New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-02

have the same turned over to them one of our
most prominent merchants went over the other
day to make demand. He had no trouble in
finding and identifying his goods, but he was re-
uured, 1t would SEEM to get an order from
major general, for which he Immediately made ap-
plication. Unfortunately his status was ascer-
tanned to be Imperial; at least We judge So as he
was informed that upon an order from the Liberal
government of Mexico only would his goods be
surrendered. Upon inquiring where such an in
stitution could be found he was informed that he
was not in an Information " office. Being fully
satisfied with the result of his undertaking, he
started for the land of God and liberty.
A Protest.
The following remarkable document has been
issued in Matamoras in handful form:
PROTEST OF THE MERCHANTS AND RESIDENTS OF
THE CITY !-oF MATAMoRos, MEXICO, AGAINST
THE ACTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES,.
We the undersigned merchants and residents of
Matamoros, Mexico having been for over eight
months the patient spectators of many disgraCeful
occurrences on this frontier, and having suffered
with resignation all the hardsps and losses there
by produced, and finding our guarantees violated,
and most vital interests every day more endanger-
ed by the most serious and arbitrary outside in
tuence beyond the hope of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
it our duty as the representatives of large COM
mercial interests, and friends and supporters of
order, law and just ce, publicly to denounce the
acts of certain United States officials on this from
tier, and to protest solemnly against the United
States government and its officers, by adopting
and publishing the following resolutions, viz:
lst That we have frequently read with disgust
in certain American newspapers the grossest mis-
representations of the political state of affairs on
this frontier, obviously made with the evil intent
| to mislead the sound Judgment of the American
people, and prejudice them against the present de
tdcto government of Mexico, in favor of a Juarez
party, which at present has no more foothold or
basis of nneration on this frontier than that af
forded b. the United States military and civil au-
| thorites on the Texas side of the Rio Grande.
I'd. That it is against the morality and dignity
of the people and government of the United
States; that in Brownsville and along the frontier
almost daily, oifenses against the professed neu-
trality of the United States, are committed and
suffered under the eyes of the United States
authorities; and that their repeated assurances in
regard to their neutrality in Mexican affairs are
plainly contradicted by the encouragement and aid
they more or less openly and covertly lend to the
Mexican partisans, whose headquarters are in
Brownsville, in their armed invasions and raids
from the territory of the United States into
Mexico.
Sd. That the continuance of the armed oppo-
siton to the Imperial government of Mexico on
this northern frontier the insecurity of the roads
leading to the interior the interruption of all
trade ;sthe depreciation and destruction OF all kind
of merchandise, values and property the perpe-
| tration of every species Of crime the deyesta-
ton and pilage of all the smaller towns, villages
and farms in the valley of the Rio Grande and
sequent ruin ofinnumerable people-that all these
eaamities are the lamentable results OF that under
hand and immoral policy enacted by some repre-
sentatives of the United States governments on
this frontier.
4th. That the latest offense against the peace
and the happiness of the people of Mexico, the
surprise and pillage of the town of Bagdad, by
| United States negro troops, under command of
their regular officers, during the night of the 4th
to the 9Th of January-the carrying of the plum
der publicly to the Texas side of the, river, and
the delivery of thatimportant town to the so-caed
| Liberals, who came from the neutral soil of the
United States, in the track of the United States
| invading forces, we can only designate as an ad-
dtional proof of the United States authorities on
this frontier, if not of their connivanCe in an act
of vandalism without parallel in modern history,
which, as shameful disregard Of international
law and obligation, will remain disgrace to the
national and military honor of the United States,
and stain of infamy to those of the officers i'm
picated in this filibustering enterprise which is
not even mitigated by due investigation and the
condign punishment of the criminals.
