The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-24

ton of which has led to tho discovery BY Easad o. gold
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60, thst should hold domnionof the IsthmM Of Nics
rssua trust that that day viii arrive; that the
governnsnt Of Nicarsgna viii reach General wsksr In
time to allow him to retrieve any groaRd he may have
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introduced to the audience, and spoke % folio VS.:
not bs able . make myself heard " You an and 4
alteration, and therefore kindly excuse me- It has been
many years since have had either the occasion dis
70 70 % 20 large s but naS Ssn
my sympathy with the gor,ous cause In which the gal
A.t Waker is enlisted but also, ssntlsmsn, from "a
and which do not hesitate 70 became acquant
ed with General Walker in ,rna the eve OF his
with him In lab,rs upon the press. / we'll remem
Der my first Introduction to that remarkable man.
mann Sho q sDoss on1
naa who presented nothing striking or muanding
IN rp sm dS thin. IN @
man who was true hero IN whose life involved the
fame Of ccnqueror and the glory OF his country rea
unwilling publis sno country the and reputation
Of hero. Was ever any man better entitled to that
@ wsss as H.
gallant hosts are bound to carry with them Ill Central
Amerca-(cries OF good good-the whole eve republics
the personal character and personal motives of General
Walker do it for the sake Of former acquaintance,
whh pe to enjoy HIM do not See1s
gentlemen that thai man animated In his present
sert;kng BY any purposes Of private BY
vulgar acceptatiOn of the ter n He is hero who is
it's its
not man that oourts applause or who cares for pub
his a m of he NJ
He is not . man whose lame is measured by success.
He has already passed the crisis of greatness say he
should he fail now upon the battle field, his name viii
live in the history of his country. (Applause and
passed the hour Of peril and suffering Nevsr-never
did have more 10 contend against than Cen
Walker. He left California with only fty odd men, and
he has marched from victory to victory; and there
has been single In his victorious career it has
been on account Of the treashsry Of single individual
lCes OF That's true and shouts Of rhrse groans for
shhlessipger," which were given With right hearty
good will And more than all that, he has had, and
has now TO contend against th the Of Of the
to contend against British Interference (hree groaus
here given for Engand) element which has
claraion Of Independence in 1871 There NOT gentle
men, at my command Language strong enough TO ex-
P.sss my sentiments upon this subject Since the
of the Central American republics from the Mexi-
can empire, Great Britain has by intrigue and by
tics Of Central America. It WAS under the influence Of
British agents that the Central American Union was dis
solved in 1885, 1t notorious fact that Chatsld
gagged In conspiracy for the defeat Of Mosar the great
buwak OF Central American and who has
been called the Washington Of Central America Great
Britain has not closed her interference In the politics Of
the country She has resisted and defeated every at
tempt ct reunion OF the Central American States and
tlemen must not that have treaty upon this
subject and that Great Britain has only violated
obligations national honor but she has also violated
the written letter OF the treaty. That treaty in the
sderaton Of the American ride was an abandonment by
the British Of their dominion In Central America Whist
the facts In the Great Britain sn maintains
her mposture administration In the Mosquito ter
She has been eno for years upon the ter
rtoral limits Of Honduras, and she s retains her hold
the Clayton Bclser treaty, those islands were erected
into British colony BY the Queens warrant
c. ntemen say this In conclusion my voice is fail.
8, that this Cover should hold it TO be solemn
euty they ows to Walker to excuoe any British interss
renee In Central America to prevent British muket
from spiihDg American blood Tremendous applause
the government viii come to that determination to
clude, st all peril and oil cost British ntsrereno Cen.
al American affairs, there thousands Of our fellow
citizens who wilt zeal that determination In behalf OF
wser With the life blood Of Their hearts arsat cheer
strike down the British serpent. Shall call 1t
poetic fancy, shall We adopt national emblem,
esgls snatchng from the earth in its bea and bearing
int the skies glttsrng serpent, and as abe satls
esn snd 10 Ioud nth Ss o. aS
gtertng scales are falling In the sunshine Great ap-
plause.)
After the performance of "Yankee Doodle" by the
band the President meeting then introduced the
Hon. George w. Peck of Michigan, . member of the
Of
After The applaute which greeted the announcement
come here Digt not partisan, not citizen Of
the State of Michean-proud ~ am Of my own penin
than al tbsss here as
an American citizen, (appause to join my congratu
laons with your owo the Of an event in
hs past wRs does nss Sc. link
connecting the glories Of thepast with the magni-
ans ins n q ~ that
gray eyed man, the man Of destiny who represents the
energy, the enterprise and the free spirit Of the Amer
rcan enterprise assuming in Central America that
position, which the 6panaId has abandoned and which
he has been unable to hold and whsh the Anglo,Ame
can carry on the glorious destiny which God and
nature seems to have established for that coun
midst Of these great events win ch in all time to shed
such lustre upon name and character o nation
with our mines intent only upon what going around
us, are unable to take glance the whole field Let
me tell you when the genius OF America shall write her
next page upon the roll Of history the name Of the grey
with the record Of his great deeds (Applause Gentle
men, good for to be here and exchange congrat
laions with each other the great events occur
ing mere national vanityto pride ourselves what
We have done, or may dor Have accomplished al that
around to-day for the simple graufcation Of
feeling selfish thats Not It has reserved
for this people, Of all people that ourshs upon tho
ssrth to demonstrate for the rst time the cApAbiity
for self gov We alone, of all nations have
been able to establish for ourselves segovernmea but
we alone will be able to begueath to poseriy these
institutions upon which the equal rights and prospsri
alone was the rss that tested the capabHy Of man for
self government All the governments that preceded 1t
on the face of The earth lees based upon
The opposite doctlne OF the rgh. Of the few to govern
The many-based upon superior intelligence Of the few
the ignorant many. All the OF the Old
World which have arisen and fallen again, and all which
Row exist are based upon principle directly
Tic Of that which trolls In our action a body poll
lie. Their doctrine is that ths masses not able to
take care Of themselves and the few, who are rich or
powerful, must take Of the poor. Their doctrine
that Of force that Of universal CHARITY based
upon the grand idea Of universal brotherhood and the
equality OF man. (Applsuse) When our thers found
I'd this ccnedey and these institutions Of ours based
upon this dostrne they were met wiAh the snsers
of the despots of the Old World, and were derided
or their faith In tho ability Of man for self
They cast contempt upon the effort
Or fhov d0uh