Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-12-14

Sne u ouI sntp4 81 var ~ That Tune 10 tbl
hsrbor Of GrsytoSn crossed over 10 PuHin
arenas. arrogating authOiity to arrest. on tbs
charge Of marder. eaptsin Of Que Of the slssm.
ooss OF the Transit Company Being ven
aNare that the elsiaH to efsr6se iurisdietion
thers, wOald be resisted Ihei, as Il had bee6
90 previous occasions tkey went prepared %
Asseft u by force oiafmS Our niniitsf 10 Cen
tTai Ameriea bappebed tobe present ON thai oe.
easion' Believing thSi the espGalI Q. d. ste.ro. I.
boat vas innocent. fof he having witnessed tb.
tiansaetio6 on which TIE charge vas fohuded
ana believing also, that the intruding psrtv
hasing % jaFisdisaias over 1s place whers
hey proposed % niaks he arrest would en
eosnter desperate FssistAnss 4 lksy peEsissea Il
their purpose, be Iatsrposed sHeetaally, 70 pre-
Veht Tielenee and bloo1shed. The Americas
minister Afterwards Wished 0seytown anS
whilst be Waa hare, m0h, iaelueing ssveFa
Of the 20 sallsd pablis funedOaaHeS ef TIE
place, 81 nrroubded tie hOass ln which De sas
aSoviag tEat fbeT lad cone q arrest lin, D.
order Of some person exercising the chief auth
ohty. While paTleying with them he was
wounded BY q missile from the crowd. A boat
despatched from the American steamer North.
err Light TO release him from ths Derilous sit.
ualion h Which be vas undsfsiood 10 be
was fred into BY the l0sn guard and codHpell-
ed 70 return. These lnci6enls, Together with
the known eharscteF Ofthe population Of Grey
town, and their excited state, induced Just ap-
prehehsionsIkat the kves aAd property Of our
ciLi1eBs at Pnnta Arenas W0uld be id imminent
danger afterthe departure Of the steamer, With
her passengers, for New York, unless guard
was left for their protection. For this purpOs.
and in order 70 ensare the safety OF passenger
and property. passing ever the route. ten
Porary force was organised, at considerable ex.
pense 10 the United States. for which provision
vas made at the last session Of Congress.
Tbs pretended eommunity. hetsroe eneous
assemblage gathered from Varions countries,
and composed. for he most part. Of blacks and
persons Of mixed blood: had previously, given
other indication Of miscbieviOas pEDpensities -
Early in the same month, properly was elandes.
timely absirscted from the depot Of the Tran sit
Company. and taken to GreytoWn. The plun-
dereFs obtained shelter there, and their pur-
suers we're driven back By the people. who rot
only protected the wrongdoers nnd shared he
plundeF, bat treated with rudeness and Vio-
lenee those who sought 70 recover their proper
~.
Such, in substance are the facts sutmifted
70 my consideration, and prOSsa BY Trustworthy
evidence. could ESt doubt the case deman-
ied the interPosision Of this governm ent. Jus
lice required that reparatOn should be made
for SO many and such gross WrOHFs. and that a
source Of insolenee and plumber, leading direct
" tothe insecurity Of the liVsa Of numerous
travellers and of the rich treasure belonging to
our citizens passing over this transit way,
should be peremptorily arrested. Whatever il
mi ght hs-in other respects, the community in
question in power to DO mischief was not des.
pieable. 1t was well provided th ordinance.
small arms, and ammunition and might easI Iy
seiSeon the unarmed boats freighted with millions
ofproperty, which passed almost daily within its
reach. 1t did not profess 10 belong to any reg.
ular governm ent; and had, in fact, not recog-
nizsd dependence on or connection with, anv
one 10 which the United States or their injured
citizens might ap ply for redress. or which could
be held resPons ible, in any way, Tor the cut.
RACES committed.
Not standing before the world in the attitude
Of an organized political society, being Meth.
or competent to exercise the rights or TO dis
charge The obligation of government, It was in
fact mara ding establishment, too dangerous
10 be disregarGed. and too guilty to pass uu-
punished. and yet incapable Of being treated in
any other way than as piratical resort ofogt
laws, or camp of savages, depredsting onem,
igrant trains or caravans. aud the froulier set.
dement's of civil states.
Whsn Etke 'Cyane' was ordered TO Central
Amenca.it was conGedntly hoped and expected
that no occasion would arise fora resort to vi.
olenoe and destruction Of property and loss of
life.' Instructions to that effect were given 70
h er commander. And no extreme act would
b ave been requisite had not the people them
selves, by their extraordinary cond uct ip The
affair frustrated all the possible N lid measures
for obtaining satisfaction. A Wit hdraWal from
the plase, the objects Of his visit entirely de.
featsd would, under the circums.ancesin in which
the commander ofthe Cyane found hi mself,
have been ABSOLUTE abandonment of all claim
of our eiISens for indemniGcation, and
Submissive a:quiescence in national indignity.
1t would have encouraged in these laWless men
q spirit Of insolence and rapine most dang,r T.
Gus to the lives and properly Ofour citizens at
PVnta arenas, aid probably embOldened them
to grasp At the treasures and VALUABLE mer-
ChaAdise eostinually passing over the NCara-
gEa route. It certainly would have besu most
satisfactory to ms. ifthe objects Ofthe 'CyaHs's'
missiaa could have been consummated without
any act OF public force; but the arrogant coa-
tumacy of the offenders rendered il impossible
10 avoid The alternative, or to leave them i'm.
pressed With tie idea that they might persevers
with iEPualty in . career Of iasOlsuce and
ulunder.