Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-22
FRIDAY, JANUARY 90. 1858.
The Nicaragua Policy of the President

The Nicaragua FOIicy OF the President.
The sham democratic presses of the South
were bold in their denuciations of Robt. j.
Walker, when, carrying out the instructions
of the President, he interfered in Kansas
affairs against the South. The guilty prin-
cipal was permitted to escape, but his
agent was held up as deserving the severest
condemnation. The one had power and
patronage the other was an humble in
strument and as is ever the case, with
those who "crook the pregnant hinges of
the knee, where thrift may follow fawn-
ing" laudations were bestowed upon the
former, whilst curses were lavished upon
the latter. But these are now things of
pened, to Illustrate further the beauty and
virtue of independence of thought and free
dom of speech, on the part of sham demo-
cratic presses and leaders. Commodore
PAULDING, by one of the most disgraceful acts
OF usnrpation ever perpetrated, snatched
the gallant VIM. Walker from his adopted
-
denomncing them as pirates, robbers and
murderers, disgrace to the country that
gave them birth. Unable to defend such
an outrage upon the rights of freemen,
such violation of the Constitution of the
United States, and the law of nations, the
sham democratic presses and leaders, gen.
orally, condemned it with indignant vehe-
mence; and continue to speak of the Com
modOre, the Presidents instrument again,
in terms of marked disparagement and re-
Duke. But, in the midst of all, they have
nothing to say against the chief, the spirit
and intent Of whose instructions, were en-
forced in the capture of Gen. Walker and
his men. Alas, for the independence and
honesty of the sham democratic presses and
leaders We trust that the people will
note these symptoms of degeneracy, and
spurn future counsel from such corrupt
sources
We have long since, as the facts trans,
pired, shown that the President was the
proper person to bear the responsibility of
Rob't. j. Walkers course in Kansas; and
we hold that upon his head, and not Pauld-
ing's alone, should fall censnre for the ruth
less dragging of Gen. Walker and his men
from Nicaragua. Paulding but carried out
the policy of the President. We need but
refer in proof of this position to the failure
to reprimand Capt. Davis for the first in
terventon against Gen. Walker-the sus-
pension of Capt. Chatard for not interven-
ing in the waters Of Nicaragua in which
he had no right to do such thing, and
preventing the landing of Gen. Walker
to the palliation of the grave error" of
Commodore Paulding,-a finally to the
following up by Capt. Sands of the Susque
hanna, of the action of Paulding, and the
capture by him of Capt. Anderson and the
remnant or the Nicaragua expedition. The
act of Capt. Sands, is, if possible, more
high handed and indefensible than Pauld-
ing's; and has been done subsequently. All
these incidents, we repeat, indicate the
policy of the President. 1t has been his
determination to break up the Walker ex-
petition to Nicaragua, and to do so at all
hazards, regardless Of law, provided he
can be allowed conveniently to throw the
responsibility upon his instruments, the
commanders of our ships of war. The
honest masses of the country should investi-
gate these grave matters, and, casting
aside the presses and leaders, who are at
tempting to excuse the President, and to
deceive them, form their own Judgment
upon the facts. The President, in his adj
ministration of the affairs of the nation, is
rapidly furnishing proof of his incompe-
tency to pursue a straight forward and
courageous policy; and is sustaining the
charges of corruption, based upon the
opinion of Gen Jackson, made against him
during the Presidential canvass. His has
been tortuous path, since the time he des-
ecrated the fourth of July with his motor
ious grafton, surcharged with the heresies
of federalism, and It is too late to expect
reformation now. Let the public condem-
nation be visited upon him.