Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-26
FRcM WASHINGTON CITY.
THE HAIL sToRM-GEN. WALKER AMONG %
WASHINGTON, June -.

WARRINGTON, juno 800
To the Editor. of the Enquirer
Gsntleman-Wa shngton was sisneu ,b;, iati
v;h ouch Storm as is but rarely seeti ~ 'n', n;d
tuds A heavy fall OF RAM accomp sd INTO terrific
aasbas NJ lightning soon converted IIto ih,
n h " &c hail For nearly twenty minutes rs
hrndng shower continued with unaoateu io' ,,n,e
hail stones were of the average SIZE OF a,se inch A,
though many of them would nave "eienou were
s; Or eieht ounces. Thousands OF w'h.vn1 ,,e.,
hr,k.u gardens were completely ruined Ia s rsr.
ihs vera ont off from lac trees. aud me e.'e Inn
arn.,sd with leaves II ia estimated that Que ,hs
bred thousand dollars would not compe n;o,v
loss sustained in W ashing,on and the 'ie'u M TIL.
The mast ws.k has been dearth OF news:
dscon,entad ones instead Of blaming the ".a,
tion which will not act, have been quzz'nk hsd the
which did not come. But, 1t we nave Nv
comet we have had parsonage no 'e''
Dnrin, ths stay of Gen. VIM. Walker IN !hl' onty
We, Infected with the naula or sgn,,..,. - ,orr
among the frat to call upon nun; sue snnsrsIv
selves a short compact man. WIN ~ .tartin~ on,
and firmly built with a.a mai hnt waverng eye and
! 90 al ur,wnad by the kisses OF q oou'ue' SUI
that its original complexion can scaiesy " 80.
prshea ira ycu have full! co'reT,s auJ i' - 90
able daguerreoype OF MsI i imnress.s one with
or ;dao Of sf6c;snoy lo;.: :h:i VI perseverance,
of enerpv. rather than Of the more lassns il"'ss
Ue wss NOT received with any very Immense en- :
fhnsia
cnmrss a rendezvous for many warm tr'enosi out
,hn o M nublc reception. no honoring serenade
No y.aoor,in1 grafton. In otner .it,cs 70 nh- Se
met with faterng demonstrations; OUT tne leatl VI
Tho Matronolis was cold. he held no othcia com
mnnication win the Genera! Government, uhes.
49,, ;n,sndsd for newspaper circulation, nomlnally
addressed TO Mr.. Buchanan, may De termed oinola
If he came among US to lay ms case oelore tne aa
,nnistratiop, he has left his object unaccomphsneo
We found him full OF nope -as o psrsrsnee the
fs;Imros of the past He said thu: history would
,vanpe him. and that "the darkest page IN the re-
cord of this century would tell mat inc government
of the limited States stood talney by, while the &C.
cret influence of France ana Ensana "epH crushing
| ont American enterprise on Nicaraguan SOIL
| We could but admire the man, 80 crusneu'
vet cIinging 80 desperately to the iast chance.
What will the giant, this conqHeror OF the impcs-
sible this An@us, gaining fresh strength from every
dsfest atteu,pt now2 He says that he will refurn'
and that "from the burning houses OF Punta Arenas
he will look forth upon vanquished Costa kica;
few months will solve that problem. we nave heara
too much OF that kind Of thing to believe without the
evidence. ,,o r,ux
for even brief time, his project is far from imPro
bahle. few hundred Americans, IN Nicaragua
have shown what as many thousands nou'u nav .
done. Walker expresses his doubts ot Inc present
administrations yet he declares his intention 10 uie'
if need be, in the service OF the cause
Wovld 70 God that he had died before he covered
IN. glory of hs triumphs with the gnomlny oil defeat
Sapoleon at st. Helena, and Walker at Washington,
are only different in degree; IN knd' 'hey are 'nesaue
Whsn illibustsr goes forth 20 win country VIE
thor from motives Of private ambition or OF public
good he must succeed or perish lie leoiates hilieen
from all ties of natvty no can claim the protecti9n
Of fostering government ne Is MS own .n"n aa
and he should be his own fate. VIM. Walker, deau
beneath tho ruins of San Juan del Sur, would nave
left his memory as monument OF American Vaior'
and his name as rsllyDg cry for American progress
VIM. Walker alive amongst u5, can claim no ilgnei
place than Kossuth, the beggar, and hosLia lhe TO-
fugee We oeaSs to worship Inc my'h' WHICH NO oe'
gin to oriticise the man. u,-,,
We have always sustained the course oil WALKER
Up to the last browning act OF his career we were
willing TO believe that he was formed upon tns e@
.ar;an model. But we remember now 'na' |s''af
did not recross the Rublcon.
The agony is over; our eyes eyes are no lopsel
dazzled by the light of rapid vlctores ana We may
calmly ard dspassionately consider me sulsc!, VI
which this man is a creation. DO SUCH eApeuh''oue
sure steps in the proper direction; but they are Steps
made in the DARK upon slippery and unknown ROAD
He, who falls is stumbling block to those VINO may
come after him. Crabbe, in Mexico has done more
towards breaking the prestige OF tho american n.ne'
than all our failures of arms diplomacy N t6a' re-
zion, He 100 instead of dying with arms IN hs
hands surrendered his followers to cruel ana OAR
barOus enemy ~. T-;. oe
Tho great end-the bringing INTO luis Cn'"u "!
Cuba. Mexico and Central America-is iarther
tban ever from its accomplishment This result alone
will show how worse than useless. III natona point
If yiey have been tine efforts of the tl!i5usters Al!
this territory must necessarily be ours whether ny
conquest 81 treaties by purchase; and hlllouster
ur unleas il nttains this eE1 more quickly tnan
b expected in the natural course OF things 49, nstead
of being en- impetus 70 our progress, positive urag
upon il. But, if these adventures seek only tner
own private emolument-if in their expeditions shey
wish eli; 70 -r.n fresh channels through which the
bad blood of the nation may run rot-th3n &fe ;:sy
entirely unworthy of that public attention, when
thew 40 fully enyroes Then. indeed 90 .hey deserve
thai treatment which is melted out to disoyai citi'
zens who stand in the way Of their country lnte-
rests. ...u. .
As TO the future Of Walker, we will not attempt a
nronhecy, II. l..s done 90 much, and 30 itte' that
he cannot be measured by any known standard. AS
heroes are nova days he has III him many OF the
elements OF a hero. We know that he has met WIN
many unforeseen aiculties; but men, ;7ho set inr'n
mon career like his must expect such difhcuities'
End be prepared for them. II is useless for him 10
complain pow; his bravery in the past demands, al
least fortitude in the present. Should he return 10
Nioarapua-should he American'ze that country, ana
AZ il 10 associate with American States-then indeed,
NAV he stand before posterity patriot. AS YET
we have been compelled e .c:a bis motives on Gre
dit; let him not endeavor to renew the oono' unless
be intends TO pay it with ultimate triumph. ;.
Yvu.s, A.