The Washington union., 1857-06-11

oonsummate which Cauera who had usurped the title Of
Perpetual President Of that republic taxed his means
and his ingenuity, He found fitting aocompce for his
purposes in the infamous Guardioa who has been men
toned frequently in the accounts Of Central Ameri
can warfare under the sObqUa of the Butcher. He is
native Of Honduras TO the presidency Of which State be
elected not long but he has passed most of his
time in Guatemala as one of Canea's followers His
cruelty Is said be monstrous and the history his
butcheries with his erocious aspect inspires mingled ter
ror aud disgust characteristic story told of his cruelty
is that at one time he was compelled TO make a long
forced march, when one of his soldiers halted from ex
haustion. Guardola approached him and ordered him
to march; and when the poor fellow urged his cx-
haustion the Butcher called for priest and az
confessed had him shot the spot; when he turned to
his affrighted men with brutal leyity TO know who else
was tired p
Collecting small force in the city of Guatemala Guar
dioa proceeded to Nicaragua to assume part in the
test there, He placed in command of the seryie
forces and hailed as a of hope to the legtmists
But timely and formidable nterposton to decide
the contest The invitation OF Casellon for American
corporation had been accepted and the expedition of
William Walker approaching the scene of strife
Castelon had early sought aid from countrymen and
he had applied 10 few citizens OF California who were
then passing through Nicaragua to Honduras, obtain
assistance to support the government promises of
grants of land 1t this basis and with the sane
ton of the repeated invitation of Casteon that Walker
left California with fifty odd men, arriving at Reaeo on
the llth June, 1855.
In letter to Mr. Secretary Marcy dated llth septem
ber 1855 Walker indicated the first motives of the ex
pedition in the following language
Since the independence there have been two parties
struggling for supremacy in Central America Under the
names OF servile and liberal arstocratc and democratic
they have carried series of civil for the last
thirty years SO far foreign policy is concerned the
serve arstocatc party has uniformly favored British
influences and British pretensions, while the liberal or
democratic has constantly struggled for American
friendship and American sympathy The present war in
Nicaragua is a struggle between these parties "
o Q 81 recognised the justice of the liberal cause
And therefore, with few Others came to Nicaragua
to attempt TO give force and vgor to the democratic
government 1t is the aim of myself and those under
my command to establish the government BASH at
once and liberato the rights OF the peope
while maintain law and order
1t may truly be said that the Walker expedition has
not failed with regard to the changes has naugurated
in Central American politics The liberal party cannot
hereafter be uncertain in its ascendency after the
thorough reorganization it has undergone in the expo
sion of its old fallaces-such that of family ddsthe
infusion of cultivated sentiment of progress and the
chastenng of its democratic exubcmnces by American
lessons in government 1t has acquired moral strength
survive in Central America under the general form of
sentiment of political bgotry but its party creed has al
ready become utterly extinct and it is scarcely longer
dangerous after having lost the power of its cohesive
ganz,tion
The main fact to be sufficiently established that
Walkers corporation in the affairs of Nicaragua
invited in the first instance; does it that
have any right to go behind that invitation to charge
that fllibusterism rpacy the original spirit OF
the expedition Assuredy it not to be supposed that
the Americans would shed their blood in foreign
for nought they expected to acquire certain interests in
Nicaragua and a weight in the government; and they
might have hoped that in time their civilization and in
dustry would win peaceful and natural triumph
native imbecy and change the destiny of the country
Such expectations and hopes perfectly legitimate;
but the result is fastening The fckeness the eal-
ousy the treachery and the revolutionary spirit of the
Central American people that deny counrymen the
honors and rewards of foreign service and that would
expel them from country they have rescued from
nernecne war; and baptized in their blood saved
for higher destiny, but tend to provoke and offer
opportunities of just revenge to spiritcall ii llbus
tcring if you w-not easily pacifed, but active nva
sive persevering, and eventually to triumph, wherever
it carries the American civilization and arms
Respectfully, your obliged servant
EDWARD A. POLLARD.