Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-02-03
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: breaking up of his business, and for false
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Thus it appears that sixty-nine instances
of atrocity like these, constituted the case
Of the United States against Mexico, as as
certained in public documents, prior to tho
I'd Of December, 1887. Since that time,
this shameful catalogue of Mexican wrong
doing, violence, and insult, has extended to
twtnty-sir additional cases, very largo
proportion are cases Of wanton cruelty and
violence perpetrated upon the persons Of
American citizens. The following are in.
stances of what we assert: E, :sse9F
"No. 70.--Ciaim Of Samuel Bald,o;n--
Mr.. B "a citizen of the United States, SET
tied in Mexico some years since, and had
acquired considerable property, On tho
most frivilous pretext, he was seized and
thrown into the public prison with the vilest
criminals. While there, additional charges
were fabricated against him; he was loaded
with irons, poison was given him in his col.
fee, and he endured the mest unparalleled
sufferings from the brutal treatment Of one
Gomez, his lailor. From Acayuacan, where
these barbarities were committed, Mr.. Is.
was sent to Vera Cruz, and cast into q wet
and filthy Jail in the castle of San Juan do
Ulloa. On his journey, which was perform
ed on a jackass, he was compelled to sup
port the heavy burden Of his chains, from
which resulted On incurable lameness. For
these unparalleled outrages no redress has
been received from tho Mexican govern.
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"No. 7l.--Claims Of Henry B. Horton,
Ipalter b. adan,, and James Ks!iey -
The claimants, seamen on board the Aner.
lean barque Roger Williams having, been
dpaid off and discharged at Montersyysc Cali
fornia, in l640,, were waiting for an opporr
tunity to return home, when they, togethe.
with other Americans, were seized and con-
Quoted to prison. They obtained their re.
lease, but were second time arrested, rob.
bed, and cast into Jail, no cause. for their
commitment ever having been assigned
"No. 72.--Claim O William Lord l,lh.
eridgs Thompson. II thompson, an Ameri.
can seaman, was wrecked near San Bias il,
1888. 1910, he was twice arrested and
thrown into prison-no cause, whatever be.
ing assigned for his detention in either case.
Alter suffering the most cruel treatment, he
was released; but found, on his return ITO
the farm where he had labored since his
shipwreck in 1888, thatall his property had
beed taken from him. -,
''No redress has ever been granted by
the Mexican government" as Ia
No, 74.--Claims IF Isaac Graha,s, THl,.
lam Church, Joseph L. Majors, Charles
Brovn, and others.-These Americans,
with six others, were seized in California.
where they were engaged in business, in
April l54O, by the Mexican authorities.
without any just cause or proyocation, AMI
thrown into prison. From their memorial
to the Department Of State, it appears, tina,
they received the most barbarous treatment.
After being conveyed from one place to an.
other in the lower hold Of vessels and in
chains-six being confined to one bar OF
iron-they were finally set at liberty in tho
city Of Tepec, without any reason being as.
/ signed by the Mexican government for its
outrageous proceeding against them. Italso
appears that at the time of his arrest, the
house of Mr.. Graham was surrounded, fired
into, and $4,000 in specie plundered there.
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4 "No. Claims Of A. C. BredaH, oC
.Ne,O OrIeans.--lst: The schooner Lodi,
with valuable cargo Of lawful goods, both
, belonging to Mr.. Bredall, sailed from New
f Orleans in May, 1888, bound for Matanao-
f ras in Mexico. On her arrival there, with
: out any allegation of offence committed or
) contemplated, she was seized, her cargo
, landed, exposed, and pillaged. After long
detention, the cargo and vessel were restor-
ed, but the latter was so much. injured by
+ worms, and her sails, rigging, and stores
l SO much damaged that she was obliged to be
) run on shore on her passage back TO New
j Orleans, in order to save the lives Of the
j passengers and crew. A total loss Of tho
4 vessel and cargo was the consequence.
SOD. In 1913. Mr. Bredali arrived at
Vera Cruz, with passports granted him by
Ithe Mexican consul at New Orleans, He
presented them to the proper authorities, but
4 was arrested and imprisoned On the charge
!, lof q design upon The life Of Gen. Santa An
i ma. During his detention, he suffered tho
most wanton, cruel, and humiliating indig-
mites and priyations; and upon his release.
he reached New Orleans ina helpless and
shattered condition; his constitution broken;
4 his hearing destroyed, and sinking under a
4 hopeless consumption. II ii rRorER 70
sEMARK THArs THE BalTIsH MsNIsrrn b..
lMaNDkp AND oBrAtNED LrBKkAL DAMAcEs