Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-25


the Spanish Americans, which would have
prompted them, with prospect Of success,
TO have expelled the enemy, rather than to
have entreate9 the interference of a thild
party to implore that enemyto retire. Gen.
w was severe upon the conduct of Davis.
lie showed that the capitulation bad been
made upon the most honorable terms on
his own part, and that it was made, not
with the enemy, but with the Government
OF the United States-and then only in con-
sequence OF an assurance made by the rep
resentatiee of that Government that is was
his settled determination to take possession
OF the only vessel then in possession of the
Nicaragran Government
Gen. Walker alluded TO the charges which
had been made by his enemies of tvranny,
cruelty aud ignorance. As to his tyranny
and cruely, he would leave his yiudication
to Others; but he would suggest the i'm
probability OF a thousand, or even five hun
drcd American soldiers suffering themselves
to be led by tyranicaI and cruel comman
der. AS TO his want of skill and capacity.
when fair and impartial history of the
events OF that war was written, he would
leave II to those familiar with the higher
rules of the art to say.whether he had ac-
ted in accordance with thom. 1t was easy
Tor flppant critcs-for those who know
nothing of the art except by books and the.
ory-to say they would have acted thus
and so IN such emergencies. But he look
ed elsewhere for verdict upon his acts.-
He Itthat The vocation ofthe soldier was
the highest known to man, and REQUIRED an
exercise of all the cardinal virtues. He did
not profess TO approach perfection, but at
least claimed to have acted with common
skill. Posterity would ddecide, and he awai.
TED the verdict calmly at least, if not hope
fully.
Gen. w. then proceeded to speak briefly
Of the future. He hoped Indeed lie knew,
that bis friends did not consider tkewar as
ended. The evacuation of Rvas was but
q truce-not a final cessation of hoshlties.
Too much good blood had been shed upon
that soil TO permit IL to remain under the
contro!pf the degenerate race who had
lorded eEcr it for centuries. That blood
will rise. Those thousand lives have not
merelylto be avenged, but the object for
which they were lost must be, and | hope
speedily, accomplished.
Ger. w. alluded to the statemen. that
had been made, th&t the Americans had no
friends IN Nicaragua, and gave it an un-
qualited contradiction. He alluded to the
fact, before almost unheard ofin Nicaragua.
that many natives had focked 30 his stan
dard TO the last, and begged for arms to
fight for their homes and famlies-that on
the occasion of the eyacution many follow
ed the Americans to tho water side, and
implored them. if they could not take them
to America, to not fail to return and help
them to lift the yokeof bondage from their
necks.
Gen. Walker concluded with a feeling
and eloquent appeal for the moral support
OF his hearers in the object TO which he was
devoted addressing himself particularly
to the ladies' who thronged the galleries
and the floor of the Hall. to shower upon
the cause their wealth of smiles, and with.
er with their frowns its enemies. Their sex
was always the first to sympathiesina good
cause with that wisdom which is higher
than the wisdom Of the intelIect-a wisdom
fresh from the heart, uusullied by contact
with the active tolls, trials of business
they were more ready to appreciate--and
more prompt to sympathize with the. cause
of right II his friends would but give the
moralstrength which be heasked-,hcir smiles
in his success--their tears in his disasters /;
they would try to.go forward aud take any
fate which thefuture decreetl. s..,s~ss. g
After Con. WALKER fad concluded, Csypt.
Fayssoux, commander of tic schooner G. ran
ada, and a gallant officer; was loudly called
for. He responded merely by appearing
upon the stand, and rendering q silent ,ac,
kpowledgment Of the compliments
Hon. Andrew Ewing was then. call out.
lie responded by merely stating that he
was there to aid and assist in giving long
absent friend, and NashvilIe citizen. who
in other climes had given character to the
State, a chance to be heard in his native
State. From his early relations with Cen
w. he felt it his duty 10 do this. He had
been heard. lie (Mrc r. j had no comment
to make,and his audience expectedno more
from him. You have heard an. able. now.
ertuI, clear aud truthful exposition. Gen.
W. was now about to leave, and we may
not see him again. He, for one, would al
ways feel towards him as brother anda
man. ~. n
"a CoNJUaAh TRfAI1s---At Zurich in
former times it was the custom, when, a
married couple applied for a divorce ON ac-.
coisP+ of incompatibility of temper, for the,
magistrate to shut up the pair for a fort.
night in an insulated tower ON tho lake
Not only were they condemned to n
common room, but they were supplied
with only one bed, one chair, one knife,
and one fork; so that their comfort de.