New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-18

fuence Of climate srd dissipation. Coste h'ua
Guatemala, San Salvador, Chontales, Leon, Ma1a-
gsipa, Segovia and Honduras entered into league
and covenant, secret open, 10 drive out inc ih-
yaders, whom they now stlgmaiized "a r0boers anh
usurpers. Walker and his officers threw on the
mask, quarrrled with the President and the nstlve
officials, declared openly tina, the strife was between
Americans and Central Americans aud the war IL
self a war Of races These opinions were openly
adopted and acted upon. The better class o. aa-
tives had long since fed with their families in.p IA
interior wilds OF Chontales aud Segoyia and there
patiently awaited the slow but sure progress oi their
irresistible sics the yellow fever and the dysent.ry
An election had taken place in the sniddc OF
April 1856. just after the retreat from Rivss by
which President Rvas was confirmed in Office
Mariana Salazar, by far the nober man, and the
Leon candidate, defeated by the Walker nlu-
ence Drlusiye hopes of peace and prosperity had
drawn large number Of Americans into Nicaragua,
mot of whom subsequently died OF fever or fell in
battle II WAS now discovered that steady immi-
grafton of 800 volunteers a month would be- re-
0uired 10 keep up disposatle force of % . men,
SO rapid were the effects of the "accimating fever
and dysentery II was necessary to maintain small
but efficient garrsons in every town, To eniore the
collection Of pecunary contributions. Native
troops could only be maintained With money, ana
were not to be depended on.
During the Summer of lS56 parallel series Of
consulting the daily journals of that year, | find
that the buccaneer force successfully evacuated
Matagalpa, Leon, Chontaes, Managua and Nasaya,
concentrating their forces upon Granada, the 18th.
mus and the River San Juan. This evacuation
commenced Immediately after the quarrel between
Walker and Rivas. The President had ordcsed
Walker to disband his army, and withdraw alto
gether from Nicaragua. Offering, on his part, TO
paw him and his soldiers for their services"
Walker refused to de- this, and announced his nten-
tien 10 govern Rivas went H. Leon, and thence
fed TO Chinedepa with his Cabinet. Walker and
bis men were put under ban by the Government.
Meanwhile Costa Rica, who had partially recovered
from her loss at Rivas. was hurrylng the prepara-
tions ol the allies. The movement extended over
the whole If Central America, Nicaragua included.
A war of at least two years duration was expected
and prepared for.
Walker ON his part declared that Rivas had abm.
doned his postion as President, and ordered new
election. The people were found to be IN favor OF
Salazar. A new election was then made on the
New-York principle. In the garrison towns, know
ing that the government would BE- of short duration,
number of natives came forward and voted for APP
pearance sake, and these, with a sufficient number
of ballots on the New-York principle, added by th.
filibueters themseye were decaredto have collected
Walker to the Presidency. The new President pro.
ceeded to issue Il series of DEGREES, which abrogaed
all the laws and customs of Nicaragua put hlhbu'-
tiers exclusively in office, aud reestabllshed Slavery
and Peonage slavery for debit.
The final result of the bloody farce of flibu 'ter-
ism was manifest to every unprcludlced observer.
A handful of ragged, sckly, half-starved, goddess
buccaneers, under the command of a narrow-bralned
enthusiast, without a sentiment OF patriotism or a
single honorable motive to inspire them, were ex-
pected to withstand the united powers of the five
States, numbering two millions of population, with
all the advantages of nativity, wrath. revenge, re'-
gon and real patriotism to stimulate and urge them
on. .
We have now arrived at the period of preparation
for the second fibuster campaign in Nicaragua" In
my next shall endeavor to give some faint idea OF
the civil policy of the buccaneers aud its effects
upon the native population. as