The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-03
MR.. OTwAY AND THE BRITISH RESIDENTS
IN MEXICO

MR. OTWAY AND THE BRITISH RESIDEN rs
REPRESENTATION MADE BY BRITISH SUBJECTS TO HER
BRITANNIA MAJEsTY's MINISTER IN THIS CAPITAL,
IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE AssAsSINATIONs OF THE
nth OF APRIL AT TACUBAYA.
the undersigned British subjects resident in this city
desire to manifest TO you the herror which has beea
caused to US by the auocious and inhuman acts which
nave marked the triumph Of the troops Of the govern
tonal party which dominant this country for
than three weeks. These acts prove us the
midst Of the political commissions which agate the
Try means are not adopted 70 prevent the repetition Of
10 enough to bring TO your consideration the execu
tiop in cold blood Of General and several officers who
were made prisoners the field OF bate the indifference
with which the wounded were regarded 10 the same field
ana even in the hospitals; and the official staten mt
which there was purpcsey passed silence cir
cuMsiances which brought such scenes IL is enough
We say, 10 expose ths, without any necessity Tor
commit nt 30 that under any In which IL may DO
considered might be qualified with all gravity. Ga
the WHOLE We beiieve 10 be duty cali your
tion and 10 denOunce au att octy unexampled among
civilized nators, during which, notorious captured
an tngsbman, ilusuio0s and respected who taken
10 the act which be ongs 70 Mis- humauzDg proes
sicp, Eniste thg 10 the wounded
Another act which has actively called our indig
nation, and which Offers evidence OF danger 10 which
the lie OF the ioreiner in this country Is exposed nis
ccuDtry, is that which occurred TO Mr.. g. Seey an
honored and aborous Engisbman, woo for having ouy
stld rome eoors to The beseged shop at
Tscubaya and without having auy other relation with
taDopg your interpretation IN his avor-owing his saliva
lion TO the merely casual circumstances to which
about TO refer.
Brought prisoner TO this capital on the Afternoon o.
The lltb instant, he met on the road with Consul
her Britannia Majesty Mr. GienDe, to whom he spoke
ploting his protection Sera.e him fro the danger
which he placed. Being irfor what occurred
py Mr. Glennie, YOU imms iiatey directed tue
government which replied 10 you giving security the.
the life of that man would be respected If he
proved innocent Notwithstanding that promise, Stey
day led 10 racubays 10 be sho. Fortunately
/ ~ n WI I1le
IN time 70 niom you of what bad passed. Immediately
You went to the palace in search Of the General Pee
hiramon here, after much oiicuiiy in speaking wtn
him. In Of the preext OF important odcupl
ton, you succeeded - OBTAINING order to suspend
the execution, which zone after obs icles
which you had to conquer, through the y ~u
OF the President, having 10 ieour to repeated 'engs
ana 70 peTemplory language Bu. misunderstanding that
you hbd concluded this def gendng II with All speed b.
Two individuals OF the leg 10 the place the
execution was TO have akeo place. eli THESE efforts would
have useless II another casualty had
favor Seleytha. is It Mexican officers OF rank
mssioDed t. execute him did suspend the taxing
the slby upon themselves until they could con
suit the Goverporbcre convinced Of the Of
| that man and Of big unfortunate companion
Upon ho~ remak aoe casualties and unhoped for
condolences depended The life OF Selley VITA what
WORDS shall we chsracerzs the conduct OF the govern
ment in ordering the imme late OF
man, without hearing making charge against him
except tie most trivial TO which have aud.
| ed, and after assuring you, in your
intervention, that his HE would be saved if he
| tound innocent, sending him TO execution With what
words sha we ana.hema'ze such cruelty and bad feih?
How would The government of kr Majesty ana the Eog
| lish people coDsIer this act II such vlanes could
perpetra.eo? The perpetrators Of this double
crime have idea OF the terrible vengeance whica
they would have seen themselves exposed.
Even when this offence mghLnOt have been said to have
been contaminated, believed and Lopst that prompt
PREPARATION would have been dehanded because
not be tolerated that an honorable father of family
should be dragged from the domestic hearth and
Quoted TO the scsod ike criminal without any O.
and that ae wards he should be made TO susr The
gnish OF the uncertainty OF approaching death, aud
lie should be conceded to him as favor aod i
ceni reparaon for violence which had been used
| him.
What security have that similar acts may not
be repeated and that the lives OF Eoglishmen will be
exposed to as rare casualties as those to which the life Of
| Selley is dueS
If, whtn the General Marquee, the vile author of
the disasters OF Tacubaya condemned to death respect
had been demanded, we, Eoglsh subjects,
would not now find ourselves subjected 10 such
nounul even,usities, except should eilec.
tual guarantees persons; because to nations
well as 10 individuals, who wanting in morality the
only way to restrain them IN the Preparation OF their
violence and in9Ilty is to mske tnem feel the
querces of thei way that will them against
There is a general conyiston among her Majesty's
subjects that the only of guaranteeing their
lives is, that il should be demanded fron the
government Of Mexico that capital punsament shall
he inflicted OF them If is not by compessnt ri.
bura whose decree shall be revised by her aaiestY's
We do not hide from ourselves magnitude of similar
exigencies the various objections which Mexico will
oppose; but the acts OF violence which have
med patriots in the past will fully Jug
thy that ntimation, which ought to be considered
natural consequence Of the acts mentioned.
Graham Geaves Co., Francis Barton,
Alexander T. Low, ,John N. BeDfeld
G. o. Phillips, Jos A. Brugeld,
John Hill, Jos A. Bentied,
Att. w. Morphi, W. d. Ssager,
j. c. Buchanan H. F. Gbbon,
G. F. Lambley, A. Grant,
james Barton, o Barton,
Thomas Phillips, l. Bdle,
John o. Sullivan, John Horucastlc,
Tori es Birch, Mr.. Potts