Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-11-01
The Diaercmce.

How circumstances alter cases! Brown,
and his 20 mad comrades, got upa scheme
Of filhbustering in Virginia, and the whole
country is in an intense state Of indigna-
tion, which is very right and proper
Those Of his crew of desperadoes who
were not instantly killed will be hung. OF
course. as they should be. Nobody has
any sympathy for them, and tile Demo
cratic papers are fairly frantic in their in.
sane efforts to make politicalrcapital out OF
the affair. .7s ..e -. sgs f,o.-
But at the same time that Brown and his
twenty accomplices were arranging thei
plans in secrecy, Walker, the Southern fil-
libuster, with hundreds Of armed men,
with military stores, and vessels at COM
mand, cheered on by leading Democrats,
and aided by Democratic Governors, and
Senator'S, and Congressman, was prepar-
ing for tillibustering expedition against
Nicaragua, on a magnificent scale.
IS -. Htt ..' /.
Brown, in his ianaticism, proposed to
liberate men enslaved. Walker proposed
to establish slavery ina country which re-
pudiated it. Both are guilty of the high
est crimes against humanity, and social Or
der, and society. and both ought to pay.
with their lives, the penalty due to their
deeis. Bothhave been taken by the Gov
ernment forces. But nobody expects
them to be treated in the same manner
The same Democratic journals which are
so shocked at the fillibuster, Brown, are
either silent, OF. sympathizing with tillibus
ter Walker. Every one knows that Brown
and his crew will be promptly executed,
while everybody is instinctively con-
vinced that Walker and his band, after
passing through the forms Of a mock trial.
will be hailed, by universal Democracy,
as heroes, and encouraged to further dee'ls
of murder and plunder. @ y y
The last New Orleans "Delta" thus de-
scribes the leading fllbusters, now on
trial in that city. 1t says:
Captain Faysoux is small, handsome,
wiry, sailor-looking young man, native
of this city, OF Creole blood. He is sharp,
quick and sagacious gentleman, and is the
same officer who performed the gallant ex-
plot on Lake Nicaragua of blowing up the
principal vessel oflhe Nicaraguans, armed
with large cannons and force Of several
hundred sailors and soldiers, with a little
schooner of less than hundred tons.
Capt. Harry Maury, of Mobile, 6he
looking Young man, of The distinguished
Virginia family of Maurys. is the dashing
officer who, in command Of the vessel
which carried Walker out Of Mobile on his
last expedition, escaped from the United
States revenue cutter and safely landed
Walkers party.
"Col. Frank Anderson IS tall, military
looking youLg man, of very impressive
bearing, the same who, with small party
in advance of Walkers main force, took
tive Fort Castillo. in the last expedition,
which he was afterwards compelled to
evacuate on account, of The capture of Wal
ker's party by the United States naval
force under Commodore Paulding. Col.
Anderson came into Court with smiling
face, bearing huge bouquet presented 10
HIM by some lady friends on his way to
the Court, which he quietly deposited in a
tumbler on the table.
"Capt. Scott is another Of Walker
veterans-a sedate, gravelooking young
man. whose acts have proved what his
coun enance indictates-the possession Of
decided military talent.
"These gentlemen were accompanied by
their friends, among whom we observed,
quite prominent in the manifestation of
their svmpsthies for the accused. Col Ben
Harrison, the independent candidate for
the Sheritiaty. and Recorder Lucien
Adams, OF the Fourth District. Gen.
Walker was not present at the examina-
ton" a. p g1%