The New York herald., 1870-07-23

disputes between the United States and Mexico to
make It necessary to invent anv more the Mexican
press accuse the American people o. .ae ser
Tying It's greedy readers with TRADE upon all par
Tho port Of Teacapam is the name which the
waters Of the river Caiad, emptying into the sea-
has, dividing the State OF Jalsco from Snaloa. 10
have. then, these grave antccedents:-
Ffst-That an Am rlcan Consul Is nermifted to
give orders to HhD Of lts nation to exercise acts Of
jurisdiction within The limits OF our country.
Second.That the authorities OF Guaymas approve
- that conduct contrary to the interests OF the
public and DO not protest IN oil due form against
that violation II it's true that the Consul had acted
by his Individual impulse.
Th,yd-1hat the commander OF an American man.
of-war declares as pirate ship which was net q
pirate destroys 10 In the territorial waters OF Mexico
and Kills SIX sailors which were found on board OF
said ship.
Fourth-That the federal government does not
condemn these acts
In order u understand and Judge the subject OF
which We treat II is necessary before all to point out
clearly TO what class OF people Is legally gwen The
name nan OF plraes rae majority OF ths law asror @
the sea, who perform acts OF violence, robbery and
depreciation upon all nations iniiscriminately.
lizei people give them protection, 1t Is lawful to
destroy them IN any manner and In any circum.
stance or le TO persh u rney are ana M
nations. We'll, then, were the crews OF the
ships OF Fortino vrzc1lno in that condition
It Is known that they were not. 1t was
also evident to the government by the reports
OF It's agents that Virzcano was an emiSsary
OF PIacdo Vega, who Is foand at the head OF fac
non that is 10 say, that he acts contrary to the
tab ihed authority but he Is not III open war ag inst
either the Mexican society, or much less against all
the people or the world.
That the assaulters OF Guaymas may have CON-
nitted excesses OF every kind not sufficient rea-
son Tor declaring them pirates, since there is great
difference between this class of delnquents and
those who take up arms to sustain political opinions.
even when the Jury OF party, as oft n happens IN
civil dissensions, arouses them to commit some acts
OF atrocity.
Further, even supposing without conceding that
they reality should have been pirates we find our
selves as yet in great difficulty because the consutl.
ton (ar &c. sec ion p aud the former aws tnat OF
the l4;h OF Fe5rtay 1926 attribute the cognzance
OF those crimes TO the tribunals Of the Federation
alone competent. Here we see, however the case
where an American Consul takes upon himself the
right to Judge in our territory, and to give SEN
tence which fs executed by forces OF his nation
within the limits Of our domain. We see that, ac-
cordIng to the DfdrtO no one solicited thaG aid
(Which was not sent even In time TO apprehcnd The
Onenders and that the local authorities disavOwing
their duties, do not even manifest their disapprO-
batiOn that the government OF Selor Juarez appears
not even to be decided to show that condemns and
disOwns The legality CT those acts nor even submits
to a severe judgment those VINO I'LL SO badly the
charge OF watching over the lntegrity Of the re-
public.