The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1857-04-04

Illinois, from AspinRaA md Z
Thu Golden Cute 'from ! IsA
rivel, bringing tie SA Francis
papers u nc 5lh instant Andd
treasure.
The Supreme Cont II Califrnia
cited that tho Legislature does not possess ~
power to appropriate money for the, paylnen
of The interest on the State debt. Tle Conr
will enjoinsany attempt 10 levy i tax fr tha
purpose. 5
1'he setate has passed resolutions dcsclarin.
that the honor q the Statc requires The pay
ment Of The state debt
Ned MCGOWAN, who, II viii u remembered
xas implicated with Casey u the shooting .
james King Of William editor Of The Evening
Bulletin and who was exiled BY the Vigilanc,
Committee, shns. returned to Sacramento, ane
has been delivered Up to The authorities. III
~wishesa change Of venue.
The election for State Senator ID San Fran
cisco has rcsultedsin the triumph Of the Vigil
aace Committee party.
Bales, the State Treasurer, has been indicted
tHAH&EHH FE2.HWET
for felony. The deficiency in his accounts
amounts to $4,000.
The last accounts from the mining districts
are generally unfavorable,
The Illinois brings intelligence decidedly IN
favorable for Walker. One hundred and
twenty-five d~cserters from bis army had been
brought down TO Panama from San j uan, in 4
very destitute condition. The Costa Rcans
promise to pay their eSpcnsas to The United
States. s
y is reported that three thousand new
troops are to be mustered I'll Costa Rica, and
that Immediately on their arrival the allies
wilt mike . descent upon Rivas and San Juan
del Sur.
Walkers position is undoubtedly desperate.
His troops refuse to leave Rivas to fight, but
will defend the city if attacked. However,
notwithstanding the gloomy aspect Of affairs,
Walker shows no signs Of giving up.
The papers publish an appeal from the de-
~serters Of Walkers army to their companions.
A number Of copies Of this address have been
sent to Gen Walkers army, with The hope
that it may induce Others to leave him.
Letters say that the force of Gen. Walker
has been reduced 70 400 mon, and that a con-
%vention bus been held at San Miguel to discuss
the partition Of Nicaragua among the Costa
Ricans, salyadorians and Honduras, Nicara-
gun eorseftingg 10 the division.
The following Il the Address Of the deserters
from Walkers army, above alluded to-:
C%ountrymen and Felos- Soldiers-We, the
undersigned, desiring to encourage you to fol
low our example, and leavesa dishonorable and
thank'ess service, do hereby pledge our word
ct honor as fellow soldiers, and our brotterly
faith as conntrymen III 4 foreign land, that i'm
AIliclt reliance may 30 placed By you oil iii the
proc.amations Of the Government Of Costa
4Rlca, inviting you to lay down your arms, and
promising u free transit aud assistance to the
United States. The Government Of Costa
klca goes still further ia practice than III the
proclamations, for she allows aud protects oil
who prefer remaining and settling in the coul,-
try to going home, 10 do so upon as favorable
terms as she grants 10 any foreigners within
her territory.
Since We claimed the protection of Costa
kica, We have been treated IN such a manner
as to cause US to regret deeply that we ever
bore arms against her, and such as to inspire
Us with sentiments Of respect and gratitude,
very foreign To those which base and Interested
parties had inspired us BY fake representations
ere we had any other but hostile intercourse
with the natives Of the State.
Unit route into the country, from the time
we encountered the first Costa RIGA .~picuuet
until the present, all our wants have been s,fp-
piled by the Government, or people, fur better
Than the mar-trapper Walker ever supplied
them and there is not a doubt that the Coy.
ernment will continue to supply them until We
either leave for home or take employment IN
the country with the view Of settling here.
Friends, of all grades and countries, now in,
Nicaragua, we earnestly urge you, for your
W sakes and the sake Of humanity, to desert
at once, and in n body, the man whom youfull
well know by bitter experience has but de
ceived you from the first moment Won were
engaged in the service by his interested myr.
midons.
How many Of you are there who were in.
duced TO come to the country as peaceab'e
emigrants (some bringing wives and cluldren.l
How were you received when you arrived in
tNt&'tASu~s nUo ypu asSiSneu ianu DIV the
colonization Office? Were you furnished with
seeds and agricultural implements, and facili,
tated in. taking possession of and commencing
the cultivation, Of your $50 acres tor ulore) 81
land2 Ion cry. along with us, Nd! and we
respond, what you full well know, Yon were.
handed u musket or rifle at your Introduction
to Nicaragua, and tod you were enrolled in
some company to fight for the land YOU were
to haze, and fight for it, too. against The nat,-
fal and righttni owners OF it but, above all.
yen were to fight to advance the mad ambition
Of a'man so devaid Of natural sympathies and
the sentiments which ennoble human nature,
that he would ieel no conjunction of conscience
IN destroying a world, did he but think he
wonld reign King even only over its desolation.
To one and all who came, with whateverex-
pecta'ions or under whatever inducements, NE
what thanks or emolument have you re.
or can you expect to receive, from i'm
poserishcd Nicaragua or thankless, u%nftclina