The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-17

who fired on him in his own house. and who, IRON
behind the rocks tie Tiapan assassnaet the venefa
DC patrio' Dsn Juan BcceaL In pursuing ihese men,
only horrible maefacors sought alter, not political
parIsan nor soldiers who invoked any poit al princi-
ple Q, supported any cause But IN country an,
the latter 80 as 10 the odium OF SUCH name,
claims TO be OF the adverse party ana The opposton
IN ORDER TO 90 able to acse monstrous crueies on e
part OF liz adversaries accept adherelt one who,
were he TO fan into their hands would be executed
Tor his ev deeds against society.
When returned 10 Talpan contained but weniy-six
famies IN one after enjoyed peace and contained
one thousand eight hundred inhabitants; Political
nate now makes people assert that those men
were liberals Let those who exist no more resi- IN
peace However mono of them were recognized by any
republican authority, When shall have disappeared.
when cool reflection shall return when my blood shaii
huve satisfied demands that forgive from my heart,
that when my venerable and aged mother and my poor
orphan children shall be looked upon they VIII oe re-
Later when from the force of circumstances gave the
Office OF Prefec OF falpau served soldier against
tbo forces that sustained the constitutional govern
ment served government, Legitimate If one Will
still government that at the tin sustained Mexico
placing myself under its orders, and giving II my sup
port committed, perhaps, an error-perhaps poiitica
crmebut never in the remotes sense that OF treason
since have never served under foreign officers, nor
against the Independence and integrity OF my
country. Hence, as my crime was only
political, should not be condemned to
death, as tho fundamental of the republic prohibits
the death penalty in tho most solemn and categorical
manner for such offences
The document ends with most affecting address to his
family requiring them to forgive his execuoners and
TO never forge. those who tried TO save his life
The Reputation Of the Officers on MA ximilinn's
Court Martial.
The Mexican officers who composed the court martial
that tried Macmillan, Miramon Mea, Lieute
nant Colonel Pla;on Sanchez President Captains Jose
Vicente Ramirez, Emile Lsjoro, Ignaco Jurado, Juan
Rueda Auza, Jose verastegui, and Lucas Viagran.
ASpanish paper publishes letter from Quere.aro con-
tanning tho following remarks about these men:-
Several generals aid superior officers, who, on ac-
count OF their pos0. and education had been selected
to be members Of the court martial, have refused to
serve, because they do wish incur the enmty Of
Escobcdo; determined to preserve their own liberty
OF action and their freedom, and to be true to
their oyn conscences After this a colonel was
chosen president Of the court, lieutenant
colonel judge advocate and eight captains
members The majority of these men had bad repu-
tation, and oil them had been indicted for at
tempt at rape. Another had robbed the chapel Of
nunnery and sold pyx taken therefrom In Mexico
city. They were all bought the Colonel for S. 600; the
Lieutenant Colonel FOR $4,000, and the Captains FOR
So 900 EACH With the So 900 received by - he
pad debt he owed me for the furniture sold him
when he was married seven years ago. had gwen up
the affair as a dead loss