Washington telegraph., 1855-04-25
a MARTYR Patriot.

Pinto IS deadI Any one conveTsant with the
past history the noble, manly qualities and the
great mental endowments Of the deceased must
feel that the Republican party OF Cuba has lost
one OF IFS strongest pillars science friend and
suffering humanity beaeiactor. 4 SpanIard BY
birth. he calmly and dispasSionately scrutinized
her policy AMI cursed It in his heart An Old
man. be possessed ali the activity and arsIor of
youth, whenever his services were required in be-
hall OF his beloved. but prustEate Cu.;a / man
OF letters. the friend Of Concha ard privv coua-
Celicr he sacrificed fortune friendship and posi-
ton to vindicatc the rights of Man. and TO obey
toe dictates OF conscience Such was the man
over whose liieleSs and mansled corpse the tears
OF EFar'n-hearted people falling hot and fast
In Whatever light we view the execution Of
Ramon Pinto, we cannot bus regard It as Il cow
ariIy assassination Any one who has ever visit
ed tie Island and witnessed the manner of con-
ductIng legal proceedings viii understand al once
the idea which we desire TO convey At 10 tine
Is prisoner in Cuba fairly dealt with: his opDor-
t1GI.les OF making defence are so limited that
1t Is almost impossible FOR him 70 collect and sub
nit his testimony Counsel he can have none
save At the close of the Proceedings and then the
judges have already formed their opinions But
IN the case OF Pinto more vigorous measures were
introduced all appiied-eveEy means was resort
ed to and no effort spared to secure couviction-
ATTaisned before a council of war il spite OF the
protest OF the EiScG in spite of the equity of ine
case and the honorable precedents of the deceased
he was condemned-aye condemned because an
example was required, because iaiquty thirsted
for biOOdl During his whole trial. the presses OF
Havana were GnceaS:ng II their iavectives
against The grey-haircd patriot, and proceeded so
far Al their malice as to him OF attempting
to assassIHate the Captain General. Day alter
day they p0uFed their torrent OF abuse of viIfi-
cation and of calumnY ufoa the doomed head of
this Natures nobieman' until they succeeded
IN achieving their object, and in comprising his
TuIn- We annex the following sketch Of niSsshar-
acter, which we find in the Prensa of the Ith nit
he a1scslce honorable comes rather late and con-
sequeHty yeh bad grace. but it Is true and gra Dhic
details Peace 10 the name of PinioI Nav the
day Of regeneration and liberty yet dawn upon
that land which he loved not wisely but too
well" and may his memory never fade fIon the
minds OF those for whom he risked and met cu-
prit's death
\ terrible lesson, indeed. is this of the ilcon-
stancy OF human affairs. which every one should
study IL Is bat three months since he who has
died to-day on an ignominioIS sea fold. before TIE
people OF the city. with the shirt oil the criminal
on his back, and whose iileless corpse is now ex-
posed TO the eyes Of ptying citizens It is but
three months, We say. since this very man was
he! III esteem and highly respected by the eifs Of
society in Havana He had private fortune OF
upwards of two hundred thousand collars He
was the father OF six or seven children some of
whom are nor? ii their infancy. He was sur
rounded By all the eT;oyments which can ren,.eT
life smooth and prosperous, Was sixty wears OF
age and was siltet. with mental endowments of
the highest order and an in.elatisabie activity
In word, he had at his command e. err thing
that could contribute 10 the happiness and pros
perIty Of 4 nan OF his years. Lou- Courier-