominasd to Ger. ~, VT beiiesc, hss beon
DEBATED by the Costa iiiean army, under the
command 81 Gen. MoaA aod u ~ may credit
the bombast!c pcoeismatgus OF Gen. NJ, he
was aboni 10 attack WAlggK in his stronghold,
Grenada. sad snnihilaie its' p1i,dious Van
tess.
We gcry mncb doubt whether the valiant
Gotta Rc,n viii suceesd in his attempts 10
crush tle frst manif station 81 the destiny that
awaits Central America. Waigsa has proysl
hinseii in Nicaragua, 10 b. 10th rnslen, an,l
contagious and M ho es,d his Iseai fight a. 1t
were with ropes about their nseas W. uny &
pect 10 hear Of bloody contests before they are
driven from the post they occupied at the Ia
tcst advjees. M
'Ihs causes which have le' 10 the present con
ditlon Of affairs in Nicaragua. may he briefly
stated
Nicaragua "a one u the hye States into
which he Central Amer,eag fouIedGracy Was
dissolved In ls3l 7nee thai tiiae il has been
IN a constant state # revolution. tao years
II Il sad having i,een tbs longest term OF
peace enjoyed In tba aD,piap, wawfue thu
ewrgics Of The people bage been exhaust
e,i and country 10 shivh na,ore iaa hc.-,
most boun,lful, has, IN consequence Of thea 10.
teaiino f'ads become prey 70 the most pow
crfni faction n her own eitiseie. Ran and
desoatin are every where apparent in Mica
=" r'ss -tr c-,-s-- '.issf" '---r- - ~
have been more nnfsynrably elected by the dc
strnc,iye hata Of ioab than hy the effect oft time
The natiyr inhabitants Of the country al, iRnor
ant, INDECENT. and owing to their numerous 10
ieruai contests, destructive amtrruel IN thrif
warfare. Although Nicaragua ia capabA Of
producing IA great abundance, coitun. sugar,
indigo, rice eoifoe tobacco and uea,ly every
oiher tropical production, " lat LITTLE else, "A
recent traveller remarks, IL to lie mep bu,
piaiatan and Indian eusIi. tho two great Rta-
Plea al f0od The climate OF Nicaragua, al
though the taver appears % prevail a'ally
there among Americana y not unhealthy, The
rainy @ason commences IN fulY, hh'l lfpsis ap.
nI November md the commencement and eui
log Of this season. are The m'et detIy pcrinlr
Of the yesf. Gold silver, and other vahaatih
minerals arc fouud Ia tc mountains Of Mira.
ragua and IN tie fers'e roaowed, mahogany
ual n,edirnal guup and plants Sc, procured
Ia MAJ, is5i, NnssoEae,th a ffea''.ui oi
Nicaragua. issu,d daoree declaring him.rlt
President for loar y,ess tnofe ttsa Tire usual
term. A revelation wa he ,tgul, Of ih,s ~.
treise IT slerote power Tbs ibmnk, au'ler
the had ot CArfuaos. and the Ieg,,ima,s
headed BY III, rnaidiut, took tho Geld TIE
former wew suceratnl IN alu,oa every contert
sud the iegitimiats ssrs compelled IN tiesa,
mt VI taol, 10 retire to Grenada. wlFFe they
wcra hesieged by The i,cpablieaus. For ten
nisnths that city was invested the seee NJ
hg,gth VIA abaaIonod and tl,a poes1s'ioa of the
country ahoa, equally divided In tht meas
tmr. ti,e nenoeraic party of Nicaragua, ha.c
every effort 10 pdaeo Amntoans to ialu them
In May, 100, aiscr the failure Of his aonnn
expedition, " uEEn arristd Of the camp n the
lihuals.,a Nicaragua with thu riiih,g force
~ fily six men. ne WITS received with cn,n
siagm lis force was soon Increased hy aeses
siuas from California, and 10 October 1888. bH
surprised the city OF t'niaaia and sacceeled Ia
dispensing and breaking up The tcpitimis, or
gutaiion
Gen. WAisEn having achieved sicg,vs IA tls
ao' " the m,vt discoagagipg circumstances,
acted Is jiscrrc0y IN his beur OF triumph az he
did eouragcm,~ly nnd pradeu,ly IN hi. struggle
tns mower liz VIA altcred the Presidency Of
Nicaragua, bat ieoDintd 10 isvut Of Nu A. q
nstNe gentleman, much csleen1gsl and rcspec,
cJ. and conten,cd hlmeelt W,h tht command OF
thr army In that capacity he ias cndeavor'i
10 rrs,r,e puhlt tranquility, majpIaia tht
discipline ~ hls s0ticry anil PROMOTE ani ca
courage cmjgratios aed public Improvements
a. army Ia conpoa,l u ahau, Ioan AmHrt
cans. well ARMED aud isc.rlincd sad hrge
nnlpber Of aaiiyss of Nicaragua Every
steamer ltcsl California AMI NV York wells
h,s feree
Costa Re- the state thai Is now making |
war upon Nicaragua adSoiss ia, latter upon the !
snath teeis ll'ca - said io lee he past h,,ug. /
shiny 81 IN the ,rnupi Nn,,v,-ap state, not
hagfyf sv'or e'rse --.so'~sl e4,e.o /
,age0 bat ~ to- "r ths' jt' ,pa ssy morc
thrifty mNl ipdasi,iuar thap ''rr ne'ebtoq-
fI.efe arr gsay ,artman n ,set, Rha 80
ragged 10 the army ,bi 10 agricultural ,nA cvrn