Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-08
Gen. walkers New orleans speech.

On the night of the 30th ult, Gen
Walker delivered an address in New Or
leans on Nicaraguan affairs. The CreScen'
of the lstinst., contains long sketch of il
We copy the concluding portion. Afte
giving history Of his connection wit
Nicaraguan affairs down to his election
President, he said
The events which followed Tneed not recount. {
have but TO vindicste the acts of Americanism
Nicaragua. You all know how long and how sue
cesafuly strived; with what means forced bac
the enemy. and braved that worst Of foes the Turk
ing pestilence, then raging violently in Gram
da, And but for a new influence, which regre
10 say comes but little less from my own than fror
foreign country, we might still have been 10 arm
10 Nicaragua.
ProbaI " we had no right to expect sympathy
the British, even If determined at the sacrifice
the honor and rigbts of British officers. / nee
not tell you that officers of the British navy, 70
getting the swords by their sides, aud pretendin
10 have honor in their hearts, encouraged desertio
from our army. 1t could only have been that the
acted under orders from their government, whic
thew dare not disobey-whch it would have bee
worse than disgrace for them to refuse to execut
We bad no right to look upon the persecution
the British as any thing else than their usual polio
toward weak and defenseless nations. But we hs
q right to look for better things from Americans
yet blush to say, our worst enemies were Anne
leans. Obi that they had been born in some 9th,
country! 1t is TO our shame that they shou
breathe the same air with honest Americans. ]
was not untikthe last exigency, that of reversean
danger, that an American, bearing the name an
arms of an officer Of the American navy, coDsun
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duty / owe to myself to explain why we are
longer 10 arms; that no matter how insgnifcaI
might be representative of the American govern
ment, should respect the American flag in hin
were he no more than a Sergeant of Marines,
much 10 the President himself and that, in SUI
rendering to Capt. Davis, | reserved the right
sppeal-not to the Government, but to the Cove
nors-the people themselves
The General proceeded to speak, in an impa'
stoned manner Of the conGuct OF Captain Davis
selling the Niccraguan war-schooner Granads
which had covered herself with impershaOle GLORY
in her conquest of the Costa Rican brig the Once q
AuA A more brilliant victory of American
against superior force, had not taken place in Amer
can annals, from the time OF Paul Jones down; an
the day would come when Americans would loo
upon the affair Of the Granada and the Once d
Avr, a. one OF the proudes; records of their race
He described, in burning language, the shame an
indignation of the Americans in Nicaragua, upO
Captain Davis Selling the Granada, and crushin
them in the hour of their severest trial He attr
uted the action Of Davis TO the instructions Of III
Government at Washington, and those instruction
20 abolition influence. The Minister to England
and the Abolitionists at the North, had determine
upon the exclusion of slavery from place owe
which Americans had no control. He cared no
what might be the ideas of those present, or whs
fhau mi Jbt ca in iusfi6catipn Ii mas hnt
bnation TO exclude Honduras from sovereign
over the Bay Islands Between New Granada an
Costa RIGA there existed question of boundary
started mainly by New York men in the steamshl
interest," there was also question Of territory bt
tween New Granada and Costa RIGA and betweel
Costa Rlca and Nicaragua in reference to Bucn
COST and the Musquito territory. Here cou
menced British intrigue, in the desire to contour
the relations OF those governments with our domes
tic institutions.
The General did not he said wish to excite pc
ltcal feeling on the subject. 1t wss unfortunate
perhaps that he was born on Southern soil, and
might be unfortunate that he could not consid
slavery a moral or political wrong His teaching
had not, perhaps, been of the Wherefore schoo
and he might have touched a too sensitive poin
but he felt that he had struck only on the pivot
British interference. He alluded TO the high NOR
worth OF Las Casas, the spanish priest, who was II
head and front Of the slavery offending. he intr
duced slavery in the 10th century, in order to r
lieve the Indians from the subsection of the Spa
ish. Ii were better that be had fixed il not only
Cuba, but in other regions OF Central America. L.
Cssas far more wise and liberal for his day, tn,
the present followers of Cldrkson and WILDE
force.
Central America, he said, was in a far worse CO
diton than it had ever been under the Spanish rul
The Government was going to ruin. Mougrelis
was the secret Of its waning fortunes. On who
rested the right of regeneratng the amalgamat,
racesS On no other than the people of the Unit,
States, and especially the Southern States. Itw
left for us to Americanize Central America
&. The General concluded with a vigorous and 81
quent appeal TO his hearers, to aid him in the e1
cution of this mission. You cannot he said, shrin
from the duty. You cannot refuse TO contribu
your energies in carrying out the great Amercl
principles. AS for myself, forced here as | am,
can but appeal TO you 10 assist in regainng Il
American ascendancy. Forced here against n
will, | feel that my duty calls upon me TO return
Nicaragua. All who are nearest and dearest TO II
are there. There sleep the men, soldiers aud of
Gers, whose rights | cannot fail to see protecte
Here, too the heirs Of those who have perish,
claim that should return. While draw breat
shall not leave a single stone unturned TO secul
TO them their Inheritance.
l call upon you, then, fellow-citzeus, male and +
male, whose friends and relatives have persisted
lend your aid; upon the men to assist with the
fortunes aud strong arms-upon the mothers, to be
the sword ABOUT their sons-upon tue maiden a
she listens to her lover at her feet. 20 keep bit
there until he shall have vowed to 90 forth on IA
mission Of duty. Aye, fellow-citizeus, call upo
you ALL by your recolleotions'of the past, and b
your hopes OF the future to assist 10 carrying OF
and periecting the AUGMENTATION Of Central Ame
ca.
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