The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-01-26

d.sqnalify any person from testify
ing in open court
General We.t-ol and tie Monroe Doc.
ttine.
A Washington dispatch has called
our attic tion to the fact OF the rcs..
notion Of General Weitzel While
doing so. il mentions that the resig.
nation bad been forwarded in re.
spousc to an Official reprimand FOR
certain circumstances involving
breach Of oar neutrality on the Rio
Gfa-te. Our readers viii recolleot
The correspondence lately published
between General Weitzel and Gen
Moi'a. and will also remember our
remarks on the extraordinary terms
of ouc of the letters Published at
tGe time, ever the signature Of Gcn.
Ne5scl Ihat communication was
eoucbel IN no very diplomatic Ian
1,are bur en- DO contrary spoke
%. Garaal Mgia bad faith with
rather more tLan so,d.ery bluntuess
The Mexican ohiccr eXpr, ed he
sense a. tie prgngiety 81 the terms
by returning tie letter e. the writer.
having, as we remarked some aay.
ago. declined 10 entertain officially
a letter which was calculated 10 give
lim offence personally The failure
of courtesy into which General Wei;
eel fell on the occasion. may have
given ground 20 reHouetrances bv
France with the Federal Government;
and therefore, may possibly be a
sufficient explanation Of the repri-
mand and consequent res guation, OF
Gen Wcitlcl
Tie neutrality Of the country ar-
pears to have been more or less Sc
riolsly compromised on the RIO
Graude There can, we believe. be
no doubt that several men and off
GERS Of Gen Weitzcls command
were killed OF captured in the late
attemp; Of the Liberals on Matamo,
ros That fact may not, in itself, be
techinpl violation OF neutrality,
but when the French i nd those
men fighting against then, in the
uniform OF the tnited States, and
with papers on their persons showing
that they belong TO the army Of the
| uitel States there can be no doubt
that, however innocent the Admins
tration Is Of any technical response
bility in the matter, respect for its
character commanded it to deal open
ly With SO unheeoming an irregular.
It's. Aud the repair Of artillery EN-.
ploycd in tho bonibardneni Of Mat
amoros, on the American side Of the
river. under the eyes, as General
Neltael admits, Of a Fee officer
Of his command constitutes another
exceptional instance ct the working
Of cur neutrality and as such, made
some notice 81 the laNiiy within tho
Jurisdiction OF General Weluel al.
most imperative The whole subject
mas have been brought under the at
'cu'ion Of the Department Of State
hy the French minister We can
very vcl understand from the sig
utr.uf declaration % Marshal Ba
aiae thai TIE northern frontier Of
Mexico is under the protection, Of
not only Macmillan but of Napo.
leon III. thsl VI Northo,on has
made Ai, rcmonsiraucos in the case
With some c8rnc.tres. BE thiS.
haveyer. may the Federal Gov
,-aleu' owed o. its own honor. to
m1kc sl The ameA1, proper 10 the
cate. ana il Ia doing so it has felt
c4l.ti Da even - remove General
ati,zc' we are e,,d that !, has done
so While tie refusal Of Genera.
Ntiia 30 receive tie Communication
o. General Wc.trti may have mai
'Ao resi- ..oaiion Of the latter office
exgli,tut We incline to the op.u;os
that the fcprimand. which Is said /,
ha,e led 10 that resignation, was a
tribute due % the good faith Of GU,
neutrality on the RIO Ur4nde Nee
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