The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-01


peace. They had first violated The treaty of arniy be
tween the United States and Spain Does the Union ia
tend say at after having broken that treaty, they
entitled 10 claim its protection Docs il SO lar presume
upon ignorance of reflection ia its readers
that who violate the primary and fundamental
article OF treaty CAM in the act OF violation invoke
its assistance
"Prisoners of r. And is that for bring
ing them out OF their dungeon shoot them without
legal trial Does the Republic 10 say that the
Presidents considerable and ,0ercul proclamation con.
lains the doctrine of this administration to the
ment OF prisoners of war But these prison
ers. says the Republic, taken in private war; without
flag commission Be il the Republic peases or
even grant that their was pirateai VIVA, then A
pirate in the hands of the civil authorities has Just as
good right fair and legal trial before you hang him
up anyother criminal has; and this especially when
solemn treaty guarantees such trial for all crim
nails But again, argues the Republic, these prisoners
had been making war SPAIN and so had broken the
treaty Be il so. Was that reason for shooting them
without trial. after they had submitted to arrest and
were - prson' This treaty makes privatesrtag
piracy. But suppose. in between France and Spain
an American privaeer, with letter OF marque from
France, should be driven under the guns OF the Moro
Castle having in his hold the goods robbed from Spanish
authorities, would he have right to fair and legal
trial under the treaty. Would presidential prccla
nation, designed deprive him of that right, and hang
him up without trial. be infamy YET he, too. has
violated both the Fundamental article" and another
special article, Also Of this very treaty The fact is the
Republic founders through the whole Of the above-clted
parag in such confusion of ideas as not TO
perceive that the article in question in the treaty was in
If ~, hy
citizens and gravey argues that the very offence for which
il thus provides excludes its operation, and makes
nulli,y Now. this instead OF being defence OF the
proclamation, is simply repetition OF its fatal and pless
blunder.
its own words
Men who engage in these expeditions liable such
law they may find within the jurisdictions in which
they unde rtake TO pursue ihem"
Exactly; and when they find solemn treaty there,
guarantyng to them fair trial after they have sur
rendered and are in custody then they not Justly
" liable" TO have proclamation Of their own President
ared in their face to abrogae beforehand in their case
whatever small barrier Of legal formali,es legal delay
that treaty may build up between them and the rack or
the scafod
We come now to the Republics last poipt Quoting
the fourteenth article of the treaty with Ae1eo-whch.
by the way differs entirely from the article in question: in
that the Mexican article makes mention OF offences
the Republic proceeds TO say
"When citizens rushed with into Texas, in
1886, they least well entitled protection OF
treaty with Mexico the invaders o. Cubs
titled the protection OF treaty with Spain. When
Bexar taken by the Msxicans under Santa Anna the
entsfe garrson saving only woman and negro boy,
put death. few days afterwards Col. flaming
surrendered with $50 Texans, amcng whom WEIR many
oF ~ TTntf
days after tber surrender six only escaping We would
ask coemporary OF the Union if General Jackson
gatded these inactons OF treaty with Mexico
because solicitors and advocates,
res employed give these unfortunate benefit OF
trial before the judicial tribunals r.
What to understand by this' Does the Repub
lie TO Justify the cold. blooded bu.chery of Fan
nings men, it iustes the President and Concha
in having the Cuban captives shot without trial To
what other end is the comparison of the two made
Fannngs were butchered in cold blood prisoners
OF war and that war was public. legitimate, and
successful But Fanning's citizens of Itras,
and under the flag OF 1exas And RICH, nobly did Texas
avenge them when the cry OF Remember poor Fdnning
ran along the blazing lines OF San Jacinto Their gov
did not by proclamation abandon them 10 death
1t took blood for blood The conduct of Mexico in that
bu,chery violation OF all law, human and divine.
That conduct found sanction in any proclamation OF
Presden, Jackson. Faunings not told by Mex
co as Lopezs told by Spain, that presiden-
tal proclamation by their own government had turned
them out, unarmed and deenceess as they were, to be
sho, like dogs. And no American official, like Owen,
was constrained by such proclamation, 10 stand silent
and inert within shot OF the scene, while the shooting
! went on .
But our article, though not long that OF the Re
public which we have torn pieces pon, by point, has
already extended beyond the limits bad prescribed
We shall have to say the subject. In conclu-
sion, have only to remark tina, the administration,
through It's organ, has assumed the position that
Concha entirely justified in all his deed. II has
completely identified the spirit OF the Presidents proc
amalion with the spirit OF that deed. Ii has com
pletely identified the doctrine Of the administration
with the conduct Of Owen. We infer that the consul IL
to be retained promoted On the doctrine OF the Re-
pubiies long pondered cabine, manifesto. his conduct il
not quite tender. hearted, yet emnenily wise ard
discreet, patriotic and just Ia this view it seems TO
that the administration has done its worst. We not
how they can bring deeper Disgrace the American
name
HARD HIT-The National Inielligencer, in passing
eulogy upon the which h1r, Fillmore has
been administering the affairs OF the nation, INDUCED
the following remarkable aluson: