Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-05


At the time that Walker undertook his
expedition 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, and they were gradually introduc-
ing themselves into all employments which
required superior sagacity and enterprise.
Here was process already in operation
for introducing North American ideas and
and civilization into Central America, slow,
but sure; and which, through the facilities
given to trade by the Transit route, and
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 pre-
ceded him. The American residents in
that country felt the blighting effect of his
presence, not less than the natives them
selves. Not only was their trade or other
industrial business interrupted, they were
plundered by forced loans, and were COM
PEELED to take arms to help sustain Walk
er's usurpations. They too, or what re-
NAMED Of them, have been the first 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 authorities of Nicaragua
have issued decree, dated Sept. 5, requir-
ing all foreigners who were in the army of
William Walker,o or any aoay connected Uith
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 country, whose
chance of remaining must be entirely at
the discretion of the military commanders
of the depa' tments, 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 the inter-
ests of the country.
According TO the last advices, the cleo
ton in Nicaragua had resulted in the choice
of Martinez as President He has of late
been joint Dictator with Jerez, and is repre-
sented as man Of the people, person
Of little education, but of a stern, unyield-
ing character, and deeply imbued with
that sentiment of animosity against fillibus-
ters, and against the people of the United
States as nation of fillibusters, which is
now the controlling sentiment of the inhab-
tants of Central America.
Colonel Schlessinger, formerly one of
Walkers officers, the same whose loss of
IF the battle of Santa Rosa was the COM
of the series of disasters which
ended in Walkers expulsion, has lately re-
urned from Costo Rica, whether be had
led to escape Walkers vengeance. He
'epresents the Nicaraguans as rapidly re-
covering from the effects of Walkers oecu-
patton, and as well prepared to resist any
lew attempt at invasion. They had mil
tary force on foot of 1850 men, with 26 |
runs, and an order had been issued requir-
ng all the male population between six
cen and fifty to arm themselves and TO be
eady for service at a moments warning.
The few partisans that Walker had among
he native population have been stripped
# their property and driven into banish-
nent; and the expulsion, under the above
mentioned decree, of all foreigners already
n the country suspected te be favorable to
lis designs, can hardly fail to operate as a
iecided obstruction to any new movement
IN his part.
We have very little faith in any serious
on the part of Mr.. Buchanan to
'ut anything more than paper obstacles in
he way of Walkers new operations. For
unately the Central Americans are not
riven to the necessity of leaning on any
uch broken reed. They seem fully able
o defend themselves, and as good so often
rows out of evil so il is not impossible
hat the enterprise of Walker, extinguish-
ng local jealousies and arousing the torpid
nergies Of the people, may really lead to
generation of Central America, though in
sense very different from that intended
y the fillibusters.
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