Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-15

him; and last, but not least, look at his declara
ton OF war against Costa Rica, when she was
asking peace at his hands
For the second, look at his whole military ca
re.r, Declaring war against Costa Rica he sends
a Hebrew sutler, unknown to service at the head
OF two hundred and nine New York news boys
and New Orleans French and Hebrew tailors TO
invade the country and conquer an enemy that
he subsequently failed to cong er with his whole
army. Next, he fortifies the town of WAS and
has nine bundled splendid lighting men within
its walls. He abandors il on the approach of his
foe and retires to Gran5 da. Four days afterwards
he marches sixty miles owe: a muddy roed with
four hundred men, without provisions, and only
eighteen rounds Of cartridges to re:ake the town
he had just abandoned. He failed. In like man
ner he failed at Masaya. He enlisted men for
six months, and after keeping them twelve, put
them In the chain gang for asking to be dis
charged
The consumption Of human life since his ad-
vent In Nicaragua has been immense; the bones
Of six thousand five hundsed Americans tell a
mournfnl story; but that Is small, compared with
the eighty thousand Central Americans that have
persisted by disease and conflict incidental to this
I w,n Walkers character is opposed to peace
and his ambition would lead him, in three
months. to declare war with the neighboring
States, for the sake of conquest; and while he
lives, his followers will never have a breathing
spell in which to enjoy what they might acquire
Nicaragua is now deserted and desoated coun-
try her towns and cities are in ruins her hacien-
das In weeds and decay; and could her dead be
restored, 1t would take i quarter Of a century to
restore the ravages Of war, and give her a smiling
appearance Her commerce is totally DESTROYED
She has foreign debt, due mostly to England,
Of about 81 ,2O0, &C., this Walker intends to repu-
diate.
Walker is now preparing another expedition
OF two thousand men, and expects to sail from
Mobile, New Orleans and Galveston about the
25th inst. His intentions are to land at CheraBe
Bay and penetrate Costa Rica by Carriage ri is
the determination, l am glad to know, as we'll as
the duty of this Administration to stop him
Hnm2nu a M nsf demand tSi inn Ilo
for the thing to succe- d beyond few months
For then the supply of men will drop off, the
climate will be doing its we'll known work of
weekly defamation Thus nothing hut ruin
| awaits the deiuded victims Of the self-styled
" gray-eyed man,
1t is a duty England owes to n weak friendly
milton to stop Walker on the high seas; IL is due
her commerce with Costa Rica, for that little
Republic annually exports to Britain 5000 100
pounds OF coffee, $50, 600 worth of dye woods
| and drugs, and s 1000 worth Of hides; and be-
| sides owes her 81 ,0j0,0O0 Her import of Eng
lsh manufactures reaches s., OF J,OO0ye All of
this trade will be entirely destroyed If Walker
makes the invasion. The writer of this speaks
from his own knowledge. He is Southern
not be called a deserter by his sympathisers.
VERITAs.
To THE POINr-We mentioned a day or two
since that application had been made to the In
terror Department for the means of preserving
the integrity Of the Delaware Indian reserve in
Kansas now threatened to be illegally ovcrrun
by the squatters. That application has already
been responded to by Secretary Thompson, in
letter showing Enthusiastically that that gem
tleman, the President, and the Secretary at
War fully comprehend the whole extent and
obligation Of their duties in the case, and are
prepared to execute them to tho letter of the
law, in a manner that resembles the policy of
Andrew Jackcon in such emergencies more than
of public affairs of late years. The following is
the letter in question:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
October Iith 1857.
SIR: Your report of the 10th inst covering let
tiers from Sup't Haverty and Agent Robinson, in
relation to intrusons upon the Delaware reserve,
in Kansas Territory, and suggesting the proprie-
ty Of obtaining the cooperation Of the United
states troops, now In the Territory, to effect the
removal of the intruders, has been received and
considered.
There can lie no doubt that the 6 government of
the United states Is bound, not only by its
relation to the Indians their guardian, but
by solemn treaty obligations to protect them in
all their rights The integrity Of their territory
must, therefore, at all hazards be preserved on
will accordingly issue instructions to the Super
lntendent at st. Louis, and TO the Agents, to pro-
coed forthwith to the removal OF alt intrudeIs
uPon Indian reserves in Kansas, in the mode pre-
scribed in the circular letter Of instructions ssu
ed from the Indian Office, Oct Sth, 1855
The War Department has been requested to
issue the necessary instructions to the command
ing officers Of the troops in Kansas, and it is
pected that they will be prepared to cooperate
with the agents of the Indian Office by the time
their services will become necessary.
Very respectfully, your ob't servant,
THOMPSON, Secretary.
Acting Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.