Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-08-15
THE CUTTING CASE.
1t Continues TO Excite
Comment.
MEXICO VERY INDEPENDENT

Comment.
MEXICO VERY INDEPENDENT.
Ii the United states will be Very
Nice Mexico will Probably
Forgive Us.
Special 70 ne Herald bp the Assoc,ated Rrsss |
CRY OF MExIoo, August l4.--Ths
Minister Of Foreign Relations, Senior
Marischsl. has addressed commanioa.
tion under date of the 18th to Minister
Romero At Washington, giving review
Of all legal points in the Cutting contro-
versy. The communication draws At
tention to the inexactitude Of Secretary
Hayard's statements. due no doubt, IL
says, TO unreliable information gives
him by interested and excited persons.
The prosecution did not originate with
the Judge, as stated by Mr.. Baysrd. but
was the result Of offended parties. The
complaint was made in due form. Cut
ting was not only not refused legal as.
sistance but was provided with couuael,
be refusing to employ lawyer. The
commu nieation enters at length into the
question Of Jurisdiction and cites numer-
ous authorities, including Wheaton
and several other American iurists
10 support of the claim of Mexico for
jur.sdiction over offenses committed
against Mexicans in foreign territory.
He cites, among others, Judge Story,
who, in reviewing New York decision,
says that although the laws Of every
country are in their nature local, vet an
offense may be committed in one SOW
ereignty in violation of the laws of
another, and if the offender be after
wards found in the latter state he may
be punished according to the laws there
Of, and the fact that he owes all al
legiance to another sovereignty cannot
be pleaded as a bar to the indictment.
The letter closed as follows: Il am
fully convinced that Bayards wisdom
and sincerity. which have been shown
in his prudent conduct since he
was informed through my letter
to Mr.. jackson Of tho impossibility
on the part of our Government to secure
the immediate release Of Cutting. also
fully appreciate the sincerity of his re-
peated assurances Of friendly considerA-
tion for Mexico given to you. But
our friendly consideration for the Gov.
ernment of the United States is no less
sincere and profound, and we have
sufficient confidence in its wisdom and
justice to expect that when. upon learn
ing the whole truth, 1t finds that 1t has
taken wrong position it will not hesi-
tate to recede from the same, and will
know how to do us justice"
The interest 10 the case is abating, as
It Is believed that the matter will be
settled by diplomatic negotiations.
Public confidence Is felt here in the dis
cretion and patriotism Of Minister Ro-
nero. The best class Of people here
express friendly sentiments for the peo-
pie Of the United States. Excellent re-
ports of crops have been received from
III Parts Of the republic, and the Gov
revenues hold up well.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. August IA. 4.=-It can now
be asthorisatively stated that Mr.. Sedg-
wick, OF New York, goes to Paso del
Norte and Chihuahua by the request of
secretary Bayard, and in connection
with the Cutting case. His mission is
n no sense Of diplomatic nature, but is
10 simply secure for the Department Of
State fnller information with regard 20
the case. The records Of the Mexican
courts are not Published, as are those Of
this country, and the usual diplomatic
channels through which they would M
araIly be .ought are roundabout and
slow, owing to the distance be-
tween the scene of the trial
and tbe.capital General Sedgwick, In
addition to securing the records will
ook up all the facts in the case and
study its legal features, reporting as full
y and early as possible to the secretary.
No further steps are contemplated by
he department until General Seegwick
hail report. His journey may be ex.
ended to the City Of Mexico, but the
point is left for future determination. |
With regard to the rumored resignation
# Minister Jackson it can be stated upon
authority that his purpose to resign an
edates the present controversy with
Mexico, but he is expected to remain at
lis pest until they are fully settled.
WILL WELCOME WAR.
New YoRK. August IA The turbu-
ous aspect Of things at El Paso is be- |
ginning to create much nneasiness in the |
business community and ut the COM
nercial exchanges It is the uppermost |
,opic. The dominant feeling Is that if |
he Cutting affair was left to the man
Igement Of the two governments there |
would be no trouble. The merchants |
md spectators talk as If war between |
he two countries would be the. best |
hing that could happen to both.
The idea is that trade would receive |
/ fresh impetus from the necessities
If the public services in that
svent and everything would go up.
aid prominent operator in pork on |
he floor of the Produce Exchange.
There sre thousands of working people
who have nothing to do now who would
De glad to enlist. While we would thus
De rid Of troublesome element, Mexico
would be overrun in SIXTY days, and by
The tim the next Congress meets the an
Of Chihuahua and Sonora
would be in order, and that would be
he making of that country"
wARLrKE PAPER.
SAN Francisco, August 1.-The
Chronicles Nogales, Arizona, special
Iays much excitement was created here
~ the publication Of an editorial which
appeared in the Frontierizo, a Spanish
American paper published on the Ameri.
,an side relative to the Cutting case. 1t
lenounces the stand taken by the
Americans who support Cutting, and
leclares there IL no danger OF war. The
will be no war because it is not con-
renient for the United States, but we
must be prepared with guq in hand
70 receive them in q digniHed man
aer as we will do thu day they cross
the Rio Grande. They may whip US out
Of existence, but Mexican will yield
,nly by walking over mountains Of dead
and this war will cost the
United States much blood. and what is
worse for them millions of money. New
Cutting remains in Jail and will
not be released except through Mexican
lava and justice. Nor our people nor
,ur government are TO be scared or men.
iced by the American press, nor by the
demand Of the Hon. Mr.. Bayard."
sacramento Republicans.
SACRAMENTO, August 1.-THE Re-
publican primary election here to-day