The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-29


- onr minister. Mr.. Bowlin, not being success.
fnl in obtaining any redress for the horriu
,,oss.c,a of our citizens at Panama on the
| 18th of April last, or any guarantee tor lutufe
| ofatr our Government sent out speclal COM
missioner the Hon. Isaac B. Morse, the la.e
attorney general of this State. Recent lnselli,
oence however, represents the total failure VI
| Mr Morse's mission, and the absolute refusai
Of the New Granadian government 70 mare
any reparation whatever for the oulrages anu
bloody murders perpetrated, we have gooo
reason to believe, not only with the tacit con-
n;rance Of the local authorities OF Panama
hut nv their express orders 1t is further re-
norted that Mr.. Morse was lnsulted ana actu-
a1lv assaulted by the mob at Bogota, ana that
both he and Mr.. Bowlin are on their way nome
{ ~ Law all the facts before our government. II
tbase renorts turn out to be well founded, and
Now Grenada has acted in this lnsoent ana
Violent manner it would seem to be legltl-
mate inference that she expects to come INTO
\ actual collision with this country. Ii the 1acts
oro &C represented. we do not see how the
neace of the two countries is to be preserved,
Unless New Granada, upon reflection, shou'd
become sensible of her untenable POSITION ana
sbou]d voluntary reopen negotiations, IN oroer
S to bring the subject to amicable adjustment i,
: This, except upon the advice OF some 1r,enoly
mower tits hardly probable that she will DO: H.
= Notwithstanding the aggravatlng and atroc'ous
circumstances of the massacre, our govern
ment curb ed it's indignation for the time Delng'
e and took special pains to give New Granada an
onnortunitv to do us justice, and II, notwilh-
. standino these circumstances, she uncondltlon l.
a]]v refuses, and treats our representatives WIN
insult and violence, we submit that our govern
: ment could not SO far forget its own se1-respec'
y as again to ask her for any satisfaction IN the
4 nremises Our people would never submit or
: allow the government to submit, to such numb
;ation Such conduct as New Granada has
: exhibited towards US would seem to Indicate
: settled purpose to defy and bully US; and
IS though it may, and probably does, count large
- " upon our magnanimity, as against weaker
mower. vet no nation, in the eyes OF the worlo
. has any right to take shelter behlnd such
re refuoe from the chastisement which she de
D serves at our hands, for so aggravated an out
is race as was committed by her subordinate
!. unon defenseless men and even women L
snch transaction had taken place within the
/ dominion of powerful nation, Great Britain
for instance, the whole country from the Allan
~ tic to the Pacific, would have demanded !"
- voices of indignation, the immediate repara
es ton of the wrong by the swift punishment
n the murderers, and guarantees tor the 1uture
d. or resort to the last alternative.
N What our government will do in the premise
-. we of course do not know but we hardly think
- promising the reported facts to be correct,
~ will dare to pass over the matter IN silence
e, even if it were disposed to, which we have n
n reason to suppose. :.
H. All the circumstances put together, war VII
/, New Granada seems at this moment to be n
he unavoidable event. War at all times is terri
e. BILE calamity and never to be risked but tor To
CHI most palpable and justifable causes. In th
NJ present state of society, however, 1t seems
mt be almost, if not quite, impossible to avoid |
-. We may regret it and we may talk about tn
W sublime principles and benefits of peace-anl
lea none value them more highly than we do-stl
ps, until nations shall learn to do justly, and uni
Of the great masses of nations are elevated IN u
XIV scale of civilization through the ennoblr
- principles of christianity and science the dream
Co. of theorists in regard to universal peace '"
Ire not be realized.
ty We should deplore this contest If Ne
viii Granada shall be stupid and blind enough
an bring it upon US. If she is not completely q
mented, she cannot entertain a doubt as to tt
'"n final ISSUE She will be obliged to atone f.
the massacre in the fullest anu amplest name
ro- give satisfactory pledges for our future secul
ty, and defray the expenses Of the war. III
Ill., would undoubtedly be the upshot OF the alta
uld But New Granada has already large pub
nth debt resting like milestone upon her, and s.
not could not possibly carry on war with I'll
country and grant US the indemnity we shou
''' require without parting with portion OF n
cen territory. To this complexion, in our jud
the ment, it would come in the end, and it wou
the be well for that power to reflect upon tt
oda aspect of the case, and act accordingly, and
=, it promptly. In case of war, the lsthmus
n.y. Panama would become ours inevitably. The
as is no power that could prevent it.
be We have said that New Granada has hea
for debt Perhaps we may as we'll give #
naraoraphs in reference to resources, situate
etc. 1t constitutes the central part OF the
'cfs public of Columbia, which, by the inf1uer
i'm of the celebrated Bolivar was erected into
1ain government in 1919. The Republic was ht
and tocether bv rope of sand, and after viol'
STRUGGLES and bitter animosties, Venezu
withdrew from it in 1899, and Ecuador In
has following year. What now constitutes N
Do Granada was inaugurated as separate g
eminent in 1881, and the constitution v
c'hg adopted the next year. It is modelled after
MI own, the government consisting OF the exc
lble. tive, the Legislative and the judicial deps
TT, a ments The Legislature consists of sen
city, of thirty nine members, and chamber
e IVY deputies of sixtyfve. The presidents cleo
'an'' for four years. The country contains an
Lual- of 521 ,948 square miles, and total popr
hich ton of 2, 24O, 900, consisting of whites, civil
dis aborigines, mestizoes, quadroons, zamboes,
him groes etc, The whole white population d
''''''' not exceed half million, and the civil
'cur- aborigines about 100000. The mesti2
:" number about a million The Republic
:, Columbia took measures to effect the grac
= 'A7 abolition of slavery, and no slave has B
anan born since 1891. Il was totally abolished
icted New Granada in January, 1852. The cou1
riot is divided by three lofty ranges of mounta
On to running northerly and southerly separated
~ W deep valleys consequently, it has every va
ana ty of soil and climate, and can produce ev
and thing from wheat and corn to cane, cotton,
alton tropical fruits, etc. The value of its for
also commerce is about S8,oOOOOO, the imp
. he;nr the LARGEST Our exnorts ia New