The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-07
assn; Waller. speech at Row Orleans.

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before the hoa- or meeting the people-srd wbao wa ID
tho people, we esn 'he real Representatives az HsS G
leans sympAshy-<egaa q assemble a-ouua tho plafor
t;on from. The mcetiS was called 70 order oy QeuerI
John L. Lewis, who after tho preliminary o.gani raaioi
Introduced General william " alker, President VI Niosr
F,a He received with a shout that wsised the ~
OF echoes and he cast his eyes over tao Of hea
in frat and rear he have thought ha, he never nd
so May nec the ranks OF the Costa Rlcsn nrmx
We lay tho following repo: OF tho speech before oS
Teaders:- m
cause for II needs VIVA. Is just needs vadiCd
ton. Ihis U! Gil ens and the sympathy hsr{
dicse Americans and the sets by whoh an America
cause has been upheld By American cii2aps 10 exnmtn
iDg She motives OF these acts ask you to d card all pre-
JUDGES aud 10 stand here aa IL you were posrity,
Judge OF bistory-o Judge without fear favor MAAx
and unscrupuous have heea the means raeored 70 q
place me in faise Light bsfnre my coaDtymen These y
necessary 50 remove challenge my enemies to polsA
IL single act OF mre which has been In violation
oSs Or sssn to n.s sn1 81
ragua which has net been stamped with the seal Of tus
tce. Thsse are those who have charged upon Nd
such motives az, 10 attempt TO vndcsto them,
would be sheer mockcry There ara thoss
who have charged ulon me motives Of avsrss
myself. The men who were With me in Ncaragua-m$
fellow country men in arms-y.ll viudcate me from toa
charge having entertained such motves B there
other motives rot degrading at first blush that
mere soldier Of fortune attempting to carry oI my am
ton, to make for myself name and fame. This inpots
ton REJECT as equally uaounded and hope to convncS
you tns! was not nero soldier of fortune, risktng tia
lives and fortunes Of my coanryen for the sake Of ann
have exerod myself Tor any purpose, has been 70 sx
teno American influence ard Anercan.ze Nicaragua. Fer
among tie Central American renaScs 'a The evil VAR
showed that the people were incapable Of self
nicaIaga was IN state OF anarchy when accepted
violation OF tho laws Of the United States Buf
said there was no violation OF tie laws OF oar
country la their asking me 70 0ght In behalf Of
the democratic party sent an sgen TO Castlon tel
him that the contract between ras. be made accord
ingy tina, had an invitation from Gen Canduras ass
the HondIrians, and would there Cas.on ,prehend
cd any danger from the presence Of Americans In Near
psoS MN T w sppa
renain and wished the Americans 10 be his side
forhe knew them to be loyal ana true After my sooce
on the transit route made treaty BIZ which the pres
Of Americans approved BY Corral and bis party
did this to secure the good will Of an There mot
he had moi approved lie presence Of the Xmeftssas
Seven days after in the presence Of the priests befye
whom General Corral and myself wore sworn to sas
treaty, and before the ink scarcely dry ~
paper, he perned encouraging letters to The Hoa-
durials against tho Americans. These fell int
him to the block; and by the provisions Of "a
treaty he eond have eyaded bic This aiis~
bessed Tor hss now that
tee was an act Of wisdom and mercy the part ef folly
ou and a x Snh aa After crr Ss ass s;
PARTY y0aid be yanquhcd Amer the execution Of Corral
the hyas party went TO the democratic size and Gen.
the assistance OF the Nicaraguans. Cen cras ned u
the application which was made to me Every exsrtisA
Was made to influence take TIE Americans 70 Hoa
duras replied that Americans were thore a. friends =
al parties BJ my suggestions coz missions were sent 70
and ali the States stating that we deired pesoe
that policy pacific, aud that under the ci cum
stances, 10 tale sides iibes Heras acknowledges
the truth OF ny suggestions He was moi democrat AMI
sent by my advise. stating that we desi,od peace.
