Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-17

| hestatngly, that prefer party association with
men other than those, and that would not be
dragged on in their company by the name Of Wing
or any other name. They abandoned the prncl-
pies Of my past public life, and now il can find
other men ready to sustain American principles,
| would prefer to stand outside Of any party Or
/ ganized whatever.
4 do not expect the new party to agree with mo
in everything. do not expect it to be either
! Wing or Democratic party But II am to act
with It at all, il must stand by the principles to
which have referred.
SONORA.
FURTHER PARTICULARS or THE ExEcUTIoS OF
CouNr RAoussEr. by way Of Los Angeles we have
advices from Guaymas to September !. The Los
| Angeles Star has long account of the French
revolution in Guayanias and the execution Of Count
Boulbon. OF the origin Of the fight, the Stargiye
the following particulars, which are new
| There had been previous difficulties between
1 some Of Raoussets companions and the loose Sono-
| ranians in the streets; the French suffered many
insults and other foreigners came in also for their
| share Major Roman, the American consul, was
/ grossly outraged on the 18th day of July, by two
/ Sonoranians, in going from the dwelling Of Senior
Ortiz to his own house, who followed him, one cali
1 ing upon the other TO shoot him; sister of one
| of them, who is married to an American, cried out
| their reply was, "No matter whether he Is an
| American or not" The day before the battle, par
ticularly the French had been subjected TO these
insults, and it is not yet certain that these were
not the immediate cause oft, instead OF precon-
ceived determination on the part Of the French.
The circumstances seem 70 iayor TINS supposition
Up to the very day Of the fght they had received
their daily pay of seventyve cents to each private
and a dollar to the officers.
| OF Raousset, the Star says.
"He delivered his sword to the sister Of Calvo,
the French Consul, being unwilling to be disarned
! by Mexican She asked him for his pistol, but
! this he said he would retain for himself The
| Count might easily have escaped, as there was
little schooner there which is said to have belonged
| to him but he said he would never leave one of
his countrymen behind. A general order had pre-
yiously been published by Santa Anna, as we un-
derstand, requiring Count Raousset to be arrested
in any department where he might land, and i'm
mediately be put to death.
Before the council Of war, by whom he was
sentenced to be shot, Count Raousset was asked TO
confess his guilt his reply was, that sto God only
would he confess, but he would make defense II
if his case were before different tribunal His
sgnet ring bearing the arms Of his family, he pre-
sented TO the officer Of the Mexican army who de.
Tended him on his trial, Don Francisco Borunda.
His red hunting-shirt, blankets, snd rife, he re-
quested to be sent to bis family, and medal
which he then wore upon his person he wished to
be sent TO his niece. After arranging his business
| in businesslike manner, always maintaining tho
| soldiers calmness Of heart, he consented TO see
priest Having complied with the usual rites Of
his religion, he is reported to have declared TO bis
attendant that IL twenty times en- Ia eapiHe Tor
prepared for death) and as many times spared, he
would as often return to 6ght the Mexican govern
ment for the injustice done him, and TO make the
Sonorians happy"
A Spanish account of his execution says;
lie did not tremble nor falter his eyes re-
NAMED open, fixed on heaven-in a word, he dis
PLAYED himself more than a man Five shots
\ were fred--but he received only three wounds !;
one ball broke medal ofthe Blessed Virgin which he
wore around his neck, (the same which he wished
sent to be sent TO his niecc) Only few pieces
| Of il could be extracted from the body. Don
Francisco Borunda raised subscription TO build
monument over the Counts remains. Notwith-
standing the events Of the 18th, the people Of
Guaymas, with rare exceptions, deeply feel the
| death of Count de Raousset Boulbon, whose me-
mory win be perpetual in Sonora"
fSoDs tic San Francisco Herdd.
Tux LATE CoUSr DE RAoussET BoULBox.--Tbe
| late Count dc Raousset Boulbon was born at Ayi-
i gon In France. His family Is said 10 be sprung
/ from Henry the Fourth, one Of the wisest and
greatest kings Of France. He was educated in
Switzerland, in an establishment directed by the
Jesuits, at Frboug In ls4s, he was candidate
for the post Of Representative Of the people In the
/ Department Of Vaucusc. He advocated the prn-
ciples ofthe republicans Of the Cavaignac school,
who took Washington for their model, and was OPP
posed by the Jacobins and Socialists. N. Dent,
/ the candidate of the latter party, who Is now
exile In the Marquesas islands, having used often.
sive expressions in a public speech, de Raoussct
/ challenged and wounded him. His family Is veal
thy; his father, who married second time, died
some years ago at Avignon, leaving son by &c
cond wife, who now resides In Ayignon DE Raous-
set inherited large fortune, which he spent in
4 n few wears. His purse was always open 70 the
unfortunate His sympathies ran against bis own
order the aristocracy, and with the people, who
idolized him.
In the latter part of ls4s Count dc Raousset
was introduced to NJ. Dillon, who had Just return
ed to Paris from California. He inquired IL there
was anything to do there for him, who had just
pended the last remnant Of his fortune, and who
felt too proud to accept the favor Of any man ?
Yes was M. Dilon's reply, IL you have rcso.
luton enough to strip off that embroidered shirt,
to divest yourself Of those highly polished boots,
and to descend into the ravines and gulches with
pick in your hand, under a scorchiDg sun" u
should like to try" was Count de Raousset's reply.
People reproach my order the sristocracy, with
being good for nothing They are probably righ'
have come before the people as the advoc''
their rights; and am now anxious to .
love for equality, practically by gainin'
: my livelihood by the sweat OF my =
Count de Raousset remained iuon
California. He exercised n 'n
, man and lander Of goods .,esrlv ,.o
him some ten or tive "a profsss;.,, y sese ~
vessels, wnose He bad gathered arou
that Of the fol- ave deserters fton n,o,.ot.
tain for tb .Votion was sca,coIy ,,c .,' .s''
| set mi .vwers Of the Old Man of ,bs NJ,
8 o'c' mi onet At thisperiod Count de Rso,