The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-20
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walkers Plans ExposeA.

There can no longer be any doubt as to
Walkers designs in Central America, as the
whole scheme has been exposed by the pub
lcalion of q contract made between HIM ano
Gen. Goicouria, formerly of Cuba. Inns
Gen. G. is q wealthy Cuban, who was IN
duced to espouse the cause OF walker oy
an express contract with Walker Tor the
overthrow OF the Spanish authority IN Cuoa,
and the uniting of that island to the Federal
Union. The development of Walkers bad
faith towards GIN. Goicouria, in accusing
the latter of treachery to the cause of Mica
rauga, has induced the latter to make public
the whole matter, and he has done so in
letter and publication of documents in the
New York papers. Gen. G. says:
It is we'll known that I have been tor
years, heart and soul, life and fortune, devo-
ted to the cause of Cuban annexation 10 the
United States. may be called filllbuster,
and base motives may be applied to me. l
care nothing about it. Only those VINO
know. as do, the atrocities of Spanish colo
NAL governmental those who feel; as 1
do. the capabilities of the Island OF Cuba
under free and good government, like that
of the Union-can rightly judge of my con-
duct or nv motives. I have no defence on
this head to make. My heart, my blood,
nv property, are all vowed to tie cause OF
Cuba.
Nicaragua was with me secondary oo-
iect-a mere stepping tone to Cuoa. vi
course reioiced to see beautiful country
rescued from miserable, imbecile govern
ment and as long as considered MIR. Wm
Walker an honest and sagacious man, was
not less rejoiced to see the power in his
hands. But my object first and last was
Cuba. and with this view l sent an agent IN
the winter Of 1855 and 1856 to Nicaragua,
and there, on the 18th of January, 1856, con-
cluded a treaty with Mr.. Walker, binding
him as soon as the government OF Nicaragua
was established, to devote himself to the
emancipation of Cuba.
The treaty or contract is then given in full,
by which Walker agreed with Capt. Lame;
the agent of Gen. G., to employ all his re-
sources for the overthrow of colonial supre-
macy of Spain in Cuba, after having CONSOLE
dated the peace and the government of the
Republic of Nicaragua.
On the strength of this contract, Goicouria
went to Nicaragua, where he was received
with distinguished honors, and subsequently
commissioned as Minister to England.
While on his way there, he received let
ter from his commander-in-chief, which, to-
gether with the more recent news of the de-
cree to revive African slavery and the slave
trade, put new face on Walkers under
taking, and showed, that what he had sup
posed to be project for the advancement OF
popular liberty in Nicaragua and Cuba, was
merely scheme for the extension of slavery
and the establishment, in cooperation with
southern nullifers, of separate slaveholding
despotism. In that letter, Walker says:
expect much to be done IN England. You
can do more than any American could posi-
bly, accomplish, because you can make the
British cabinet see tn we are not engaged
in any scheme for annexation. You can see
that the only way to cut the expanding and
expansive democracy Of the North, is by a
powerful and compact Southern federation,
based on military principles.
"Cuba must and shall be free = but not for
the Yankees. Oh, no that fine country is
not fit for those barbarous Yankees. What
would such a psalm-singing set do on the
island?
The General then goes on to say:
This letter put new face on matters alto
gether 1t revealed to me for the first time
Mr.. Walkers hostility to the democratic
principles of America, and his design to es-
tab:ish Southern despotism as counter
balance to the United States. 1t entered
into no part of my plans to forward such
scheme as this, and very plainly saw that
Mr. Walker gave me credit for an "adapta-
bility" which do not possess. 1t was evil
dent that the annexation of Cuba to the
United States was very far from Mr.. Wal
ker's ideas.
The next step taken by Mr.. Walker was
to revive Slavery in Nicaragua; and of that
heard in October. This went still fur thcr
to dissatisfy me.
As long as I believed that Mr.. Walker
was a man of faith and honor and ordinary
sagacity, adhered steadfastly to his cause !;
so long as thought that he was true to
the cause of Cuba and America, | was his
devoted friend. If he had not forfeited every
claim to confidence and to reputation for
common sense, would still adhere to him.
On this exposure of Walkers project, the
General threw up his commission.
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