The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-02
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MONDAY, OCTOBER ., 1865.
EXECUTION OF PRESIDENT BARRIos.

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their people without the pele of civilian
ton, and justify the world in ranking
them with the cruel and untutored say.
ages, whose ignorance of the customs
and laws regulating Christian commu.
mites relieve them from all responsible.
ties to humanity-and humanity from
all responsibility to them. Scarcely q
year passes but the world is Mortified by
some cruel butchery, the murder of pris-
oners OF war in cold blood, by the Mex
leans or Guatemalians, or Costa Ricans,
and other acts Of equal perfidy, and
violation Of plighted faith, given under
sanction of the most solemn promises.
80 cruel and barbarous are these mixed
Spanish and Indian communities in
their conduct towards one another, and
80 little faith is to be reposed in their
| pledges, that the world would he justified
| III treating them as savages, and,viewing
them in the broad light of general en-
emica to humanity. THc latest example
of their barbarity is the murder Of Pres
! idcnt Barrios, of San Salvador, who
has Just been executed by the usurping
Government ofhis country after the most
solemn assurances given to the Gov
eminent of Nicaragua that no harm
should come to him. The Nicaraguans,
in the first place, violated the rights of
| hospitality and asylum by surrendering
to San Salvador political prisoner
IT 1t has an eXtraditiOn treaty which
requires thereturn OF political offenders
VINO may seek an asylum within it
borders, Nicaragua is certainly in al
vance Of all other countries on the fac
of the globe. Bat knowing how it'll,
faith is to be pat in the promises of the
revolutionary chiefs in these petty States
they should not have trusted their guest
to the tender mercies of his enemies,
whom the sequel has shown were alike
false and cruel. The history of this cold
blooded information murder is "a fol-
lows:
"Gerardo Barrios. formerly President q
san Salvador, was the victim ot IL reyot
of ceeiain OF his people, aided, it is al
legged, by the army of Guatemala. IL
fed from his capital in 1868, and Duena
was elected President in his stead. Bal
rios came to this country, where he mad
many friends. Two or three montl,
ago he started TO return to lead revoI
which had been organized in his favor
While he was on the sea, his adherent
We're routed in u battle with the forces q
fVhn tra-.al IN, ,tfinh Ia, h,,
embarked was struck by lightning, am
obliged to put into the port of Realeio
Nicaragua. The United States consul
there declared that the vessels paper
were fOrgeries, and she was seized b.
the Nicaraguan government. 1t appear
there is an eXtradition treaty between
Nicaragua and San Salvador: and til,
latter power demanded the possession o
Barrios. The Nicaraguan authorize
gave him up with the expires.
stipulation that his life should h
spared, and Barr0s. was conveyed
a prisoner to the capital where'so recent
~ he had been the chief magistrate
Here he was tried by court-martial, and
Notwithstanding the stipulation with
Nicagargua was sentenced to death. Late
in the night of the 23th of August he
was told that in few hours he would
be executed.
4" He met his fate with great reg;gna-
tion. The night was spent in prayer in
the prison chapel and in making hasty
will. A prelate Of San Saivad0r-the
Bishop Sa!dana-a attended to his spiritu-
al wants, and, with a few friends, was
with him 10 the last.
g He was led to the scaiiold at half
past four O'Clock on the morning of the
| 29th, and gave directions as TO the dis
position tobe made of his body. lie re-
| quested that masses be said for the repose
of his soul, and his dignified demeanor
was the admiration of everybody. His
sudden execution has awakened deep
! feeling in san Salvador
The surrender of Barri0s was so direct
a violation OF the usages among civilized
nations, that we are surprised that our
| Consul or some other civilized au-
thority did not protest against the un.
heard of act. Il eXtradition treaties are
to be made, by which persons who fly
their country to escape the persecution
of political despots and usurping tyrants,
we think il time these Justices Of the
peace of theiworld, the leading powers,
should interfere, and teach these beg
carly little republics that they owe
something TO deeeney and humanity,
and force them to respect the rules that
govern respectable nations.
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| MASSACHUSETTS, APPRECIATED The
Norristown Pa Herd'd replies tosome
abuse Of Massachusetts by a democratic
paper, as follows:
| Massachusetts threw the tea over
board, and the first battle of the Revo-
luton was fought at Lexington. She
leads off in all reforms that result in the
benefit of the people, and in favor Of an
| intelligent government, and that is the
reason why she is denounced by all
demsgogues, pot-house politicians, dunn
mics, fools, traitors and copperheads."
A short time after the death of An
drew Jackson, Senator Corwin and Il
friend who were riding together in a
stage coach fell into conversation con-
velsation concerning the hero of the
Hermitage, aud after speaking OF the
Generals indomitable perseverance.
Corwin's friend asked him "ifhe thouphi