The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-22

Letter frsm General Wool Relative to General
Walker
10 rBD HDrroRs OF rss national UrsLLIsEsosn
Gmnzn-rne l7th Of June Ast ysu pssishsd 10 he
National Inteigeno letter dated the itsn June sgaea
BY William Walker lute Of Nicaragua, and sddrensed 70
James Buchanan Pre- ident OF tho Uniisd S.ss In This
letter 10 V asserted that
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out fear Of ntsrrenos .heir uat ~hd express
that hey would do all In their o~er to for ard
To aii Of which have only to remark thai never know
never heard Of tho facts ana circumstances
forth In the alDve extract Until read Them IN the fns
orNcey u .he TIN June, 1861
viii be ,ec"llected that, in December, 1858, ~,
and sscr~sy Of Wa info med nss t%po.ns Osssi.
pending between the Uni.ed Saves Msxco
experimenting that unless Inc e1pean,ions then
Of Heaico could DO prevented, the negopa
tons might BE- interrupted and possibly lead to war
sad although with great reluctance knowing tue 80 vices
and hare ships TO which bad .uoj God, he de
,ermDsd TO offer the command OF the Pacific
70 self, whose loos experience u e
could confidently rey. replied shst, nnd or TIM
stances. would 70, and with pleasure, no mat or Nv
great the sacrifice might be- -hh the sarance that he
the country should regret ssec.os
Such in subtAnce, bot only 10 part wa the
had q 18th The Presiden and Secretary OF War sub
sn~sa A.xa tvta.x xta n AZ
&tcordpgy, the 2Oth 81 Jsnra y, 1864 set oa To-
the Pacific department. With isst ucons from Sec
AIRY Ct Var and proclamation from hs Predent of the
United Satss extracts from which aanezed, fol.
lows
WAE pEr.krNErr wAsmseros, Ian "A 1854
SrR:-In dditiop ~ the ordinary of he mf
mAnd to which yn have been a. snsa y deeu psoysr U
anon these will he the duty of ns.Inug in~,us
he Of oresp Po~sr, ConatsSo- fsit that you
Ct ,bs attus out OF .,mrd xpearos asa coae,riss "
which tie un.d states arr - s- ana viii z-lousls
s~s WIN Inc '''n '0''0''' IN MAINTAINING Inc n'1'A"'
The Pres,dept In his proclamation dated the IS Janu
AIRY 1884, relating un.wvi expeditions beios I'D gu,
against The rr'tories of Mexto, calls " al oce's
tbe government, civil military, Eff gaicb
may be In their 90 ser TO arrest for trial and puushmeu,
every tucb of 'pder"
With The foregoing instructions and proclamation A.
rived at sun Francisco the 18th February and the
10 discovering u AZ Col Watkins and Mr Emory
g.eed IN recruiting men " reinforce UoL William
Waiver, who had taken possession OF Liver California,
of which be proclaimed himself President Al the same
time the Mexican C,usul Del Vale, and the French
Consul, Patrick ID lon were actively engaged
10. an srmy three thonssnd M a. principally sr. nch
men 70 take ooesesson of Sonora 70 he nv
Count de Raousset Boulbon Upon the fats which 90
,aned and eeenhd I, the District Au,rney, Mr. Inss
.tk,ps, Emory, the Mesi Oousul, and the FreDch
Consul arrested and Uied for viola ing the neutrality
laws Of the United SUITES, and a convicted the
vcton and two for acaiia Had be ,eu tried second
time he wopo unooa otsai. have be n o,nviet,d.
Having by the arrs OF Watkins and Emory, prevented
men and supplies bel, rent 10 Walker. ne compelled
TO surrender binsef and party 10 tn officers OF tbs
United states q Sa Diego The commanding officer
sent Walker aud his raty to q, San Ffsuioo, all Of
and Marshsl Walker was indicted aud tried, out not
convicted
the 6ecretary OF War, Jerersos Davis, extract from
which Is Annexed
war DEPARTMENT wAsnissros, april a 1854.
SIR -. K In rsl >ti,u lawful expedl.
ton sailing m be ~ itorni, the propre
was 20, EXP ecsS ~ desired Ss tbs mit.ry ,%Inaad
ssagd % wS.e than sconss n. srdin rsia ions TIE
sSsSi rsm VS. =" Seae ,Ssi .SoSia orssse az
such interference b he nj aTs
with u fu ,cions of civil uhc-rs
This singular and extraordinary letter less
for the acted 10 breaking the ipu.er
and Mexican Couruh Than nunaed the Secretary own
Instructions which required 70 "maittain inter
national obligations BY preventing un asfu expeditions
asanst the esrtosies Of foreign Powers aud the Pros
denss proclamation which required "a officers, vii
military, efforts wniJh may be 10 thsr power
for Trial ana punishment every such offender
Afer receiving this letter. COL Walker, apprchensive
that might interfere with his expedoo then repairing
for Central Ameria, called on me, and, - ns cad, 70
satisfy that he not engaged In any unls xful or
with the Instructions which bad recently receives from
Secretary OF War, whether no Engaged In
any such enterprise, bad authority u interfere with
him, certainly not until called upon by civil
thoIiliee " aid In suppressins Il
The expanstio and facts eeem 70 be called for
by liam Walkers letter W the President Ia order ~
tho why that did not interfere proven, mis-
expedition 10 Central America the ooj ct Of whiSh, de-
clsred by It's fiends the lime, conquer several
Sses In that rsRsn and form Them into independent
slave confederscy.
JOHN & WOOL