The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-13

THE motives Of the flibusters have almost always
been laudabe. At various times in the nineteenth
century, they have interviewed in the aafrs Of the
West indies of Central South America, for the
purposes of freeing colonies from Spanish domination
independent states from misgovernment frequently
with the underlying motive of securing the annexation
of additional territory to the United States Aaron
Burr planned lead great libustering expedition
into Mexico and Central America in 1867 and the
acquisition of Texas in 1s45 brought about chiefly
by soldiers of fortune from the southern states Lopez
made several fruitless attempts in 1s5o51 to effect
the liberation Of Cuba, but August 6, 1851 he
defeated, captured and executed
One of the greatest of American flibusters
William Walker who born at Nashville, Tenn.
May S, 1924 he was both gentleman and scholar
He had studied medicine at Edinburgh and Heide
berg but took to law and then journalism Mt New
Orleans and in California The lure of the wild
in his blood however and in 1853 he started to found
n new republic in Northern Mexico He underwent
untold hardships for the accomplishment of his pur-
pose The United States marshal seized his first
sci in April 1853 but three months later he set sail
with forty-ive and arrived at Cape San Lucas
in Lower California, late in October
From there he went to La Paz and captured the
town, together with the governor, on November g.
Walker was chosen president and about ten other
were appointed positions in his cabinet Two months
nferware he paper the province Of Sonora
and changed the of the republic to Sonora. -
In the meantime the Mexican government had been
notified Of his movements and sent large army to
capture him. Walkers forces greatly outnum
bered that he could not Withstand the Mexcans, who
were reinforced by a large band of Papagos Indians
He made wonderful retreat toward the American
frontie. however fighting off his enemies all the way
AT last on May g. 1S54-Walker's thirtieth birth
day-thrty four hungry, gaunt and tattercd pedes
trians whmsically representing in their persons the
president cabinet army and navy of the Republic of
Sonora - marched the line and surrendered
themselves to Major McKinsry United States army,
at San Diego, Cal. Walker placed on trial for
violation of the neutrality laws and acquitted,
He was not in the least discouraged by this fasco
The very same year he set out for Nicaragua with
fftyfve followers, to help tho Democrats of that
try In June 1855 he repused; but in Septem-
Der with 10 men, he took the capital Granada, He
was appointed generalissmo Of the government,
and raised an American force Of 400 men, He
then elected president and his government was recog
nzed by President Pierce at Washington Meanwhile,
however his enemies had been closing in on him, and
on Nav J. 1857 he capulated TO United States soop
of war But in November he landed again with 15O
men, only surrender, in December to United States
frgate Nothing daunted, he sailed In August: 1860
for Honduras with 100 and took Trujillo. but
British man war compelled him to evacuate He
soon caught and given to the Honduras authorities