Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-07-16
A Dreadful Picture.

oohc hon'nS ago t1c radical pro-sidNeiy
branch of the New Hampshire Iocoiocos, under
the appropriate leading of Isaac Hill, who grew
suddenly rich on Government pap under the
"blank-paper and Irvine" contracts of the Van
Buren, dynasty, put forth most mournful pam
phlet, containing 95 instances of Wanton
| Murder Robbery, Aggression and Outrage, per-
petrated by Mexican authorities upon the per-
sons and property of American citizens" This
bloody pamphlet was extensively circulated in
New Hampshire, and operated, as it was in
tended to operate, on the elections in that State,
and then died and was buried-hs particular
Species Of Indignation being somewhat liable to I
evaporate with the occasion that provokes its
ebullition.
Well in process of time an election APP
proaches in the staunch old Wing State OF
VERMONT, where Slavery, and this miserable
and dastardly War for its extension and per-
petuty, are held in utter abomination, and It's
author has no friends beyond the wire-workers
of party and the incumbents of his Offices, (and
at heart lukc-warm friends at thaD. But same
thing must be done to sustain the falling for
tunes of Locofocoism among us. Desperate
cases require desperate remedies. And SO the
; Vermont Patriot, playing the game of sort of
political resurrectionist, goes over into New
Hampshire, exhumes the bones of this poor par
tson pamphlet that has once I" had its day. and
with tremendous flourish of rhetorical trum-
pets week before hand transfers it bodily to its
: suffering columns TO rorh ont mhdt effect il may
! mn Tho unro1cbjnu oIo-tjou -, ovr State II il
one of the poorest cards we ever saw played for
political effect. Why rait I'LL just before the
, election. if there were any thing in this gal
vanizcd corpse " of a tbrice-used political stalk
ing-horse? Why has not the Patriot published
these 60 5 wanton murders. robberies, &c. &c"
long before, when they were brought to light,
!. according TO its own statement at the head of
its coumns,) son the I'd Of December, 1897"
NEARLY TEN YEARS AGO! Why wait till Just
d before the annual State election in Vermont, to
parade before its bewildcred readers what it
a calls "THF CAUSES AND JUSTICE OF THE MExl-
n CAN WAR"
Il But let us copy a few of these "95 instances,
i. and see how far they will "JusTffY" the hor.
+ Tors and barbarities of WAR Will our readers
I; please read the following, and calculate, if pos
l. sible, the extremity to which Locofocoisin is
m driven And first for NUMBER ONE -
No l.
" A. 7. Cehutcnu and J. Mcllum.--Thcse persons
40 who chiefs OF hunting expedition, were, will
~ their companions, arrested by authorities of Mexico ii
- 1917 carried Santa Fc, where they were imprisoned
~ and otherwise maltreated The value OF the properi,
-, lost by them was represented 10 be s3O,3oOSlA.
p. Not
IN John X. Vest and otherS-Thc claim in this cas-,
e. is for bill OF exchange drawn by Don Jos VI. d.
Herrera agent OF the Mexican government, and 70
Of supplies sent by his direction.
h No T.
u, Schooner Fs'ir and rarg0 This vessel sailed from
ed New Orleans i'll Aug. 1925 and the 9Th OF Sept
e anchored in the Soto Ia Marina roads habor, whe:
ne she taken possession OF the day, by tn
he Mexican vessel Tampic. She was condemned on TIN
IL ground that she had articles board OF Spanish ori
gun. Her insurance was $4,000.
ed And who is to say ahe was not properly con
u.s. demned, under the Laws of Mexico?
co. No l6
b. Andrers claim for the seizure Of Var At Alrara
mt dO--I claim arises from the seizure by the Mex
ri can government of 81 63l Is worth of wax, tn
lis pretence that it was OF Spanish origin.
ri. And was it not of Spanish origin, and brough
wv into Mexican port in violation of her Revenu
II. Laws?
us Pe e. Brothers, of New York, claim damages ta
re the destruction OF press and type at Tamplco, by tn
" Spaniards ~
DE No 25
$3.50 dollars in damages are claimed by the ownc
ID Of the brig General Moruos for her seizure and deter
nat ton Vera Cruz in ls3l, where she went from Ne
CO. Orleans to be fitted out prvatcer under Mexca
; nuthorty.--Thc Mexican courts aierwarJ ogdere
the restoration OF the vessel.
nId And this is alleged as illustrating the " Caus
hat ,nd Ius,ico Of, l,o N,v.c,,, \N,r,i,,
ON
No 81
m The Schooner William 4 Turner put into Sis,l
,GE distress, on the 9Th of May 1884. when she and h
zen cargo seized They directed be resor,
TO by the district Judge but in consequence OF the pr
nouncinmeno ol 9Th July, all communication vi
vas the lower court was cut oil.
for The Mexican Authorities on the very face
Hn- the statement, did all they couH do to secu
IN. justice in the matter, and yet the VI. Pari
red chronicles this, too, as " cause of War -!
g- This claim for the Illegal eXaction Of doubetonna
de- duties on the Brig Weston, at MACMILLAN, whittier s.
ma, proceeded IN ballast from Guagmas, her port OF d
the charge The amount exactcd was 1852 %,
en-. Do tell
For all exactons which may have been made fro
be citizens ct the United States under laws of the Me
he'd lean Republic authorizing forced loans, ample Under
MITIGATION will be demanded.
lay' Why, how you talk What has become
the SO ,OOO,O 600 with which Mr. Polk was
purchase peace?
No SO
Thomas Toby 4 Dr., Of .Ncp Orlcdns-caim
restitution OF $4,000 for goods captured and condc
: ned under the same circumstances ms in No. l.
ed ! Our readers will please recur to No. |. a
nm. see ibis cause ior war"
w, No. 60
w John Belden-has two claims against the Nexic
ing Government, one for 81 800 on account of dama
,,o sustained by him. and the other for forced loan
''' San Luis Potosi.
ave You don't say 70
81 No 81.
pal- Claim Of Franklin and Ann Chase-This clf
is for damages sustained in consequence of their su
er'y mary expulsion from Tampico in violation OF
il of treaty !!
No 90
mp -Bdnsley-Claims damages for being dep,
eed. cd by the Governor of San Luis Potosi, OF.
II, apprentice boy.
who G.. w. SdroreaS.--C laus rcparaton for the C
iiscaon of two thousand one handrcd and tweI
ocos five pounds OF chewing tobacco Vera Cruz in /,
fre- This "apprence boy and the SO char of
: TO b,,lorD annrnnriatnIv ,ui nm THE ,,,o.,