Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-23
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General w alKef mas gone 10 new OIicdus,
where, it is said, he intends to demand trial.
1t is further stated, that, if his demand be
compiled with, be will introduce positive tes-
timony showing that the President, months
ago, encouraged him in his Nicaraguan enter
prise. y
Moreover, it is boldly stated that certain in
tercepted letters are in the possession of
party in Washington City establishing the
| completely of the Administration formerly,
and that these may be exposed in Congress be-
| fore the current debate closes.
There can be no doubt that the Admin
| istration will be terribly damaged in the course
of the discussion. The Presidents conduct
admits of no just defence. The President in
censuring Chatsrd for not arresting Walker,
| and saying that PauldiDg committed grave
error in making the arrest, contradicts himself,
for both officers were alike within the Jurlsdic-
| ton of Nicaragua, and an arrest on the water,
within a marine league of the shore, is a'
much an offence against the local authority as
| an arrest on the land. Any man, whether
President of the United States private
citizen, must be excessively stupid TO think
that we have any more right to arrest persons
a. Nicaraguan port in the act OF LANDING
upon the Nicaraguan shore than we have 10
send detachment of sailors or marines TO ar
rest them after their landing.
We published, the other day, the Geographic
message of Mr.. Buchanan's Secretary of state
addressed to meeting of sympathizers with
| Walker held in National Hall on the 9th OF
Nay last. Mr.. Cass. however, was by no
means satisfied with giving in his allegiance to
| fllibustering in form so compendious. En-
couraqed at finding themselves sustained IN
such high quarters, the fillibusters got up an
other meeting fortnight after, which was
| held in the Park, TO which Gen. Cass address
sed the following letter:
! WASHINGTON, May 81, 1857.
SIR: Your telegraphic dispatch inviting me 10
| attend the meeting in the Park on Friday evening
| has Just reached me. cannot be there IN person,
but nv feelings and sympathi-s are with you IN this
demonstration of public satisfaction at the Wis
| and inst measure of the Administration, by which
the existing Government of Nicaragua is recognized
| and will be encouraged to go on with It's Sood
| work trust il will meet the cordial appreciation
of the American people, II cannot tan to do so, II
thew are true to the faith of their fathers. Since
| the commencement OF our national existence 1t has
been principle to consider every foreign govern
ment a legitimate one which is received as such IN
its own country. his is the condition OF the
present rulers of Nicaragua, and it is no less our
duty than it ought be desire to lend them the
moral support they can derive from our recognl-
| ton. lam free to confess that the heroic effort Of
our co,ntrgnen in Nicaragua erettes my dd"t'ra
ton ,rbie it enqnqes all my SOticitude L a." not
to be deferred from the oppression of these feelings
by sneers or reJroocheS, or hard cords. He rho
doesn't sympatiss cath sSch enterprise has little
ia common tcath me.
The difficulties which Gen. Walker has encoun-
tered and will place his name high on the
roll of the distinguished men of bis age. He has
conciliated the people he went to aid the govern
ment of which he part is performing its func
tons without opposition, and internal tranquility
marks the wisdom of its policy. That magnificent
region for which God has done much and man
so little, needed some renovatng process, some
TRANSMISSION by which new life may be impaired to
it. Our countrymen will plant there the seeds OF
our institutions and God grant that they may grow
up into abundant harvest of industry, enterprise
and prosperity. A day, l hope, is opening
upon the States OF Central America. If We are
true to our duty they will be freed from all
danger of European interference, and will have a
security in their own power aginst the ambitious
designs of England far better than Clay ton Bulwer
treaties any other diplomatic machinery by
which spirit of aggrt sson is sought to be con-
cealed till Circumstances ready for active op-
Grafton. am, sir, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
LEWIS CASS.
That Mr.. Cass, after all these eulogies of
Wake and his enterprise for Americanizing
Central America, is az this moment at the head
of an anti fillibuster Cabinet, shows as a con-
temporary justly remarks, that he can assume
officially very different tone from that of his
correspondence as a mere private individual.
But the double front which he thus shows to
Walker, he may also show to Buchanan him