The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-20

FiLlBus'rER MANIFESTO.

Walker has addressed letter, through
the newspapers, to the President, complain.
ing Of his arrest BY Cen. Paulding and de.
nandng Paulding's punishment. He says
that he addressed letter TO the President
in June last, giving history Of all his Nj
caraagaan adventures, and complaining that
he had been unjustly and illegally forced to
leave Nicaragua by United States Naval
force under Com. Davis. T'rhe public have
scarcely forgotten that Davis unfortunately
took Walker and his men on bosrd and
brought them to the United States to save
their lives, then ia imminent danger.1 He
learns that Davis has gone unrebuked, and
ne now has to appeal for punishment Of a
higher officer.
lie denies that his expedition was illegal !;
and justifes his denial by the fact that the
United States Government recognised his
authority in Nicaragua by receiving his
! Minister, Padre Will; that after that recep-
tion he was unjustly forced out Of Nicaragua
bya United States officer, against his protest ;
that on his arrival here he openly ayowed his
determination to go back, was unmolested
by government, was allowed to sail from
Mobile by the United States officers of that
port, and received his papers from them.
His arrest by Paulding followed. He de-
nounces it as illegal, and calls upon the Pre-
sident, in the name Of his official oath
taken in the presence Of Almighty God, to
punish the offender and right the wrong"
This impudent letter concludes by stating
" that in all events and under all circum-
stances, there are duties and responsibilities
from which and the officers and men re-
present will not, dare not shrink. No ex-
IRENE Of illegal interference. no amount Of
hard words or unjust epithets can deter us
from following the path which is before us.
The functionaries Of the Government NAV
exhaust upon US the explosives Of the Ian
guage; they may insult the public conscience,
and degrade their own character by applying
70 US all the epithets their morbid iinagina-
tons suggest, but, conscious Of the right and
justice OF our cause, we shall not relax our
efforts, nor be driven into violation Of the
law. As long as there is Central Ameri-
can exiled from his native land, and deprived
OF his property and civil rights for the ser
vices he rendered Us, in evil as well as good
report, so long shall our time and our energies
be devoted 10 the work Of their restoration.
AS long as the bones Of our companions in
arms, murdered under barbarous decree Of
the Costa Rican Government, lie bleaching
and unburied on the hillsdes of Nicaragua.
so long shall our brains contriye and our
hands labor for the Justice which one day
we will surely obtain. Permit your officers,
II you can. to trample under foot the consti-
tuition and the laws; pass unnotced, If you
viii, the most violent inyasions Of individual
rights and public duties; treat with scorn
and contempt. il you choose. the demands
for justice which we humbly and deferential-
ly place at your feet, we will not be cast
down or dismayed. We fight for the rights
Of our race which have been denied Us by
an ungrateful and degraded aristoeracy.
We strive TO retain unsuilied the device
some OF our ancestors have borne on many
field, none shall wound US with impunity.'
And as long as our faith in right endures,
and our confidence in the God OF our fathers
remains mistaken. so long shall we use all
Just and proper means to regain what has
been wrongfulIy wrcsted from us.''
IL is earnestly TO be desired that Mr.. Blu
chanan will yield all temporizing. and take
measures to end the disgraceful career OF
Walker and his followers. II is only a fear
Of the supposed fiibuster sentiment Of the
Southwest which has induced the Democracy
TO put up with IL so long. That fear is alto
gether groundless. Admitting such senti-
ment TO exist extensively. il Is vet certain
that nolhing can injure the Democracy per-
manently. A prompt, bold course. such as
IS pursued to Democrats who divide from
their party on other subjects will forever an
nilate flbasterism. and leave its destroyers
unharmed. This last arrest Of Walker is
proof Of this. The administration makes
capital out Of il. and poor Paulding suffers
all the denunciation. The case would be
different il Mr.. Fillmore were President.
lie would destroy his party BY such a course.
But Il Mr.. Buchanan were 10 hang Walker
IN Washington without Judge Or jury. the
party would say amen 30 long As he has an
Office 10 besiow.
We regret 70 see no Uncomfortable portion
% the opposition press encouraging Walker
indignation meetings. Il Is done in many
cases no doubt with an idea that the iibus.
tering Democracy may be drawn away from
the party. They will find their mistake.
Filibustering Is encouraged by the Democ.
racy only when they are out Of power and
seeking 70 gain il BY uniting the various
restless interests Of this great country.
Fay. Obs.