The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-01-04
COMMODoHE PxULDiNG'~ 4, PLOiT,
AND WILT WILL. a. NlE Of N.

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The arrest al Gen Walker w Com
P,nld'ng ~ creating considerable excite
m aih'ng The n w>papers, b tn N"rth
and Svu h Il l. conceded that It L. the
most extraordinary OF al the strange
expected pubic events Of the past
wear. IL is held that Walker vas guilty
Of ID. acy, an that his arrest was Strict
Is legsl, not me,ely in spirit, hut IN
form. Thst'as iawless and dan :erous
adventurer, Violating the Deutrali'!
laws Of the Unit, q Starrs. It was
C.ni. p 'ul.lrnx's dat. Ia break up his ex-
ped,ti1n- aid hing him ha'k a prisoner
TIN the other hand, Walker is Looked
up. a. lugli,e Il, III justice e>rap'n:
from New Orleans through want OF vigil |
lance on the part of the proper anthor'-
ties. anil sff ct M laid NJ m Nicaragua;
but nee .airly With n the jurisdiction az
Another government. secure from arrest,
w,thour SPECIAL 'si'Fqu,Siton' ppfdE died. for
by treaty Almost universally. out o;
the extreme Southern circle. the acts
ard intentions of Walker are regarded a.
'unlaw iul ami nrsch'ev'u~," AID the gov
ernment by It's instructions 10 It's agents
has ack nowiedged that it could not con-
hive a, his proce,di'es Without d .shon"r.
When Walker SAILED from New Orleans,
il was dope in spite Of po> tive instruc-
tons n government 'ffic 'als there to
present hls departure and to cause h'S
arrest fer VIOLATION of dur laws
Walker must therefore lie regarded al a
fugitive fiaa, ,jusssce, and C"mmoih'e
Paukinx's course can aniy b'diSavow ed
by the adm nistrs,ion, "a tke ground
that the sovereignty of Nicarasua has
been violated But tee misconduct o
tCommotiore Pau, d rg cannot enure TO the
henefi' Of the prisoner However 'rreg
.,lwr and unjust; ma, have been his cap
tnre. the government owes neither ap"i
ogy nor restitution TO Walker.uniess IT l.
prepared to recognize him AZ the Lawful
sovereign of Nicaragua, reversing ali IT.
recent acts in relation To ,h-s SUBJECT -
As the matter stsnds at present. Wake
lisa CT mrnxl, arrested perhaps IN an lille
gal nailer, btii liable 10 'e tired Tor tn
offsncr, " iiih which the COVER hmen, mar.
s,estoes have previously charged him.
Bg. a>ids from the legality or illegal
ty OF Ws,hes's arrest and the course IN
euv~ruraent 1nay -ee proper to pursas II
relst,on TO NM, THIS exploit OF C"mno
dure P.uIding brings a new st"r IN dPo
the A iin,nisiratiun an renders still NOR
Complicated the already tsnsled Affairs q
S,xe ~ Washington. The ultra Sou,t,
erners ..lreal, arru sed Go H.. ixct Fiat !
spite o. che kecrmpton C6hSt tuition an
the bogus m.jori y It received At tn
late election. Ks,Sss IS to he Zee State
now zee their plans tor AaInerican I'm
Nicaragua frustrated, Their hero tr'S
ner. and the great c,vil'z NJ ex ,,cdition-
so recently the renire Of : ,hthern hope
crushed ont. and the Responsibility I
thes- tai;u,ss of Southern schemes Is la
up n the brad shoulders of tn a lninl-
rrauJn FROM all appearances. MIR Bu
ehanan and S.-6fetar, CasS are pdt''n
down the h,ches ant cicarIns deck
SS6febphs on IT a furious storm. A
rea w mass meetings at New Orlean
Mobile and harlestnn have denoun,,
the President for sna'vhing the gr
eyed nan (" lfom biz appointed deS'in
Ex.,lana inn AMI ap'l ,:,es on 'he pa
of Mr. buchanan sill not avail 9 b
defeated their da,l,ng sch, me AMI ma
abide the C. ms, sequences.
The telegraph IN o'mS us that the ot
TW iikef= late g vernor-inten
u, take tie s,nhp III all the Souihe
State. against he atm hStration anil
E-cump.un fadds. With he two Wal
ers AMI ID ugl anil the South all up
his n mis- mt once. the President is like
ID have warm tim, :, AMI it may be
the y. York Herald re,nark>--that or,
eve It's are CLOSE at hand. IL "a to
hryef tiSit the President will tdrn Ii
fr,,nt To lhiS ) uthern Hast. about
arrest o. Walk n, AMI cary out his ar
bucc ,neerin: policy with resoia'e en-
CIV. tst New Orleans and Mot
threEfstf tnsir sfsasts bast>A iha .rr,
IN - OF the people in boih sections v
spp!aui AMI sustain his course.
TIE ANIMAL ELECTION OF OTYrcEns