Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-18

Rasures was kidnapped and carried across
the Rio Grande and shot. He was an
American citizen, and no one knows how
many Americans are now languishing in
Mexican prisons. tell you this is an out
rage. This man Francisco Rasures (or Ar
resures as it is sometimes spelled) took out
HIS NATURALIZATION PAPERS
as an American citizen in Maverick county,
Texas. Subsequently, bogus extradition
papers came over the river from Mexico to
Eagle Pass for the said Rasures, and he was
delivered up to the Mexican authorities, or
at least person alleged to be an officer,
who afterwards turned out not to be one
Rasures solemnly protested against being
given up, claiming protection from the
American government and the State of
Texas, and asserting that the man Mon
drazon, by name, was not an officer, but
was his personal enemy, and had brought
bogus papers in order to get hold of him.
RasuTes, however, was carried across the
Rio Grande and shot.
GOVERNOR IRELAND
hearing the facts, discharged the Extradi.
tion agent at Eagle Pass (Hofstetter) and
demanded full explanation of the affair
tom U. s. Consul Linn, and the Governor
then laid the whole matter before Secreta-
ry Bayard, and used also the following lam
guage to the Secretary: 'iI demand in the
name OF this State and the people that this
wrong by Mexico be atoned for and pun
ished. If this State and her people must
depend upon themselves for protection, the
necessary redress can and will be obtained"
The Secretary has obtained full report
as to the matter and it is reported found,
as the first report stated, and no doubt an
indemnity will at once be demanded, and,
upon refusal, war should at once be de-
clared.
WILL BE PARDONED.
The report comes from the City of Mexi-
CO that Cutting will be tried on another
charge at Paso del Norte, found guilty, of
course, and sentenced to the penitentiary,
and then be pardoned by President Diaz.-
That Mexican Judge is now at Paso del
Norte with Diaz's pardon for Cutting in
his pocket. This report, however, is de-
MED, and whether or not it will be consum-
mated, still remains to be seen.
HOW SETTLED.
Release Cutting and pay $50, 900 dam
ages; pay $1,000 for kidnapping and kill
ing Rasures, and deliver up to the United
States his murderers; release all other
Americans now in Jail in Mexico (and dare
say twenty would not cover the number)
and letting-up of outrages upon Ameri-
can citizens-if these things are not done
then the
ONLY REMEDY
is actual war. A display of force might
prevent like occurrences for while. The
United States does not want any Of the
Mexican territory, which she would no
doubt obtain should there be war, but if
we do not have war, then the border States
of Mexico should be occupied by fifty thou
sand or one hundred thousand men for
number of years, making them fear the
expense. We can whip them till they can't
tell themselves from a funeral procession,
but what we want is time, and we are get
ting it. When the American people get
ready to go. they go. and when they go,
Mexican fur will fill the air like the grass
hopper flight in Kansas. The American
eagle, whose wings shadow the cresting
waves of the Mexic gulf and the Golden
Gate, is squatting for a scream. With the
note of that strident voice which sounded
first at Lexington, "We'll be there"
G. L. G.