New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-14
JVdLKERS JUSTICE AND MERCY

To the Editor Of The ~ y Tribune
SIR: In TIE TRIBUNE of the 9Th inst. noticed let
ter from Gen. Walker to the President Of the United
States and in this letter the following passage occurs:
Some have told you, | know, that am man with
out faith and without mercy; but from the beginning
to the end of my career in Nicaragua, challenge the
world TO produce single violation OF public faith,
single deviation from the great principles of public
right and public Justice. Now, Sir, it seems to me
that this intends by this passage to convey the
idea tina. he has always been faithful not only toward
the public, but also toward all individuals and that he
has not only always done that which was just and
right but that he was also very merciful.
Now, lest some persons may be deceived by this
mans preensions to good faith justice and mercy,
will state one cnse at least where think the public
will agree with me that he is guilty of violating every
principle of faith right and justice, and Of trampng
mercy under his feet; and have no doubt but what
there are other instances where he has been equally
cruel perhaps more so. On the Goth Of January, 1856,
my son. Peter A. Warrington, with some 90 or 20 other
Young men, enlisted for six months at San Francisco to
serve in Walkers army. They Immediately sailed for
Nicaragua, and were soon in active service. Very
room after the hardiought battle Of Rivas on the lith
of April he was taken with diarrhea, which became
chronic but he continued duty until about the LIST OF
July, when lac was Frustrated by fever, which eonn'
ued about 20 day. He survived it, and about the LIT
of August was well enough to ride down from hassaya,
where he was sick, to headquarters at Granada. he
Ind been in nearly every battle that had been fought
that Spring and Summer, aud there were but six be-
side himself left alive Of the whole company. Every
officer was dead.
He went 10 Gen. Walker aud asked for his discharge
acroeaby to the terms of enlistment Walker an
swered that he had received any company INTO
service for less term than one year and told him thar
he must serve six months longer What could he do
He was completely in Walkers power, the officers OF
Tie company all dead the papers all lost or destroyed.
lie pleaded that his term Of enlistment was faithfully
served out his health destroyed aud his constitution
broken down; but all in vain-this " mcrciful' man
refused to discharge him. My son was printer, aud
Walker kept him in the office OF FL Nicar0gaense,
except when there was fighting to do; then he was
called out His health gradually declined until
November. lie again aud frequently called on Walker
for his discharge, told him that il was with difficulty
that he could walk or stand that the darrhea con-
tnuCd, that he had but little while to live and that
lie flt extremely anxious 10 90 home to die but thls
eud in human shape answered that if he was not able
TO continue in the ranks he must go into the Hospital
,Iy informant told me that my son very well knew
Il at if be went into the oathsome place called Hos
pital death ensue very shortly, as thee wa no
physician medicine care, the most OF the time
therefore he determined TO continue in the ranks Is
long as he could walk or stand up Thus matters re-
NAMED until the 22d of November, on which day the
sege of Granada commenced. My poor son Continued
at his post through that horrible sege until the night
before II broke up dee IL at whchme he was sud
denly attacked with the CHOLERA, and died in two or
three hours This information | obtained from a sur
NNor OF the Soige who acquainted with hiu. His
last etter TO me dated the 18th of October 1885,
giving the details Of the terrible slaughter of the Allies
ut Granada, on+Le I3,h aud 1871, Of the same month
Iher provisions short during the siege aud the
last five OF fix days their fare consisted Of nothing but
male and dog h'sh, without salt this fare brouc1t ON
tie cholera, which carried oil large number of the
| soldiers.
On The 9lst Of November paid g. II. Wines & Co.
$50 in coin at New-Yoik which they agreed TO deliver
! TO NY son at Granada for 81 ] paid this also. and
took their receipt for the so. heard nothing from
he money Ill March following, when tie following let