Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-09-03
Completely of the Admini9tra.
tion with Fillibusterism.
Ffo,n The Mobilc llsgi.er

We copied few days since paragraph
from the Washington Union, hitly contra
dieting statement which Genera, Walker
has on several times made in hisspecches 20
the public in regard 10 certain communica-
tions and overture. made 10 him by n mem
Der Of the cabinet. We intimated nj the
time that il would bchooyo General Walker
in view Of this contradiction, 10 produce the
evidences upon which he based his statement.
Thi. has called forth letter from General
Walker to US, upon the 'uhjsci, which. In
justice to him, VIC lay before the public.
In this letter be alleges facts and circum-
stances which in his opinion, warranted him
in making the statement hc did, and which
the Union contraiicted. weleavo the mat.
ter 10 he further pursued between the par.
tie. concerned. as they may deem necessary
cor the vindication Of truth, and TO SGT
themselves rish, in the premises.
MoBlLE, July 10, ISIS.
Editor Mobile Register:
Sir-on returning to this city day or
two ago, read in your Journal an cx.
trnc, from the Washington Union deny.
ing certain statements which 1t was 70.
ported, had lately made IN a speech
delivered in New Orleans. The writer
in the Union has been misiniormcd - To
the fac, Of the speech said To have been
made by me at New Orleans; but as
long ago as the month of February last
| | publicly made here, and since then
elsewhere, speeches which are anala.
cous in nature, though no, entirely ldcn.
teal, with those attributed TO me by the
Washington newspaper As you suggest
the proprieiy Of publishing the evidence
OH which these statements are made, ]
hope YOU will no, deem me intrusive II
furnish you with the facts in the case.
/ In the month Of October last was in
New Orleans preparing TO return TO Mic.
amgua. About the middle of the month
General Ilenningsen arrived from Wash.
ton, and soon after we met he informed
me that no had important news TO com.
municaie. He then proceeded to state
that while in Washington he had held
several conversations with the Secretary
Of War; tha, in the course of one oi the
interviews the Secretary had informed
/ him of the determination OH the pari OF
the Presiden, to arrest the expedition to
| Nicaragua, adding at the same time that
the acquisition Of Cuba during his ad-
minis,ration was an object dear to tho
heart of Mr.. Buchanan. The Secretary
further proceeded TO say, according to
Gen. Hcnningsen's report, that II We
would turn our attention TO Mexico, and
enter into the service Of Comoniort we
should have the support OF the United
States government, that chile ia he
lleriean serriee icr might, BY some act,
such as tearing doien ths fGg Of Spain,
bring about rar Jcireen MEXICO and
Spain, and Cuba might then be sei;cd By
tie former porsr. The Secretary. &c.
cording to the report received, inform.
ed Gen. Henningsen that means would
no, be lacking for such an enterprise,
bu, when pressed by the General TO state
how the means could be had, he replied,
:" have gone the length of my ,cihcr;
before can say more it will be pcccs.
sary for mo to see person abovo me- "
In the mex, interview the Secretary IN
formed the General that he was not au'
,horized to 90 further, but that he nj ght
rely implicitly upon the means being
provided il the enterprise was underta-
ken. When Gen. lcnningsen made