The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-12-04
TEE rR1AL Of la. THRAsEER.

THE TRIAL OF MR.. THRAsHER.
We lay before our readers says the NcU
Orleans Picdgatne, the proceedings had in
the case Of Dir. Thrasher They are pre-
cisely of the character we predicted of them.
They are a mere mockery of law. The organi-
zation Of the court, aid the conduct of the de-
fence, show that the farce was got up to
appease a Vindictive and baTbarous spirit
that Dir. Thrasher's condemnation was
matter predetermined; and that no American
citizen in Havana is safe, if such practices 60
without rebuke and punishhierit. ... -.
Mr.. Owen, the American Consul, it seems,
did notappear for the defence. Dir. Thrash
er's adviser was appointed by the court, and
was, no doubt, In collision with his aecusers.
Dir. Thrasher protested against his defence,
as we'll he might; for the few remarks he
made we're designed to excuse the court for
the outrage he seemed to understand was
about to be committed. There has been no
parallel case of outrage and indecent levity
towards prisoner since the days Jeffries
disgraced the bench of England The dun
geons Of Cuba are all too near the shores Of
the United States for our people to be deaf
to the complaint of victims like this. And
the president Judge, who derided Mr.. Thrashi
er with cruel insolence, should beware that
seofhng jests are not retorted upon him in
more serious, and in quite as becoming mood.
Official Jokes may come home. to rOOst,
as well as curses and young chickens.
THE TRIAL.
Thetrailof Mr.. Thrasher has caused among
the rejecting Americans the greatest surprise
and even anxiety for themselves His trial
took place on the 18th. before court mar
tial, which adjourned after hearing the autos
read, and listening to Mr.. Us protest, to
meet again yesterday to pronounce sentence:
This has not been made public; but private
information reports that it is "eight years
hard labor in Spain" That you may be a.
bic to- judge fully of the case, will give you
some facts which preceded Mr.. Thrashcr's
arrest, as well as full report of the subse-
lquent proceedings. He came to the island
many years since, and under the law which
lcompels all foreigners to take out "carta
de domiciho,V (lettcr of dOmicil, , he, as they
say, became Spanish subject The carta
domicilio has always been considered as a
mere formality, only persisted in under old
laws, dating from October 81, 1877, for the
purpose of raising the revenue derived from
them. These letters expressly say that at
the end of five years, the person must pro-
coed to naturalize himself or leave the island.
Mr.. Thrasher, besides several shorter absen-
ces, spent at one time about one year and 4
half in the United States. The term of his
domicil had long previously expired, and
since his return he has neither renewed his
domicil nor has he been naturalized.
On the 9Th of Sept, lo0U, the Govern
ment issued an order directing him to discOn-
tinue the editorship of the Faro, unless he
would become naturalised, upon the ground
that he was foreigner, and none but persons
owing allegiance to her Majesty could be al
: lowed to edit a newspaper. Arrangements
: were made by which g born subject of the
! Queen" became the responsible editor. The
= rapid rise of the paper in public estimation
I excited the animosity of the other editors,
especially him of the DiariO de Ia Marina
For months this paperdaily attacked iona
tas, - as Thrasher was styled by its editor
p with attempts at ridicule, and with billings
9 gate too gross for any other; but the Fdrc
h kept on its upward pace. On the LIST o.
- September last an order was issued, without
assigning any reason whatever, for the sus
pension of its publication. Mr.. Thrashel
s was thus arbitrarily deprived of his property
it and business employment His active minC
A. led him to make it his business las it wa!
S also his pleasure) to minister to the wants o
d the prisoners then there. His services il
N this matter are well known; but not so vel
b. known the odium he thus drew upon himself
lie He was watched by police agents dressed il
a. citizens clothes, but without giving an,
i ground for proceedings against him. Dc
N spairingof being able to obtain cause for fur
ID ther proceedings, his enemies here conceive
IS a base plot, from which mere accident save
is him.
ny Orders were sent to one of the numerOu
us spies in your city to deliver to the clerk 9
as the steamer a letter directed to Tbrasher, t
NJ be delivered into his own hands and no otl
n, ters Whenthe steamer was expected two Of
he 6cers in plain clothes were put upon bis track
he with orders to follow him on board the steam
II, er and to arrest him the moment lie set FOE
Is. on shore. Fortunately, TRrasheT did not g,
NO on board the steamer until some time afte
he she was visited. The clefR seeing Fulton
ily runner, gave him the letter directed to job
lg- S. fraser, but without any charge respeetin
nd its delivery except saying that he was told
lat was for Thrasher, Notwithstanding the mi
ny spelling Of the name.
oil Thrasher was arrested on landing, bV
ny nothing was found upon him. Hisofice vi
or searched, al his papers seized, as also . le
IL ter lying on his desk With the seal unbroke
SO which proved to be the letter from New @
vas leans The chief Of police handed him Il
ty, letter and told him to open It, and even j
raj sisted upon his obedience
on, Yllrasher,s suspicious were probably ext
rre- ted by the anxiety shown and by the error
/ of the name and refused to open It unless up
d q the responsibility Of the chief Of police.
tly This letter, on being opened, proved to
af- acombination of figures and words imitatii
en-. a letter IN cypher. Among some loose !
to pers was found card with figures arraBg
ary like diyining card for telling the age
IN any person, which he had arranged to anu
for the children Of friend. The arrest u
led seizure Of bis papers took place on the JIG
1ci- of October, on the 10Th or 10Th Sc was
fore into solitary confinement, and So remain
ion, until the 9th Of tins moath Durinz
E Il period some person made the attempt
communicate with him, BIZ sending pal
ney concealed n q roll Of bread Diet