Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-06

Eg- We clip the following from letter we find
published in the New Orleans Daily Delta. Ii
the material statements are true, the country viii
hear more of this Thrasher affair
The trial of Mr. John S. Thrasher, for trec-
son, announced in the public pBpers of the
llth inst for the 12th,-yery much to the sur
prise of the community, native and foreign,--to
take place at the headquarters OF the Regiment
of Barcelona, at the Barracks La Force, at the
northeast angle of the Plaza de Annss.
The Court assembled,--an ordinary court-mar-
tial, Brigader General Vargas President, with
six members,-at the place and day appointed, at
10 O'Clock. The Crown Attorney, or Fiscal, read
over the declarations and proofs of the charge
and the prisoner was brought forward to answer,
being under guard. The counsel, or attorney for
the prisoner with whom he had had no opportuni-
ty of advice or counsel, read to the Court, some
thirty lines Of defence; for Spanish captain,
presume, it was grand perpetration--for the pris
oner, twa fatal I'm brief, making the 6cesars
ton. Is aear as can render it. That he did not
EnrnKs en- proved againsE tllg fiss-
oner, wheredpon, he urged uPS1 - sCo1FS &
consider the propTiety ct coa0s0tiag The punish
ment to banishment, something tighter taan 20
the quicksilver mines preside or eight yeas.
Heaven save the mark
Mr.. Thrasher was asked by President vargas.
.flet no honest heart forget him, eff he had any
thing to say in bulldog gruf1ness of voice
He replied that he had--bowing to the august tri-
bunal with a courtesy that annoyed the chief
g that he had been surprised III these proceedings
he had not been advised of the nature Of The
charges against him--that he had not been allow
ed the defence ge2rantied by treaty-or time to
produce testimony" Vargas put in. about this
point, an hour of time before g tribunal OF this
character, is an age!" Pregnant with meaning.
the bombast sentence of his judge, Mr. I. replied.
g that the Government had had twenty-five hours
to his two, in the three days that he had been per
mitted to communicate with his friends, besides
the uncounted time of secret preparation" Mr..
L. protested in firm and manly tones against the
whole proceeding, as contravening Spanish justice
and law as well as in violation OF the first law of
nations, written in our treaties with the Spanish
Government. He read a strong defence, which
was appended to the proceedings. At al points
where he alluded to the United States-to the pri-
mary obligations of treaty, he was coarsely inter
rupted by the noble Catalan SFr resident; but with
unaltered tone--unmored nerve. he proceeded,
always boNing with natural and inimitable ccn.po-
sure to his Judges, in acknowledg cement of their
remarkable courtesy and nice sense Of justice. On
one occasion the court cleared to settle sof5z
matter Of consistency. which. when ''pro Jorna,
the decision asked for by the Queens counsel to
be approved by the Judges was read to the pris-
oner and the public. This the public trial
of John S. Thrasher, wherein | conld not dscoy-
er the proof Of any ore fact, save that 1t was
hearing of words--that the arrogant chief WAS
there and the noble prisoner before him unsub
dued-not craven in the dust. We think the
gross error of the tribunal, showing the ignorance
and pride of its composition will be corrected by
the 5ustness Of Gen. Concha and that he will de-
cline approval of the sentence.