The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-08-26
Cutting Released.

The supreme court of chihuahua issued
decree releasing Editor Cutting on the
23d, chasing its decision upon the fact
that Medina, the offended party, had
waived his right to civil suit for damages,
the court holding that this ended the pro-
ceedings of the State" Cutting accepted
release, and requested copy of the decree,
which VISA promised him. Meanwhile
General Sedgwick, prominent lawyer of
New York, is in Mexico, commissioned
by our government to investigate the
case, and the following from the Raleigh
Nesos and Observer is of interest:
The latest phase of the Cutting case Is to the
effect that General Sedgwick, Of New York, has
been sent to Mexico as a special agent Of this
government to find out what Cutting really did,
what he was tried for, how he was tried, and all
the circumstances surrounding the case. He has
no authority to enter into negotiations with any
body in Mexico or to discuss any question OF law
that has arisen there or may come up. He is
simply to fjud out all about the Cutting arrest,
trial and conviction, and to report the result to
the State Department The country WILL there
FORE have to possess its soul In patience awhile
longer at any rate. 1t will take the special en-
voy several days to reach his destination, and
some time must elapse after his arrival before
any conclusion can be reached. Then there may
ensue long correspondence between our own
and the Mexican govern 'uent 30 that we may
as we'll let our angry passions fall for the time
being. The administration, while doing every
thing to maintain the honor of the United States
and to protect citizen Cutting, evidently does
not propose to rush into hostilities. And this Is
tho II To hrsVn nd IN oh fPoof w
with Mexico even If 1t were not disposed to take
it in the interest of all concerned. Oneclause of
that treaty Is as follows: If unhappily any
disagreement should hereafter arise between
the governments Of the two republics,
whether with respect 70 the Interpretation
with respect to any other particular concerning
the political or commercial relations Of the two
nations, the said governments, in the names Of
those nations, do promise TO each other that they
win endeavoF, Ia the most sincere and earnest
manner, to se4t3e the d2D6sooces 90 arising and
to preserve the state OF pooce and friendship in
which the two countries are now placing them
selves, using for this end, mutual representations
and pacific negotiations, and II by these means
they should not be enabled to come TO an agree
ment, resort shall not on this account be had
to reprisals, aggression or hostility OF any kind,
by the one republic against the other until the
government OF that which deems itself aggrieved
shall have maturey considered Ia the spirit of
peace and good neighborship whether II would
not be better that such difference should be set
tied by the arbitration Of commissioners ap-
pointed on each side, or by that Of friendly
nation And should such course be proposed by
either party, it shall be acceded to by the other,
unless deemed by It altogether incompatible
with the nature of the difference or the circum-
stances of the case"
We print this for the benefit of those who
want 10 start at once for the Rio Grande, and to
show that our Secretary Of State, Mr.. Bayard,
is by no means so slow a. he Is thought to be by
some people, To the contrary of this the most seri-
Gus accusation that has been made against him as
regards the Cutting matter 10 that he has been too
hasty-that he demanded the release of Cutting
before the facts in the case were known, and that
this ought not to have been done. Mr.. Bayard's
position is the right one. and it will appear 90 to
US all In the end.