Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-06

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ouraoe II 10 a palpab violation of the rights OF
na,ons for which there il no pallia.ion whatever
The lett r of Commodore Pauaing. a. reported ny
the telegraph, dscloses no sinole circumstance 70
detract from the enormity of his unwsrraniao'e
uen, n,tion of mower Whatever my nav been
the offerc- Of Walk ard his followers aea'hst the
ingis,inct and almost und inahle neutrality laws OF
the United States however grave NAV nave nee"
the chsrres against him, end whatev. sum a.y
process might have been ailowah" arm nrhp'r Tor
his capture within tn waters of the Goit'' Sst's
or even upon the hioh seas, there ia no provision
of Tho w of n~tiona anv principle q n ~,
or ius,irc or of common sprsa :" au'horiS" ne
capture unon for ign soil nv an officer ~ me 1
ted States Government, aoting either WIN or TN
ont spocTfe Instructions from his sup"ror'. Thev
were havon1 the outArmost limt' ut the Iurisd c.
ton of the United Statrs. Wore Walker the most
inf NOUS pirate that ever "scuttled chip or cnt
throat" wera his followers hand ~ onti'ws
branded with infamv nv the people OF all countriFs.
neither Commodore hiding. an officer of the
United States navy. nor President Bnchannn him-
self as tn. chef exacu'ive Off" and the COM
mandor-i, chief Of the army and navv OF the Unl-
tod Statee had cry right TO aeizn his person or 70
interfere with his operations npnn tn" soil o. r
eign in1ependtnt and sovereign government fhe
acknowIadoed weakness Of the Nicaraguan Gov
eminent ia no excusa for this wanton Anus OF pow
er AMI violation of national law IL is the duy OF
our Government and of our Government of1cersto
nav the same respect to the weakest "a 70 the
-
had Of heir own frea will and accord "a thew un-
douhtpdIy had perfect right to do, expa'ristFd
themselves as citizens THE United States ID had
taker an oath Of allegiance to the government ct
Nicaragua. IF they were in open reb Zion against
the government TO whom their freshly assumed
feaIty was due it the s4ir of that government
end not of But he claimed 70 he the Presi-
don't ana the commander in chief OF the armv OF the
r public OF Nicsragu, He was upon Ncaragua soil.
He wsa at the moment of his ptura, as appears
~ nf 40 en-
gagged in prosecufiug a against the declared en-
enios of that Republic Wh'th'r righttulV or
wroDgfuv, whether with or without the legal sane
ton of that p oplp, he actually exercising upon
'heir soil the powers properly helonging TO
their chief executive off er. and "a well mi ut an
officer of the American navy armv iand hl'
forces at the mouth Of the Thames upon the shores
IF Great Britain ard seiz p rsons whom he might
fn1 there and bring them csptiVes to the United
Stat s SO make a descent upon the shores "t NJ
caracu. and make priSone OF the people found
at the mouth Of the San juan With as much
ryht could Briri.h officer dis mbark bis forces
upon III" hanks Of the Potomac river ard march
upon Washington Citv, and off "a prisoner
to Encl.nd, Jam. Buchanan cl4iming to he Presi-
dent Of the United States, could officer of
the Unite States enter within the teri torii jur's-
dicton of Nicaragua and take into cartivitv Wm
Walker assuming TO exercise the functions of
Pr, sid mt of that Government ard people.
1t appears from the port of Commodore Panli-
ins that he acted in this mater without special in
s,ructions Buchanan bad permitted w lkcr anihis
followers TO leave the o. tied States unmoloste'.
He had been ridcul"d for the in ficiencv of biz
admin -traton IN allowing tn expedition TO 3 ii
from American ports under the very roses OF Gov
eminent officers without let or hin rance after all
his ferc" proclamations to the conr.rv. dis
patched Commodore Paul ING to overhaul the emf
grants the high as and bring them back. and
in his instructions p oiessad tremendous anxiety
TO put stop 10 all fihust RING espeGi ions and
odO bis
exceeded his Instructions, violated the laws of
tons, and not only very comVl gently appeals
to the Administration to approve his act hut
rogantly claims peculiar credit for tho manner i,
which il done, and d. livers to the nation
moral cture upon the piratictl disposition and the
inhuuapty of Walkers expedition There has
never been a NOR wanton aud eraceless assump-
ton of autl oriry II j. no Pxcnse for Commodore
Pauling that the Br:'ish command threatened
to break MP Walkers camp if the American naval
officers did not do IL. There might have been
found in what is called The "Nonr0e doctrine some
excuse for the interference of the United Stats
forces to Dr., vent the execution of such threat
the part of the representative of Great Britain but
there is none whatever for its execution by
officer of our own Government.
