Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-06-04
KEN OSH A, WIS.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4th 1857.
NEW ORLEANS, Nay "a

The Empire City is coming up the river with
General Walker and staff on board, he having
capitulated on the LIST of May to Capt Davis, Of
st. Marys, and was brought to Panama by him.
The Costa Ricans are not known in the articles
af capitulation. 300 men came off.
Such is the dispatch that few over shs wires
few days since, to all parts of the country
Such is the end of the second ilbustering ex-
petition of Col. Walker. Of the thousands who
have at different times left their homes to join
him, 1850 men came off," II is true few strag.
glers have heretofore arrived in this coun-
try. through the magnanimity of the people they
went to fight, and dsspoil of their homes and
their property, put they have for the most part
come back broken down in health, ragged and
dependent upon the same magnanimity for the
means to bring them back. But the bones Of
thousands are left to enrich the soil they went
out to wress from its rightful possssssors. This
is sad commentary upon the glowing accounts
Of victories and successes that have been heralded
through the country from time to time, to induce
victims to go to the sacrifice, and immediate
themselves upon the altar of an unholy ambi
ton.
With the light of experience of past failures
We see that already new victims are offering
themselves to Col. Walker. He has been fetet
and Gonized, and declarares that victory is still
possible. and the story is, that he is going t.
raise another army and make another attempt
A portion of the press of the country is groan
ing under fulsome eulogiss and panegyrics up
on Col. Walker, and paving the way for another
campaign. Everything is held up in the bright
est light, and painted in the most glowing col
ors. Of course no mention is made of the poo
fellows whose remains have been left behind
nor of the hardships, those who have managed
to get away have had to go through; such thing;
would not be likely to induce others to follow
in their track and share their fate.
We believe this is all wrong. The object pro
posed to be attained is not adequate to the cost
even if success were certain. The glory of a
victory over such an enemy could not be great,
and we cannot appreciate the honor of fighting
under such leader. Had Walker been worthy
the assistance and sympathy he has already re-
ceivsd, he never would have capitulated and
fled as hs has done. He would not have been
afraid to sacrifice himself Ill the cause that he is
so willing to have others sacrifice themselves
in Had he been as brave as he is claimed to
be, he would net have come away from the scene
of his exploits with the miserable remnant of
his followers. He would have fallen as become
3 man for whom SO many others have fallen, and
thus saved himself from the obloquy that at
tends failure in such cause He would thus
have, at least left US chance to bestow little
sympathy upon his fate, notwithstanding the
questionable cause in which he was engaged
But as it is, we have neither sympathy nor pity
or him. He appears as he ally is, cold,
lesrtless, selfshly ambitious man, who fights
'or his own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT as long as he can
induce others to fight for Kim, at their own ex-
psnse, and when they no longer come forward
"a throw thamsaluAs- hAt.~aAn- him and aonso~,
DOLLY turns around and flies to save himself. 1t
nay be that Col. Walker has proved himself a
nero in The eyes of some, but it must be of those
who believe in the principle expressed in the old