The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-25
OclclaI Account OF the Executions,

! The following is an extract from the Spanish
account of the shooting of the Americans:
The justice of man is accomplished. The un-
fortunate criminals are now before the tribunal
J of God giving account of their past lives
We hate the crime. We have compassion for
the criminals.
Please God that this inevitable and Just warn
ing may wake the understanding and reason OF
those pcrverse men who, from foreign land
sent TO death those who are their instruments
the Infamous, who, melted by the most vile pas
sons and voracity, are intent TO bring ruin.
desolation and crime into peaceful and quiet
country, which respects all the other nations OF
the world--which is always occupied with its
business, its industry, and its commerce.
New Orleans papers, there is your work !
There is the result of your diragrations, of your
iniquitous falsehoods, of your placards with
large black letters, and your detestable extras.
There we have that scattered blood and that
will be scattered in future. There you have
il, smoking in accusation against you, perverse
instigators glinst you, who have murdered
those deuded men, whom you sent TO death
for you knew well that they certainly would be
killed. This blood must flow, drop by drop,
upon yonr heads---t1is blood will torment you
in your sleep, for they have lost their lives when
you were in security in your houses
Never mind that those stupid men who left
them to be taken by your demoniac cres, have
falenl What interest had you in that, if gold
was in your pockets; the gold your only God
the payment of the blood shed The greatest
culprits of all are the papers of New Orleans
But they are in security, and God alone can
punish them. Why did you not come with the
pirates, if you Loyalty believed that you would
have been received with open arms, we iniqui-
tous?
The troops formed square. They had on
their war uniform--the BLUSH and straw hat
On the arrival of the troops, the cavalry and the
civic guard, the multitude on foot and on horse
back placed on the heights, on the plain. on the
sea, and great distance upon the edfces of
Jesus del Monte and ell Cerro, necessarily cheer
ing the Queen and Spain-eternal idols of that
army and of this people, so much illuminated
by the United States
Sr Mayor de Plazo read the usual edict, and
the criminals appeared by ten at time and af-
ter being shot, were taken away from the place
OF execution. to make room for their compan-
ions The frat chief was shot alone the two
second chiefs were shot together-al in the
midst Of incessant cries in favor of the Queen
and Spain.
Justice being done, the Lieutenant, Rev, in
a speech to the soldiers and the people, ex.
pressed HIMSELF in strong and worthy terms.
saying that the punishment inflicted was mer-
tied by these men; who, without God, with
out law, without Gag, came, ia order TO Mt
tack our nationality, our religion, our Queen,
and all other objects dear to our hearts.
The risofs to the Queen and TO the country
were repeated with more energy the troops de- |
fled, and the people went 10 the place Of execu.
ton, where they looked for hat the criminals
had left
The funeral cars were waiting TO convey TO
the cemetery the mortal remains Of The ffty