Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-12-16
The President ON Filibusterlng.

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Northern prejudiees. His actions win regard
TO Kansas, since his Inauguration, led US 10
believe that he disregarded the Kansas plank
of the Cincinnati platform, and that he was
ready to sacrifice the South to Northern az ?
erandizemeHt ut any opportune moment, but
we did not believe that he could have turned
his coat so quickly and completely as he has
| done with reference to extending the area OF
our institutions. The Bee fully expresses our
sentiments:
"Almost the only phases in the Geographic
summary of the Presidents Message. which
convey Il distinct and Ineligible Specification
are those relative to Gibuatering. On this
subject Mr.. Buchanan leaves no loop Or hinge
TO hang a doubt on. We are told he 'eon-
demus the lawIess expeditions fitted oct
against the independent republics on this cons
%tinent." He conceives that there is nothing
better calculated to retord our steady progress,
or impair our character as a nation. than the
federation of such enterprises in ~vi"Ialion Of
the laws of nations. lie comments the sub
ject to the serious attention of Congress, and
recommends the adoption of snch measures as
will be ~effectual in restraining our citizens
from committing such outrages." Hard upon
the utterance of these ultra conservative and
peculiarly Northern sentiments, orr President
has furnished a practical demonstration Of his
sincerity by the removal of Dir. Clack, the Uni
ted States District Attorney 10 New Orleans
avowedIy for lack Of diligence 10 preventing
the departure of VIM. Walker and his Nicara-
guam expedition.
Now, we are very decidedly in favor OF the
Americanization Of Nicaragua. We believe
that Walker was tie legally chosen President
of that republic, and that he was driven thence
by the unauthorized and iniquitous invasion Of
the. territory by a Costa Rican army. We hold
that Walker has an undoubted eight TO return
thither with whatever force be can muster, and
repossess himself of the authority of which
he was forcibly and ~unjustly deprived. If
therefore, The general argument against hlibus~
teriug met our approbation-which it does not
the special case Of Nicaragua would offer a
marked exception. Yet there is no doubt
whatever that the denunciations Of Mr.. Blu
chanan are intended for the late President Of
Nicaragua, and that his movements are ]characs
terized as lawiess outrages.
We may well exclaim wittfthe Mobile Tn
bune, what n change has come over the spirit
of Mr.. Buchanau's dreams since The famous
Conference at Ostend! In the manifesto.
drawn up by the Sage of WheatIand on that
occasion, and signed by him, together with
Messrs. SouIe and Mason, be assumed positions
Walker bases his return to Nicaragua. Mr..
Buchanan then boldly enunciated the dogma
that Spain had no right to have Cuba; that the
acquisition Of the island was essential to the
development of the strength and resources Of
the United Suites, and to our defense against
foreign invasion; that Spain ought to be made
to sell Cuba, and that if she persisted in Fefus-
ing a liberal offer-why we ought to take it
forcibiy, whenever its possession should appear
indispensable to our safety. We rather imagine
hat the line of policy constituted flibusterism
full-fedged and full>grown: Mr.. Buchanan
was willing at that time to wrest Cuba by.
violence from the dominion Of Spain, provided
the latter declined selling the Queen Of the
Antilles; but now he regards the attempt of the
lawful President Of Nicaragua to resume that
power with which he was invested by popular
suffrage, and from which be was expelled by
foreign invaders, as a crime Of the FIRST magni-
tude.
The key TO this wonderful ;n~etamofphosis is
plain enough. When James Buchanan put
forth the Ostend manifesto, be was ambitious
of becoming President, and, like a true polls
t%ician, he pitched his tone so as to catch the
admiring ea of the progressive Democracy
and especially of the South. Now he is Pres.
ident, and faithful to tie custom of his prede>
c~essors, be wakes timid and defereutial, is very
fearful Of offt nding Great Britain, becomes
hugely pacific in his intentions, desires above
all things to conciliate the good wishes Of his
national Democratic friends Of the North, and
thinks nothing so comfortable as quiet inert
ness and gentle medipcrity. The. slightest
sympathy with VIM. Walker might bring down
upon him the thpnderous inyective Of the Lon
don Times, and The %viruleRt abuse Of The Nor
thern press--eyits which men Of hardy tenn
peraments and force Of character regard "triaes
light as air" but which TO your senile, hesita-
ting politician are fraught With portentous
magnitude, and ominious Of the disturbance
of that drowsy calm in which he loves to
dwell.
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