Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-07-18

GEN. Walker IN AUGUsrA.-Gen. VIM. Walker,
President of the Republic Of Nicaragua, reached this
city On route from New York to Nashville Tenn, on
Saturday afternoon, and took rooms at the Planters
Hotel His arrival. though unexpected, was soon
known throughout the city, and crowds of our cit-
zens proceeded to the Hotel anxious to look upon
the man who has filled large space in the eye of
the world for the last two years, to take him by the
hand and to testify their interest in the cause in
which he is engaged and their appreciation Of the
great qualitieswhich he has exhibited in his remark
able career At the earnest solicitation of many of
his visitors General Walker concluded to remain in
the city few hours, and to crafty those who were
anxious to hear him, consented to address the peo
ple At eight o'clock, the appointed hour, large
crowd had assembled in front Of the HOTEL although
the evening was inclement) and Gen. Walker having
been conducted to the balcony in front of the HOTEL
was introduced by Col Mledge, and received with
hearty and enthusiastic cheers
The remarks which he made, occupied about half
hour in their delivery, and frequently inter-
rupted by applause. Short, hurried and desultory,
as they necessarily were, they made very decided
impression upon his auditorium impression atrib-
uabe to their drectness and force, and to the COM
plete Identification of the man who uttered them,
with the cause which he advocated. Assuming that
the future destiny of the Republic of Nicaragua
an American question, of vital interest to the people
of this country, and one, consequently upon which
he might, with perfect propriety, address an audi
ence of American citizens upon day consccrated to
he proceeded rapidly to sketch the history of the
occupation of Nicaragua bv himself and his follow
ers, giving an interesting relation of many of the
more important events which have TRANSFERRED within
that Republic in the last two years; indicating the
motives and the actions of those who we're engaged
with him; asserting that they landed in Nicaragua
by the invitation of the Democratic party of the
country, and that they remained at the earnest
treaty of its people, to aid them in rescung the Re-
public from the anarchy into which it had been
plunged by the internecine strifes and incapacy OF
its mongrel races; and challenging those: who de-
nounced him freebooter and filbuster, to point
to single act of his in his whole career in Nicara-
qua, which unjust in ITSELF in contravention
of any Nicaraguan, United States, or international
law. He dwelt at some length upon the course pur-
sued by the northern press towards him, which as
he expressed it, "reeked with all the foul caumnies
against himself and his followers which inventive
brain could create" and attributed its hostility to
the fact that he had President of the Republic of
Nicaragua, issued decree lcgalizng African slavery
within its limits. He remarked that he south
erner by BIRTH and devoted to all the institutions of
the South, but that he never would have is
sued the decree unless he had been convinced that
upon the establishment of slavery depended the sta
bity of any government which might be Inaugural
ted in any of the Spanish American Republics
This idea he illustrated by contrasting the condition
of Cuba. where slavery, Established by the Catholic
priest Lascasas, distinguished for his benevolence
where the views of Wherefore and Clarkson have
been carried into practical operation by the abo-
ton Of slavery. The introduction Of slavery into
the Spanish American Republics he contendsd
would end the long strife of their mongra races for
supremacy, give the control of their affairs to pure
unmixed white race and eventually secure them the
blessings of free and stable institutions With this
view he had sought to establish it in Nicaragua-for
this, he had been denounced by the Northern PRESS
and he called upon the people of the South to disre
was their cause, as his success would be favorable
to the extension and perpetuaton Of their institu
tons. His remarks were cut short by sudden fall
of rain, and he retired from the balcony followed by
the cheers of the crowd.
In conversation, General Walker expresses his fix
ed determination to persevere in the cause in which
he is embarked, and his confident hope that he will
be enabled to return to Nicaragua within the next
two months with the good will of the administration
at Washington, and with men and money sufficient
trump hantly to succeed in re-establishing his au-
thority.
1t is difficult in looking upon General Walker, to
realize that he is the vertable General Walker who
occupied so much attention of the world since 1856,
and extorted the admiration of his enemies by
the remarkable talents which he has exhibited in
his romatic In face and fgue ne is utterly
Insignificant and unmarked. There is remarka-
BILE dignity or mpressiveness in his address, no re-
markable intelligence in his face, no emotion in his
countenance at any time, and no speculation in his
eye. He is simp short, slight man, with light
hair grey eyes and placidity which cannot be ruff
fed. 1t is difficult to realize that this small man is
the General Walker who has borne prominent
part in the important events which have occurred
in Central America within the last two years; who
has organized xpeditions-inaugurated govern.
ments-created and maintained armies-led them to
victory, and controlled turbulent and lawless
by his dogmatic and imperious will.
Gen. Walker left the city on the Sunday morning
train for Atlanta, on his way to Nashville, where he
will spend few days with his father.
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