We shall see how far this was granted In tho mean
tine, IN important event 'ransrrcd At the suggestse
Of bon Psrco Rvss American sent 70 represent
the government al Washington. l opposed tbs as bad
policy; bat was NO, in authority and oy opposition Wa
unayeting They wanted an American tc speak the Ans-
rcan language. You all know, fellow citizens how he
received None caa paint tho surprise Of the NcarS-
rusns because ,be plea Of Fierce and Marcy he Was
rcjeced on account Of his being born 10 ue Uniod states
well knew the result and told them Of tho relations .hak
existed between tie Jnihd Sises aud Nicaragua but
assured them that my counuymcn knew power higher
than that OF presidents acd cabine,s-that had in,n
confidence in that higher power which the people held IN
pIau.e Tho alliance which foiiSwed Be wesn the isar
Central American sia!es-ihe combination agNas
and Marcy, under Their rcr-c,ion of tas
Ncarasusn Minister. This Drough, the matter 10 ma
tnriiy lmmedia.sly the Co.a Noans, the suppose
weakest power Of the combination, commenced hO',hus
by an open declaration Of war. T6en followed the amSx
unconscious decree by which the Costa Rions made war.
NOT asa!nst the state, bat against tho Americans Na-
ragua. Thus commenced the OF the rsoes-ihe great
battle Of the monercs and tho white mon. This war,
thcn not begun by the Americans In NICARAGUA: asx
challenge the prediction Of single act In which they
did anything but uphold the Pledges madc by the people
Ct Nicaragua Amer this appears hat pcn rAiric,s
Ryas plotted with the Northern States FOR cAscng the
doscrtou OF such Americans as could not be expelled by
force. American rights were ignored In Nicaragss;
brides o! money, AMI lands, freely offered IN
the face Of our having bra.ei war In its forms,
and suffered the loss OF ne by the rage OF iam.s
WINGED Of my assurances Of the merits Of my position.
and were wiling that an election or PRECEDENT should GO
before the people. THIS desired, for well knew thss
the mss OF them dctesed with imp'scablc haiscd shs
forced mi iary service OF tie Costa Rcans The cieoEon
was deereed bot only think the rcsul! not declared,
before lavas WAS plating revolution under the pretepcs
That lie people oyerawcd by my presence bu, cha
wicked fee when no IRAN pursueth"-I was there;
they were running from their own couscicnces Nctwh.
standing this ooniuc, Of yas the election resulted in nv
elevation 10 the Presidency d. this stood forth the only
protector and awful representative Of the Nioarasu,as.
lay@ was previously bot the rroyilona President
Commander IN Chief Of ono portion OF the army.
and II wo1 through mo he was named FOR tbs
corral was the sole cause o. his eievs ion WIS
bound by cath 10 put Kvas out when was sworn ia
Skeabie voice OF tc peorlc who knew tie fact, undcr
which had been elected. need not the tass
which followed Ihav. but 70 vndcaie the ace Of Anc-
rcans IN Nicaragua You al know how lons ant how
successfully 'ulved with what means forced back ,Ae
enemy; brsvct that worst Of foes, the urpr peslcnce
then raging With violence in Granada. Bat FOR
nucuoe, which regret " say, bat Title les fron
my own than foreign country, nigh, still have hcc~
cxpcc, sympathy IRON the hsush even de,Srne@i q
the sacrifice C tc honor and hts Of British officers b-s
need Eo tell yon iba, officers In the British service
coursgcd doscTtcn from army They but obeyed tbs
diorm Of superior authority. B1l whatever the Tofioa
Of these occrs could no, bu; think that govcrpe1
fired with American citizens II Ia impossible 10 expaa n
except by surprising that Americans the sans
eide Win the British Our worst enemies were Ame-
rlcaps. Oh, tha, they had bcen born in SONS
other country Ills orr shame that teT should their
birth have breahed the same air a. honest Americans
was not until Tie lat cxigency-thai Of rcvers, ssd
dangeran American, bearing the name and arms of m
American oneer, oonsvmmsied wha, British ibcrfcrsnos
had begun II IS duty 10 myself 10 explain WHY we are
no longer In arms: and that however insrnfcal, mxhA
DC The representative OF our government should reapccs
The American Gag much In him as in the highest o..
neer. and that in surendcrg reserved the rb, q ap-
a-nos 70 the government bat TO the governorsto the
people themselves Captain Davis made representations
which could hardly believe were true; and Amsricaa ~
he was, he committed act which was really one cf
UPON Nicaragua Bot consider, fellow citizens that sta1
RUE vessel the Granada, was covered with glory BY
American bsnd, Sho was manned by Americans had NEE
vessel on tho enemy and came OIL victorious {, an
rrcTrslIed in the annals OF naval
warfare since the days @ raul Jones' Yes, feilcw-
citizens that event IN which tho ule Ncaraguan schoone~
wss sucoessful win BE- REQUIRED 10 with pride By hs
historian, and the llth Of April win long be remembered
by the American people. Who OF yoi canno, feel r-ood
NJ the sptrit OF manhood raanfqcd by an horn