Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-12-12

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R,i,snirs M,;,s,yfs Srhaaa,,l,.f .,r,.ds ~.
,sho was scs 4 I,o have iin,.vc,o.r.rg and s,s
nsysn,lvamuch iol3dences with ,hs .le.d,lyss
smon.t'J ,hem 40 stn,erpose5 5s md psvn,s,lsi
,bem IN. ne auurie cotrse a'col .,si "a ssss
,he. Ineecssi,y .of; yesor,i,,p TO T,he ex,,rmc
meeh SIRE indicn,edI IN l,is brucl spa,io,,. huts
ihs,s efIicer. imtssd d ofyuccedinej 10 ,,hs ~
aid noih;np l.s,r,orea ,banS 10 yngo,es,l
eeaIns, the conteupls,ed b5mbsrdmen,. NJ.
siepsof .any sori wsrs tshen by ihe, people. TO-
plys tho sa,isfsc,ioureo,lit Nyind ,sidunls
Il apy ,hcrs wefe. W ho REGARDED themselves
A. pM fesoonsibie Ia frr, lhe mis-. condut, of no
cunrnunt,y, adpp,sd d Nv means il sepsfas
|shemsslyrr ffonailie lalss1sf ahS eniIly: The
several charges, on Khith she detns.,dt ~
redress were founded, had been. pubIicly5
known t TO aii ior some time. ~, anu were again
announced 70 ihe'n.. - ney d1a not ucnvg.
a'y OF 'nese c'afges' smey oneie' 20 eA.s
P'anahon. ho'h'ng m.eA's"ua'l"h ot .ne'!s
conduct; ou' eon'nmaciousiv rsinsso 70 ho'oa
amy 'n'e,counse w"n "'e cp"''na"dhl u'' oi,,"e
lynne. ny 'ne'' oosl'na'e. shenee3 'ney
sec"''a Ia'"et oe'''ous 70 p'o'oAo c"a''se's
"en' "ah W Escape"
There is ample reason to believe that This
conduct Of wanIon defiance. on lh"ir part,
ls impu'able chiefly TO The 1eluslve idea tiia'
the American g9vernDsn' would DO do'e'-a
Fed from Furnishing them. ihroush n ieer ~
displeaslnsa formidable foreign power. which
they presumed io'hink, looked with compla.
cency upon their aggressive and Insulting
oeponmeni towards the Tinted states. Z no
"Cyane' at ieng'h hrsd upon the iownH Be-
lore much INJURY had been dr.. the fIrs
was 'wice suspended. III otoer y an'fu op.
poriun''y TOT an arrangement Du' iMs was
deci'neo. Most OF me buildings o. me
place. oi ii'Ile value generally ~ers' IN inc
sequel desuoyeoi ou'. owing 10 tne consd-
erob'e precautions taken by our naval Conn
mandef' ihere was no ues'rnc"on oi me- 1's
when The "Cyane" was ordered 10 Cen.
,ral America. /, was confidently hoped and
expected ,ha, no occasion would arise for "a
resor, 10 violence snd destruction Of prop.
cry and loss Of life." Instructions 10 ,ha,
efIec, we're given 10 her commander. And
no extreme &C. you'd have been requisite
had no, the people lhemse.vss. bv their tx-'
.raordinary conduct in the affair f uslra.ed
all the possible mild measures for Obtaining
satisfaction. withdrawal from the ,pIece,,
The object oi his visit entirely defeated,
would under 'he circumstances In which
The c"mmsnder Of the Cyane ioun! hmself.
have been absolute abandonment OF all
cluim OF our ci.izens for indemnfca.ioni
end submissive acquiescence in national in.
dlgni,y. Il would have encouraged 10 these
lawless men spirit oil insolencc and tapinc
mos. dangerous 10 the lives and properly OF
our ci'iz!ns at Puma Arenas, and probably
e'noo,Ie"ed 10 grasp u 'ns treasures anu
{ va'uaoie .meichano'so eehl'nue'iy passing
:. over 'ne nicaragua rou'e' " ce''a'niy
wouia nave oeen 'nos' M Satisfactory 70 mo !,
,ne ocpc's OF 'he "Cyanes mission eopid
nave oeeh consumma'eo whaou' any ac' ot
PUBLIC 'o,ce' ou' tue att"san' con'umaey o,
'ne one"oers rendered Impossible 70 svoid
'ne ei'er"a'Ve' elmer 70 oreo1 up ns'f es'
'aohshmen" or 'oieave mem impressed WIN
Inc laee 'hai 'ney might perseVere WIN I'M
5 puniIy IN q career OF lnsolehce anu piunder.
This transaction has been the subject Of
complaint on the part of some Of ths loieign
! powers, and has been characterized with
!. more Of harshness than Of lnslice. IF COM
. patisons were obe insli,utrd. ii would no, be
T. difficult To present repeated Iins.ances in the
l history OF States. standing IN The very Pont
5 OF modern Civilization where Communities,
q lar less Offending and more dffcnceless 'kan
{ Grey'own' have been chas'ised with much
8 ereaier severity, and where moi cities only
have been laid IN ruins, bur human lille has
: been reckiess'y sacr'hcad. ana the blood ol
4 the lnnocen' made proiusclY 'o mingle with
!, that OF the guilty.
}. Passing from foreign TO domestic affairs.
] your attention is Ea,nrally drrc,ed 10 the f.
g nanciaI Condition Of the ecunry, a'w ysa SUI.
(. iect Of general interest. For complete and
y exact information regarding the finances. and
: the various branches Of the public service
n connected herewith. refer you To the re.
i. port OF the Secretary Of the Treasury; from
d which 8, will appear, ,ha. The amount al
y revenue during the las fiscal vcar. from all
). sources, wss seventy three million FIVE hun.
: ndred and forty nine thousand sevsn hun.
he'd and five dollars; and ,ha, The PUBLIC
i. expenditures Tor the same period. exclusive
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