The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-17


took the corpse from tho church. with the intent IN
buryins Il. Some women then mAde their appearance
Drying Cut that toe Americans and the natives were
Inning each osher In .he Cienesa and eli dis oeset eav
ing the corpse by iiseif whan was returned for aad
buried o. midnight by she mourner
LoaB o. CoNsuIAR CnRrrUATM
Inc ioes OF many Consular oerthoa"a which were
usrsmfteo to this ONCE and which <e'e lost Ia the shp
wreck OF mail on tho hsgdAieDs 10 much 10 Do regret
TED az duplicates have NOS up TO the present been 70
ctved but three which saved, those or the Con
Of England Franco Esusdor in Panama o,nurm de.
otiyey what have explained, except she epts ode Of
santa ana just referred to, which they do not uentoa
aooir translation, example, o. thAtos abe French
CONSUL, Oourt de Nosnt and call attention 20 1t.
TESTIMONY or BRIrIaB CONSUL.
According 70 these ubimpeachaoie toc snentn II was
North American who nred the nrst pistol shot, without
any motive or exouse. The English Consul, Mr. Perry
N, nt!ons him by name, which kaow JACK Oliver
anc he says tnAt be hnse walking through the street
In company with his daughter and Chsnoeier Of the
French Consulate, H. de vsrieux, met the said man
drurk, who came up to ssem In rude manner and thai
hey shh difficulty avoided MIN
fbe sad Consul remarks teAs many of tho passengers
were AIMED wib revolve's
He pofitVely does not believe In reconciliation and OBJ
serves that Il bad been the object 70 rob. they woad
not have attacked the sssepgers coming from tue United
returning from California laden with sold
Nor does he believe in the masked persons did he
ever hear them spoxen Of and only Coosu Ward refers
to woman bsvpg been vio ated by some negroes
The Governor well 81 the police force, Loaf time
In reaching the ground but Mr. Perry considers the
TO attack the station house, given by tse Governor - un
pscssrary. and executed with military VIOLENCE be
osuse nosoTousy the passengers osdv armed and
there were IN the station many women and children
He ASSURES Us that rDg took place from the Undo and
outside the railroad depot and says "that there be
no doubt thai the dsohasge ct me Governor took paoe
He co ncides with the French Consul 10 affirming tina,
ibose who committed the rAges pripci oally from
other parts Of the country oresterosl the creator part
OF whom had been emk0y ed BY tho Railroad Company
as isboreu "I have lived nearly fifteen years In Pa
mama, and can boar testimony W the good disposition
OF the lives who looked vito horror and shame on the
o Duon A
made from tie sta,s Of exc.semeu, part Of sne
popnace, rom TIE constant acts OF brutality tuey have
received from the lower class OF the Oaiornia pes
tepsess
He mentions tbs nbuste lately arrived ~ cause OF
alarm and some Of them ~ being active participants In
notices The want Of the service Of the police forcs
Shich the railroad company should have organized
Finally he says "he loss OF the oom panY cannot be
very considerable for they only took small qusntiy OF
money, and the damage caused to the depot very
uiaipg"
w11yFxsss IGsoRsD by MR ooawIss
1er orpg Witnesses for being people Of Color for hav
ing committed formerly according to his idess some orr ne
fault for having rnshed arms 70 their country
the 18th Of April for tho purpose Of rsplnbg
With foroe and making according 10 his ideas
Se % ess n nv
report which In the character OF investigating Coums
soner the part OF the government OF the United Sstcs
state Those Who, wish thor mind hes from prejudice
read and compare the statements win decide he was
r,gh,
TUE nmxUs raAmr sAn
Tho tragedy Of the 18th April and recent evertS 40
coSdirg TO the expression Of the esdent OF the United
last have made or csnsed be oons dered THAI had
made public order In Panama and the Isthmus transit
insecure. In this station mt serious mistake appa
rent fherv hsve never been opmpisnh on tho part Of
residest vssstest eresuen Ianss tho nhs6tsnM Of
Panama even hostile sentiments, and ali including
ali the consideration Their CONDUCT entities ihem TO- be-
sdts the Legal guarantees, aud for every emergency
IhcTe eSiss there organized militia ANAL ioca, po-
heat uuh suni,Ian NJ
NATIONAL troops CT great popular out ,ors, both violent
aud unocn;roisee country be exempt and those
srapgcrs accustomed 10 dsreapec, overy thing 70 abuse
% the revolver ana bowie knife asssoks indi
vdusl, nothing u moro ns,ursl than thas those nciv
rifles tnerre, and that In defence urged By
feelings ofndGnaton they should reprimAnd sad punish
mem.
