Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-01-20
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ffY'aThs following letter from sour occasional
Washington correspondent" was resolved too late to
appear il our last, having been some six or seven
days on the way. We publish it, however, as it
contains matters of interest, though the news it
contains has already been given to our readers j
WASHINGTON Jan. 9Th, 1853
This is the glorious 9th, consecrated by the mem.
ory of jackson and New Orleans. Neither house of
Congress sits to-day, and it is likely to become one
of the dies tasti of our Republic. Would that we
had more Jacksons to guide ship Of State among
the difficulties dangers and disasters that threat.
en- her voyage. For the last week, the Kansas ques-
ton has been thrown into the back ground by the
intensely absorbing questions connected with Gen.
trail America. Mr. Clingman, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations in the House, introduced res
olution calling upon the President for informa ton
regards the seizure of General Walker by Com
modore Paulding Of the U. S. Navy, and sending him
as prisoner on parole to the United States. On
yesterday the President sent message to Congress
in which he states that !" Commodore Paulding had
committed grave error" but Mr.. Buchanan would,
like Burke, pardon something to the spirit of pa
triotism." In the Senate, when such friends of the
Administration as Mason, of Virginia, cannot de.
fend, and Jefferson Davis Gov. Brown Pugh, Toombs
and others, openly denounce the act Of Com. Paud-
ing. it is time that he should be recalled Whatever
Walker, the principle of international law which our
Cover nment has always maintained, and for which
we fought England, is that any free man has free
foot to 60 and come he pleases and if he chooses
to become citizen of another country, he is to be
free to enjoy all such rights and liabilities conse.
quent upon such choice Walker, invited to Mica
ragua by strong party of that nation, went THERE
he became a naturalized citizen of that country,
fought in her battles, gained her victories and was
chosen her Commanding General, and finally Presi.
dent 1t is true, emphatically, that the masses of
Nicaragua were always in his favor. 1t was the
vile forces of Guatemala and Costa Rica, aided and
stimulated by English intrigue and English gold,
that made war on Nicaragua and these did not dare
to do so until they received aid and comfort from
the late head of the State Department. Gov. Marcy.
Even all these combined were unavaing, until an
officer of the American Navy did an act which no
British Naval Commander had dared to attempt-to
seize the vessel of war on which was Walkers am
munition and stores, and thus compelled him to Ca
pitulate. For this Capt Davis has never, as we can
learn, been reprimanded recalled. Hailing from
the precincts of Faneuel Hail. Davis had all the black
Republican hatred for the South and Southern men.
His excuse that it was an act of humanity to save
Walker, is directly contradicted by Walkers own
declaration, and the opinion of General Hennngsen.
But more conclusive authority, if any be more
so, is found in the message of General Mora, Pres
ident of Costa RIGA, to the Congress at San JOSE in
speaking Of this war; that her troops were ready to
| retire, and could not have remained in Nicaragua
| another week but for the timely aid of Capt Davis,
of the U. S. ship of war St. Mary's. We have fall
en- upon strange times, when our Navy officers
sumo the province of legislators, Judges jurors and
executioners. 1t was not so in the earlier days of
our Republic You recollect the case of Com. Por-
ter, an officer whose brilliant and gallant career in
the of 1912, in the Essex carried our flag with
blaze of glory, and captured more prizes from Eng
land than any other Commander of our Navy-this
gallant man. in pursuing band of robbers and pi-
rofoc IN fho 1DN;o p1o6o a
and spiked their cannon. For this he was punished,
driven from the service that he had honored ana
died broken-hearted in a foreign land Yet Com.
Paulding can arrest, without crime, an innocent man
| on foreign soil, send him. like another Columbus,
homo in eh~;ns.
Upon what meat does this our cesar feed,
That he hath grown SO great?"
| If his object was to "crush out ~ Walker, he has
created strong feeling Of sympathy with thousands
for him. He INDUCES in the mild ephets of "pirate
and outlaw" and yet he is the guest of the Commo
dore. and partaker of his inequalities The letter of
Pauding is disreputable to the head ofany officer or
heart of gentleman. He denounces Walker for
acts done, as he aledges up the River, of which he
with arms and force foreign s6l is itself an act of
war; and yet it is to be seen Paulding is recalled.
But recalled or remain, he isrebuked ION commit.
ting grave error" which, in political questions in
the opinion of Taleyrand was worse than crime. In
the mcar time Gen. Walker, who is in the City, and
trusts to the truth of his course for final vndcation
| has addressed letter to the President on the
subject, which finds sympathy with all, and reminds
| one forcibly of Emmets defence before Lord Nor
bury, for its deep feeling and indomitabe and
| comparable energy.
| Happily "the wars and rumors of wars" in Kan
| sas all in
"In the deep bosom of the ocean buried"
The Lecompton Constitution will be presented, Kan.
sas admitted, and then they fight it out in the
| State as they may.
| The Mormon question will give trouble. At pres
| ent the troops in winter quarters
The vacant seat on the U. S. Court Bench in our
| District has summoned number of patriotic and
disinterested friends from our State to this City.
The President will doubtless be able to make ju-
dicious selection from worthy host. The rumor
| is that of the distinguished Senators from the
State will be selected, which will crafty many and
dsplease Our delegation all at their posts
"The lone Star" of Whiggery, Gimer, flushed
| his maiden SWORD" in debate this week. and as is
his course from his youth upward" took the wrong
| side, defended Pauding and abused the cause Of
| progress. Even his federal confrere, Thayer of
Massachusetts,, differed with him, for in an able and
| ingenious speech on yesterday, Thayer advocated
the Americanizing Of Central America-that we
ought to do it, that we could do it, and that we
| should do it," and that it would have been done
years ago but for our silly neutrality laws and
meddlesome and vexatious Intervention on the part
of our U. S. officers. The work will 60 on. The
command TO increase and replenish the earth is
felt in full power by our Anglo Saxon blood, and
| has as much force now as in days Of Noah.
1t is expected that your immediate member will
speak DUNG the coming week on the public land
question, which may Illustrate some Of our "prac-
teal farmers" and aspiring politicians.
A CASE IN PorNr. I'VE have few facts relating
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