Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-06-04
cAPITuLAuIoN OF WALKER.


There is no longer any doubts as to the defeat
of the Nicarguan hero. He has capiuatel and
is now on American soil. 1t was, perhaps, the
most polite move that the sagacious hero ever
made The confidence Of the South is with him,
and we have no doubt but that he will return with
ample means and more numerous army to the
scene of his former exploits. 1t is certainly to
the interest of our country to favor his designs.
Ofhis reception at New Orleans, despatch dated
9th, says:
"The Empire City reached her wharf at seven
o'clock; ten thousand people were present. Gen.
Walker, accompanied by Col. Jaques, Mr.. Ficher
and Mr.. Turner, agent of the associated press,
proceeded in carriages to the St. Charles, where
Walker spoke, expressing his thanks for the recep-
ton; recognizing the American love of liberty in
the masses, and assuring them that victory was
still sure. The greatest excitement exists in the
city. The St. Charles is besieged by thousands.
Walker spoke twice.
"The California popers dscrcdit the story OF
Crabbe's defeat and execution. Walker surren-
dered because Captain Davis signifed his inten,
| ton of seizing the schr. Grenada, which held
Walkers reserve Walker was kept prisoner by
| the U. S. commander ut Panama, notwithstand-
ing the terms of cnpitulation allowed him and his
officers to retain their sidearms and liberty"
The Charleston Standard gives the following
striking views on the destiny of WALKER:-
"We have at last had perfect confirmation of the
fact alleged some three weeks since by our Havana
correspondent, that General Walker has at length
been forced to abandon his field of enterprise in
Central America; and apart from the feeling OF
i of,,ro Foo &boQ o., o(
we'll directed efforts we arc forced to experience
sad regret at such occurrence Walker went as
the emissary of no organized political power; he
was merely the creature of an effort on the part
of the Nicaraguan people to better their condition;
at most, he was but the exponent of Anglo Amer
! lean civilization in Nicaragua. 1t was well that
| America should have come from the abuse of the
savage to the discipline of civilization it WINS
well that the colonies should emnncipate them
selves from the dominion of Britain to the direc,
ton of their own more instructed intelligence ii
is ever well that peoplc should move from n low
er to higher range of social and political condi-
| ton; and looking upon the movement in Central
| America rs the throcs to such result, we were
forced to regard the effort with pleasure, and are
constrained to look upon the end with gloom and
disappointment,
"Thcre Is still another aspect in which the mat
| ter may be regarded. 1t is important that this
route across the Isthmus shall be in the hands oi
people who shall have the energy and character
| to hold over it the protection of law; without
this the United States must take and hold it to
herself, or in common with some other foreign
power To do either will be Objectionable. 1t
will be dangerous for the people Of this country
to commence career Of extra territorial conquest;
it will be dangerous to enter into antangng alli-
ances with other powers to that objecti and VIC
think that candid people must confess that II had
been better if General Walker had acquired the
power to give government to Nicaragua, while
there are few who would not have seen new form
Of Anslo-American power rising up at the South.
This would have given solution to many questions
which task the understanding of our country. 1t
would have demonstrated tho possibility Of indie.
pendencc in discounectiop with any other section
Of the Union 1t would have given mn example OF
the protection to be found for slave property with
out the North it might have given an exhibition
of tho fact that State proposing to plant the in
stitution of domestic slavery, can find protection
in her efforts with the most powerful States of Eu-
rope. We have but little doubt but that Walker
would have brought his labor from Africa, and
that England and France would have sustained
him in this policy.
"These facts, however, are merely the themes
Of Improbable speculation, aHd we might as well
dismiss them, but We cannot help believing that
his success would have been better, for the Cen.
tral American States, whatever might have been
its effects upon the people who exercise political
jurisdiction over those States, and that to less
degree to US and to the world its benefits would
ave been extended"