National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-08-16
Frightful Scenes In Mexico.

'eu, hoch OF MEXICO, Impressed
large number Of citizens into his army
These raw levies speedily became dis
contented some say on account Of insult.
iicicnt food or harsh treatment, Others
on account of sympathy with Marquee
BE this as it may, large number oi
them having been permitted to go down
to the beach to bathe in company with
n captain and about 800 of the regulars
or veterans Ms they call them, it so hap.
pened that the captain and the larger
part of his veterans, not relisling the
service any more than the conscripts,
seized the opportunity, and overpower-
ing the few soldiers standing guard over
the stacked arms, they bolted for the in
terror, breaking mp into several small
parties with n view to battle pursuit.
Naturally enough the poor citizen con-
script We're not slow to follow their
example, hut less fortunate than they,
they invited pursuit and almost immedi-
ate detection by returning, after n brief
interval, to the city, with view to con
caal themselves among their friends and
relatives, The alarm given. the pursuit
instantly commenced and the regular
troops from the interior States, having
no love for the unfortunate Sinaloans,
butchered them without mercy wherever
they found them. Some very shocking
scenes occurred. One poor fellow,
wounded but not entirely disabled, had
managed to escape immediate capture,
but becoming faint he sat down in one
of the by streets and implored passer
by to give him drink of water for the
love of God. The would be Good Sa-
maritan paused hesitating, knowing the
despotism which governed under the
name of Liberal Republic" At that
moment the troops in pursuit made their
appearance in the distance, and the
citizen, hastily concealing himself be-
held the poor fellow captured, taken i'm
medlately to "A vacant spot in front of the
cuartel and there propped up against
some kind of a support and shot. An
other poor boy of about sixteen had
reached his fathers house and concealed
himself in bed, lut was discovered and
dragged from it to instant execution.
He had formerly sold few fruits and
cakes at small stall in town, and had
been impressed with the rest of the I'M
fortunates. Another young man, a car
penter, well known as an industrious and
worthy citizen, had forgotten himself
few days previous so far as to go on
spree, from which he was rudely enough |
sobered by being marched off to the
guard house and from thence to the reg
ular service in the cuartel He was
among the victims shot in the pursuit.
Those captured uninjured were taken
to the cuartel and instantly executed; no
form of trial, no interrogation, no pre-
paratlon permitted. One party OF five or
,ix were ranged into line and the soldiers
we're just about to fire, when some of the
pnrsuers entered with three more unfor-
lunates. ''Ah, you too were among
hem were you?" said the officer in com
nand, ''well, take your place in line,' ,
md a volley settled the affair without ,
urther ceremony. Up to the sailing of {
he steamer thlrty-six had been shot !
such is justice at the present time in :
iexico. A "human and enlightened
having abolished capital I
for all but political offences, !,
lurder, rape, highway robbery, incest, !
Il run riot. 1t is almost impossible to \
btain an indictment, much less to pun .
'h any of these crimes, even by brief \
Imprisonment, but political offences are '
by instant death, although so !
lr it appears to have been singularly in J.
Efficient in securing unanimity of opin I
'n-that is, this side of the grave.