New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-20
L.,tfr from MRS. Thrasher


We transcr,be the snbjoined letter from
tn. Ne,r- ORLEANS ncsyteas OF Dec. TO-
HAVANA, Fnday, Nov. 2e, 1851
Tl. Ezoel,nov MAq,d FHorf Prcs,dsnt Gf the UR'ted
uosoRTn SIR The undersigned. mother of Mr.. John s.
Thrasher tegs leave t. call your attention to the
facts respecting her son wOnld ia the hfst piAc1
s, ns and :, tSer.fore an America citizen On the
Ic,h of Octsh.r Whine the uEual plrs0ts OF hts Dus
les he was res.ed and detained by the police hs pop
sv and papers seized and 2ist Of sand month he
was pla solitary confinement IN te cJ pSpn, sle
on The 18th IN dun the Punta Caste ald duIinS
ali tins time and until the 7th instant was not per
mited 10 see him. Ca the tn he was auo"eu W see
hs friends two hours each day when, t. ing surprise,
and Imprisonment. On me llth; ne was hiS,hep nv t
sentence On 9Th court martial assembled st
inc ssysn military oicsrs one Of them 0sng tae fIos
lie several CHARGE him, and without evidence ne
DCt BEN present bat under guard Of odsfs Ia aathsI
pat Of the building did not hear me ch4is5s Of 49,
ihs ubstance. After the Ieadins he vas 9fops 10
The court and asked by The pfcsdent was, ne ha 70 b
for himself defense To which ne IspisH ma ne nlu
bee denied copy inc charges. and mad n)t oeea a.
lowed counsel his defense u he asked time - eaa)le
im TO bring evidence 20 prove s innoceace u an cnes
or charges against HIM Bot al in vain and afer varons
que asked him IN an insulting lntlnef hs va
aeao sent TO his dung con- where The 2s The hscal
1ec pansd on ~ BY his clerk appeared before his grating
and read TO him the sentence approved by the Anlho ol
War sscau,e criminal had done hlag 70 sproye
the accusations agains, him. aAd signed ~ the Captain
CsneYaI vii hOut 1he sentence eight years
hard labor al Ceua Africa. with meG. Of costs for
Inc crims Of treason" e. deifo ne infisacia) He was
then sent 10 the Moro Castle aud days after when
called on the Captain General TO ask That he might no DO
s,r away while illness of ms hsr prevented hs see
log him. was abruptly told that he would SAL 10 AMY
81 hours time fer Spain and he has sale ms cay io "a
d in the shin HspapO CnbsnO there ~ have ms sentence
nut ntO execution The undersigned 'st earnestly SUP
plcates your EsCelency the head otthe Gvenmsn 81
NV nation to hsarksn the enreatss OF mDneT tha'
Justice ay be done Task tOysrcg but thar ths Igns
OF nv SON American ctlzen may 20 promptly atehued
to- and that sucA instructions be sent to our Maser IA
Spain Consul at Cadz a. % procure ns lmedae re-
lease and his return To ms country. My many years
raceT and the indecent haste u send my son away
before the ARRIVAL Of fro his United Ssstss
adds 10 my fears OF the consequences OF even 10
houN delay; IT having frequently occurred that on
a pardon or release being granted, It was pretended
that the prisoner had died, or could not De ilnne
and he was left TO lIDger his life away IN dnageOn
also beg that copy OF all the proceedings which we're
denied my SON. be demanded aud that shoold II
prove he has been most uDJusty dealt with, Gas urn
iybeye that there be also demanded pecnnary salts
faction for the loss Ohs property and his business from
this Government, which, against treaty stpuauons nave
committed this gTcss outrage upon hm, an American
citizen. -, ,
Ihumby ask your kind attention TO this appeal which
cannot make person OF he illness OF Ey
husband Havng the fullest confidence that II Will not o'
made in VAN, subscribe myself your EScelencys hum
BILE servant, FANNY r. IHI'Ashbh