St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11
An American Consul.
bow He Replied to an Attack or
His Country-Spain's Atrocities.

how He Replied to an Attack or
His Country-Spain's Atrocities.
The Tlnes-Democrat noted . few
days ago the arrival il this city Of
Mr.. Perry de Leon, of Savannah,
lately consul general Of the United
States at Guayaquil, Ecuador. Mr..
de Leon lie q veteran Of the Con-
federacy, but, although beyond the
age when military service can be
required, he resigned the Office Of
consul general and returned to the
country in the field Of war. While
consul general in Guayaqull . Span
ish paper, in IN article entitled
"Madre Patria" (the mother coun.
try), INDUCED in unfriendly criti-
cism of the United States and praise
Of Spain. Mr.. De Icons reply,
which We give below, shows how
vigorously he can write on this sub
ject:
ssMADRE PArRIA."
''rhe Lloness would defend hel
young against an army; other ami
mails destroy theirs. Saturn de-
voured his children; Spain has done
the same. No American, North or
South, has any reason to feel crate.
full or kindly to Spain, even il his
ancestors have been Spaniards fol
generations.
SPAIN IN AMERICA.
tThe history Of Spain in Amerlcs
has been . story Of brutality unex-
ampled in the annals of the world.
She has destroyed more human be-
ings, probably, than all the scourges
of the human race combined, in
Guiding Alaric, Attila, Genghis.
Khan and Tamerlane.
l. History states that within ten
years after Columbus discovered
Bahamas the guileless natives who
had received the great discovere;
with the utmost kindness and hospi.
tality we're utterly destroyed by the
Spaniards.
2. The Antilleans Of Cuba and
adjacent islands were reduced to
slavery and in the most barbarous
manner speedily exterminated.
8. Mexicsn and Peruvians were
buschered by millions. Las Casas,
the great Spanish historian, who &C
companied Columbus to America
and afterwards became Obispo de
Chaps ~, in his celebrated 'Epistlc
to Charles w. which aroused the
indignation Of all Europe, even in
that cruet age, states that in one
generation his countrvmen had de-
stroyed 5000, 900 human beings.
Las Casas was . man at learning,
courage and broad humanity; he
vas known as Ell Amigo de los In
dios. His portrait grices our Capt.
tol at Washington.
4 The 3paniards broiled the
Mexican Emperor Guatemozin ON
. bed Of Goals.
5. They roasted Clark. the En-
glish Governor of the Bahamas, on
. spit.
6. They hanged the colony OF
French Huguenots in Florida, every
soul, man, woman and child, hut
soon met deserved retribution, and
were themselves hanged by the
French, mot Is Spaniards or Cath
olics. but as assassins and enemies
Of mankind
z. Their oppression in Mexico,
Central and South America was so
great and :heir cruelties 50 unbear-
able that years ago they lost every |
country on the mainland, and now. |
by reason OF their insufferable |
tyranny and infamous butcheries
about to lose Porto Rice. No one
can contradict these statements for |
hey are historical.
"Madre patria!" A pretty
madre patria,' indeed, that allowed
he brute Weyler to starve to death
over Sc, 900 Of her children.
In view Of her past and present
treatment OF her American colonies
10 American, South or North,
'hould sympathize with Spain. even
1 bis ancestors have been Spaniards
rom the dawn Of creation. I, am
myself Of Spanish descent, hut
sracias . Dies, nv family. have
'een Americans over . century and
half. Spain IL the pariah II ma
ions. . colonial upas tree, under
vhose dominion all countries wither
nd die, or like Cuba. demand and
arm independence By heroism IN.
urpassed in history. Thank God |,
:uba libre will soon be IN accom-. |:
shed fact. |,