Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1872-09-21

1t was my fortune in early life to
look upon DIanv of the lending states
men of the old school of Amer ca,
from glorious Black Dan" downw lrtl
uf | can, truly say that have nevep
seen any other man who so impressed
me as did Junrcz with sense Ct per
sonal gre. tne-s, intellectual power,
moral force. and strea.,h h. ei--charreter
Calm aud collected under ali crcum-
stances. he was always mastcf Of him
sell nml oi those around him. Bnrn
IT the humils st Aztec ln1ian parents,
he became ripe scholar aud lawyer
and rose to the highest position in h
country, step by step. with a >teldtS
pr @re>s. ty the sheer force of intcll
geut SUD sterling worth and never for
Ia moment appeared 10 allow himself IL
forget his origin, or lose sight of III
great objects of his ambition, the ed
ucaIon. eufrl uclliSement and elevation
oi his people, \ good citizen, a dGvo-
led husband and aflcctinnate father, his
whole life was irreprnachable and his
tory will do him justice, and write his
naIDe AZ apong the greatest of the
statesmen of our day, and benefactors
Of his race His courage and t,ortitGde
in face of danger aud adversely were
wonderful When AIiramom - the
aham pion of tho church party help
him prisoner at daudaIap,ra. tao liber
| al forces came up aud made an assault
on The city Miramnn' went up 10 Ju
arez, AMI told him that. II he did not
inlIp, diatcly ~lea an order to the com.
mander OF ill- forces to stay the assault
"n the lustant. Ae would have him shot
H,ti',n Ten minutes. Ills ply wtIt
ike IN history " hat Is the life f
nue man Ia tae liberties at Il nation
Let rhe assault - an. NY fir i. ia the
hands of my Cte,tor = Mrhman
dared unt >hrH him and II was we'll lnr.
him that he dnl nt, FIR the assault VS.
-ncce.S:,l. lsls execution of Mtx,mII,
upon but it Was strict Justice. aud
nothing VA IRE Maxmillan.n t"r-i.ner
aud a>urprr, had raised the black flas.
| l.laeci II pE.ce apontar l.4aa uI .'Iar, z
anl hntchcrcd 9 900 Mexican prisoners
ut war III cod blood. II was tor this
atroci'y that he was cond,mned, and
executed. An olncrr wao was present
| when the Princess SaIu SaIm aud
! Madam Miramon attempted 10 knecl 10
him, al San Luis pOtosi. to plead for the
three condemned men-- Maxmiliam, Mi
ramon aud Mcjii, It told TIC that that
was the only occasion on which he ever
saw him affected to tears His reply
was If they were personal enemies only
| would forgive them in moment but
the law has rightly condemned them
for murder. aud nslice must take it,
course = Lis Subsequent pardon OF
! Negrctc, who bad offered a reward for
his assassination proved how easy it was
Tor to forgive personal injury.
chanced to be IN the national palace, IN
1869 when the proclamation "f Ne
grcte, offering reward of $4,000 IT.
the head OF .Juarcz-No.ro;e was then
III revolt in the Slerrc of Pucola wa
brought in and spread before .Iutrrz oI
the table Mr.. Juarcz re11 it thrnngl
without the slightest change "E countc-
uance. Ii hted fresh cigarrito. aud re
~nmed the conversation un annihrT sub.
| jrct. without sinelc remark on the
ntrocinl:> d cument before him \ fc~
weeks later | was there when Ignaclt
Ah ea. nIiuI>tcr OF war, came IN with b
trl".rim announcing the vri'"re 81
Alatorri over the rebels, The 4 eht q
\egrcre. aud the dispersion # his force,
Mr.. J.uarcz made ,be simple rcmark
EStn hurn = (Et is we'll aud the'
| have orders for The wounded nf botl
sides receive the best .'osslbe altcn1in
and care That ,uau was hero, It eve,
one lived on earth and his death is !
loss not alone To Mexioo but to all man
kind - Chicdqo lribHne.