Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-12-16
The proclamatton..The sham.

The Proclamation--The sham.
A few weeks ago the President issued a
vermillion edict against the Nicaragua Eli
ibusters,and their CHIEF, which was follow
ed bt shain demonstrations at Mobile, the
head quarters of the pirate gang, by nu-
smerous Government officials. The sailing
of a cargo of emigrants was intercepted,
and Walker himself disappeared for short
season. but soon returned to his filibuster
labors.- Though the city Of Mobile swarm
ed with the men and officers of the exPe-
dition nobody was arrested. and no efilci-
ent steps were taken to break up the un-
lawful foray upon Nicaragua. The oPpos'.
tion ;bv the Government was sham, aud
n hold one at that. The Proclamation was
wind for the people who dislike the outra-
pes Walker has oft repeated without being
Brought to justice by our Government and
was never intended to be enforced against
anybody who would aid in stirring up
broil with Nicaragua. The spirit of the
Presidents Message shows this, and cxcu-
ses the inefficiency of the Administration
officials at Mobile.
-4 See the results. The Federal authori-
ties were so sleepy and powerless. that the
steamer Fashion, which left Mobile on the
lst of Dec, professedly for Texas, carried
out a large number of Walkers men, arms
and ammunition to the fiIibusters' rendez-
vous somewhere in the, Florida Keys
On the 9Th, the schooner Susan, with 140
ailibustersf for Nicaragua, well provided with
provisions and munitions of war, sailed out
of Mobile Bay unmolested, the revenue cut
ter sent to watch and stop her, having
conveniently got ground in Navy Cove,
Just in the nick of Time to favor the Susan.
Worse still, the cutter ran up with the
schooner while in the Bay, but on board
Lieut.. White, of the Revenue service, but
instead of OBTAINING the desperadoes, gave
them parting gun SO aimed as to do no
. damage, and the Susan got to sea with the
U. s. Lieut.. White on board, and likely
as not in command. This feat accomplish
ed, the Cutter McClelland ran aground,
and before she was got afloat, the filibus-
rer schooner was four hundred miles away.
II was quite likely that the fillibusters
will be intercepted by British vessels, and
already The note of war with England is
sounded from Washington, if John Bull pre-
sumes to stop the filibusters Uncle Sam
sends out 10 make war upon the affrighled
and feeble power of Nicaragua. The Proc
lamation of President Buchanan was re-
garded as sham in many quarters and was
correctly understood by none better than
by the brigand Walker himself Cleve-
land Leader.
- WAsHINGton, Dec. IL.
The recent escape of filibusters from Mo-
bile excites intense interest in official quar-
tiers, as it is considered that if they shall be
arrested by the British and other forces, the
volunteer feeling of this country would be
aroused to the highest degree of excite
ment, and immense reinforcements rush 10
their rescue.
Hence crisis in the foreign relations of
our government will be precipiiated, and
most angry and threatening state of things
will probably result between our Govern
ment and those of Great Britain, France
ane Spain.
The question would arise whether Euro
pean governments should be allowed to
interfere for the regulation of affairs upon
the American Continent, to the prevention
of which our government is committed.
The Union of this morning, referring to
this subject, says it is to be hoped that our
own naval vessels may yet succeed in inter-
cepting the fugitive Susan, and bring her
back to our ports, thus preserving this fill
buster question still longer as purely do
nestle one in our policy. Upon the Wig
lance of our officers in the waters of the
Gulf may depent in great measure the
peace of the world.