5th. That we apprehend that unless the govern
ment of the United States will take immediate and
| efficient measures to check the arbitrary interior
of its officers in Mexican affairs, and prevent
| these ottenses against neutrality, as before men
| toned as well as the armed invasons of fbuster-
ing bands from United States territory into Mex
leo, entire ruin and destruction will be brought
upon the whole population of this frontier, and
upon the commercial population of Matamoros in
particular; and we therefore protest soemnly and
| loudly before the whole world and in the name OF
| civilization and public morality, against the United
States of America for the fathessness of her off
GERS and authorities, in harboring, aiding and abet-
| ting organized bands of busters in their armed
invasions into Mexico for the destruction of public
peace, order and security in this country and for
all the losses and Injuries thereby done and caused
and yet to be caused to the people of this frontier
in general and to Us merchants and residents in
particular, in our properties and bodies, we charge
the government of the United States as directly
responsible
9Th. That whilst we acknowledge with admira-
| do ttni lIrD% 1,1n
General Meja, under the most critical circum-
stances, and notwithstanding many provocations,
in maintaining peace and harmony in the daily in
tercourse of the people of both nations on this
frontier, and order and security in this department
under his immediate command and protection, we
consider the personal and commercial interest at
stake in Matamoros still sufficiently large to merit
the serious consideration and prompt action of the
Imperial government for more ample protection
| and relief, as continuance of the present de-
| plorGble state of affairs cannot fail to bring upon
us complete ruin as well as blame and RESPONSE
| bilty on the government.
| 18th That these resolutions be printed and sub
mitted through our Consuls and legations to our
| respective governments, and communicated to
his eXcellency Gen. Mejla, to Gen, Weitze, com
handing United States forces at Brownsville and
published in the principal newspapers in the
United States, Mexico and Europe.
So resolved and subscribed at Matamoros, Mexi-
CO, on the 10th day of January, 1866.
SIGNATURES.
Santiago Iturria Jose San Roman Paul Zurn.
Simon Celaya, DrGge, Oetng & Co., FREQ. Itur-
ria, P j. Garcia y Ho., Charles Cumell, l. Soils,
Miguel J. Quin, Vtr. Pretat d Co., Hale Co., o.
Talamon, Dessomes & Co., Henry Graham Jose de
Ia Mora, II. Dessommes Brother En-. Moustiet,
PIP. j. H. Bahnsen Co., H. Barbeck, E. Benne-
vendo, We. Gautier Fills, r. Bdeau, PIP. Brach
Schonfelt Co., G. F. Schwesinger, Eco Armen.
daz, ppro. o. B. Graham & Co.. Jno Nocher, Pc
dro G. Cavazos Burchard IL Co.'s Suc'rs Sebn
Rodriguez, N. Schma Jose G. Fonseca, f. Half
& Co.. Ramon Pasquel, John Treanor, B. Garcia y
Ho, ppro. Maza Larrache, NJ. Lapiedra, Lie
r. R0sales, J. Ma. Cavazos Hno., Antonio
Longoria, NJ. Garcia Cavazos y Ho, Francisco
Ruiz, Francisco Fuentes, per o. Farias, Antonio
Guzman, Dimas de Torres Velazquez, Vinda de
Tarnava y Ca, L. de Tarnava, l.. Munoz, Dmas
Barreda y Hno., Felipe Marquee, Hernandez Her
manos y Ca, Oscar Pettpain, S. Primm & Co.
ppro. Marhurg Foster, Carl Sulinschiller, A. S.
Huguet Milmo q Co., Joseph Walsh John Clark
A. NJ Erhard P. P. NORM, II. de Rance, j. Alex
Tomas Marquee, Jose Ortega, W. Cuelar, Eco
Prospero Guzman, Adolfo Pablo Berthier, Alfred
V. Bowling Henrique Danachc, Retugio Gutierrez
Carlos Martinez, Teodoro Garcia, Jesus Marquee
Jesus Galvan, Iguio Carriola, Juan Contreras
Remigiy Chapa, Juan Long'a Gonzales, Rafae
CARA, Ramirez, Andres Longoria, Je. Ma. Pa
redes, Rotge Dominique, Francois Dulhau, A
Duau, B. Loustannau, NJ. Loustancau SauC
Yon, Bordenave Lucien, Jose Ferrcrez, j. Pom
sard Luis Garcia, Miguel A. Marines, P. Bou
chard, Charles Brayda, Dom'o Martinez, L. St
Pierre Emilio Hrsch j. Harambourr p Haram