Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-12-11
Prom the London Daily News, Nov. IA.
THE FILLIBUsTER QUESTION.

The Washington Cabinet has already favored
and diecountenanced Walker the 6liibuster. till it
has become difficult to say. at any time, how the
adssnturer stands at headquarters. If we are TO
believe the Hon. Senator Brown, who assumes to
speak for Mr.. Buchanan, the government hns nj.
ways been right in countenan ling Walker. and has
always had cause for repentance at having turned
its back upon him 30 that its oscillations seems
likely to end in a steady repoee upon Walker
However this may be, Walker appears to have OBJ
tanned support enough, from one quarter or anoth-
or, to be able to resume his operations and we
are told that Soale has become his comrade. Our
readers have, Of course, not forgotten Mr.. Soule,
the originator Of the Ostend Manifesto, the ccm.
rsds Of Mr.. Buchanan in that business the fire.
brand wherever he went the agitator and duelist
At the Court OF Madrid the bully, in the shape Of
Al ambassador. whom his government were obliged
to recall after he had put the reputation of the Re
public to no small risk. We should be better able
10 Judge Of Central American prospects if we know
how Mr.. Soule now stands with his government
With walker he evidently stands high and there
Is an impression abroad that he is negotiating To-
tween the President and the 6llibust.r. Vessel.
are reported to be leaving many or all the southern
ports with men, arms and ammunition, to be land
cd in or near Nicaragua, under the name of an i'm
migration expedition and Walker had announced
BY printed circular, bis intention Of sailing from
New Orleans on the 10th of this month, in a yes
sci prepared to convey parties Of settlers who may
desire to celonize Nicaragua. On the one hand,
we hear that the scheme is SO arranged and placed
under the charge Of emigration societies at home,
BY the wisdom Of Mr.. Soule, as that the Washing.
ton government canno, interfere with it and on
the other, that the English government has taken
measures to prevent tho landing of Walker and of
all who 60 under bis auspices. 1t does not appear
that there is any pretenco of arrangements having
been made for the purchase of land wherein to set.
tie. So far from it, that the American Minister in
Nicaragua has demanded six millions of dollars in
compensation f1r li,es lost and property destroyed
during Walkers last expedition. Two millions Of
dollars are demanded of Costa RIGA, AMI other
amounts from the other States, on the same ground.
The incident seems incredible; but it is announced
on the spot as fact. 1t is as il a burglar got
wounded, and his clothes torn, in being beaten
back in an attack on . country house, and then
sued the resident for the cost Of his wound, and
The loss OF wages and damage to his clothes. If il
be true that such q demand has been made by the
United States Minister, it cannot be supposed that
the compliments have purchased land on which to
settle. Whether they have or not. the enterprise
has been forestalled. The governments of the 18th
mus disPrOve OF slavery. and neah to keep their
country clear Of il, whereas the avowed object Of
the 6llibusters is to make the Isthmus slave terri
tory. As a measure of precaution, the free labor
emigration societies Of she northern States, which
poured streams OF immigrants into Kansas, long
ago made their arrangements for colonizing the
Isthmus in the same way, under the sanction Of
the government. if the danger of the introduction
Of slavery, undsr the name Of immigration, should
become pressing. II 10 not probable that, at pres
emf, any genuine colonization will take place, in
the one wsy or the other but the most i'm probable
Of the two cases is surely that Of the armed inva,
dsrs, Who insist on the payment Of their damage
by she power they have invaded. and who bring
with them the peculiar Institution" which the
local governments refuse to admit within their
frontier. The outside world observes that the
claim for compensation should rather comefrum the
other side. considering that Granada was burnt by
eitiseBs Of tie United Statss, enlisted for the pur,
pose Of iavssion. The Niesrsguan government,
has roe another reason for declining to permit am
Immigration but saeh as aecords with express trea.
~ stipuiapons-thas evidences are appearing OF
the process Of Americas snnexstion having been
actually entered upon 10 the usosl way. The
method 10 very like the Russian: to excite the
roguss Of tho coveted connuaity to disorder TO
sGgrsvase the riot and revolt, 90 ~iaterfers as med
isator to assume the powers Of government; aud.
Anally. 10 assume the territory itself. Al the
asmeot most convenient to the fill.
bsstsss tae robbsr.bands ct Nicaragua are appear.
ing. % IL essrtiax collision vita the government /;
cad. ifao Interference wsre impending. we should
probably see . repetition Of the Texan story. But
che world has learned something BY tina. story. and
The Ishuus will net be 70 easily absorbed. The