Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-23
From the AfoJHe Register, 151I TIT.
The NicaraRuan Meeting Last Night.
Grant Enfhusiasms

An immense coucourse of our citizens assembled
In the Amphitheatre last night to give expression
10 their sympathy with the enterprise of General
Walker in Nicaragua, and their indignation at the
uniustifable Interference to which he has been
suiiect,d by ofic Of our own and the British
governments at GT@ytoWn. The meeting was call
ed to order by the Hon. Percy Walker and organ
lied by the appointment of the following gentle
men ,ffcers
observation-disclosures J. A. Winston.
Vice PresldeHtS.-Ho John Bragg, hon. A
F. Hopkins G u. C. w. MeRea.
Secretaries-W j. Kennedy, O. 5. Jewett
Governor Winston, on taking the chair declared
the otj ct Of the meeting, and sustained 1t IN a
brirf and eloquent address.
Col Walker Their proposed series of statesman
" and stirring resolutions which Re haa prepared
for the occasion, Che length Of which compels Us
70 postpone the publication till to morrow and
ACCOMPANIED them With speech reviewing the
whole Nicaraguau question with great ability and
effect
Major Howard Of Georgia, then addressed the
meeting in spirited harangue, in which h. main
tsinrd that our government, which seems to eVince
50 much al for thu observance OF the neutrality
laws ITSELF though tie own officers violated every
principle of neutrality IN forcing Walker to aoan-
don Lis portion in Nicaragua, and that righttul
authority which IL has acknowledged be held there.
The n ior appealed for material aid for Walker,
and declared his willingness 20 subscribe Il
thousand dollars toward rendering him assistance.
Judge Meek being next CALEB for, made an elo-
quent speech in behalf of the cause. be contep-
ded that there was no violation OF the neutrality
laws nor any 6libusterism in General Walkers ex-
petition That he the full ruI of Nicara-
qua, acknowledged to be such by our government.
That he had by INT. ward events, and Chi fly In
consequence OF the unlawful and unauthorisnd in
reference of naval commander of the United
States, been forced from tire possession of his law
ful rule. That he had a right to recover it. That
the neutrality law forbade the setting on foot any
srmed expedition from this country to make war
on any government with which were at peace.
But such Is not the case in Walkers late move
meut, nasmuch az Walker himself is the riehtful
head and representative of the Ncaraguan govern
ment.
The Judge alluded to the course Of the Mon
archs Of Europe in rallying to thOss kingly
rulers, who have, at times, been driven from their
thrones, aud eiOquently urged that we might learn
from them lesson with regard to our republican
interess-that instead Of nterposing with the arms
Of our government to thwart and defeat this effort
OF an American republican to gain this sway in
Nicara qua, 1t was duty which the American peO
pie oweU to themselves, their rational dignity their
pr cpes aud their political interests, to cherish
Walkers undertaking and to restore him to his
Iightiul rule.
c. c. Ltngdon, Esq, next addressed the meet
ing in able eff ctive speech, in which he
demonstrated the great importance OF the political
interests Of the South, in connection with the in
stitution Of slavery, Of the success Of Walkers
movement in Central Anne RIGA.
be was followed ty Judge Hopkins in an address
marked by his usual ability and eoquence.
OF course we have not undertaken to give more
than I are idea Of the tenor Of the various
speeches that all eloquent, instructive and ef-
iectiVe; and we're responded TO with the greatest
enthusiasm by the immense assemblage who heard
them.
IDe resolutions we're adopted amidst demOnstra-
tions OF the liveliest interest in the cause.