Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-05-26

OFFICIAL. PAPEr or rHE CITY
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CsTH o. DAVENPORT.
TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 20. 1857
WILLIAM WALKER.
Gen. William Walker is no longer
the actual President Of Nicaragua
The Central American allies, aided by
the arms, money and agents OF Com
modore Vanderbilt and the English
squadron, have driven him from Cen
trail America, aud taken possession OF
the country with view Of treating 1t
as Poland was treated by Russia, Aus
tria and Prussia. 1t is to be divided
between the conquerors, in such
manner as to leave nothing but past
history to tell Of nation that once
tlourshed in that region Of volcanoes.
We confess that We desired the success
Of Walker, simply because it would
have been the entering wedge for
opening the entire Of Central America
to American enterprise, and higher
order of civilization. We desired
Walkers success, not because he dcser-
ved@uccess, but because it would have
p anted the sc,ds 0 u p ific inter
course alike profitable to that country
and to the United States. Walker
made many serious blunders. While
mcnaced by the surrounding nations,
aud insnrrection and disaffiction at
home, he unwiscly seized upon the
franchises Of the Nicaragua Transit
Company for its violation Of its charter,
and thereby created powerful enemies
in this country, at the head of whom
was Com. anderbit. Then common
ced the decline of Walkers power
Vanderbilt vt once dispatched agents
to every Central American State, and
formed plan for joint co operation
against Walker, while he furnished
Generals, money aud amunitions Of
war to carry out those plans. The
English looked upon Walker rs the
agent Of fillibusters, and believed that
he was merely tool Of the Yankees,
to conquer and annex the whole of
Central America, and they covcrtly
aided Vanderbilt in defeating Walker.
Walker was not statesman enough to
connteract this deep laid plot. He was
a mere General. and not the most sci
entiic Of generals either. He had to
contend with disease, restitution and
the intrigucs Of host Of enemies. He
tried too little to conciliatc the Natives,
and was ultimately compelled to rely
entirely upon recruits, from this coun-
try for his Soldiery. The governu. ent
was never recognized by our own after
Walker was elected President, and he
stood alone battling the armies Of the
allies and the intrigucs of Vanderbilt
lie Ia ssuccumbed AS all deserv eto do,
who are not governed by the rules OF
justice and the desire to promote the
cause of Civilization by peaceful.
means. The effect of his defeat will
be to postpone the day of emanclpa-
ton in Central America. Anarchy
and misrulc will go on; one State will
war against another; Instructions will
impoverish the whole peninsula, and
at last the United States will become
possessor of the soil from which Wal
Ike, has been driven by superior force.
The defeat Of Walker Is at this time
very acceptable to Lord Palmerston
and the British nation. The rejected
Dallas Clarendon Treaty, will most
likely be followed by resumption Of
English authority at Greytown, Ruatar
and among the Musquitos, and a re-
peal Of all the provisions ofthe Clayton
Bulwer Treaty by the United States
Senate. Then the struggle will come
; upon the Monroe doctrine. If England
does not rcccde from her endeavors to
secure various footholds in Contra
America, a resort to arms i'll most
likely be the consequence. Such are
the results likely to follow the cxpul
sion Of Walker, and the continued
) Premiership of Lord Palmerston
Buchanan's long residence in England
and Gen. Cass' knowledge Of British
intrigues are the surest reliances ",
can have, that the interests of thi
country will not be neglected in tn
approaching struggle. The Monro'
: doctrine is soon to have practical SO
} luton. The commercial relations O
the Union, and the necessity for keep
ing open the Transit route will
} strengthen our government in the de
termination to maintain the rights ant
interests Of our people against tn
grasping power Of Great Britain. W.
look with the deepest interest at tn,
: next step taken by England. Will
the Chinese war upon her hands she
, can hardly afford to come to an oper
} rupture with the United States.
~The next election at which
. members Of Congress are to be voted