Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-26

GERS The writer, auvFu r. ", 6it on, Imeyiy edi-
TOR Of the Austin Ssi isii. Uss nsahei II th VI,
fhtel expedition, and suG r,i h hill shtra q Il,
psils and rvolling g,u,ies. with he exception oi
dIiwme.'hs fatal "haek team" anl pgrshnF m-
der tue torturci to whlrh us no'lo s'utl victims
wsrc subj cel. The treatment tf the Mic, ardsan-
ia Fa prisoners % iu Ike, ring vh the eLaragtcr Of
the Mexican nntion-the most perhdlous, ruol and
craven Of any claiming to bo even half civilized, II
the h1awero not demonstrated beyond question iu-
ture generations would regard these truthful narra-
tinrs AZ the creation Of some dsIemperei dream
Aias, they are but too true
A Ch pier rom the Forthcoming History Of
The Mier Expedition,
by F. NJ GIBSON
A dark dny was the 25 Ii Of MaIch, 1912
/ in the nnnns of the prisoners oapuTed Al
Mler on The 28ih OF December. So long as
| Mexico exists usa scpimt independent M.
tiOrnliiy, the dishonor Of being the first and
only power on The American ooutincn' 10 IN.
lroduce The odions Practice Of derimOtng cup
tiyes taken in war, vii, be a blot and disgrace
, upon the counirv's escu'cheon which after
times can never caace. Yet, Ind not inter-
vening Circumstances trauspir'd 10 prevent,
/ the cOnsummatou Snnn Anna would have
stood before the world Ms guilty of an net fal
NOR, cruel in wkolesnIe bntcbcrv Than was
! the dpcmniion Itself Of prisoners Of war; who,
at the time OF their surrender retained IN 'neir
own hands Iurlic,,e articles Of cnpi,ulotIon,
which sh,nld hove ouarnntecd to ,ht,, s,iety
land nrotc,,ion in any civilized country in the
wide chris'endom.
/ Al S,l,illo General Mesn received an or
40, rroo, tha usv;cnn President for tho eyscu.
,ion Of all the Mier prisoners. In his written
rsnly to this crncl mandate the noble hearted
Gsncr,I rallied mJf these men are guilty Of
anv criroe nt all, if consists in too intense dc.
votop "a liberty Sooner than soil nv skirts
with ,beir innocent blood, would crawl anon
INV knees to the citv of Mcyico and nins NV
commission n vonr EycelIencvs feet" This
csnoro,s dsnlay of nnynanimi an The pnrt
Of a subordinate. sealed biz ra,e with the up.
syn,ro,his;rr dic,,tor and ot the same time,
rescned n greater norton of our little band
from the imnspdinc doom of assnss,nation.-- -
II w;tbheld the hand of the exrcu,oner until
Waddv Thotnpsop. the American minister
con,d ,,,ornoso with tbn Eyecutiye authority
in onr bebnlf. A. the iniercession of the fo.-
mer rho edrt fo, onr GENERAL assassinati n
was communal 10 an order for the execution
If ever,. tcnth man which latter mandate was
oad,ass.a 10 no r,o,e ,,;,nt toni Cal Dom;u.
~ uuorto who wos co,nr,ssioncd 10 carry
e., ,he war,, II Jc,4h in tbe nIace Of General
Mav;, I;snis. Cd t.on ofice an account of his
ohst;nate resistance toen order, the obedience
i ar ,,b;cn would bbys nl,crd bir/ name with
49, IS ,ho ronstor S,nin Anna. unon the
tl..,.os. nars of scd,,rino bistorv
E,rl, m t,o a,crning oF the o5,b inst. IN.
Ii, hr;ob, Morcl snn n uronn Of prisone rs
, rninht hs saen Aanked bv I,rne detachment
/ : W., 9, d;err ana ,vandinr tbcir wa
u S'""" -,:,o,n ,her last n,ohi's
"'o"s Wv '"ae g.. Sa S,1n,Ior >f7.Ae coniiaI of
e"ea.'p'''e,,t -. oa"
\ meXlSo "e.ler 'nese la p.,agagI ~,O ~
hanueuI!eu y, pnns' ""u vee" PrN maro onI, m
/ ra"NS o. 'ee,'.nn't "a.'u's ,.,,: " WV o
tfoop o' r"oS'oe pa"u,,'' 1ooue''.'e" ,h '',,, -,
Prisonmen'' or p1'"'ps 70 ue',l' " S'''3s. W
the'r history con'u NOT cro'' 'he.t .o'iu'''o"'
tell II 'ney were 'he 'oF'"et' ,'e'I ''s".,Is'' =,
ana degradation wereo rfpIoagn-I"n ele."a :,
shame upon Inc 1ovefnIneh' Wn''h peFlhl.'eo
such gross outrage upon an 'he hu'Ia"e
4 principles OF c!V'l,zeo warfare. leI ''e'e
was sp'''e'n.'s ~ 'ne "pPsa'" ~ "'u :,
OF these un'or'una'e men, .o'a''y ,ePus'"n. -
me iaea OF vhefr c'assrll"''on w''u ~
oanditn. ihe'f ulsh'hee' h""y slsp' V.en
4 eilgent features anu Gou,'s'''''.es
WIN me CONSCIOUSNESS o. ofaVe 'is suS''' u'ce
proclaimed tneir ireedonl rom ,'e a's''ono,'l'
stain oil crime, ana their ciai'n 10 ,he nisheS'
need OF public esteem ana cons,dera,lon'--
They were IN iact, the same oaun,'ess heroes
who. under their loved cauntrys banner mao
made four fines their number bite the dust : az AZ
Mer, and who now were prepared ior any ia'e
that the fortune of war or the vengeance Oh
their ruthless victnrs might lntitrt:
Il About twelve miles ttoln San Salvador the
prisoners were falted and led INTO q spacious
pen, surrounded by . high mesquit ience, IN
order TO partake Of an early uad-day meal