Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-15
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THURSDAY, JULY Is, 1875.
San Diego Items.
[From the Union, lIth. |

ltlb'i tAS = ChiOiif iAah'I
At the coming election the people of
Southern California will show that
they remember the men who have
been true on the railroad question.
Johnson, the Democratic nominee for
LieutenantGo will get many
Republican votes because of his manly
support of the Texas Pacific bill when
he was member of Congress. And
Houghton will be voted for by hosts of
Democrats who appreciate his splendid
fight last Winter, standing alone for
the interests of the people against the
attempt of the Central Pacific monol-
oily to obtain control Of the California
end of the Texas Pacific road.
We are indebted to Capt. M. Sher-
man for summary of the proceedings
at meeting of the Veterans of the
Mexican War, held at the Court House
July 10, 1875. Col w. jeff Gatewood
was elected Chairman and Capt. M.
Sherman Secretary. 1t was moved
that this association be called the "As-
sociation of Veterans of the Mexican
War; The following named persons
signed the roll; l. A. II. Julian, Co.
"A,n First Battalion, Ala. VOL; 2. j.
w. McClain, Co. "G,n Fourth Ind.
VOL; 3. George Farrell, Co. "F7' Regt
Voltigeurs, U. S. A; 4. Daniel P.
Clark, Co. "B," First Regt. N.Y.Vol.,
Stevenson's Regt.; 5. Charles Ferris,
Co. &C." Second U. S. Artillery; 6.
Joseph Leonard, Co. "B," Second
Ohio VOL; 7. James w. Conners, Sec
ond Artillery Band, U. S. A.; s. Oliver
s. Witherby, First Lieut.. First Regt.
Ohio VOL; 8. Levi J. Ware, Co. a."
Sixteenth Regt. U. S. a.; 10. William
Jefferson Gatewood, Capt. M. X. Law
lor's Co. Ind. Ill. Mounted Vols; IL.
| Thomas M. Reel, u. S. Sloop-of- War
Cyane; II. Nj. Sherman, u. S. Frigate
| Independence. The Secretary was re-
quested to communicate with the Mex
lean War Veterans Associations at Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Washing
ton already enrolled, are requested TO
send their names, company and regi-
ment to the Secretary.
The correspondent of the Union at
San Luis Rey, writing under date of
July 9th, says:
A petition for the execution Of the
law in the case of Alipas is being cir
culated here and meets with the gen.
eral approval of all good citizens of
this community. It's publication in
the Union is desired, as you have al
ready published the petition for COM
mutation. Let both be seen by the
public:
To His Ercellency Hon. r. Pdcheco.
The undersigned, your petitioners, re-
spectfully request that the sentence of
the law be carried out in the case of
Belisario Alipas and we respectfully
protest against the efforts now being
made by certain parties in San Diego
to have Alipas' sentence commuted.
Those parties live far from the scene of
the murder and are not acquainted
with Alipas or the class Of men with
whom he associated. There is large
population of SonOranians in this vi
cinity and they are only deferred from
committing murder by the fear of their
lives. There is every reason to believe
that several of them were privy to the
killing of Rogerson, and if the murder
ers OF RogeFsOn escape death they will
| be embOldened to commit more MUIR
| derS. Therefore, we ask in justice to
ourselves, that the sentence of the law
! be carried out. If it is rot and Alipas
is allowed to escape his just deserts,
there will be serious trouble with the
! Sonoranians when they commit the
next murder. The people were re-
strained from lynching Alipas and
Cuello because it was said that their
crime was so terrible it would be i'm
possible for them to escape the law.
We are not seeking for vengeance, but
looking for protection at the hands of
your EXcellency, and as your humble
petitioners we will ever pray, etc.