The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1852-01-07
The Case OF yfr. Thrasl,er.

ringing in our ears, the booming of the
guns tina. cred into the Prone theous, the
chains of John S. Thrasher. ami his last,
appeal falling like burning on upon US.
shall we sit tamely by. and see tie nice,
courtly. evasive. carefully distinctive
policy Of oar foreign minister for he
cannot be an Americsn) Mr.. Webster,
and utter no sound of disapprohation.- -
Shall we say Nd usht. while the blood is
boiling with indignation? Every voice
should be heard, every hand should o.
raised, TO condemn and hurl down from
pride Of place" that minister, who
KNOWS all the facts, and has seen IN. IL,
published from one end of the land Ia
the other, yet refuses to act because no
direct application has been made TO him
We must wait, until an innocent man.
| shackled and bound in a dungeon m,
even permitted TO write TO his ia miy-
has made direct application 10 Mr.. Web
strr. before he will move in the matter
Let the press Of the country. wiihou tx
cepiion. CRUSH him. unless he change bis
policy. and as the secretary of State o!
tins great Union, practically make hi,
| own words true. spoken in 3 stun- -
That The Americas eag rrie.. rJt.ctipn
! with il, and the namc of AMERICAN was
protection thro' out he ciriiz d world.
Rea! the following facts. from the Ds,roii
Free Piss. of the case of one Of sur Gil
zens claiming that protection ani then
see if your Sood does no, boil. and your
breast heave with just Indignation
The Albany atlas saws the letter from
Havana. which we give below, is from
reliable quarter and is corroboraied b.
| authentic Information from diff: rent
sources. 1T shows that Mr. Thrasher is
| an American citiz n. retaining his allie
| siaIce TO our government. and entitled
10 ITS protection. was guiltleSs of any
| crime. ani was convicted without that
lair trial which our treaty with Spain
guarantees 10 every American citizen
| HAVANA. Nov 22I. 1851.
DEAR SiR:-The following statement
OF iacis VIII show that one of the greatest
ouirageS has been committed OIL an
American citizen By this government un-
yer the furm oi military law. An out
rase which is disgrace 10 civilization.
aud entirely against the treaty existing
between the two governments. John S.
Ihrasher. a citizen of the United States,
born in Portland. Maine, and residen;
Tor, the time being. in this city. is the
person. lie first came here. about the yea
| 1888 aud entred the counting room of
an American MERCHANT. where he staid
about two years; he then left for the
| United States. and returned here again
alter az absence OF little over year
entered the counting room as clerk of a
j'hlghly respectable commercial house. in
which he remained until lS47: he then
returned to the United States. and re-
manned until the spring of 1850. when
ne again visited this city, and shortly
after was induced TO take an interest in
newspaper of this city. called the Faro
Industrial. He was not allowed 10 be
the editor on account o. his being an
American. aud was therefore OBJ iged TO
employ person "a SnaniarD to as
su.ne that character This paper was
known as the Creole organ ami hal been
strongly opposed by the Diario Marina
known as the Spanish organ. Wh"n
Mr.. Thrasher took charge OF the Faro
| Industrial. it was at a low stand. an.
losing concern; h.. in few months
more than doubted the number Of subscri
oers, anI in fact max. ng it b. far IN
| best commercial paper on the Island
snd the demand was so great. that he.
was Obliged at heavy expense. TO get
new press from New York. Everything
was succeeding very well with him uu-
I'll the lsuding Of Lopez, when thu clique
who managed the opposing Journal
aud who had lost,many of their suhs..ri.
| bers accused him as the agent. AMI hrs
paper as The organ of the invading party:
finding no proof of that they then frgh,
ened The young man who Was empl"y",l
as editor. AMI he resigned his position;
and before another could b. pr'c'irrf
| tn paper was susp ndeI bv the Gov ,a
m"nt--not IN account # anv ,n,ng pas
| Ished in il as ii was I'm Ter strlci efnsuf
ship. aud could publish nothing thar ia
re sor was not responsible for-ou, "il
account of there being no editor Mr.
L. was endeavoring IN arramgr matters.
so that his paper should again 80 on;
and in 'hr meantim. he pmpldy~,, him
self IN relieving The sufrfings OF lhe A
mclean prisoners who wer. confined
here. THIS produced i'll -feeling from
the Governmsn, toward him, and Caused