New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-27

Neh ORLEANS Duly Grtsttnt.
DOUBLE SHEET.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST q, 1856
.NICARAGUAN CORRESPONDENCE.

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Arrival of the Deserters-Ne,c York Sympathy
Rebarding Co,cardice and A,carding Premium,
to Treason.
Eds. Crescent-I perceive by your paper OF this
morning, (26th) that the steamer Tennessee arrived
at New York on the 18th, from San Juan del Norte,
bringing two hundred and sixty deserters from Gen.
Walkers army. As I expected, the New Workers
made considerable display of fussy sympathy over
their destitute condition. Meetings were held,
speeches were made and collections were taken up to
relieve their dstresses and assist them in reaching
their friends. How different this from the manner in
which the men treated who were landed at New
York from the government vessels Wabash and
Roanoake But few of them received sympathy, re-
lief assistance, and public demonstration was
made in their behalf Why was this? They were
equally destitute those deserters and they had
seen more service and endured more hardships and
prvations. Was it because they had acted bravey
and gallantly? Was it because they had remained
true to the cause they had espoused and sworn to
support and defend? Was it because they rejected
the promises of President Mora OF free pardon for
their offences against Costa Rica and free passage
home to the States? Was it because they refused to
perjure themselves and desert a standard they had
sworn to protect and defend?
| Or was it because they did not turn traitor and
abandon their comrades and countrymen, sick and
wounded to the tender mercies of semsavage foe,
rendered more savage by heavy losses! What other
inference can be drawn from the conduct OF the New
Workers, than that the men who remained true and
faithful to the they had espoused were deemed
unworthy the sympathy bestowed upon the desertes,
because of their intdelity? Men who behaved gal
lanty and scorned to their personal safety by
base and cowardly desertion and bringing disgrace
upon the country Of their birth or adoption, were
considered unworthy the sympathy and assistance OF
the moral heroes of New York, whose "higher law
notions justify the commission of perjury and treason
if necessary to the of their anatlcal designs
They look upon these deserters, who deserted
cause they had sworn to support as moral heroes,
whose cowardice and treason entitle them to thu
esteem and sympathy withheld from those who con
Quoted themselves bravely, gallantly and honoraby
Is this not rewarding cowardice and awarding pre-
MUM to treason? If it is not, then am at loss t.
know how otherwise it could be done.
As to the reasons given by these men for their bas
and cowardly deserton, they are not worthy OF con
sideraton. Every man of ordinary sense is we
aware of the fact, that cannot be enlisted in tn
United States as soldiers for foreign service. 70
this reason the men sent to Nicaragua went as EN-
grants but it was understood, and so expressed
that they were to take up arms in defence OF th
country, if necessary VIII any of these deserte!
say that this necessity did not arise? Assuredy no
Why then do they complain that they we're deceived
It was we'll known before they left the United State
that their pay 1925 permonth) depended upon Gel
Walkers success That success depended upon til
faithful discharge of their duty. They deserted, an
thus defeated the success upon which their pay d
/ pended. And any man who was so hopelessly gree
:, as to suppose that Gen. Walker was paying his pa
sage to Nicaragua, merely for the purpose OF glVn
= him two hundred and fifty acres of land, on whic
to raise cabbage and potatoes was fit subject for tt
lunatc asylum These excuses will satisfy none but u
u moral heroes of New York. Before high-mlnded al
honorable men, they stand convicted OF base al
= cowardly desertion. NICARAGUA.