New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-27


ion for the conquest and occupation Of Nicaragua,
there were good many Americans settled in the
country. A large part Of the mercantile business
was in their hands, AID they were gradually intro
duciDg themselves into all employments which re-
quired superior isgasity and enterprise. Here was
process already in operation for introducing North
American idess and civilization into Central Anne
RIGA, slow, but sure and which, through the facili
ties given to trade by the Transit route, aud the
rapid extension throughout Central America of
the coffee cultivation promised within moderate
time very considerable results. Not only did
Walker totally fail in his own enterprise of force,
violence and robbery, he has also completely
broken up the peaceful commercial system that
preceded him. The American residents in that
country felt the bEghting effect of bis pres
ence, not less than the natives themselves. Not
only was their trade OF other industrial bust
ness interrupted, they were plundered BY
forced loanr, and were compelled to take
arms to help sustain Walkers usurpatons They
too, or what remained of them, have been the frst
to suffer in consequence of the new expedition
projected by Walker, and proposing to sail, it is
said, from the port Of New-Orleans. Among other
precautions for meeting this new attack, the au.
auth rites of Nicaragua have issued a decree,
dated Sept. 5, requiring all foreigners who were in
the army Of William Walker, or any ,cay connected
nth him, to leave the territory within fifteen days.
The latter clause, it is evident enough, may easily
be made to extend to every American in the couu
Try whore chance of remaining must be entirely at
the discretion of the military commanders Of the
departments who are authorized to grant leave of
stay when there is nothing in the conduct of the
party concerned to make his presence hazardous to
TIE interests Of the country.
According to the last advices, the election in
Nicaragua had resulted in the choice of Martinez
a. President He has of late been joint Dictator
with Jerez, and is represented as man of the
peoples person oflittle education but of stern,
uDy eldirg character, and deeply imbued with that
sentiment Of luminosity against fllbusters, and
against the people Of the United States as nation
of filibusters which is now the controlling senti'
nent Of the inhabitants Of Central America.
Colonel Schlessnger, formerly one of Walkers
officers the ssme whose loss Of the battle Of Santa
Rosa was the commencement Of the series Of diss
ters which ended in Walkers expulsion, has lately
returned from Costa Rca, whittier be had fled to
escape Walkers vengeance. He represents the
Ncars suans as rapidly recovering from the effects Of
Walkers occupation, and as we'll prepared to resist
any new attempt at invasion. They had military
force on foot of $50 men with 26 guns and an order
had been issued requiring all the male population
between sixteen and fifty to arm themselves and to
be ready for service at moments warning Inc
few partisans that Walker had among the native
population have been stripped of their property and
driven into Punishment; and the expulsion, under
The above mentioned decree, of all foreigners al
ready in tie country suspected to be favorable to
his designs, can hardly fail to operate as decided
obstruction to any new movement on his part.
We have very little faith in any serious intention
on the part Of Mr.. Buchanan to put anything more
than paper obstacles III the way of Walkers new
oreratiors. Fortunately the Central Americans
are cot driven to the necessity of leaning on any
such broken reed. They seem fully abe t. defend
themselves and as good so often grows out Of evil
so it is not impossible that t,e enterprise of
Walker by e1tingushing local jealousles and arous-
irs the torpid energies of the people, may really
lead 70 reg nerstiOn Of Central America, though
in sense very different from that intended BY the
fiIibusters.