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

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was represented premeds,e attack OF the people or
Panama pgainSt ineHepsve passengers, ~ an cot Of
VA pretended that neither The naopsI nor Slate auno
rifles had ehicacous means Tor afordng profession to
the lstbmus transit The complete responsibility OF the
republic and in obi 10 satisfy the most exsggora
cd charges. would result from that view can, how
ever you the faith of the most respectable
impartial Witnesses that the amentabe event OF 10Th
named Jack Oliver, having discharged pistol Of Ora
madam ffuis dealer The dispute which was n frs per-
II sought to Oliver nom thu hands OF ting pc
lice, because the natives took the nide or their towns
being armed with revolver thought that ,he
could use them with impunty against 'the children OF
the country whom they regarded Inferior species
fight we'd which no human power could have pre-
vented The advantage in saob fight Was on the side
SsS The Of s
panied by the Consul Of the Unite States presented him
self In the midst OF the combatants and succe' ded In
making tic GraIAjians firing Unfortunately the
Consul could not succeed with tho passengers, and
from the Station House, Whioh ney took refuge they
then became mpo:ro TO sppeaIe the furious mutt.
ie,hey listened to no voice but that of Vengeance,
lad every means taken 70 AVOID the misortune VAS at
terly useless The Consul retired and the Governor,
convinced that bis presence Was useess returned 10 the
city.
TWO very notable tsots appear to be proved in the
April
They are, first tbs. Jack Oliver firing pistol ..
tive OF the country without cause reason was the i'm
mediate OF the riot; and secondly, that the Cover
no. succeeded In oan ing the inhabitants Of Panama. and
ues people crowded together nred from the
station house and various hotels These facts OF the
truth Of which nothing but the b!ndeat parsty doubts
prove that the people Of Panama, docie and humane
the whole GranAd.n people, were nethcr the asgrcs.
premedhased being They heard the voice OF
er nsgstae, and had II NOT been for the upjustids
ble enacty Of the psrsengcrs there would have
misfoFtunes excuses to lament which the police
would rot have been strong enough to prevent There
m tunv In q
countries under such com mitted
perhaps by the foreign workmen brought by the
Railroad Company, and len to their own resources 10
Panama without means Of returning to their country.
There but TO the ,opor OF the people Of
Panama be s.d that those s1os..ss were not M
and the aggression. Eighteen mon killed IN an obsti
Daie night combat, in which blind multitude TOOK part,
do not prove ftroc'ty, blood tnirstness or premeda
ton History tells W. hat In oil countries under ike
circumstance the number Of vis hes been infinitely
sroe the discovery OF gold In California the Ishmus
Of Panama has been crossed by an inhn,te number OF
travellers and BY immense sums In gold There Vas no
Of the children OF the country we'll In the desert
shores Of Cbses In The soiudes Of the Cruces road
seize their properly had the people not been highly
Was thers then security in the trsnsas Yes the mos.
complete security, and may be said without exsEgers
lion that In other country of the world could there
have safely passed through vast sotuees such imense
W." her. day. and there Always viii be-
security TO, uassensers ana ,heir crtunes vithost
making that security depend on strong armed brcs
The OF the 5h provoked by the brutal attack OF
an Ameean and By the rashness and obssnaoy Of tue
passengers only proves thai the pa,ieeoe people
and hosp,Abe Trey may be supposed DO In PAnams,
s In eli the repobcs foreigners hou. distinction have
enjoy ed not only the most complete security oui have
hat any OF those the Inhmus have right 10 IRE
the stves and that they should mildly receivs the
sbut "a the acme of folly and msdnesl Tho people who
would suffer sucb outrage would no. deserve 70 live
Ignony poaous the existence OF nasoas. -
FINANCE, OF The REPUBLIC
The revenue fnr the past year vss 81 SOS es3 2sar
increase Of s<sI as II on the proceeding ear Of
The expenses Of the government amounted 70 81 sS6 las
less By esTs 1877 q ssas sao<s Of the preceding yeae
AFFAIRS.
Senior Pomoo presents lengthy repor, the foreig
Affairs Of New Granada but ~ great length precludes
pubIsh.ne Il entire.
opeus Win = rev,sv or the Panama massacre OF "a
18Th 81 April Last and kss :, ouoo tbe ground ina, me
country pos responsible for that unfortunate AFFAIR
on esrpipr OF the occurrepcs the Prcsdent
ordered that judicial Investigation should at once be
made in order tina, The guilty parties might punished
spo that the me be take stand afsinss the
anatons which the government OF tne Untsc States
sss exEeced 10 mahe.
mpsneS Win such exssseratiors Of Ire charges ana
d,f, In The rarar6a events that the President
de, med ntce.ssry 10 invoke the sss,stspce of the
Attorney General and q demand vss se~s BIZ him
70 Psnsma on TIE I'd OF July last for certain
returps and replies from Witnesses 70 oatan In
and ar order under date OF she 3d. 70 the
aovefnor o. The said state In which he vas recommend
ed 70 socl from The foreign Consular Agents In Panama
and Colon A,pnv ALL explanatory oersncA @ on certain
definite points believing With SUFFICIENT foundation In
gard 10 this latter easurc that there Was VERY little
Sore o s,yyi.s =, the OF tna truth CT
ce by the cotds OF said high characterized and
esseptiaJJv i'm partial relstvs 10 vhlsh ths
one ration Of the diplow cora Il %
s,keo rsdes these % i'm mepse number OF private ana
Official Documents hsvs BEEN ycoeved By the Kovern
nsns sIi OF which have bean carefully exAmlnsd. The
repsvt shsn ~ys:-
opraIx ON vuu IfoS
In tbe deoarss,oos Of the vsssess thsre appears
Conformity or q yeyv snsbt dipcrcpapoy In the stste
reDts on native usryons and come iupsrtsi
In regard 70 All that yhoh ,hovs the culpaby on the
part OF The North Ansrcan passcneers from she ora
OF The tYssta cveuts of tbs stb 70 the ssssu on the
sYosd ssatou by the uoce oy 81 but vita few sroep.
ions the Norm Amerav A. poueu,s either sste tue con
t,ry or sid mot see ~ ala no, ,ate uo,ca Of tney
sere sskos n r.suIe uever,hsless I'm clearing the
conduc OF the eovenor Of the State 90 that the Ator