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ofic.ousnrss, aud his gsAsra!s disposition
10, lyranny, violence 2ad rapacily Tor
Wayne, sfoagn his understanding - nlaay
sdrgrers below mediocrisy, may, noIwl Owl, !.
standing, have cunning and lmPadsacs
enoueh, if ever calico 10 an account, g
deny havlag given such orders. !,
Il is not mp intention tosxPatlass on az ~
the yarisas circumstances attending ans
faciuoroas aTatr. II collected aud placed
in their most conspicuous point OF view,
,hsy would form picture that woala ga
die the rcsentmeat even OF the most max
fsrsas and .hs most torpid. Il - really
difficult to conceive al Inssancs 81 more
gigantic ex,rav aganse. aud more snof NOUS
sdspsayisy. We're disposed g expose !!
in The s,roagss, celors OF asgravAtios' !
would dwell ont the danger lnsspAraoie rom
the privilege or the practice OF openinS
private letters, aad penetrating lato ms re-
cesses OF domestic secrecy ADD se:lre ms NJ.
II oncs this practice o0talns, ana'3A ~
this Instance It passes with 'npaa'sy' =
probably will obtain, fer II will se'se - a
.precs dent, aad precedent is not untfe aasas.
iy appealed 10 and mistaken Tor HgAs, the
whole tabris Of civil sselety Ia this eoantfy
must be :unhiRgcd,. and wall iall 10 psesss.
! WOULD point oat the ianumsraois 'ais'
chiefs that may arise from permitting 'no
military, who are, IN gsusrai, but toe ~pt
to abuse .,.e power placed IN tnslr hanos'
10 inlprison cltizens Wlihous ula', anu 70
sport with their fortunes and parsons.
W Guild ensrea. tbs people 81 America "
turn their eyes ON the most prominent
and, 10 the present altitude Of po!!ucs, ,ne
most hideous feature OF his airoclous pro-
csedlsg, and ask them II 1t Is nos a direct
and notorious violation OF our late rreay
with Spain, by whlcha Spanish suoJses q
his property, during his residence ~ !hs
states, are as mach entitled TO ,he pro,uc.
lion OF our laws. as an American caizen
and his property? Have We .no, ressoo 80
dread It's consequences May not SPAN
resent The affrons! Missy she GOT re;a!'aae
Or, al least, may nst she suspend the ex
ecuslon of the treaty, ua,sI she is convinced
IN al The measure originated sciey IN toll
~ and madness OF 81 insoiens, canrseens
Jctard, aud nosin any premednaeed desiga
IN ocr government ? And who eau salta
late the injury this western country may
suffer by this suspension ness are Sc.
fious, very serious and important ques.
tlons.
Bur let Us turn away from these afil GIVE
reflections, and coasele ourselves with the
nope that, On a propur representation OF
ia 3 shameful business to our executive he
: III bchold 1t in all It's lucid aud shocking
colors, and reprebate i, with indignation x
horror. And when we consider the Wis.
dom, tbs prudence, and the justice Of she
president, We cannot hu. be relieved, In
some degree, from our appreheoslons, by
me conviction, that punishment. com.
menssra,e. if possible. to the cr.me, Wi.
be inaicsed On its author, an adequate
compensation made 20 the sufferer, and
an honorable PREPARATION to the court of
Spain.
| cannot dismisss.h subject without So
ileising The induigeneso of your patience for
one more observation. Mr.. Power made
no resistance, because he dares 70 meet the
eye CT suSp'sion. tears not the tongue Of
slandsf, and has not The smallest wish 10
shrouc any parcel his conduct ia darkness;
but IT he had resisted, ard he certainly
would have been jussi6able in SO dc ng, Sc
veral lives nigh have been lost, and gen.
Wayne would haveehad wilfui, deliberate
murder TO add to the long b!ack catalogue
OF his enormities. 1t this mans heart
was not impregoaole to the attacks Of
shane, and his coincidence inaccessible to
semorse, he would blush a, his owa con.
dus', shriak from his own thoughts, and
SINK under the oppressive load Of his
guilt.
IMPARTIAL.
s sesS1 LEXINGTON, SEPT. 20, 1896.