The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-31


From the ./ob,Is Register, July Cal
lAat evening, IorI before the sppclasd hour, an i
lHssns citss Of Mobile ssssnbIsd in front Of ihs
old easa Bank @ hear from General walker AOc1unt
Of the conduct or himself and h American companions In
NJ. b B. Holcombe occupied the chair, apd Captain
Grsnt, With brief Introductory adess, presented Gene
busiastc Shouts Of welcome II scarcely possibe to
recognize In Tho easy, qaet almost emnns sentleners OF
less hero OF 10 many bloody stuss still there was
his yo,se teoe which Indicated habtaAl command; not
the arrogance Of TRANSPLANT Or usuped auth 'ry but tbs
CONSEQUENCES OF siumberipg power. He began by
saying that tn q casual observer the approval,
nay more enthusiasm which had signalized mis-
return 10 The United States, might eeem strange,
but TO one no ea~ tn inpules uf popular feeling
prevA leg which these demons trAtinns but
IA was no, because tbs szsns Of the United Sta, s knew
that tbs Americans 10 were bone OF their bone
nd ho.h Of their fsth but be ause the cAu,e ~ Nica,a
qua their cause, ts deSny inc istoubiy welded
10 their interests He said true that bet ~een the
people The United States and himself there lid not exist
the relations or representative sro constituency, aud he
could not therefore be nsidered Pc rhsp. sic,ly
Fable 10 hem for his conduct but they had
moral aud material aid they hal symcsthized Win his
struggles bis purposes, particularly he southern
States; aao IN the Sou,b Alabama hsd been among me
moot prominent; and ia Alabama Mobile bnt been most
liberal he therefore teok pleasure 10 explaining hat
een In his courze while in Nicaragua might seem strange
wrong He had nothing conceal he had done nothing
citizens, nothing 10 stain the character Of an American
lie then elaed the circumstances under which ne ana
his companions induced TO stat from California FOR
Nicaragua the approval Of all the federal author les and
the assistance OF government saios In taviog port
He detailed briefly the events which ttansp ed during
bis campaigns which have already pubshed several
times and have not room al this time 70 repeat he eats
blhhed most clearly that the opposite IN to him aud
throsgh him to the cause Of Nicaraeuan Anne
rcaD gaon at the North, was the offspring Of
aboEorism, ard manifested liz existence
until the publication OF the decree ortainng .la
very in the republic. No one could doubt after
hearing his concise but comprehensive uncut that tho
South vitality Interested In bis success and should 6y all
legitimate means in her power assist s triumph We
If there any hesitation before, there WI
heyeafer In contributing largely those material elements
which indispensable for the accomplishment Of the OBJ
ject desired.
Several gentlemen, informed addressed the au.
dence after General Walker had concluded his speech
among others Judge Meek 1ho In chaste ana eloquent
lang usge, compmented the disinguis he'd NIL had
come to hear The paneypc rec ously convey cd
not to offend the unobsusive modeey Of general
Walker, who roee and responded to- The meeting ad
ourned In que and order, every man impressed With
gre for the disasters In the past and inspired With coma
dene in he successes Of The future history Of General
Walker and Nicaragua