The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-07-18
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Enllsr a. cen. WSlHsf . The President
Vhahavo r6oeised from the Washington
States, says the Bulletin, in advance Of pub
licatissn, the letter Of Gen. Walker to Presi-l
dent Buchana1, of which the telegraph has
made maation. The letter is about a. long
a. President's message, and is sort OF
history Of his Operations from the time OF
leaving California to his capitulation to
Captain Davis. According to his statement,
in May, 1854, some exiies from Nicaragua
landed at RealIo raised the standard OF revolt
against the government, and in short time
we're masters of nearly all the principal
places in the State. They organized q
Provisional Government under Don F. Co.'S
teilsn. This government sent to Walker at
San Francisco, a contract authorizing hum
10 raize three hundred men to 1t. He re-
fused to do SO on the ground that It would
be violation of the United States law OF
1878; but sent to Costelian to grant him
and his followers an act of colonization,
which was obtained. He showed this act
to the United States authorities IN CalIfor-
MIA, who assured him that he could then go
with perfect security, and that they would
do all in their power TO forward the enter
prise. When they arrived at Realjo. they
became naturaliIed citizens of Nicaragua
through legal process. After while the
natives became dissatisfied with the new
corners, and the latter offered to leave, but
Don Costeilan would not listen to IT, and
the naturalized Nicarag uans then pitched in
and secured the treaty of October. ., 1880.
By this treaty the new corners were reeog-
nized as citizens, and were requested to re-
main to restrain the excuses of the native
democrats. Mr.. p. Fl. French was then sent
Minister to the United States and not receiv-
ed. -.s.s .@r
The other Central American States seeing
that our government was not disposed 10
recognize the new order of things in Mic
aragua, entered into an alliance to drive off
the new corners, and invaded the country
and were repulsed. Gen. Walker then adj
.yised a peaceful policy. Don Nj. Jerez, of
the Cabinet, opposed this policy, and pre-
vailed upon President Rivas to join the allies
to force the new corners away. Gen. Walk
er seeing this became candidate for Presi-
dent. and was elected BY large majority.
DUTY then required him.to accept the office,
however anxious he may have been to avoid
it! He then passed over the struggles that
ensued, and gives detailed account of the
evacuation of Rivas. This in substance is
that he could have held out much longer,
that Capt. Davis acted in bad faith and
conspired with the Costa Ricans to force
him to surrender. The conduct of Captain
Davis was extremely offensive to him, but
he stopped to have communication with him
because he learned of the failure of Lock
ridge on the San Juan.
He also complains Of the conduct of
Commodore Marvine on the arrival of the
ST. Marys at Panama in treating him and
his officers as prisoners, instead of regarding
them as officers. One thousand Americans,
he states have persisted in order to secure
lands and privileges promised them in Mic
aragua, and he leaves it to the President to
decide whether such interests hould be en-
dangered or sacrificed by acts authorized
or unauthorized by officers of the United
States. And he closes IN the following
words:
"But whatever your wisdom may decide
in relation to the policy of such conduct,
know the justice of the Government your
Excellency so worthily controls will not fail
to raise up the honor of Nicaragua, wounded
by the seizure of her own vessel in her own
port, and by its delivery to foreign foe.
know you will not, with impunity, permit
the sovereignty of sister Republic to be
violated simply because she is weak. With
full confidence, trust for such acts and
declarations, on the part of the Government
of the United States, as will entirely clear
it from any participation in the insults and
degradation which Nicaragua has received
at the hands of American otfcers,n