The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-29
The Arrest Of Gen. Walker-The DsMcsIty
and the Peascy OF the Administration.

| fixed, and perk 10 tierces at IS.
The Arrest Of Gen. Walker-The DsmcuIty
| and the Psascy OF the Administration.
| The capture Of Gen. Walker and his fliIus-
tering army ON foreign shore by detsch.
| ment of the United States Navy, and the trans
portation Of SAID flibusters back to this coun-
| trr as State prisoners, in a government vessel
| or two are among, the most extraordinary OF
all the strange and unexpected public events Of
the past year. The intelligence Of these pro-
ceedings which we Published yesterday has
crested profound sensation in the political
circles Of this community, and will crsatenuch
bitter feeling among eur Southern politicians
in Congress, and among all parties in the SusA-
crn STATES whose symrstkies are activs,- en-
listed in behalf of the Southern "manifes des-
tiny" programme Of Gea. Walker.
With the re assembling of Congress o7 the
4th of January We may expect some nice sues.
tons TO be raised touching this affair, by our
Southern ppopsgandists Of Southern insatu-
tions. II will be seen from or Washington adi
vices, under eur Geographic Head that the Ife-
sident disclaims-apd disappfoTes This bold and
ill-advised act of Commodore PaGlding, ard
will bck him to'a strict accent. But that tie
intrepid Commodore believed ne was acting in
accordance With the tone of his instructions, we
have no reason to doubt tiougt it appears he
has been shooting even WIDER Ct the mark than
the late Kansas Governor IL reference to
bis instructions. 10 nan With the slight
est knowledge of the law, However, can
suppose that Coamodore Pauld;ng's in
structions contemplated the possibility of
such regular Jack Tsr method Of. winding up
the General Walker expedition 90 that adopted
by the gallant Commodore entrusted with this
delicate business Of public wrongs, personal
rights and legal Jurisdiction. The lombard
ment of Greytown vas not contemplated in the
instructions to-. Captain Rollins, if we re-
mnber correctly the drift of his ossc;al letters,
hut the responsibility was, nevertheless, as
sisumed BIZ the administration, as the shortest
way q getting out of the difficulty. But this is
IA different matter
. We can discover nothing in our Neutrality
laws requiring the pursuit of filibustering ex-
sspedition from our shores into afcreign country,
:and the captare. there Of the offending parties
az transgressors Of the law. ii strikes rs that
lin this proceeding Commodore Paulaing CON-
mitted a warlike trespass upon the sell Of TO-
reign State. AT least, we think reqGisition
should have been made upon the government of
Nicaragua for the authority to seize upen these
filibusters, az the first step to the end proposed
But Jack Tar il not always lawyer, and the
general views of Mr.. Buchanan concerning this
business of Gtibustering may have suffered only
too sharp an Interpretation. He is decidedly
opposed tc General Walkers plan of opera
tons for II violently conflicts with: various
treaty stipulations which the President is bound
10 respect. The language of his late, Message
is very decirive upon this point; and Ii goes
very far to confirm the opinion that his sudden
recognition of the Marines government of
Nicaragua was intended as an act CT oatlswry
against Walker, who lad just made his escape
with his expcditionarv force from hSbile All
this may have been Law enough for Commodore
Faulding.
The administration. cannot justly be hello re-
sponsible when il diselsims and condemns this
act of the gallant Commodore; but the defeat
of the expedition Of Walker has none the less
been achieved, and, that Ia the sore point. In
spike, therefore, Of the President constructions
and disclaimers there will. we fear, be a
SouthYn feeling Of bitterness created Wy this
unauthorized and illegal act Of Commodore
Paulung, which will involve the admfistra-
ton N Congress In new difficulties Of seotion-
al character. We think II very unfortunate in
thiE.yiew, and In view of the practical legisla-
tive duties Of Congress, that this new Walker
affair should haepen at this particular tine.
The late Nsrihern rebellion Of the other
Walker, OF Senator Douglas and the Forth
western democracy against the Kansas policy
Of the Presidents Message, has brought tAe ad,
ministrstior party In Congress and In the coun-
try to the verge OF dissolution. On the othes
hand, the Southern slavery exiensionists htyirg
lost Kansas and with ii any further footag in
that direction, have tanned their attention &c.
lively southwark TO Mexico, Central Amttira
and Cuba, as the regions from which to carve
out future slavcholding States. This win nc
count for the promptitade with which Cen Walk
er wss supplied with the men and Munitions
Of his late expedition, and for the ease with
which he made bis escape from one Of our prin-
cipal Southern poets. We may accordingly an
ticipate from this bold stroke Of Com Pauld.
ing violent political reaction in the South,
which will place the administrator between two
embarrassing sectional hres-a raking fire from
the anti-slavery party Of the Northern Kanss
Walker, and sharp cross fire from the pro,
slavery party of the Southern Nicaragua Walk
er, whose ultimatum IL a great slavcholainq
confederacy ion military principles, including
all Central America, all Mexico, and al the
| West India islands.
What then, should be the future policy Of tho
administration! Our Southern politicians viii
be restless and revolutionary 10 long c. there Il
Northern balance Of power In the govern
ment continually strengthening against them
But make an opening for the creation and an