Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-28
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William Walker, is once more on the brink
OF greatness. The renowned fllibuster,
with three hundred able-bodied and sym
pathetic adventures, has sailed, on board
the steamer Oribaza, to parts unknown,
though his destination is supposed to be
against Southern Mexico. The spider Of
Robert Bruce, after six Notifying efforts,
failed to attach her thread to the opposite
beam-so reads the legend of Sir Walter
Scott but the seventh, on which the Bruce
had perilled the fate Of Scotland, to his own
inexpressible delight, and doubtless to the
great delectation of the poor insect herself,
was rewarded with triumphant success
Unwearied energy and an iron purpose, such
as have distinguished General Walker above
his compeers, even though directed to a
probable wrong, will always seduce our SYM
patty and compel cur admiration and for
getful of the tendencies of those fllibuster-
ing Argosies, we are constrained to do
homage to the hero, who With undilninished
ardor aud persevering hardihood, is faith
full to his compact, and, in the face of q
thousand dangers, will yet dare the seventh
trial. While we may question the morale
of General Walkers descent upon unoffend-
+ ing Mexico, the policy of wrestling from the
nerveless grasp of barbarous, kigoted and
hostile people the sceptre of the fairest por-
ton ofour Continent, will scarcely be doubt
ed. Its conquest and inevitable annexation
will again furnish us with safe retreat
and impregnable bulwark against the ag-
gressions Of the North and come how it
will-whether through the sword of Walk
er, or the more legitimate channel of quar-
rel got up by the Federal Government, or
by an honorable and gentle passage through
the Treasury is ours by mani
fest destiny, which all tie temporizers
in North America cannot control These
remarks were suggested by an editorial in
the Richmond Examiner, which we submit
to our readers:
This uulucky adventurer, according to
the latest Intelligence, has again taken the
field, with designs, it is expected, on South
ern Mexico. He is said to have arrived at
Acapulco, with three hundred men, and for
some months past bis movements have been
exceedingly mysterious. Although leading
life of seclusive in San Francisco, the mails
have been filled with letters to him, and his
associates and intimate have been recently
exceedingly active and energetic in MANY
sections of the Union. The present too is
most propitious time for successful fill
clustering movement. England and France
are too deeply interested with European af-
fairs to guard with their usual solicitude
the weak and distracted States of Central
and South America. Thousands of desper
ate and disappointed adventures from Pixies
Peak, Fraser River, and Arizona, are ca
Eger and ready for just such lawless forays
as WALKER delights to head against these
weak and distracted States. These adven-
turers are Young, hardy, bold, skilful rife
men and natural soldiers, to whom the
hardships and exposure Of Fraser River,
Pixies Peak and California has been CAPT
tai preparation for filibustering enterprises
Ordinarily. an adventurer is crashed by
the failure of his enterprises, and in tn is
country, especially. the people lose all faith
IN an unsuccessful man. But CheYalier
WALKER possesses the faculty of inspiring
his associates with the confidence which he
possesses in his own destiny. Nothing
dauDts nor depresses him ; nothing shakes
!. the confidence Of his friends in his talents
and capacity. The amount of vitality,
Ehich the man possesses is wonderful.
Having been completely baffied and de-
a leated in his last invasion of Nicaragua, he
surrendered to the United States Squadron
under Commodore PAULD1NG, and retur-
bed to the United States prisoner of State
in December, 1857. The circumstances Of
his arrest having excited the sympathies OF
the people of the South in his behalf, we find
him, during the winter of 1858, received
with great eclat by the citizens Of Washing
ton, Richmond, Mobile and New Orleans.
Next we find him insisting upon being put
on trial in New Orleaus ssfor a violation of
the neutrality laws" and the United States
District Attorney for Louisiana refusing to
g "oii Lii ~ 'Hio Cuedp III LII VI prOScCu-
ton" We next have him writing letter
charging that he had been advised by a
member Of Mr.. BUcHANAN's Cabinet to in
wade Mexico; but the assertion was supper
ted by no reliable facts and therefore fell to
the ground. Having been educated and
reared with view Of admission to the min
istry in the Presbyterian Church, his mis-
fortunes appeared to have produced a reli
gious cast Of thought, for in December last
be ablured Professionalism and sough adms-
sion into the Catholic Church The sincere
and interesting penitent was received by the
Vicar General Of the Catholic Church at
Mobile, with all the imposing ceremonies of
that Church. The Cathedral was crowded
and the Vicar, and host Of priests with
burning tapers and gorgeous robes, receiv-
ing WALKER into the bosom of the Catholic
Church There were, it is true, not wan
ting, uncharitable individuals, who basely
insinuated shat WALKER was actuated by a
desire to profess the popular religion of
those Central American States whose wealth
he SO greedily covets, but this is as we all
know, an exceedingly malicious world and
sadly addicted to scandalous stories.
! Immediately after his admission into the
Catholic Church, the godly and regenerated
WALKER left the Atlantic coast and pitched
his tent in San Francisco. where he has