The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-02-11


,ahAlof -paxty- Leaders, as reckless Of public
bod as thsy,are blind and wicked, is. The most
lighting and desraASsf asspotism ts-Eksh
tate can submit. I Scion government was
be Application sofSftho sinexorableziaxs of
speculative political philosophy. The sway of
fhemistocles was the ascenaency Or profound
ambitious statesmanship; the reign of ignor-
dncss Of folysprofigacy and national -corrppsr
tion was the. triumph Of the dewagosues.
->zssra sr.--r ). Nicaragua. g.. -, 49, -
.s2hs letters received from different per,
$onsin Walkers army, evince sad state Of
Affairs Coysrit up ashley may pesti'ence and
starvation are wasting the alyenturers in Mica
fagua.. Men huddled together in wagons, sick
and wounded. passing days without water. or
fool; dying with cholera, and their bodies
LEFT to decay beneath astcpical son All is
filth, disease and death This is the glory to
which an adyenturer invited the young men
that many have LEFT comfortable homes and
kind friends; and though these accounts of
suffering and death, are we'll authenticated,
men are Still thonghdessly and bindly rush
ing upon this road to inevitable suffering aad
death. Tt is asked: as il, not in the power
OF the Government to prevent, By, force, its
citizens from ,precipitating, themselves reck-
lessly upon destruction?' We say let men
choose their own destiny their acts are with.
in that sphere Of personal liberty, into which
the power OF Government cannot lesitimately
intrude. Men. according to our maxims have
aright to transfer their allegiance aud devote
their lives and fortunes to any service. All
the government can do is 10 prevent, arma-
ments being formed on, our own soil. and give
warning to the adyenturers Of the, hazards
they incur. 1t seems hard, that one man, by
his folly anil .recklessness Should betray Sc
many unhappy men to terrible death s '.1.s
In order that our readers may form some
adequate idea Of the real state OF things il
tWaIkcr's army, VIC ,condense a few facts from
the foreign correspondence Of the New York
Tribune. The buildings Of the Transit Com
fpany, at Virgin Day, the hotels and public
houses Of all kinds have been converted Intt
hospitals for the use of the sick and DYING
Cholera is. wasting the flower Of the army
while starvation is staring the survivor il
the face. ON the floors Of the buildings allu
|ded to- the soldiers are layed-some naked
all neglected, and in many cases, the dead ar
Tying VITA the living. Those WHIP have beer
compelled 10 suffer amputation arc, literally
Notifying, from, xantoofl proper care, Their,
being no material 'to'niake" poultices, and n,
water to cool their burning fever. On TIL
floor Of the u s, Hotel, crnigrahts were hud
died together, men, women land clildfen
. some dead and all coyeredE with yermin.-
Many of these werer dying from starvation
tand disease, contracted by coming in contac
with dccayinsi dead bodies. Here and ther,
tIay survivor of a whole regiment-the las
of company that; started from home, in fint
spirits. sstsIatrts sTsF
| The account before us is full Of sickcpins
details Of the misery of that unhappy army
Starving men siaSger into the hotels, and be
Core. nourishment can be forced through ,hei
set teeth, they are dead: sAiothsrs lie dca,
upon the floors with living children in thei
arms; and living mothers clasp totheir breast
Echiidren long dead. and covered with worms
l we might fill our paper with accounts Q
the suffering in Walkers army This mpcl
will suffice to show our readers the true stat
of affairs in Central America. :. - 2 /
FaoM KANsAa-The Legislative Council j