The conduct OF Commodore Pauldng must nee
essarily involve the adminsir ,ton in fresh troub
in regard TO CeDtral American affairs. IL is the
natur,l r. suit of the lamented ndecisiOn of
laundering administration which has already r
number and gravity of its errors. The seiZur" of
Walker far exceeds in improperly and ab-urdity
the ridiculous bombardment OF Greytown. For
the Other there is not particle of either provoca-
ton or Justification.
The course of Mr. Buchanan in regard to Kan
sas had already shown conclusively to the nation
his utter inc ficiercy entire ignorance of the
first principles of statesmanShip. 1t was search
worthy of demagoging roads poiltici IN; but
his miserable want of decision and al Jet insincer
ity ia this Walker matter nnot fail bring his
aduini-tr ition into contempt. In the Kansts
he NANTES T. singular lack OF sufficient
to meet the responsibility of his acts. H
found himself in a dilemma from which he could
only extricate himself by mourning the dist vor OF
tn Northern wing of his party or the fierce indig-
nation of its Southern leaders. He tried TO shift
the responsibility of hiI msmanagemPnt and un-
statesmaplks conduct from his own shoulder
thos Of bis agent, who had acted entirely in &C.
cordance with his in tructions. He endeavor d to
make Governor Walker the scape-goat of the Kan
sas blunder, and vented upon him the dispeasur of
the adminisr ton for strictly ca rying out its or
ders. The people were not deceived, but il quits
the humor OF the ultTa-sonth-rn ion of the
Democracy to unite with the President in hespiag
execratious upon Governor Walker whia To- .ieir
purposes they excuse tbs -tDsi5Liin of the au-
thority AMI author .! tae instructions under hich
be acted
b. The insincerty and double dealing Of Mr.. b.
chanan in regard to the Nicaragua a ftirs, if not
more manifest az all events much NOR in, xcusahla
than his inconsists in regard to Kansas For
months before Gen Walker sail d for Nicaragua
il everywhere known that he was Or. parng
another EXPEDITION. His agents we're publirIv
known. They wer- in the city of Washing ton.
IL has stated upon reliable authority that ey
even held consult tons with Mr.. Buchan4o's Cab
met, and that assurances given that the expe-
dion would he allowed TO set out uamolestrd
The time Of its departure was publicly known il
all the principh cities, but no effort ma ie to
arrest 1t in the act OF having our shors aud there
is ample reason believe that it sailed not onIy
with the full knowl dge but the conni-
vance of the government author rites The
President rificuled for his inability or perh DIS
in iii cheney aud bring to punishment thos.
who had Effected this bold and patent off ne
against his notwithstanding proclaim ton, and to
shield himself from the ri icule and ,xhioit petty
show of hrmness aud determination be di-mi-se.
IRON service subordinate officer whose duty il
was supposed TO be To make the 81, aud issu.
orders TO nava' commander TO pursue the Nicara
guam. aud seize upon them.
Whether Mr.. Buchanan intended by his instruc-
tons to Commodore Paulding that Walker and his
men should be captured on or land, aiIhin the
jIrs fiction OF the United States Gov rument or out
OF IL does not appear. From the report OF Commo-
dore PauidiOg it wouli seem that he has been
guided more by the spirit than by the lettrr of tbs
instructions AMI hiss transcribed the limits OF tn.
authority OF Uuited States offer from his own
peculiarly t'sttious moral convictions and With thu
expectation OF pleasing the President oy his super
a6unIant eagt rnees TO effect tn puTpos for which
he dispatched. Walk, has been seized upon
foreign soil, within the juriss ton of a foreign
government de his been brought home aud