The Arkansas banner., 1848-02-22
Ftou tAs sfSk. DsnoUef. ,uE ESriRNiCI0N PRISOEERA
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t New UTleonAs 70 &tte wv pay anu Assf. p 4 mounted men tothe returned Encarnasion l.s l.'.. {. s.unjnst and anrighteeus,s have lcsi =, iu calling the sttentieE Of our state ana NsA hroueh them that of the goyeruinent.--
 A i.' =, .Trnose. few days after my return from Ex Sls ,Sdressed letters ta Senators SRysKs and
 sAk~ ,aa Hon. R. W. JoHfssox, ssttlng foksh my
 l.ugth, 10 the latter, with request that hs
 .,r ,bsm before his colleagues; while to them,
 ss.~ .. aoly few lines, informing them of tho
 ..l vrring upon them the interest .ef the sab
 h+ h+-S s A, importance. particularly ta m unfor-
 . (" .aS highly msriioEioas portion af our evun-
 as-n should have written fully to aitthFee of s...,,.ssmeu ., but for very paiaful affection
 q e. .;tht hapd and arm, at the time, which made sN t.. T Inc pen tack of much difficulty. This a oi UttIe moment, however: ns all three Of ..,,lcspen wers in the same city, whern one -, of facts could be made. cnsily, to answer
 - s.r,.ses of all, whce the attention of each had =, eiisd to it.
 S.,,. our Senators, my application hns not been
 ts...~..lved and, 60 far as have any means of .x;,r Gas received 10 attention. If this had =. sr;vate matter, and looking Q my own per- '. =, ,tyautaes, could readily understand, and be z. I,s 10 complain, that it sheuld have been Pas- - .,., and even dcspised, a an ss1nconnidered =, by minds who are charged with tbcae en- ',.,.l and weighty concerns ievolsed. aricalaTiy
 {, sar arOrsign Relations" and the Federal Ja- rs.,r But a my application hnd nothing in its
 -, ar its object, of pEisa'e nature, and ..,ls io 10 possible way s'pat moneyin my purse
 .s .sD.eiaIiy. when consider, that u sought oais - no, even liberaiity, for those anfoFtupate
 v. xAose cruel suffsrinEs t had been my painful ss, "a look upon, without the power to help, and -s.., osly fault had been, that they went farther 1.. ka farthest,s in the service of their country s,.ash.s. myself incapable of understanding ths ,-s3r,s of such neglect-unabse to appreciate such ...,--., want of feeling-unpossessed of an amount 7 ,s,rty sufficient even to extenuate. far less to ..,v. ,reh seeming derslicticn of duty. Itishcped ,,., .ame circumstances may exist, capable of ex- ..,,isr wha, no,s seems so dark and eensuSahic. Fem Nil. JenKsox, on the contrary, received
 ,a,,p, response. But single day passed, before !. ..I .awledged my application: expressing his in- ' '. .aotu renee in my views, his sympathy in my - ,n' his readiness to do everything in his '--f ts accO upIish the objects seek 10 aitain.- {, x. sasves,o n, the pctitisn of Mir. JEsr.R of '.'se fbs srbiOin cd is . copy. has been prepared .5 fs,Taped to Washington. Il is his purpose, sao i, fail beforc tAe Secretary of War. to carry s suleet before Congress. and demand Justice, Tor Dsr,iOa of his suffering constituents. at the hands { inc people's immedia le reprssentasiyss-
 That such an effort, if property mace, anu Sigl- ,nay followed up, will fan of success is not 70 ee ateioaisd Difficult, indeess, ls U to suppose. tnai ]. oEvioasIv ;us, and reason able demand of the ..,sr rrn he refused. lmpcssibfe to conceive ssrh rssult unless all di.posi.ion and ability 10 ..pet light and award justice, Dc denied to pubic ,ryasis, whom the people have appointed to tne ,.is nance of such high and holy datles- Without, therefore, indaiginS In any extrasagant r2eciations myself, or desiring te excite inem m k minds of my late fellow prisoners. cHRnot en- rain doubt of the success of the apPiicauon .i las been made in their behalf, or deny my ysen e gaifeztioR of communicating to them, in tn's sbic and most practicable manner, "a reason fsr e faith that is in me-"
