New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-02

lnatlOn OF the GlflS hlgh ScnoOl OF the second Dis
trct, on Friday. " Nicaragua, by Miss Nelson, is
beautifully written: and appropriately trimmed with
ribbons of cred, white and blue.' 1t breathes the
true annexation spirit, and intensely applaudcd
by the audience:
Nicaragua Nicaragua is now the cry from every
lip. Turn wherever we may, we see busy crowds
gathered, discussing the probability of Nicaragua
with all its store of undiscovered riches eventually
becoming the property of these glorious United States
of America many wishing and hoping, with all their
heart, that it may be conquered and again, few
croaking prophecies that it will never submit. What
never submit to Yankee proves never submit when
surrounded by an army composed of dauntless young
Americans, to whose hearts the word fear is un-
known-an army composed Of men, young and buoy
anthearted from every part OF our glorious Union
from the cool calculating Yankee of the North, to
the brawny native of the Keystone State, or the
hotheaded but dauntless Souherner-sons of those
sires who fought and bed in the field of Bennington,
Bunkers Hill and Monmouth ? Is it to be supposed
that they will allow themselves to be defeated? No.
never! The proud stars and stripes will yet float
from every hilltop in Central America or each brave
heart that is beating there now will be pulseless in
the cold grasp Of death Some may demand, what
right have we to invade the Territory of our neigh
bors, and deprive them of their brthrght were.
We did not invade it, uncalled for No, the voice of
the down-trodden and oppressed, the groans of the
myriads bending beneath the weight of tyrannys
yoke, and writhing beneath expressions LASH calling
US to help them obtain the precious boon that we
possess the boon of liberty. Ii was that, that called
| us there. Liberty is our watcEword; liberty
cry and ere the stars of America shall fade in OBJ
security, she will have the of disseminating the
blessed light of freedom to every land and nation
| beneath the glorious sun.
The Government of Nicaragua 1.-THE old Spanish
Government is Of alluded toll is like greedy
miser who boards his gttering treasure, not for the
good it do. not for the blessings it hight purchase
for suffering humanity, but for the pleasure he has in
feeling it is all his own, and who trembes with fear,
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object and thus rob him of his hearts dearest idol
| Thus would they refuse the right of emigration
for fear we might discover their hidden wealth and
make rich Territory out Of that sumbering morass;
yes thus would they hoard their rich lands and sleep
in Incidence upon the very soil where lies concealed
untold mineral and vegetable wealth. Others may
decry the expedition as being the means of enticng
away too many Of our young men to seek death and
| glory on the CORY battlefield Now would ask, we
parents one and all, do you not wish to see your
sons, those bright and promising youths of whom
| our country is composed, place their names upon the
bright roll of American heroes, to be handed down to
postcrty and honored by generations yet to come
long after their forms shall have mingled with their
kindred dust, as heroes who fought and bed to add
brighter uster to the already burning brightness of
their countrys fame? No! let them win the green
be able to look when old age shall have senced their
locks and wrnkled their brows, and think, when
Nicaragua shall have become powerful State under
American rule, that they were the means of adding
that shines in the pure our countrys heaven
Some may fear that the English nation will inter
fere, and take the part of the Invaded party. All,
my friends there is little need to fear that John
Bull like burnt child, breads the fire. and doubtless
thinks that one thrashing in the of century
is quite enough, and will not be likely to trust him
self within the reach of Yankee gunpowder again in
hurry. The willy diplomatists of the old world
fuse to acknowledge the minister sent out by Walker
Never mind Let them toss their arstocratic heads
as high they please notU; the day will when
they will be glad perhaps, to receive word from
the ambassador whose profiered hand they now re-
ject with such patrcian pride. But let them not
think that their dsapprova will cool the courage of
Brother Jonathan he needs not the smile of foreign
potentates to encourage him in his work; the ap-
proval of the sovereign people and the knowledge
that the cause he is fighting for is the of free
dom is enough. Then how can you, who boast that
you are Americans in heart and principle, stand
codly by and see those selfdenying struggle on
through every difficulty and still refuse them the aid
they so much need-not only peeuniary aid but the
powerful aid which your approval and encouragement
would give? Can you refuse to give them assistance
in this the beginning of their struggle? No; it
not be. The citizens of New Orleans are too warm
hearted, too patriotic to refuse aid to their struggling
countrymen and feel proud to say that this small
city of ours has furnished more men, more money
and ammunition to Gen. Walker than any other city
OF the same size in our Union. Then, you young
men and Americans of New Orleans, do not let Gen.
Walker and his army want while you are by. If you
cannot join him heart and hand, at least do him the
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