The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-02-10
WALKER. pAtILDINc. SO.

Mobile ON the occasion of the arrival of
Gen. VIM. WALKER in that city; VIM.
Boyles, Esq, presiding, assisted by
twelve Vice Presidents and two Secre-
tarles. A preamble censuring the course
OF and declaring the right Of the people
to prefer charges and specifications
against Com. Paulding was adopted.
Resolutions were also drafted appoint
ing committee of five gentlemen to pre-
fer charges and specifications duplicating
the military character and conduct of
Com. Paulding, and demanding an inves-
tigation of said charges A resolution
was also adopted requesting the Legisla-
ture of Alabama, to cooperate with the
citizens Of Mobile in bringing the often
ders to trial, and that our Senators in
Congress be instructed to see that the
charges against Paulding be presented to
the Secretary of the Navy.
The charges against Com. Paulding
are as follows: Y
CHARGE ist. Violation of the Constitution
"CHaRGE 2nd Conduct unbecoming an of.
ticer and gentleman.
CHARGE 3rd. Conductmworthy of an Amer
ican citizen.n
There were several specifications af-
fixed to these charges, but we havn't
space to insert them. We would like to
know what is to be Effected by these re-
solutions, charges, &c. Have not meet
ings after meetings been called and the
proceedings forwarded to the President
have not speeches after speeches been de-
livered, foaming with patriotism and
brimful of bloody intentions if Com Paul
ding was not tried and punished, and JUS
tice thus rendered to the South But
after all this, here's another meeting,
speeches delivered, resolutions made,
charges preferred, all about the same
thing. We never listened to or heard of
but one speech that pleased us and utter
ed our sentiments ON Nicaragua affairs.
This was from the lips of Mr.. Howard
1--WE believe from Georgia. He said,
Resolutions, meetings and fire-eating
harrangues did very well in their place,
but what was wanted in an emergency
like this was men and money-moncy to
buy and equip a ship, men to man her
and if need be, to fight her way to Near
auga and stay there
Nicaragua is a glorious field of opera
tions for the energy, ambition, philan-
thropy, and pioneering enterprise of Sou
theners-a golden opportunity for the
extension of Slavery and the enlargement
of our influence abroad, a ripe and ucsrf-
able harvest, and all that the South has
to do is to throw forth a bold hand and
gather the jewelled sheaf. We do not
advocate fllibusterism, as some under
stand it we are for letting any and ev-
cry country have their freedom untram-
meled but if its people are incapable of
government among themselves, we say
it is philanthrophic, just and humane il
we volunteer to teach them how to grow
a wise, good, a respectable people.
This laudable design is a too warm and |
powerful impulse in the hearts of daring
men, for Mr.. Buchanan ever to succeed
in crushing, however great may be bis
disregard for the rights, interests and in
stitutions of the South. For so long as
the flag of Nicaragua mutely tells of i'm
perishable glory, so long as there are
towards and braggarts to trample it in
the dust with their overwhelming force,
so long will brave men rally around it
50 long will courageous hearts throb with |
joy as they watch the hayward course of
the star of destiny which guides Gen.
WALKER in his glorious mission--the re-
generation of Central America--that |
land of promise, accused by man, but
blessed by God"
g-Y' Some would-be essayist, writing
for the Pamela Star, has just given the
world the benefit of his views on woman.
Haro'c ona nf hiS iIaac.