Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-09
The ISthm US.

| The more we see of movements on the lsthU us,
both al Nicaragua and Panama, the more fully are
we satisfied that France and England, but es-
pecially England, must be held chargeable with a
large measure of responsibility, and that the Agents
of these powers at the bottom of the barbarous
movements set on foot against Walker in Nicaragua,
and by the rotous negroes at Panama, in their acts
of murder and robbery, committed against the lives
and property of American citizens. We use the term
barbarous with reference to the attack made upon
Walker and his forces ID Nicaragua, because of the
denial on the part of Costa Rica, of the rights of
civilized warfare, and the determination expressed
to exterminate all Americans falling into the hands
of the Costa Rican forces, and to put to death all
prisoners.
Intercepted letters and dispatches prove beyond a
doubt, the connvance of European governments,
and not only prove the fact of such connivance but
exhibit the motives actuating the parties-jealousy
and hatred towards the United States and wish to
restrict and counterbaance American influence, and
render unavailable leading line of communication
between different portions of the territory of the
Union The outrages at Panama, like those at Grey
town, committed by Jamaica negroes-loW
brutes set loose by the British government to be the
curse not only of the fourishing colonies, but
to extend their baneful and disgusting presence 20
contiguous countries, more especially the Hispano-
American Republics lying on the waters of the Ca
ribbean Sea- We cannot Withstand the impression
that the seeds of riot and outrage at Panama
sown by British emssaries. Some fine morning
enterprsng brethren the Atlantic, who spout
peace Lord Mayors banques, and stir up brutal and
contemplate outrages on the American Isthmus, will
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fight, and that not with semi barbarous power like
Russia, without industrial resources developed
communications, but with people who combine the
Improvements of the most advanced civilization with
the unnamed and aspiring spirit of more primitive
communities.
ga Dark and lowering clouds have hung over our
heads for some days past and chill east wind has
exerted painful influence upon the general health
and spirits, but not shower has fallen to refresh
the thirsty earth restore vegetation. Some few
drops, at different times, have laid the DUST but
nothing more and hardly that, and still exhausted
nature droops. The very flowers refuse to unfold
their petashe birds fly low in pursuit of their in
sect food and man and beast alike seem to feel and
suffer Just now a chill fine rain, Scotch mist''
sets in, hardly wettng the clothes, but rather damp
ing and freezing up the marrow in ones bones. The
very sky is of dull leaden color with sort of
rusty, sobby look darker towards the horizon, and
showing sullen lighting, without warmth or cheer
fulness where the sun is supposed to be- In plain
terms, it is of those cool, chilly half rainy and
wholly uncomfortable days that will occasionally &C.
May, after long dry and hot spell, and we
feel it deeply-ws peculiarly sensitive to its eff.
and IF mfr oh
have made still more so. 1t is rpining good and
hard now, and we like it better.
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