Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-07


s:es. WaIkcT,s PrOspcrts.
Gen. Walker seems 10 carrv "A
charmed life that no bullet of his
enemies can effect, and in hi, str,ig-
giles to free Central America of the
sans cu'otte barbarians, he has aroused
the whole brood of mongrcl ours, und
lazzaroni Of all the surrounding States
ntil Commodore Vanderbilt took the
management Of the allied forces under
his control by his agents, and supplied
them with money, munitions an, brains,
Walker swept away the swarm, OF his
enemies like cha.f But Vanderbilt
has been successful hy the Gid oi Bil,-
lsh briggs, in getting control of the Tran
at Route, the st, amhoats, aud Sal
Juan del Sur, and thus in a measure
cutting of Walkers supplies. ami oil
crwlsc embarrassing his plans Of opc
ration. lie is now fighting against,
fearful odds, aided hy Americans ~
are doing the work Of VNpxlG
His condition seems alYl 1.
And still, he seems not M
fights hi, cucmics with a bold. M
fllnching. determined. and almost reck
less bravery, tia, elirita the al - a;iau
OF the world
His soldiers are unframed, ilss"lu'c.
and when thcy can obtain Intoxicating
liquor, becom. drunken sut>. |, is
said that the cause of tlirir ,li,a,tcr, u,
Grenada MAS drunkenness among tie
soldiers. Walker does everything IN
hlshf,,A check this cyl, h, TN
lass a |arlo coli.r anlrr Ian
are too far asbs7HI.lg heed his warn.
ing. They feel sch confidence
in "fncIe BILLY ~ Walker.
With him y, th,N~ I, ! consider
themselves iu>n.iblc. drunk ct sob /.
anil hence tLc hWSes that tioqrr,lv
occur in battle, l., ira>en .. ,lliiuk. a.
hess on the field If combat.
L. has some III Tie hiasv,t officers
ever engaged und.rany Genr:..i ainong
the chief of whom j. the hero of tie.
NADIA, Gcn. Ileu>ing"n. -
Whether Walker tails 81 sad
planting firmly upon the soil at H.
America the seeds ot hi.lcr Saxon
Utilization or is finally expelled from
that counir''. his name " III be famous
ss among the most daring, h,av. and
succes-fiIl warriors Of the Cote school.
Napoleon was not ALWAYS successful.
and he died in exile: SO may Walker
die either 10y the hands cf Iii, fees. OF
he exilcd from Nicaragua, vet he viii
he always regarded ~ u man o, 80 or
binary merit rs u military man. All
the glorious plans ofsettling Nicaragua
with Yankees. and eleva,ing the nation
10 . higher condition of civilization
have been defeated by the armies Of
surrounding States, who have n
stantly kept Walker in the field, no,
gslnghim time to prepare Civil Code
and establish municipal regulations cal
culated to restore harmony, peace and
Justice. II Walker is finally successful,
American Commerce will expand into
proportions never yet attained. aud the
entire Of Western South America and
Eastern Asia will become tributary to
the enterprise of our meridian, marine
II Walker is defeated at all. II will be
because Vanderbilt has the longest
purse. and then the Nicaraguan hero
will have the pleasing assurance that i,
was only when his own race took up
arms against him, that fortune ceased
to smile upon his efforts.
NoRE LiGur REorlREu. When will
Greeley tell us the name Of the man
to whom he paid the thousand dollars.
and for what purpose he WAS consti,n-
ted lobby broker In that transaction
When will Greeley inform 10 what be
CANA NJ ~ sQo nm which wnra col.