The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-30

American ,iaes they right 90 and try it, for his part
The Indians Of Nicaragua all friendly to Walker,
many of whom have visited Granada purpose to see
haoS Seen ausS BY ha mann
| was to deliver them from Spanish rule.
Indans have seen them have expressed tner belief
that '.the gray eyed man. has come at last and that
came from Scotland and settled In Tennessee, where he
WAS born He thirty Of age last May. He
ana
ana and CALIFORNIA; entered Nicaragua with fftysx men,
and took the capital with less than hundred He Is
women or money In short he is one Of the will
read about In the history Of CENTRAL AMERICA.
INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF
GENERAL WALKER
ROMANTIC INCIDENTS OF HIS EARLY CAREER-HIs
LOVE AFFAIRS, ETC.
70 THE EDITOR OF TR HERALD.
Avery general misconcepon prevails throughout the
country, and especially in the North, relative to the
character motives, antecedents principles &c. of the
young man who has recently placed himself at the
head of affairs in Nicaragua. An intimate friend has
supplied with information relative to General Walker
which viii doubt be interesting to readers and
may be regarded as authentic.
William Walker is the very Of the character
general assigned to him. Those who have been in the
habit of regarding him reckless desperate and ad
venturer, speculator In revolutions, restless lover Of
war; bloodshed instgated to deeds of lalsss violence
by the hope Of redeeming desperate fortunes, the
ambition to figure before the world in character
which, whilst denounced and reprobated by the
vative few, fails to kindle the enthusiasm and
sympathy Of the popular Of this great progressive
6libustering republic.
How astonished would be those who have formed this
idea of Walkers character If they could see hear and
know the real man. Except his indomtable courage
Walker lacks other quality to make up the charac
for ,da al A al
lent, Sedate meditatve scholarly homey man, appa-
rently but little versed In the practical affairs Of the
world In the knowledge of man. Slow deliberate and
drawlpg in speech, modest shrinking and unmpasson
ed in his demeanor he Is the very last in hundred
millions who would be picked out the leader in the
desperate undertakings he has headed 1t is this false
estimate Of Walkers character which has led many
persons to regard his present scheme OF Anglo American
zng the central States of this continent wild and
Quixotic.
General William Walker is thirty years Of sge and
is the son Of highly respectable merchant AMI Pres
dent Of insurance company In Nashville Tennessee.
He received excellent scholastic and collegiate educa
cine In the prosecution cf his studies he visited fars
On Lie return homo he the medical profession
tnction and proceeded to New Orleans where he hung
out his sign attorney and counsellor But the rer
Ing modest manner and studous tastes Of Walker were
not adapted to the pushing practical habits OF the pep
pie Of the great Southern mart He did not ,eed at
sns vent for bis psn
per, then and very vigorously conducted journal
Associated with J. G. Laruenow Judge Larue-and with
s. Wilson, Of the editors and proprietors Of the
Picayne, Walker began to make his mark in tn
columns Of the Crescent His articles eharac erzed
| preme contempt for ali demagcgueism.
Among his abest and earliest contributions to the
Crescent certain articles against the tendency Of
Americans the territory their neghbrs aud
in ridicule of the designs of the fbuster3. fierce
controversy this theme between walker Of the
nd ter frat
of the flbuster journalists in the South. The
tive tone of the Crescent nearly destroyed that Journal
and necessitated the retirement Of Walker, who emil
grated to San Francisco Beore this event, however,
being involved in quarrel with the editor Of
Of the editor and severely aogged him In SAN Francis
Walker attracted notice. of the editors Of
got quarrel with of the Judges imprisoned
for contempt; mpeached the Judge before the Legis
o the .nd u
with one Of the Judges friends After several other
and Dissemination, we next find him at the head Of
hundred Wild youths proceeding to conquer an empire
from Mexico The very Of the enterprise con-
Walkers efforts. He achieved several victories
greatly superior Mexican forces and inspired them with
such fear of his rifles and revovers that they would
never come within shooting distance his little party
but hung bis and cut of his communications.
The ndomiabe spirit and intense earnestness of Walker
sustained him through all the suffering and perils which
beset him In the desperate strait into which he was
rather boysMfrom San Francisco and New orleans, he
continued to issue procamation bearing the signature
@ q
| mere bagatele, but Walker in earnest. Indeed,
earnestness and seriousness his prominent traits He
who never laughs or jokes and is iuseneibe to
rdicule Finally, Walker being reduced to star
vaton and havIg but six to follow him. retired like
Marshal Ney be the Russian Cossacks with his face
TO the foe and arrived safely In California His subse
quent fresh in the minds OF readers to
wonderful vistories escapes and final
and concluding long and bloody revolution in State
9 half sns mon 1h.na Of Peape and %
civil strife solid and real government For the task
thus assumed by him Walker possesses great fitness He
is studous, deliberate, intelligent aud well informed
Secretary Marcy and President Pierce will discover
that he Is fully well read in international law and his
the tant Of the speculator and eaoist He dsspises
money, and has great distaste for the disspa ions,
pleasures and indulgences Of Southern youth Hss
equally ignorant and cocktails, cigars cog
riac He is, in fact man of intellect and sentiment
S on s ss of
aim, and he will reach In spite OF the opposition Of
Marcy ard the abolitionists:
mark is not free from the of love well that
of war. Whilst law student in New orleaas, he
| ceived attachment for q very interesting
young lady who born deaf and dumb She had been
well educated and was OF very engaging manners Her
Of ali tender hssrted persons with his characterstic
ogginality and peculiarly Of feeling and sentiment
and q OF n s e
happy unless together. BE acquired know
ledge Of her signs andthsy conversed with great iasy
to their enjoyment. At last slight mlsundersand
Ing their intercourse before reconcia-
gave tinge Of melancholy to the thoughts and chsrac
ter Of Walker Perhaps many OF his friends thought
sued~a change 7rom the quiet modest student to the
| bold, daring dauntless revolutionist and warrior
MIR. BRANDAN AND COL. HORNsBY.
| TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
| VIRGIN BAY, Jan. IL, 1866