The Winchester appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-05-17

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LEGATION OF THE U. S. A., }
REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA.
Granada, April Is, 1856.
Sir: The inclosed statement shows
me state of facts which you are al
ready aware of; that on the 7th inst,
unarmed and inotfensive citizens fthe
United States were quietly butchered
at Virgin Bay by the troops under
your immediate command.
Ihave also seen your proclamation,
that all persons taken with arms in
their hands shall be Immediately shot,
and another that all American citizens
shall be Immediately driven out of
Nicaragua and Costa RIGA.
Toprove the sincerity of your first
Proclamation you append list of per-
sons who were taken prisoners at
Santa Rosa and shot on the 25th ulti-
mo. Among them | find the names of
Isaac A. Rosa, and John ]. Gidin, ma
tives of the United States.
Ihave no right and certainly no dis
position to interfere in any way with
the unhappy war now raging between
two sister Republics. But it is my
right as well as my duty to inform
you, as the Chief Magistrate of Costa
RIGA, that the acts of numbering in
cold blood unarmed American citizens,
who are in no wise connected with
any belligerent act or party is an Of
fence against the Laws of God, Of hu-
manity, and of nations.
This offence is no less aggravated
by the fact that those who committed
so wanton an outrage were under your
immediate command, that you were
on the ground and did not preventit, as
it was in your power to do.
| would remind you Of the letter of
Mr.. Moline, the Envoy Extraordinary
and the Minister Plenipotentiary Of
your government, near the govern
ment of the United States, wherein he
states that the laws of Costa RIGA are
exceedingly liberal ION the subject of
granting lanD and afford great lacii-
ties to cmigrants who would come to
Costa RIGA and fix their residence
there
The treaty between the Uni
ted States and Costa RIGA made in
1851, in the 18th article guarantees
to citizens of the United States resi-
ding in Costa RIGA in their persons
and property the protection of your
government.
Under these inducements and guar
antees citizens of the United States
have come and settled. What excuse
can be offered, or how will you ap-
pear in the eyes of the world, when
you publish proclamation expelling
these same persons without being
guilty Of any crime, and numbering
them without any mercy?
In the name of the people of the
United States and the government
thereof, protest against such infa-
nous conduct, and be assured sir, that
the government of the United States
aided as you may be by insidous and
powerful allies, will enquire into such
acts of lawless violence, and if unex-
planned or unatoned for, will take de-
cided measures to protect the lives and
vindicate the honor of the nation.
Rumors have also reached me that
some fourteen or eighteen American
citizens, four ladies lone with an in
tanD were recently murdered by your
troops at Virgin Bay. am slow to
believe so diabolical an outrage.
John B. Lawless, Esq, the bearer
of this, is instructed to enquire in the
name of the United States for this Le-
cation, into the facts touching this ru-
NOR.
lsend him with my flag with this
dispatch, and pray you give him a
conduct through your lines, and a
prompt reply to
Your obedient servant.
| [Signed] J. H. WHEELER.
Minister of u. S. A.
To his Excellency, John r. Mora,
| President of Republic Of Costa RIGA,
in Camp at Rivas, Nicaragua.
/
A writer in the Boston Bee says it
cannot be disguised from any close
observer, that Mr.. Fillmore is draw
ing to his support very rapidly hosts of
people. 1t matters but little in what
direction you look; it is evident every
where that Fillmore has place-and