The New York herald., 1873-11-22
INDEMNITY FOR MASSACRE.
Gold in the Balance Against
Innocent Blood.
How Nations Are Compelled to Right the
Wrongs OF Individuals.
THE GOLDEN RULE" APPLIED TO SPAIN

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local magistrates and military mandarlns. The suf-
ferngs and death OF over 100 English In the black
hole Of Calcutta is old story but 1t is worth
ierring to, because prompt punishment was in
ncted on the monsters who had caused them. The
families OF the victims all such cases are con.
sidereo in preparing the demands made Tor atone
ment, and in any ultlmaGum presented by our gov
ernment IN reference to the capture OF the Vir-
ginius ample indemnity for the families OF the
passengers and crew inhumanly slaughter red
should by no means be overlooked. The estab-
shed usage OF civilized nations layors this course,
and even Spain herself. in her late war with Mo-
rocco QS6Ol, exacted large pecuniary compensa-
tion for the outrages committed on her ships and
for the murder OF her subjects by the Kabyles or
Rif pirates.
THE ATR0CIOUs AND BLooDTHIRsTY
conduct of the Mongolans at Tien-tsin closely re-
semoles that OF the barbarous volunteers in CUBA.
The Christians were not without warning that an
attempt would be made at the first favorable mo-
ment to exterminate them; and missionaries,
whose safety was guaranteed by solemn treaties,
had been assailed ana murdered at different points
Of the Empire during the preceding year. In TACT,
the ignorant and sanguinary Chinese put to death
all Europeans that they could with safety. The
authorities at Pekin were weak and poweIless in
the provinces, like those OF Spain in Cuba. They
trates at distance from the capital just as Gas.
telars Ministry is dlsregarded in the Antilles. The
hatred and vengeul feelings OF the lower order OF
Chinese against subjects and citizens OF the West
ern Powers were as blind and deep as those OF the
creatures OF the Casino Espalol against the lnsur-
gents and their sympathzers. The story OF the
massacre at lien-tsin can be briefly told but the
lesson to be learned from it Is in noting the meas
ures taken py the representatives OF the Powers
aggrieved on that occasion.
THE MASSACRE
On the 21st OF June, 1870, mob or Chinese at
tackled the Cathedral, the French Consulate and
the establishment of the Sisters OF Charity, which
they totally destroyed At the sound OF the gongs-
the usual fire sgnal-all the fire guilds rushed to
arms and were the most active in the work Of de-
struction. The first assault was made on the Con-
suate, where the inmates, including the Consul
himself and the Secretary Of the French Legation
and his wife. were murdered. Ten Sisters OF
Charity were also put to death. The atrocities
connected with their assassination were horrible
and 1endsh In the extreme In addition, several
native Christians as well as the servants employed
in and about the mission establishment and Con-
sulate. were killed. A portion of the moo made
for the Protestant chapes, all Of which, eight in
number. were despoiled of everything valuable
and their walls in many cases torn down. Another
part OF the mob, yelling with rage, started or the
foreign settlement with the avowed purpose OF
killing all toreignersan sacking the place.
THREE RUSSIANS WERE KILLED
while flying from the city, To all their appeals for
mercy the reply was "No matter, we Will kill all
foreigners" The magistrates and military officers
assisted IN the work OF burning and massacre. The
mob was encouraged and directly led by d military
mandarin named Chen. When the news of the
massacre reached PeKin meeting Of all the repre-
sentatives OF the treaty Powers called, to
suit upon the measures necessary to adopt Tor the
mutual protection OF their couDtrymen. 1t was
agreed address JOINT note TO Prince Kung call
ing attention to the necessity OF adopting meas
ures to restore order and quiet.
The Ministers said 1.-THE occurrences at Tien-
tsin prove, lact that foreigners are not every.
where sufficiently protected by the Chinese local
authorities 1t is therefore, for the interest OF the
imperial government itself to demonstrate
by the cearest acts its firm intention to
assure the safety of all foreigners who have
trusted themselves to Its hdelty wherever they
may be within the confines OF the Empire. = Ii
such a catastrophe as this could happen only so
lear that unless the guilty parties are promptly
punished new attempts VIII be made at places
further from the capital. where the authority Of
the central power has less elliciency.n
THE REPARAT1ON ENACTED
The countries that had suffered the greatest in
jures we're France and Russia. 1t afterwards
discovered tnat one OF the murdered sisters OF
II Is true Mr.. Low, the American Minister, was at
his post, unlike the Consul at Santiago de Cuba
who was absent without leave. But Mr.. Lows
sympatlies seemed to have been with the chi
nese; ior In his Irst despatch to secretary Fish,
describing the horrible ana unprovoked massacre
he refers to the attempts oil the unfortunate
Sisters OF Charity 10 escape from the iniurlated
MOP with most unbecomlng evity. He says they
enhedVoIeu ~ tahe fIcnch leaVc." however,
the acton oil the French and Russian representa-
tives was prompt aud decided large naval iorce
was at once collected at ricn-tsn and It's vicinity
rnf sla ,l1stt.
the two local oiiicials-the mag strate and the
hi itary mandarin-and number OF others wno
participated IN The rot, the execution TO be IN
public and TO be witnessed by French officers also
the payment OF 100000 francs indemnify to The
relatives ol tue murdered men and women and the
rebuilding OF the edhces destroyed at the expense
oil the Chinese governments Prince kung acceded
to all the terms except the decapitdtion OF the
magistrate and military mandarin Ihe two lat-
ter were degraded and banisneu TO the region of
the Amoor TO work at hard labor ior hle ON the
18th October, 1870, four mouths after the mas
sacre, IL OF the murderers were taken out and be-
headed, and the money agreed to be paid was
ments received sinlar satisfaction
MONEY INDEMNITY NECESSARY.
II rs practice with great maritime Powers, in
Is weak or disregarded at points within their con-
lines, to instruct their naval comman iers to act
promptly and ehclently on the spot Ior the protec
tion OF their cItlzens and for tae redress OF any
wrongs that may be perpetrated. The argument
In nagrant cases Of outrage IS that OF force, and
ali the roundabout business OF red-tapism Is
thrown to the WINDS. 1t cannot be disputed that
the government OF Cuba comes WITHIN thus cate
CORY, anu as lar as enlightenment and humanity
concerned, It's members are not "a whit superior to
the rulers OF CHINA. liz is question even Ii the
magnatcs OF the Casino Espanol come up to their
standard. Castelar's authority In CUBA Is even
less than Prince Kung's In distant parts OF the
Chinese Empire, and when governor OF o province
remote IRON Pekin inringes upon the rights oil
European he IL held 10 responsibility, and repara-
ton Is either yielded or exacted by dis
play oil i0rce tGat cannot he successfully
resisted. Cuba now would seem to he entitled TO
| no more considefate treatment tnan any other
semi-clvliZed country IL is colony or Spain, but
| Spain Is p0werless within It's ilmits anu, taking
the precedent OF the Tien-1sln massacre, in addl-
| ton 10 demanding the surrender oil the Virgnus
| aud the muroerers OF her passengers ana crew,
there should be heavy indemnity required lor the
beneht OF the relatives OF the men taken from
DER the American nag and barbar0usly put to
| death.
| SPANISH RUPTURE WITH MOROCCO.
| The Spaniards themselves have MOI hcsitated to