The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1851-10-04

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the forty. .Asnef wh, were executed at
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beliese The date of his letter is one month
after the execution of the forty Americans, to
save whom, he made no effort; that he has
had ample time to prepare his defence. And
what does tins defence ameunt to? Why that
Mr. Onea was tardy in arriving on the morning
of thez1ath of August at the post here his du-
ties called him; aud that after arriving there he
made no effort to the lives of those unfortu-
nate men who had fallen into. the hands of the
Spanish authorities, because he thought lle would
not have time TO effect anything. This is most
,ameand pitifuI plea. AS the representative of
great nation. nay man having those feel
ingsscommon to humanity, it his duty to
make an effort in behalf of those unfortunte cap
tives.
s. In another part Of our paper, we present the
circular letter ofMr J. S. Thrasher, formerly the
Editor of the Faro Industrial at Havana, and
also fhe cards of certain of the prisoners. In
Is hatTa light do these communications place Mr.
Owen before the public! What a contrast is
presented between his conduct and that of Mr.
Crawford, the British Consul, and his secretary
Mr. Smith Mr. Owen visits the prisoners once,
and then up to the time when the card in relation
to his treatment of them is published, steadily
refuses to visit them. either in his private
oficial capacity. He tells them that "the Presi-
dent had procl aimed them without the pale of
the law, and he could d. nothing for them
Mr. Smith, the Secretary ofthe British Consulate,
| on the other hand. acting from the. generous i'm
pulses of his nature, visited the prisoners twice
daily, administered to their comfurtssand by his
efforts in their behalf greatly improved their
| condition. How humiliating to every true
American must be the contrast between the con-
duct Of Mr. Owen and that of the British Official
But it not to be expected that man who
! would quietly and without making the slightest
Eer forty Of his co untrs
men to be put to ignomnious death, woul,
put himself to much trouble to meliorate TIL
condition ofthe survivors. 1t remains vet to b
seen what disposition Mr. Fillmore will max
of this most unworthy public servant.
From the ashington Republic.
HAVANA, Sept. l6, 1881.
TO the Editor Of the RcpuJHc:
Sir: In your Weekly issue of the 28t
ult you do me the Justice to object to m,
condemnation without a hearing. and t
say that | am probably able to explain t.
the satisfaction of my countrymen, IN,
omission to act relative to the execution
of the prisoners who were shot on the Gil
ult.
do not doubt that shall satisfy ever,
imDartial mind that | am undeservin.
censure. and that had no opportunity {"
doing anything in behalf Of the unfortuuat,
men who met so sad a tate.
reside about four miles from .his place
and not being we'll on the morning Of til,
18th, did not reach my office till some tim,
after ten o'e lock, where for the first time
heard of the capture of about fifty OF the
men who had come with Lopez to thi
island in the steamer Pampero. | at the
same time heard that the prisoners had
been tried. found guilty. condemned. or
tlered to be executed, the order for thei
execution sent forward. and they were
about being removed from the harbor
where they were, to the place of execu
ton.
Shortly afterwards, the American resid
ing here, who. it is said, called on me
came and mentioned the subject to me
when said to him that it was too late
and that could do nothing-that l should
not have the time to get permission ane
|
satisfied at the time, and | have since bee.
coafrmed in this opinion by the hishes
authority in the island, who informed IN,
that the execution. which had alread
been ordered before | reached the city
would not haze been postponed for me /
have an interview with the prisoners. mas
much as all could have asked to be per
mitted to do had been done by a gentlema
known TO some Of the prisoners, aud fo
whom they had sent.
Soon alter the American referred to
lleft my, office, received the information
that a gentleman known to some OF tn
prisoners had been sent for by them. ant
to him they had delivered the articles ant
messages they desired to be conveyed I,
their friends. 1t was but short time al
terwards that sent to the palace ot th'
governor and captain general. an" hear'
that the prisoners had been executed.
You will thus see that had no time t
act. and that it was not in my power to q
ANYTHING for the unfortunate men who hat
, been induced to invade Cuba with the ex
nectation that they would find the wh"
lisland in state Of revolution, and tina