San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-18
TURKEY TERRELL.
A Mexican Citizen as American Con
sui at Constantinople.


Before Mr.. Terrell received his
commission as ambassador to the
court at ConstantinOple he request
ed an interview with Sr. Romero,
the representative of the Republic
of Mexico at Washington City, in
order to give that gentleman some
explanations in reference to his re-
marks in his Grafton at the dedica-
ton of the new State capital
at Austin in 1888, regarding the
Mexican nation, in the presence of
the official representation, General
Techia, his staff, and the Mexican
Consul, DR.. Ornelas. Report has
it that Judge Terrell blames the
news papers for false reports of
his speech, and hence did not con-
slider it worth while to give public
denial but would give the repre-
sentative of Mexico full eXplana-
ton regarding the mis-construc-
ton of his remarks and that he
had never said or intended any
thing derogatory against the Next
can nation.
This evident preVarication of
Terrell would lead to the cOnclu-
sion that Mr.. Romero must have
reminded some one in otf-hand
manner, that the appointment of a
man, who had repeatedly insulted
the Mexican nation, could not be
considered as an act of friendship
on the part of the United States to-
ward Mexico. Judge Terrell, before
receiving his commission, received a
hint, probably more fOrcible
than polite, literally: with
fence raiD, that an audience
with the Mexican minister
would be in order and the desire
for an interview was made and
had. Otherwise this request and
the audaciOus denial of his remarks
could not be explained. 1t was
only after this interview with Sr.
Romero, that Mr.. Terrell received
his documents from the depart
ment of state, and started for
Europe.
President Cleveland may not be
aware that he has appointed a
Mexican citizen as minister to
Constantinople. In 1865, when the
Union troops came to Texas, Judge
Terrell in company with a num-
Der of Confederate officers and
state officials, among them
General Magruder, Governor Muir
rah and others,went to Mexico and
entered the service of Macmillan,
after taking the oath of allegiance
to the same. But since they did
not understand French, Spanish or
German, they were undesirable Of
ficials, and of little good to the
cause. When the Mexican people,
under the leadership of that uoble
patriot Juarez, were making things
uncomfortable for these Texas
MeXicans, they returned to Texas
without ever again regaining their
American citizenship. Hence,
according to the laws Of
both God and man, Judge
Terrell is still Mexican citizen,
as he has never disavOwed his al
legiance of faith to Mexico and
Macmillan.
Regarding Mr.. Terrells address
at the dedication of the capitol he
should not blame the press for
misconstruing the same, for thou
sands of people have heard it, was
included. In speaking of the bat
tie of San Jacinto he said plain
and clearly that the MeXicans were
a cowardly people and that 600
Texans had whipped 1000 greasers
very easily. Terrell, as Mexican
one to call the MeXicans towards,
for he himself, as a citizen under
Macmillan, took to his legs like
a jack-rabbit and left his emperor
in the lurch.
Mr.. Terrell delivered his address
of welcome on the 9th day of May,
1888, and in the issue of "Vor-
w9rts," June Sth, 1888, we pub
lished the following:
JUST COMPLAINT.
"From the City of Mexico comes
"the by no means astonishing
"news that the official deputation
"of the neighboring Republic which
chad been sent to Austin in re-
"sponse to an invitation, in their
'report to President Diaz, were full
"of praise regarding their reception
"and the hospitality on the part OF
the citizens of Austin, but they
make bitter complaints against the
official reception address, by the
orator of the daY. Col. A. W. Ter.