 t nay not be thought that too much importance sought for an object which involves plumber persoas so small, as that of the ae " "Encarnacion rsoasrs," or an amount of money so inconsidera- tast mentioned n the petition for their relief hehsr the demand of the petition shall be gran- t or net, Is question of far greater magnitude, id Of infinitely higher consideration, than that esestsd by any mere aHmber of persons. however -ge Of by any amosHt ef lh0ney, within the scope saman computation. It Is the great and sacred Iestion of human rigtis, and embraces the ebliga- us of nation to redeem her bonds which have
 
 res of her children. Mark. repeat that il is not Naity-t is not magnanilnily is not gen. 0Siy it Is net charity that Is solicited. No. 1t simple, plsia, eVen-haRded jBsiics thai is deman- 1. No matter, then, whether the number inter- teG be one man, CT millions of men--or whether !. amount claimed be one dollar, or the revenues an empire, the principle which is to determine the suit, remains the same--IusricE: of Deity the ghssi attribute; and for the due administration of much of which, as is lent to earth, man Is held his strietgs; aud most fearful accountability.
 Nor let me be charged with exaggerated feeling, excessive zeal, in this cause Ihave espcused.- st him who would condemn my carnestnesa aud armih, be doomed. from hard necessity, to de. yer his friends and comrades into the hands of an nsmy-let him accompany them on toi'sone 4irrh of seven hundred miles. through hostile tuR ry-see them bound like feions, and driven ke beas,s of burden-hear them ask for food and a'ei, with none to give-witn.ss their torture ben the skin peeled from the solcs of their feet, hd the nails dropped from their toes. upon the ggei hghway-sce them sink exhausted from fa- gue and wan, by the way-side--leave some ac- eAiy b die: Am told to pauss in this catalogue aoFrOrs' answer-no. Pause not; but follow ls within the gloomy walls of St. Iago. There, F dfeary menths together, lei him behold these me ir'enos and comrades, through the iron bars pri'en grsie. shut in pcrpetualiy, and never | te seeing the lace of the sun--wiFhout food or la'ef suited to human taste or hfal'h--wtfhoat |'iaes-withcat anything required for the health comfort of men; but presenting the saddess spec fie oi slualid misery, Ay. let hitn sec, cnnteu- lie feel all this, as have done; and, horrible as Ae Pis;aFe t painted iadeiibly on my minds | fTY not his heart, if it were not wrung ia agony. |s' pause no', even here. wonid that he iol- oar same friends and comradcs--that Is all of n Save some isceas who had not strength to t.s'-uPon the deceptive march, In the direction ianpteo. 10 the village of fr2acnaltapan; where, ('ead ci being sent home as promised. they were Fnea, ey inc infamous order of Santa Anna I,Te' Tor many weeks they were detained, by order
 'se iaise hearted tyrsnt-and in what conditionf I Inc petition truly states, with all their s.priys-
 2, s and suferings, great ss they had been before, feAs assmsaied'" In view of this, even tho
 an d The Mexican General GaYay, relented; and
 sa' an official despatch to the government al
 ieo' that he Aad no food for Lhe 4msricaa pvfs-
 en s'F he raeans 10 procure #. What did the
 Afae'er of Fannin, iheni True to his nature, he
 1ed deaf-ear to hisappoal. and ordered them ie Aep' t'ere, with or without food. What wa the
 Se9 aeneel Need add to the picture presented
 ,sea nlFtng but true colors. in tho petition r.
 tarvation-disease--deAt Out Of
 aHa 90 reduced, when the tardy order for iibcFa-
 'ssae, as tN be unable To march to Tampico,
 VI eta while the surviving fhrss were acci- pa, eis;overed, and rescued from fate equal
 ss,rihle, by the charity of some kind hearted
 sysS- Ihcse three are yet in Mexico-safs
 senfonao.e, now, trust, within the lines of