The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-10-02

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l2eth ult. you do me the juctlce q o9lsss y
my condemnation without hearing, ma g
lsay that / am probably abletocxplain, g tue
Satisfaction Ell my countrynlen, my oIllssiO
to act relative to the execution Of The prison.
ers who we're shot here on the 10th ult.
/ do not doubt that shall satisfy every
limpartiaImind that am undeserging censure,
and that I had no opportunity Of doing any
thing IN behalf Of the unfortunate men who
met SO sad fate. -
/ reside about four miles from this place;
and, not being well on the morning Of the
18th, did not reach my Office till some time
after 10 clock, where, for the first time, /
heard Of the capture Of about so of themcn
who had come with Lopez to this island in
the steamer Pampero. / at the same time
| heard that the prisoners had been tried, found
guilty, condemned, ordered TO be executed,
the order for their execution sent forward,
and that they were about being removed from
the harbor, where they we're, to the place OF
execution.
Shortly afterwards, the American residing
here, who, it is said, called on me, came and
mentioned the subject to me, when ! said to
Il him that it was too late, and that could do
Inothing-that should not have time toget
permission and see the prisoners. OF this l
felt perfectly satisfied at the time, and have
since been confirmed in this opinion by the
highest authority in theisland, who informed
me that the execution, which had already
been ordered before reached the city, would
not have been postponed for me to have an
interview with the prisoners, inasmuch as
all could have asked to be permitted to do
had alreadybeen doneby gentleman known
to some Of the prisoners, for whom they had
sent
Soon after the American referred to left
my office, received the information that a
AuOmu W VI pAlSOASAc
had been sent for by them, and to him they
had delivered the articles and messages they
desired to be conveyed to their friends. 1t
was but short time afterwards that sent to
the palace of the governor and captain gener-
al, and heard that the prisoners had then been
executed.
You will thus see that had no time to act
and that it was not in my power to do any
thing for the unfortunate men who had been
induced to invade Cuba with the expectation
that they would find the whole island in a
state of revolution, and that they would be
received with open arms by the whole native
population at least
The charge Of Indifference to the dreadful
condition of such number of men, the bit
terest enemy have on earth will not believe;
and all must believe tia base falsehood and an
unfounded calumny
If it were allowable on such an occasion,
l would most solemnly declare before God
that, in my judgment, at the time and under
the circumstances, it was not in my power
either to have an interview with the prisoners,
or to have done any thing in their behalf.
ann very respectfully,
eur obedient servant,
OWEN