Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-21
walker,-Drew,--Jones.

defence of him set up by Drew, Jones and
 others we will state some facts from the record
 which are and sbould be enough to damn him
 in the estimation of every southron, and to
 drive back into obscurity those men who dare
 render themselves infamous by endeavoring to
 defend him.
 Passing over the many disgraceful acts which
 are known to blacken his early life, we find
 him in California organizing military expedi-
 ton against Sonora. The enterprise was a most
 miserable failure; numbers of brave, misguided
 young men, who had been induced to join him,
 perished miserably, while their leader, unfortu
 nately for the interests of humanity. made his
 escape. After while he succeeded in raising
 a small force and proceeded to Nicaragua. That country like the most of the South American States was divided into two parties,
 at war with each other Having espoused the
 cause of one of these factions he succeeded in
 being invested with the command of the forces, and by aid of endorsements from this country, succeeded in defeating the other faction and
 
 with this, and with the honors and emolu- ments that would necessarily follow, he initiated Louis Napoleon in having an election controlled by bayonets, and himself elected president Of Nicaragua So far, his course, though marked with treachery, and though every step was taken in blood, had been calculated to excite more surprise than detestation. An opporttl- nity now presented itself to show any states manlike qualities he might possess,-to become a benefactor to the mongrel race he had caused himself to be called npon to preside over,--to establish free but firm government over Nica- ragua,--by example to show the neighboring South American States the advantages of such government, and gradually extend its benefits to them, and above all, to secure the friendship and alliance of the United States, and thus advance the interests and prosperity of both portions of the continent Did he do it? Let the following facts answer. His god was greed; his object was rapne; his nature, pre- eminently selfish, grasped at dominion not for the good of the people but to minister to his accursed love for power and spells. He coufs- cated the property of American citizens, who had hailed his coming and rendered him i'm. portant services; he seized upon the soil arb- tarily aboliShng all titles thereto, and distributed it among his followers and to those who could be bought; he hung and shot those, on frivolous pretences, who dared 10 murmur, or who stood in the way of this wholesale pillage, and, to cap the climax, he attempted the establishment of military despotism, of which he should be the supreme dictator.
 To these atrocities he added others, blacker, deeper ard more damnable He soagjt on alL- aace 1oiH Eag7and 10 destroy t4e southern Siates. or, to use his own words, :" to cut the expansive and expanding democracy of the nerth" We ask the serious attention of our readers to the following letter from General Walker to Gene raj Gocoura, begging them to remember that the phrase democracy of the north," does not refer to the northern States of the Union. but. being written .n South America, refers to the whole Union or United States:
 GRANADA, August F, 1856
 My DEAR GENERAL: I sent your credentials for Great Britain by Gen. Cazeneau They are ample, and will be. hope, not without result. Ii you can open negotiations with England, and secure for Nicaragua the port of San Juarsdel Nortc, you will effect great object. It will be long step towards our end Without San Juan del Norte, we lack what will be. in the end, indispensable to us--a naval force in the Caribbean sea. The commercial consequences of this possession are nothing in comparison with the naval and political results
 With your versatility and, Gf may use the term) adaptabihiv, expect much to be done in England. You can do more than any Ameri- can could possibly accomplish because von can make the British Cabinet see that 1ce are not e'qaqe7 in aDy scLeme for onneratirn Iou can nake them see that He oniY cvg 10 cHfIe erpgnd- ! ing and erpoHsue demo0ary of Ne north. is by q ! poaoe.tI aHd oompoH soutiern .teleratiop, basel | on military principles"
 Shall we comment on this, or does it not carry in every line and sentence it's own com mentary? Can any true man. after reading this, support Walker or defend him? But we hasten on.
 His conduct as president was so tvranucal. bloody and cruel, that he estranged every native, and his folly having destroyed his means of support from this country he was again forced to seek protection for his miserable carcass under our flag and upon our shores. It has been well and truly said of him:
 "We have the most conclusive evidence of not only the universal horror in which Walker himself, but also of the appalling dread in which his very name is held bv the whole population Of Central America. This evidence we find amply revealed in the fact that the internecine war between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. which had been raging with so much bitterness for the last two years was immediately brought to a close by his advent on their shores, and all their differences adjusted by treaty of boun. dary and alliance; yet this man claims to be their liberator and regenerator.."
 But he had not yet, it appears, shown us all the treacherv he could be guilty of In Sep tember, 1857, he addressed letter to the Sec retary of State, in which he says:
 |" So far as any violation, on my part. of the acts of Congress is concerned, I deny the charge | with scorn and indignation Having been re- csived in the United States, when forced for time to leave Nicaragua. have, in all respects, been ohedient to its laws And permit me to assure you that shall not so far forget my duty as an officer of Nicaragua as to violate the laws | of the United States while enjoying the rights of hospitality within it's limits'
 Yet, all this time, as was then believed, and as was afterwards proved by the oaths of his own officers and men, thl scamp was actively engaged in fitting out new expedition, which, by the aid of false invoices and forged mani | fests, was enabled to sail from our shores. Again, he lamentably failed, and he is now in this country attempting to fit out his fourth | expedition. As a man, he has shown himself | destitute of honor, of veracity and of common honesty--treacherous selfish and bood,hirsty. | As statesman, he has shown that he has no | capacity for governing, and that his obied is the establishment of a military despotsm. As general he has failed in cyerv canona;,r o,l |