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II I = ht'su not tell You that WAS unable tor
anticipate the actlof Commodore Pauid-,
4 ing Military necessity required me 10
hold Punta Arenas. and the idea never
Eentered my mind, thatSan American Off
'Eeer. protesting to execute die law. wolild
80 far forget his duty sss 10 infringe. not
only we'll established international law.
but. also. the requirements III that ia-
strument with which are Invoked The
fbesthope Of mankind--the Conssitution
| The United Statec. Even could Ehays
toreseen the action Of Com. Pauldian,
military reasons would have prevented
me from leaving the Point. But II was
impossible to imagine that 50 violent a
step--'aafkesl as il was In its details bv
cohcuet Iwo>ehy Of soldiers in the sack Of
| = low ny plds have been taken by. mi
affleer Of the U S. navy. And. Mr.
President, in the mama of liz -
which you have ta<&n IS me ,.e:sebce Of !
Almighty God. ] cslSSpohf1 you 10 pun
ISL the offender, and 10 Figt5s the wrong.
| / presume not to direct vour Wisconsin Ls
course It shall pursue, but, IL the mama
ofnsen whose rights your officers have
Eiaftinged. and whose honor has been
Eraost harshIy and heedlessiy thamPled in
The dust, I call for The iustics Il . your
\ prerogative 10 bestoT.
But permit me to conclude by adding
5AIhat IN all events and under. al circunl-
ssnccs. there are duties andrespapsibiii1
I l,iies fsosa which 4 and the ofiihets ard
mell Sepresent wiIlnot, dare no, shrink
y a 40 eAseme Of illegal interferene e--n1
amount 9a 1of hard words and unjust cpl
/ itslsls eaA lleter us from following the
. pam Whleli isheiVre us. The fnnctiunar
/ reset tIse 8ov&nnent may exhaust ppEk
on me the exPleiyes of the language
i ftbey may lnsli thu public conscience
Z and degrade thet1 own characters BIZ ap-
& tplying % us all die ,eithe,s their nscrbid
& imagiaations suggest shut, conscious Of
ffthe right and justice, If our eause. We
Il shall RotFelax our Efforts nor be drivers
4 into a yioiiFttf6n Of the law. AS Hong as
5 There is 4 Cfntral AmeHcanse killed iron,
i his native land and deprived ofhis pro-
] Aperty and civil rights, fJr the service lie
i rendered ussrin evil as well as good re-
] Fport, so long Shall our tine and our ener-
j gies be devoted to the work Of their resto-
! rStion. AS long as tile bones 4ef our
i companions In arms, murdered under a
barbarious decree Of the Costa Rieai:
I Governments. lie bleaching and uubnried
on the lill sides VI Nicaragua. 80 long
! shall our brains c6htrive and our hands
4abor for the justice which ono day wa
/ viii sltrelyyoblain.
] Permit your officers. if you can. e
trample under foot the Constitutions and
+ the laws pass unnotieed, if you VIII. the
j Emost violent iaYAsions of individual
L lfights and public duties trest with
L seern aud contempt. sif sou choose, The
If demands for justice, which We shumbly
L and deferentialEy place at Your feet- We
Il win not be cast down or 3ismayed. We
eIGght for the rights ef.eur race, which
& have beer denied iIus by nj ungFsteful
4 and degraded +sristocracy. We strive tr
i retain unfullied the device some Of ouf
anceators have borne on many field
81 None Shall wouadius with impunily, .
ii Aud SO long as our faith III rightendufes
L good--our confidence in the God Of iou,
a fathers remains unshaken--so long shall
we use all just and proper means 10 regain
!, wl.at has been wrongfuily wressed flom
& as. iiaya tie honor to remain.
With high7resPecs,
III Yenr obedient servant,
/ WILLIAM WALKER. Z
i His E1ceflaney the President Of tho Z. s.