Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-10-13
Feldal Tyra,.t.

s9The New Qrleans OrleanIjang ,gfe gives an an !
accoun. of, aiMexiean named I Franeaswhniesh34E esh34E
shows how completely dcasornlizel and DIS |
organized IS he unhappy country whore
such men flourish - - ~ .' /
There is residing (says thisaccoont) a,
bout seventeen lea gues .real .lusspan,. be
hind the lake Tampico Ell Alto, on the roadI
! from Iamiaqua to 1 Tanpico, q monster. IN
called lgnacio y g ,lis
ctefsis dSsc issss.al
old Spaniard: lie is the owner of The large
hacienda we'll known by tho name Of San
Sebastian. This hacienda contains aspop-
uation of about two thousand, souls, over
whom this mscreant lords with the moss;
despolc sway, obligtng them 10 pay bin
complete homage, and to labor upon ,!; hlk
plantations without pay Or consld ration.
lie is Judge and arbi,ef; il soss'e assassin
kills his neighbor, he flies 10 the. house Of
this monster, who takes the responsibility Of
furnishing the guilty culpr;l by condenping
him to perpetual labor on lis. own farm
This vile being has taken three sisters as
wives, keeping then. in separate dwellings. rs.
To show how completely be rules, it need
only be told that two years since, the Nes-
lean government sent an armed t,rce TO
prevent him from growing tobacco, and
!. with instructions to pluck it out, upon whose
appearance, Franco assembled large force
: Of his slaves and vassals, and took thoni
prisoners since remaining an independen'
: and undisturbed ruler. -#.a zafE yua
1t is also known that he has white men
upon his hacienda. whom he has reduces
to slavery, and in part citizens of tho Unit
ed States, " hom ono vicissitudc Or anotheI
has thrown upon his hands; some OF these
latter are the crew of m American schoon
er that was taken by the war ,steame
:, ,sVixen," US she was running the blockade
Eladen with ammunition, powder, &c, TO
the Mexican government, and taken OF
board to be court mar:ialed, but who aver
;. wards escaped at the moment Of the attaci
on Tuspan, under fictitious Names, and il
j. an endeavor to reach Fampico, fell int
: the hands of this task master, who reduce
Z them to slavery, as alreaay stated. An
II this villair has purchased fron Santa Aim
7' the commission OF colonel, for the sum
~ 5000, which gives him in some mea
10 ure the color Of authority ol Mexican I,
!" rant. -. .. -. .....a. -..., ,.,-,.,
'e He has lately purchased a hacienda c
% the Panuco river called Capadero., On tn
" .hacienda are sixteen or seventeen old Spar
J. iards-traders, who alone, since the occ
~ patton of Tampico by the Americans, Al
G. suffered by tho Mexicans on the Panuc
to come to trade at Tampico, where the
ferret out every movement of the Amer
cans, and purchase and take him in .retur
lG l. boz Nf
L' Col. Franco is also a dexterous AMI despt
10 rate ':blackleg;" should any chance come
20 have the appearance Of having money, /
e. will invite him to his mansion, use hi
;k most Hospitality, introduce gambling, al
vi if his unfortunate opponent should have Il
ee misfortune to win of him, if he does n
I'd get killed and robbed before he leaves |
+ house, he will certainly be met by some
E. his vassal assassins and be robbed and k!
II ed before he can possibly leave the hacie
m da. On the contrary, if his opponent shou
Io' lose, he may depart in peace and witho
0'' molestation. -. . .,e........ g.. ....
70 The colonel is also very succossl
or contrabandist, and there remains but We
IN. little doubt on the minds OF those W
OF know him BEST that the Mexican army q
the different predatory Mexican chiefs
now supplied by his influence and aggenc
Franco smuggled cotton to large exte
'c- in partnerships with Santa Anna; the latt
ry made the prohibiting cotton law, while
he used commercial house to olordert the cottt
an while Franco smuggled it through his in'
all pendent colony; but Santa Anna, on I
ry count of q way of dealing that he h
he cheated him in the last account-such il
ry specimen of how unfortunate Mexico
cit ruled. This Franco is dangerous char
or. ter, and should be looked after by the
MI merican authorities. ...4.- ...- .--. e.
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