The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-12-16

ing to our citizens, passing over tins ran- |
81, way. should be pe-emrcri'y arrested. !
Whatever i. might be IN other respects,
the community in question, IN power 10
do mischief, was not despicable. 1t was
well provided with ordnance, small arms
and ammunition. and might easily seize
Oh the unarmed boats, reishted with
millions OF property, which passed almost
daily within its reach. 1t did not profess
to belong 10 any regular government,
and had ia fact, no recognized depend
ence Oh, OR connection wi,h,s any one to
which the United States or heir injured
cltizens, might apply Tor redress, OF which
coull be held responsible, in y way,
lor the oItragcs committed.
Not standing before the world in att
,ude OF an organized political society,
being neither cosnpeten, to exercise the
rights nor 10 discharge the obligations OF
a government it was, in fact, maraud-
| ing establishment, too dangerous to be
disregarded. and too guilty 10 pass I'M
punished. and yet incapable OF being
! treated IN any other way than as pratt
cal resort OF outlaws, or a camp oil saw
| ages, depredating on emgrant trains or
caravans, and the frontier settlements Of
| civilized States.
| Seasonable notice was given 10 the
people oil Greytown that this government
| required them 10 repair the injuries they
had done to our citizens, and 10 make
suitable apology for their insult oil our
minister, and that ship-ofwar would
be dispatched thither to enforce comph-
ance with those demands.
But the notice passed unheeeed.-
| Ihereupou, commander OF the navy, in
| charge OF the sloop of war "Cysne,' was
ordered 10 repeat the demands, and 10 in
sis, upon compliance herewith. Find
ing that neither the populaee, nor those
assuming 10 have authority over them,
manifested any disposition to make the
required reparation, or even 10 offer ex-
cuse for their conduct, be warned them
by public proclamation, that if they did
40! give satisfaction within a time speci-
fed, he would lombard the town. BY
this procedure he afforded them opportu-
nifty to provide for their personal safety.
10 those who also desired to avoid loss
OF property, in the punishment about 10
be inflicted OH the offending town, he fur.
nisi4sd the msans Of removing their ef-
lects, by the boats Of his own ship, and Of
steamer which he procured and tender.
ed 10 them for that purpose.
AT length percelvlng no disposition on
the part OF the town to comply with his
acquisitions, he appealed 10 the command.
ar OF her Britannia Majestys Schooner
bermuda" who was seen to have inter.
course, and apparently much nhue nc.
with the leader. among them,-to inter.
pose, aud parsnade them to take some
course calculated to save the necessity O
fesof!lng TO the extreme measure indiea
ted III his proclamation; bur that officer
instead OF accedIng to the request die
{ nothing more than to protest against tht
contemplated bombardinent. No step.
oi any sort were taken by the people, Il
give the satisfaction required. Ne lndl
vlduals, II any there were who regards ed
, themselves as no. responsible for the mis-
5 conduct oil the community, adopted an,
! means 10 separate themselves from tn,
! fate II the guilty. Tie several charges
on which, the demands for redress wer,
t founded, had been publicly known to al
Tor some time, and were again ANNOUNCED
: to them. They did not deny any Of ,hes,
. charges they offered no explanation
. nothing 10 excavation OF their conduct
= but eoatumasiousy refused to hold an
i, Intercourse with the commander OF tn
r "Cyane.' BY their obstinate silenc
: they seemed rather dsslrous to proyok
e chas.lsemsnt Than 10 escape it.
There IS ample reason to believe ,ha
i. this conduct oi Hanton defiance, on thei
part, IS lm2atable chiefly 10 the deIusly
j idea that tie American governing
y would lie deferred from furnishing then
. through lear Of disclosing a lormidabl
2 foreign power, winch, they presumed /
/. THINK, looked with complacency upon the
) aggressive and insulting department &c
: wards tie United States The "Cyane
" At length fred upon the town. Befor
much injury had been done, tie fire va
- twice suspended, in order to afford 81
K P9ruatty ior an arrangement; but til
e VAS declined. Most oil the buildings
= tie place, Of lltle value generally, wer,
/. II the sequel. destroyed but, owing
ID the conslderate precautions taken by Oh
- naval commander, there was no destru,
tioa Of lie.
When the Cyane was ordered 10 Ger
trail America, i was confidently hope
and eyrafspI that M orga Si5, t,-r,,td :, -.