Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-19

dry citizens or Inhabitants to emigrate to foreign
territory contrary to the wishes the interests of
any foreign government, king, potentate, prince or
despot woe also to the said subordinate funetiona-
ries if they don't plunge into that alley TO break
up the plot and arrest the plotters
The arrest of Gen. William Walker, night before
last at bis private in this city, as reported in
yesterday evenings Delta, no doubt was surprising
TO some OF the parties who bad received personal
assurances from Mr. Buchanan and members OF his
Cabinet that the Federal Government would oppose
no obstacles to bis return, with or without aD es-
cort, to the country from which he had been unlaW
fully dragged by an officer OF the American Gov
eminent Indeed Gen. Walker having been r.
moved from Nicaragua, where he was the head OF
the only existing Government in that country, by
the unauthorized and high-handed Interference of
captain Davis, of the United States Navy. it was
the equitable duty at least, of the American Gov
ernment to remedy the wrong thus inflicted by
one OF It's officers, by restoring him, as nearly as
might be, to the situation in which he was found
by Captain Davis. Such was understood to be the
opinion OF General Cass, especially, openly or ia
city assented to by the President.
If, then, it was the duty of the Government 10
restore Walker to Nicaragua, for much stronger
reason was its duty permit mis- voluntary return
tnIther, as citizen of Nicaragua, temporarily re-
sident in the United States and it was doubtless
in view of such facts and reasons as above present
ed that assurances were rendered by the President
and Cabinet to General Walker that he would not
Do mOieSteQ.
But notwithstanding all this, we never lost faith
IN the strong cOnstabulary instincts and propensi
ties OF the Federal Government We were con-
WINGED that il would not let so favorable OppOr
tunity pass as the expected departure of General
Walker for Nicaragua without distinguishing itself
as chief detective and head jaier of the country,
and thus meriting the appreciation OF England,
France, Spain, and all The rest to whom American
hlllhusteriug is the standing bugbear OF the times
We were not surprised, therefore, when the Ad-
mnstratiOn some time back issued its anti-fllibus
tering orders to its officers at the Various ports Of
the country.
Nor were surprised when the other night
Gen. Walker was arrested in such hot haste by
Deputy Marshal of the city, upon the affidavit of
three OF Collector Hatch's employees in the Gus
tom-house. The proceedings in this case we pub
fish IN another place 1t will also be seen, in an
other column, that the emigrants who had prepar-
ed to accompany Gen. Walker left the city yester-
day By the POntchartrain Railroad, and Is probl
Ole Will embark upon the steamer Fashion at Ship
Island, or IN that neighborhood.
Gen. Walker also left yesterday in the same di.
recton, and we do not think it likely that he will
return in answer to his bond the 18th inst, un-
less it should prove imconvenient for him to en-
bark for Nicaragua at this time.
Such is the last chapter illustrating the excess
i've international comfy of our Federal Govern
ment, and the energy it is always ready to
display in carrying out the policy of how-nOt-to-io
it, and how to keep others from doing it.
II is one of the commentaries have thus far
upon the Ostend Manifesto and the Cincinnati
PlllfOrm-N o Delta, NOU. 1871.