now poRnoS rRorScnos MAT m GrE.
me srsai nunber OF pass nssrs Who four times .
month Cross 20. sssnu' run certain ri's. .ooordn. 70
faet Of nations sneted IN the ban,i kndiao
aid to the ouh0 s Of Ae country BY Of tAir shsps
tr 81 ess shold be defna"dsa and g'ue" n the ~s-
enc recent events 70 which the Presidential message
:ns%s.s ss o1'
tears 10 Panama account Of III. change Of tho
Governor The foreign CnDsus bcsoug't on ono OF too
critical days for the OF foos from
the two vessels Of In the Boy, and sgreed TO-
epg that sAid oros should Be stationed II tue rail
fosd s!..,'n oui @s govsrnmsns ranons smps1 M
aid popular hostile movement, enforced respec. By their
Osn nssns, and established tranquility. which has no,
war The ousuros srAoonArsp
The quescon OF ,he ibn Of April IL hotoriousiy comph
eaed on one eide By exaggerated ideas OF ANNEXATION,
notwithstanding the guarantee Of the soversgny
OF New Granada the territory OF The ssnmus, stpa.
lated by the Unned stAtes In . solemn treaty, snd by
others, with the seeonds,y question q portage tai and
public.
THE TONNAGE pum AsD MAI TAX.
A Ina lecx nj tna T<xa ~vtll voudn
count Congress OF Tho diplomatic controversy relative
70 those two points, they being matters repairing expa
sxsinst the exsoaon o postage there hes b,eu INVOKED
without sufceut foundation, s equality Of fsvop and
privileges which the sovsrnment snd ouzsus Of the Un
ed sssis enjoy with raives In ths trsnsn OF the 18Th
mus, inasmuoh a. The natives pay The uaps, possase
ssdes such mpost has boon calculated n sbou 900
s. m o. sSs s %
matter A 10 the tonpsge imp st the uno nsstuuonai
srd consequently annutet 90, Of The Lefhissurc OF Pa
ticnAi Law Of 1859, passed by oompeoent authority
A SATISFACTORY swrrInnIsr Po<<upLn
soy.,pmsn, .ccc,s @rss,ooe, 70, the
cf the questions 10 ~hch have Just referred they
be cs,ed With calm ard perfect good fh, tho solution
sin be speedy and ssusisc -.
LETTER OF THE FRENCH CONSUL.
Corsu,A rs FRANCE PANAMA.
me usders,sr Cd Consul OF France In charge OF he
Consulate Of Panama believes that he has already 10 hu
report Of TIE 1st Of April las compiled 9Th tue vshes
Of Foreign A6Airs OF New Granada Nevertheless,
lis ncoessuy 10 throw more light still on the cause
and ELECTS OF the which took rAe~ 10 one Of
the SUBURBS Of Papsna the rsht OF The 18Th OF April
lsst the undevsgr I'd thinks Il uuty 70 cause bis pro
found Convictions 10 pspeste in the minds thcse PER
called 10 senteros In regard 70 the various oon
usd otory versons collected together and publshcd RIA
tive TO This Affair."
ne Consul Of France has no, bean personal witness
~ the events thai took place ~ the OF the contest
Having len his residence when the report Of hrearms
.s soflo niy costiaeei 70 be heard In ,hs SQUARE OF
ssn F'spcsco, the Undersigned dlreosd his steps 40
oessvey 80 TIE Cons Of the Unted States and or
Great Britain, whore be collected the most olroumstAn.
tia accounts His Declaration vii be. therefore, the 70
SUN 81 voluntary accounts due "a the nrd and real I'm
prsssitn OF the events OF that night
The ssd potioe II moreover confirmed BY the invest
gauens 10 which the undersgned devoted himself many
csys amcpe the many strangers under bic prosecucn,
Wrench. 1taian rsdmt nteee Austrans and sp~nArds,
without entering Into the reuriminsuors hsays prejr
diced. Of Me two parties opposed 70 eaoh oshef
The undermined knows the feelings OF dsxusS, haSed
and aversion that animate the people OF ss hthmus
against al those shom they call coect vely Ameroass