New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-03
NFWyORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1854

that Nctracua hts 1ot only never been shle 70 put
the CompsO1 10 possess. OF that locality, roc nav
lug held il since TIE COMPANY eIis ence' bit that In
tie charter She ootris ri lts % re- estate WA
ever At the uoulb Of the river, il lnieed she cone'
try u 10y pLce. Il II plain, then tit The Only use
Toe C.mpsuy bar ~ The Point Is undo- toe h''qA'"
King: while the ZANE authority rec' gniEes me Ja'i'
c.icn Of the town as extending oy-r t5e Po.a.' AM
Us resell ne W the river to the Aiehrc4R IT, '''
the rgbt Of he magistrates d IAN Juan - a'Ta' He
eupl.,ts OF the Company wneth'r csaISe1 WIN
murder. assault AID battery or resistance 70
cor.tsble. is shown 30 have been . YHA- u
,,w - the tenure of the Company Itself While u
va. fll, justified by The necessities OF the case 10
ion n, uuhiic order and the safety of lie a1d pop
4rt, !: W.. totally Impossible To slos ;Le immunity
cisi,sd b. scott Bor.and aud Marcy or the murder
ing snd bead breaking captains and boa'rea Of the
Conpspy. Indeed. that immunity could amount to
nothing hut license fer all and the absence OF
81 restraint Tie Gown being got rid Of there could
he no jurisdiction and no Law but that OF the strong
hand Indeed the man Smith protected By Borland,
has not had any trial and sul occupies 4 Promineat
nc.itico IN the service Of the Company, though iao
rberge Of murder has never been wiped from hi'
name. Fail mpunty COR robbery murder. rape or
srv other outrage was what Borand contendrd 'sr'
and Whist The towns people opposed. IL was equsliy
what Mr. Marcy asserted IN bis Dispatches and what
the us and tie frebrandS Of tie Cyane enforced.
Is not this revolving state OF things We appeal to
The American people.
How far tle Government procedure has been C.
tated By tie CompaDys manager is plain from the
- NJ IN Afr r4hpns II il
"bcped." he says that the town will have adjusted
"tbe matter 20 the entire satisfaction Of the Ccmpi-
my" OF what is just of establishing aud asserting
the right IN the premises nothing is sid. The ouly
hope that everything has been arranged to the SAT-
isiactcn Of the Company. Il go, there is one less
reason for effective hosti.s agana. the inhabitants
and their property. In other words, When the c.
ane arrived there the wishes of tie Company were
10 b. consulted az TO wbether tie town should be
burnt Ii the we're not satisfied ~hy tLen the com
uardtr Of the Cyaue would be under the Disagree
ablo necessity of taking action IN regard to that
subject From ths Ii would seem not only that
tie Company, with Boflando help, prescribed tae
entire pocy in the premises, but tia It WIS left Tor
the agents of the Company 10 decide whether the
United states sboud make san Juan or no. !
So base and degra ling the country were the CON
sderatioDs and tho dictates that resulted in this la
mcutable affair
The American Constitution il juetiy thought to be
masterpiece oi wisdom. but alter this event let no
one deny that it has serious fauits. Chief among
these ii Ihe power of evil t9s is conferred w.ak
aud wicked Executive. The afhes Of san Juan
attest thai h tb,s respect iofcstLors q she Re'o
iution committed o deplOrshle