The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-01-16
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son having been left at Castillo with small
squad well armed and fortified, there was
still nucleus around which recruits could
have gath red and ultimately formidable
army might have grown up Lut tie latest
steamer from Central America brings intel
lirence that Capt Anderscn's squad have
also surrendered to Uncle Sam, and that his
command is on the way home in the L. 5.
steamer Wabash. How his surrender was
brought about is not Observation-Disclosures
he gave himself up voluntarily or was forced
10 do so by Commodore paulding; but II
the latter was the case, this tilihuster ques-
tior, already sufficiently vexed, has received
another new and unpleasant complications
and we may look for another outburst of in
dignaiion on the part OF the special friends
Of the fi.ibuslers in Congress and throughout
the South.
/ We publish to-day the Message of PFesi-
( dent Buchanan, explaining in detail the
views of tn administration in reference TO
/ the capture Of Gen. Walker. The views
( are moderate, and such as The country VIII
: be apt to approve. The President admits
. lhat Commodore Pauiding committed a
grave error in seizing Walker on foreign
( soil. but as Nicaragua is the only party that
/ has right 20 complain, and will not be
likely to do so. he thinks 40 harm has been
done.
. Such views, however moderate and rca-
J. "a
features. The vessel conveying General
/ Walker had been allowed to leave the I. 5.
ports without regular papers, and his arrest
+ beyond league from our coast was unqucs-
tionab'y stretch Of authority difficult to be
justified. 1t will be seen by the debate in
/ Congress on the subject that such men as
. Seward, Ell Thayer, e., have claimed the
President rs 4 convert to their dangerous
doctrine Of the " higher law" by which, but
by which alone, they maintain Commodore
PauId.ng can be justified in his proceedings
: CoacurTing With them in this view az to the
only ground Of justification, Judge Douglas,
Davis. Push, Toombs, and others felt con-
strained TO dissent emplatically from the
views Of tie President. We lave the fol
loq.inr report Of the remarks Of Judge j.
!Ir. D0us'as though, IL. higher law very
well in It's place, hut not in executing the
neutrality laws. lie would rather lGgN 4;
tie Statutes 81 the United States, and see
. where the authority was for the President
10 Z e the army and navy. The law 81 lole
defined tie Jurisdiction to extend one LH.g
from the coast, and the government had no
authority 10 make III ars i beyond that d.
taucr He vas III favor OF living ;ac laws 3
fair, faithful and rigorous execution, whether
they ike or dislike them, 80 long as they
sta d on the statute book He had 20 sym
yathv for li.bCsicring It's tendency Is L
defeat the very eli. We have III view
namely. EXPANSION of the area q freedom
lie was in favor Of the expansion of this
country, but in g la':fui and regular manner
lie Wa not willing 90 send out naval officers
with ~a-uc Instructions E.iJusigriU. al ovcI
the L;zu seas, under the pretcnse Of putting
down fnLUsteIing. lie bad opposed th'
Clav;ou-Bu,wer treaty because necessary io
its s1lcty to do-that is, to annex those ter
~ -ics only half the distance to California
"a. "a the direct road
lis Central American question, as con
u. I with fli5us,crism and unchecked
@
fancy, and in a WY short time VIII bccom
tie great question or the day in this country
The time has come when the interests q
commerce demand that there shall be
more settled and responsible government il
control on the I>;hmus than can ever b
looked for from the prcseu. cGete and semi
barb.rous inhabitants of that important re
zion. The interests OF the whole world dc
mand that the important transit route
across the IS,La.Us shall $50 longer be iIabl
to continual interruption on account Of petit
wars between a squad OF conteu ptih'e hail
civilized little oue-hossc governments, o
that thy sna, be he'd IS the SUI j,ctN 70
great schemes Of speculation by Wall o
Downing street shaFpcrs. The l. s mus
get cotrol Of the whole OF Central Amcric
either by treaty, purchase, or b. the more s'o'
but equally sure way Of unchecked cin'-'a
ton. But f.iLusicrisrI IS tie least rroia.z a
Of al the plans to bring the object about
The Presidents annual message has prob. z
lit upon tie right key-which is, in :.
first place, to abrogate the Clayton -Bo."e
treaty. and then TO rc-organize our cntiT
policy towards Central America, steadily &C
! herring 70 the Monroe doctrine of a,lowir
TO European nation to gain foothold ther'
, but 50 shaping our measures as ultimate!
either to abso.b or renovate her Govcrnmer
lv thorough infusion Of the Anglo Saxo
: element in her population.