Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19

RIca. The forces and resources OF these
weak contcnding Republics were 50 reduced.
that neither could alone resist Walker. and
they hated each other too much to unite for
Ills expulsion: and the former finally agreed
to receive and unite with him in putting
down Costa Eica, Walkcr was put III com
maud of the united military forces, and
treaeherv, fraud. and violence, he soon found
means to drive from him all the best of both
of the native and foreign populations and sei1o
the reins of Government from his superior.
II" also without the least authority of law,
sized all the public, corporatc, and private
property that he could lay his hand upon.
and pm; to death every person who refused
ready and cheerful assistance in his infamous
career of plumber, outrage and ntrocity
When Walkers real character became full
" known, the people of Central America
II utc,l against him rs they would against
common foe Of mankind, and when he was
entirely hcIumcd in, and could neither ad-
vance mr. retreat. and was reduced to the
last extremity, a t. ;. armed vessel aeeiaenf-
dlig hea,es in sight. and takes him and the
remnant Of his dcath-dcsertinc hand to tho
uitod States
Since then. Walker has hsen engaged IN
getting up another Fillibustcring Expedition
a.-aiust Nicaragua This he has done openly,
anil the whole thing has been as notorious to
tho Government ard people of America. as
that the sun ris~ in the East and SITS in tho
Wert. Osf~aoi}p, the nuthofities in tho
great Atlantic cities wcre instructed In 10
,isiant in arr,>ting "a" ,iolat. ~ Of our
neutrality laws, and breaking up and pre-
venting all such expeditions against tho
peace aud hnppincss OF friendly nations.
But the Collectors. District Attorneys.
and Marsl,als, understanding that the SYM
pathies aud god wishes Of the Government
Wrrr really with Walker, and every other
Fillihuster whose ontrag,s might tend 10
increase the chances for Obtaining Cuba, or
other slave Territory. did not trouble ,htn-
selves much about Walker, hut sGfrred im
aud h3s n.Hfd' rvp' af'' i'''s 10 g ne ai''' 20
at IItRSuf". ! iatg' 'tct 81 't''' "fa'' d ma
faedtis, asssi'il ani'd ty tfet It alter, TITS
easily escaied from the 'n''ed States, and
avoiding IT, vigilance ofotler is ef war.
landed I'll tie coast of Nicaragua, just in
flSE' OF 'r'!'y""' '''fe ! 1'i.i"o'oro
faei'''ls' h'' wen ''f~' IN TIE Ct hef's OF
e'aNes!etts'@ '"'''"'t anu ''s' 'iset'''efA
ana UNDERSTANDING Ms s'h'Fai Instructions
gwen Tor sha' particular ''"'''!' 10 iS SUI
fei5hht com r'hc''s'''' captured " ak
ana h's eei"m"hd' ana cent them homo 10
the niied stats Tor the disposition that tho
Government might dIro''. no; doohitnc Fro'1-
ably that Walk would be shot, hung, or
imprisoned FIR HE
but h. and behold instead or tr, ing and
furnishing Wals,r. lie il lcu.., d and ,oa,t.l
as a hern a great ..nd =. riatie man. and ho
Is eneaslrtys Il t, keep up lis silis ard r.
tli,.alp,.s nr,.tsnsians 10 the Pr,-pl.pr, II
Nicaragua. al! /. ma k \ tl,tTtna mon ttgs
American t.oytrun!,iit far at ll..is l.f,ity II
several million, Of dollar. f.r H,sIIipq ar
rtstias. lf,n.afl l., t;.r,.s and thus h, tern-
-. tl,rsa l4.ek, interfering with his grra,