Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-09
OUR lNsuLTED CITIZEN.


Views ofAmerican Citizens in Mexico
Cutting Affair.
City of Mexico, Aug. 6-The Cutting
case Is still uppermost. A reporter
visited some of the American residents
to get their views, today. Neither
Minister jackson nor Consul General
Porch felt at liberty to say anything for
publication. General Superintendent
Mackenzie, of the Mexican Central rail
way, said he WAS sorry so much trouble
had arisen from . petty quarrel between
Cutting and Medina. The general man.
ager of the Wells Fargo express, Mr.
Turner, said he considered it q matter OF
little Importance. Frederic r. Gurpssey
the editor of the Mexican Finaucier, said
that this and other cases on the border
emphasized the need of special tribunal
OF an international character to decide
questions continually arising, NJ j.
Mastella Clarke, publisher of the two
Republics, said that when Cutting came
to Mexico he had voluntarily subjected
himself to Mexican law. MIR. Bayard's
demand seems to have been made in
Ignorance of the fact that Cutting was
to be tried for acts committed in Mexico.
Arthur z. Rushing, an American lawyer,
said:
The not for which Cutting was arrest
ed has been for years an otfense ac-
oording to the penal code of Chihaua-
bua, and the principle is quite right,
that If man avails himself of such q
long range weapon as the press to inlure
another, he must keep out of the iuris.
diction of the courts of the domicile OF
the injured party. The United States
has nothing more to do with his case
than if he had fired rifle across the
river and Intentionally killed q man on
this side, and then on coming over had
been arrested by the Mexican suthori.
ties and put on trial for murder.
Several others declared they neve,
considered it fit subject for diplomatic
Interference. Cutting was not denied
any of the legal protection guaranteed
to Mexican citizens under similar cir
oumstances, and by his refusal to
recognize the authority of the court he
himself prevented due consideration oi
the question of jurisdiction. One wei
informed gentleman says:
As far as the feelings OF the Mexicanf
against the United States are concerned
| can say, Us daily reader of most o.
| the papers in this country, that aside
from the prejudices of the clerical and
conservative party against Americans at
aggressive promoters of Professionalism
no prejudice exists here against the
people of the United States which hat
not beer caused by the indesoreet actor
of Americans while here. In the case o
| the murder of Rasures the opinion i
! law N m aIrnlal hqr
that Mondragon will be convicted o.
murder and suffer the the highest pen
atty, and it is also though: that all Tia
citizen without pecuniary examina
| ton to an unauthorized person on thi
side also deserves condign punishment
New York, Aug. Captain Smitl
manager and proprietor of the Dali
States, New Orleans, who is at I'd
Hoffman house, said to-day thu
as far as Mexico was concerned.
| The feeling is very strong on accoun
of Il the treatment of American citizen
amicable relations with Mexico, we ca
! not permit that feeling to deprive us
the right to take broad stand a2ains
| uipaUlS OubfdS09 Coiu uuitbeu upOu ou
citizens. The war spirit is just as stron
IN New Orleans as in Texas. If tt
United States cannot protect its ow
citizens we propose to assist Texas
matters come to crlsis. 1t is all nor
sense the talk of our desire to bull
Mexico. We just do not propose to sul
, NIT to the fragrant outrages so frequen
upon our citizens. Who're will it all en-
if we tamely submit to Mexico's dlctt
tion in these questions9 Not on
, Cuttings case, but that of Rasures, Q
American citizen, cries for redress. I'll
,, whole gull country is excited over I'll
matter, and at moments motto
will furnish enough troops to over ru
> Mexico in few weeks. We are n,
3 stirred up to get off lot of buncom
but are in dead earnest. We though
congress would take more decisive stt
, and show the necessary backbone in d
!. mandIng redress from Mexico before i
r adjournment. When the tug of W,
comes the Crescent city will not
found wanting.
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