The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-03
From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
THE NEW GRANADIAN EXECUTIVE AND THE PAN
ANA MASSACRE.

ANA MASSACRE.
Two documents have recently been published in refer
euce to the massacre of American citizens at Panama
bs 18Th Of last Aprviz the report of ST. Limo de Pom
bo New Granadian Minister OF Foreign Affairs, and the
message Of ST. Malloruo Vice President of the
rablic Both are long and elaborate expositonp. They
attach no weight to the statements supported by the evil
dence syewitnesse and actors in that terrible scene
which bave been made in behalf OF the United States but
conclude we quote the words of ST. Pombo) that tit
drunken and qrarrelsome North American who brually
firing pistol native Of the country, produced the
alarm and the popular excitement that the support given
with arms by bis countrymcn to the said ruiau to pre-
vent hi, arrest caused the tump to spread rapidly and
excited the minds of the people and and that
North Americans fired the governor" Although 10
positive statement that effect is contained in either doc
uuent II s yet be inferred from their general tenor that
il is not the intention Of the New Granadian government
TO accede to the demand for Satisfaction made by that of
the United States and this is the opinion Of many Amer
can citizens Of intelligence and respectabity resident on
the is,hmus and likely 10 be well informed TO the sta
osfeeling at Bogota.
1t would be tedious task did time and space per-
nit it, to follow the New Granadian minister through the
mass Of msstatcments eraggeratons and bubbles with
which his report abounds 1t has been proved in the most
conclusive manner by persons who Witnessed the riot from
beginning end that it originated in assault by fruit
seller upon American passenger that this was made
the signal for general assault by the mob of negroes and
native oitzens of Panama against American passengers
the shmus s4O in nunber quietly waiting for the
tide to 20 on board the for California; that the Of
fers of the Panama Railroad Company and of the Steam
ship Companies requested the protection Of the governor of
Panama and the police force at his disposal but that in
stead Of aiding in REFRESHING the savage mob and quellng
the riot the police under the orders of the governor fired
upon the railroad depot whittier the passengers-men
women and chidren--had fled for security, and that
numbers Of these def nceless citizens hu5 shot
down by the police butcherd by the moo 1t further
proved by the testimony of the railroad officials
well that of several impartial and disiuterested
Witnesses that the depot the baggage of the passengers,
aad their persons the safes of the company and the freight
in the stores red by the mob in presence of the po-
lice and CT The governor without Col Toten saye, in
his protest to Governor Fahrega any effort icing made
by you prevent w 1t Is believed that the outrage
the result of chance but the deliberate of tbs
tive citssns in pursuance Of plan previously concerted
to and plnnder the American passengers; and
this belief is founded the important fact that in
after the encounter took place between the American
and the watermelon seller the bella of the city rung out
The earu calling the citizauS to ST. Pombos and
S Mallornos attempted refutaon of these facts collect
cd on the spot by Mr. A. b. Corwnc Uned States special
commissioner after the most patient and deliberate inves
'gatioD IL founded not evidence taken ut Panama,
but the garbed statements OF New Granadan officials,
and the volunteered opinion of Count Noen the Feach
consul who owns be "not personal witness of the
events that took place at the Of the conflict but that
tits his conviction that 1t American passenger and
not native who fred the first shot The French consul is
very prouse of his Convictions" and mpressons and too
tranparety partial in his defence Of Governor Fdbrega
and "the too few police to make his testimony Of much
value as compared with that Of men who personal
Witnesses and who A. the risk of their lives endeav
oag arrest the Wholesale and plumber Of
armed and defencees5 passengers IL may suit Sr Pombo
purpose TO attribute the entire fault to Gan American satu
rated with blood aud brandy to brand the American pas
sengers ruinj and savage and to exonerate Govern
or fabegn; bat granting, for arguments sake the
contrary is the ct) that American the eFgrcssor
mat any Justification for the ruarder and robbery of
men, women and chldren2 Is that any reason why the
governor should aid in the slaughter and after the tumut
mad ceased not interfere during the whole OF the night Of
The 18th of April aud portion of the day to prevent
zoe robbery of the property OF the passcngers2
The treaty of 1876 between the United States and New
'fanada distinctly provides (sectou ivy that il the citi-
~ns Of either nation violate the articles OF the treaty such
oiendng citizens sha be personally responsible for their
@sdeeds without any interruption Of the friendly rea-
uons between the conntrieJ; and the fifth section de-
res that should the articles OF the treaty be violated
neither o. tae contracting parties shall declare war
"on acts OF reprsa against the other until the party who
considers himself cggroved shall have submitted state
cnt Of his Injuries to the other properly authenticated
demanding satisfaction, until surh sotyacion ihaIi
.aOs been refused The United States government have
y complied with these Of agreement II Is to be
hoped that the incoming administration of New Granada
VIII be more just than that Of which Senior Pon,bo was
member and will ses the propretynsy, the necefsy-of
'unng their part Of the compact and thai the report
current at Panama of the approaching departure from o-
goa ofhe United States special commissioner and charge
SUI me suspension Of friendly relations, is premature.
TINE oorTosThe editors OF the New York Courier and