The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-07-31

u was 80 near, immediately in advance Of them. and
90 near that the citizens thought il was part OF the
armament intended for the protection OF American
chzens, little dreaming that these Marines were
about 10 level United States muskets The nronsr.v
OF Government, against citizens of the United STAT
whilst pea eaby engaged in exercising their priyil
eyes as SUCH and that this gun the only part of
this force. intended, by American boys 10 be used
for their protection against this awkward squad o
foreigners ia the American uniform. Possibly nav
probably, these valiant representatives Of America
soldiers, knew that the gun was spiked. and there
fore harmless and wished 10 display their imported
bravery in the presence Of American lades aud
children against bona fide American bows, In the
Metropolis of the nation, under the eye and at the
order of the Mayor Brave men, the fields OF Mexico
attest Your prowess-they drank the blood of Amer
lean citizens while your boodless impress was esced
from the soil by their onward march to victory
she who fights and runs away
Will live TO fight another dayl'
To fight another day against unarmed and unsus.
pecpg American citizens Ito fire into assembla2e
Of men, women and children--to shed their blood
to them TO suffer a thousand deaths OF agony
from wounds received at your hands, and after weeks
of suffering to die for since that bloody deed the
hearse and funeral train have been busy in our streets
conveying 10 the grave the mangled, manned and
mbless bodies of your victims, which corruption and
the worm had fed upon and appropriated ~ their
own, while yet the heart was beating, and every
sense in full and perfect operation Horrible fatei
For weeks TO lie hep less and hopeless, upon couch
of suffering 1.-The nostrs invaded at every breath by
the stencil arising from their own fostering, decay
ing bodies
Such kvas the fate Of Mr.. Bell. A musket ball
struck him in the knee, SCATTERING the bone and
causinga dreadful wound. His Lex WINS amputatsd
in the hope that his life might be saved So extreme
was his suffering and long delayed the exercise OF
the Knife that modification extended to his vitals
and he died Thus was he cut OF at the commence
ment of manhood. Innocent, gutless Of offence to-
ward his fellow men -guileless and unsuspsctng--in
the exercise OF a privilege dear to Americans
privilege of going where they please as pleasure,
profit or business may dictate-he was shot by nea
in the uniform Of United States Marines ut the or
der Of the Mayor Of Washington.
Great God has IL come to this Are American
citizens 20 be murdered in streets at the bidding
Of parzan Mayor? Are United States troops TO b
placed al his disposal, without proclamation or warn
ing shoot men, aud children to CRAFTY the
reyengefu spirit Of lusting for pomp and
power utterly regardless Of the by which il In
attained!
shadow of necessity therefor. Blood will have
blood" This unnecessary and cruel deed shall not
90 unarenged The spirits of the murdered dead,
have before the throne Of God, indicted this man
they summon him 10 appear before tribunal i'm
partial and just in its DEGREES uninhuenced by pas
sion and unbiased by party feeling. They summon
yDu Mayor Magruder, to answer to the charge Of
murder. At that bar they shall have justice, aud
you shall have justice. There is no Sinking Of in.
vestigation there but in the presence Of your God
and the spirits of your murdered victims, you shall
have Justice
| Secure as you imagine yourself to be--con6dent
| and boastfu as you appear to be shameless and
ruthless as You certainly are in the day and hour
when you are to def reflection be permitted You
at all the thought that you about 10 meet your
victims the bar of God where all your motives are
known, will be present with you, and YOU will feel
that though murder may be committed with impu-
nifty in this world there is tribunal where strict
and impartial Justice will be melted you whose
hands rcd with the blood Of your ellow-ct'sens.