The New York herald., 1875-03-25
THE ACAPULCO MASSACRE.
THE OTHER sIDE-sTATEMENT OF THE AFFAIR.
yoUCHED FOR BY GENERAL RosECRANs.
NEW YORK. March %, 1875.

THE OTHER s1DE-sTATEMENr OF THE AFFAIR.
yoUCHED FOR BY GENERAL ROsECRANs.
NEW YORK, March %. 1875.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
The United States Executive has acted with duo
propriety in ordering the irgate Saranac to visit
Acapulco, the scene of the recent fearful massacro
OF worshippers IN Protestant church. AS far a.
the Mexican government Is concerned 1t appears
very evident that prompt and earnest efforts
were taken to restore order ana bring the Indian
and seml-Indan participants in the savage anl
bloodthirsty attack to justice. 1t Is undoubtedly
true that the power OF the central authority is al
points remote from the capital rather feeble, and
that such Is the case at Acapulco can hardly ba
questioned. 1t is very probable that the mission
OF the Saranac is to give moral strength
to the Mexican officials who may In the meantime
endeavor to enforce the law against the Offenders
The details OF the attack published in the HERALn
OF Sunday reveal very shocking piece OF
butchery. Already 1t had been denounced in San
Francisco at a public meeting which the escaped
missionary, Rev. Mr.. Hutchinson, addressed. The
United States were called upon to take some steps
In the matter, and the ieeing Of Indignation
among the people was general and emphatic-
However, 1t appears that o Mexican gentleman,
personally acquainted with the prominent parties
on both sides, arrived in San Francisco from Aca-
puco at the same time with Mr.. Hutchinson He Is
q merchant. named Juan Huarte, and his respecta-
bty and veracity are vouched for by Generan
william S. Rosecrans who knew him in Mex
leo. Mr.. huarte has made statement. while ie
does not relieve the participants OF Savagery reps
resents the affair as
A SUDDEN OuTBURsr OF WILD RAGE
against continued Insults as Wen as most lmpru-
dent cOnouct, and not as deliberate attempt Ia
murder peaeeabie and unotendng worshIppers-
Don Juan Huarte's account OF the affair Is as iOl-
lows:-rhe widow OF Senor Rosales putt chapel
In Acapulco, on her own property, for ner own
devotion anu tor her son, VINO was educated and
ordained priest in the City OF Mexico, but who
ded some Two years afterwards, leaving ha
sister Manuela. now married to a merchant living
in the vicinity or Acapulco. Procopio Dlaz the
leader Of the Protes ant movement and a cerk by
occupation, has lived in the city lor twenty years.
He mad published ten or fifteen numbers Of q Bit
ter and unscrupulous antl-Catholic paper, when
he wrote to Mr.. Hutchinson. then at the capital,
to the effect tnat all the people IN Acapulco were
most ANXIOUS to welcome q PrOtes tant pastor; but
on his arrival the latter found that ne nad been
deceived and he stated SO puohcly. The only
states, we're twenty TO thirty stevedores. on
settling In Acapulco Mr.. Hutchinson applied to the
to the Rosales family and the Chief assigned IL "a
the Protestant Mission. Diaz who 1t Is alleged
In his PAPER series OF articles against tas psfisn
priest, accusing him OF idOatry
SELLING THE sACRAMENT5
and being generally q debauched character. Tha
American Consul. Mr. John A. Suffer- testified to
the irfeproachaDle morals and integrity OF the
parish priest, Pedro Just and MIR. Hutchinson
himself Likewise acknowledged that no evidence
could be found to implicate him IN the outbreak.
Don Juan Huarte further states that Mr.. Hutcain.
son committed the deplOra0le Imprudence Of
speaking on the streets against the most cher
lsned DeieI oil Catholics, afrming tlat the Blessed
Virgin was the mother OF seven other children,
ana that she was not at all the mother OF God.
Mr.. Hutcninson was by no means ignorunt of the
exciting nature or his career, ana obtained per.
mission from The government to carry arms. Hd
was warned by his friends OF the storm he
was certain to raise and the angry feelings
he was creating among the populace, who were
Tor the most part OF Indian blood by his own
NOV tnnl a,ltn I'm IA m nf fhn fpn
he received notice OF the intended attack but
stated ne was unwell. In the evening Diaz called
for hun 10 preach; but be declined to visit the
church. An American frur dealer, VINO mas been
Tor some ten years in Acapulco and well known
there as Pro -estant, met the crowd OF Catholic
Indians going TO the church and sauted them.
they answered him by name, and offered htm 10
Huarte, ~ take pleasure IN saying to you that
THIS MOB WAS NOT AGAINST rRoTEsrANrIsM,
but against hutchinson and Diaz. am PrOtes.
tant and no injury has ever been done me.n
Senior Huarte states that tue Catholic people Of
Acapulco, while strongly reprobating the conduct
oi the mob. are indignant at the iaise imputatlona
and insinuations against the parish priest. and At
the attempt to make the American people looh
upon the attack on the congregation, who were
prepared for the fight and well armed with pistols
as u conspiracy OF intelligent Catholics.
THE VISIT OF THE sARANAC
to Acapulco and the investigation that Captain
queen is to make Will enable the public to judge
OF the whole matter on the mpartial report tina
officer will make. He Will undoubtedly be assisted
by the Mexican offclals, VINO are not over favor
point, however, to be mentioned that has much
bearing on The unhappy dniculty. Just at the
time while Mr.. Hutchinson was pursuing his mis-
son the Mexican government issued decree
Danshing all sisters OF Charity from the Republic
and the seQuestraton OF their converts, schools,
&c. About sixty OF these ladies' were brought to
Acapulco and, without ceremony or even proper
regard to their comfort, placed on board one oil
the vessels OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
and conveyed to san Francisco, where they
arrived in destitute condition. TINS Transaction,
body or the inhabitants OF Acapulco, and tended
TO increase bad feeling. At the time OF the de-
parture OF the Sisters grave lears were entertained
OF outbreak, not against ProtestantA but
against the government Itself, for Its conduct IN
the matter. At all events the statement OF Senior
Huarte, whose reliability Is guaranteed by General
Rosecrans, as stated above Is worth some cons
alteration At this time. -IMPARTlALlTY.