Morning herald., 1839-06-15

meet the appreciation OF counymen but
viii have the pleasing satisfaction Of being The instrument
Of rescusg innocence from the OF vice.
"Wesre compelled speak thus fully you behalf
countrymen the well knswn mb. sy the present
Of the United States Consul his evident malicious
designs would render abortse other node Of
sui at the conclusion Of his letter dated December and
there you will find the clear testimony his avoid
your cooperation in this b'ins. and his determination to be
sole DICTATOR which, fsuccessf wosd keep the Wm Engs
crew at hard labor and perhaps chains during the o
years. while at the same time he oesy declares that Il their
story true the Captain Of said ought TO be enga
ged I'M breaking their stead In another paragraph nc
states that upon becoming of their account OF the al
ia which not until after their conde nnaon belief IN
its probability led to take steps their behalf which w
hope, be attended before long with favorable result Tins we
believe to be absurd IN the exrese and deep 70 u
ceve you and the american for the plain unvar
nshed facts BY the eorroboratng testimony in the de-
the Consul for aid and protection before fGer trial
"And regard to the Imprisonment Of worthy and res
pecable Capt A. Wendell L we know and there
fore honestly state Immediately after his
era Of NEST respectable and honorable Anercan Captains
waited upon the Counsel and inquired OF HIM the cause
ed and told by him (the Consu that not him. but
the Captain General who imprisoned Capt Wendell
"Th unlocked for led to further investigation,
resulted the fact that the Captain General gave The
order predcaed upon the statement aud sppcaton Of the
evasve Consul for the looking the Consul Tor
the proof of his allegations order to have him convicted and
condemned We understand likewise, that the witnesses the
Consul brought forward nothing against the Captain al
though he the Consul his exertons ake
it appear that Capt drank liquors while the COM
aons against the notorious drunken mae he he Con-
Under these particular of these cases.
treat you Sir as counymen and for the benefit Of humanity
remain sufficient time here for the object Of communicating
with the venerable Captain General the destitute and
suffering Americans now in prison and undergoing
that proceedings will he transmitted to the Amecan Gov
ernmen and speedily convince Of the Importance Of forth
with appointing for this place. Consul who, only quail
Eed for the duties of the ONCE but who has at heart the e
ngs Of American and who will execute his high trust impair
"The of the United States is daily augmenting
with this port and therefore becomes an imperative dsy e
man adequate to render all due economy and prosperity to the
shipping interest and one who will avoid hsaons with the
masters officers aad seamen in the tribunals here"
In the orrespondence which tsok place between
Capt. Babbit and the Consul the language and phra-
seology of the latter was COARSE vulgar insolen and
ignorant in the extreme In theIvery onset, when
Capt b. asked for information in relation TO the two
captains and the seamen the Consul replied that in
relation to the two 6rst they had already taken up
much of his time he could bestow no more words
or time upon the subject. With regard to the last,
he had caused them TO be dealt with he thought
proper, and that il he had wanted Capt. B.'s in
reference he would have sent for him. He said
that nothing that the American captains could
say against him worthy Of the least evidence;
that the respe estabe merchant who headed the
rial, the most dirty and sneaking knave known
to him by reputation;" that DR.. Bumstead was ca
character Of the deepest nfamy and that the third
(the nephew Of Mr.. Throop U. S. Consul at Napes,)
was "probably the of respectable parents, but
csngenal spirit with thc,other two." When asked
for copies of the testimony against the Americans he
csarsely refused to give them When asked by Capt.
B. use his influence in favor Of the suffering Ame-
rcans he piled with insolence, that they deserved
all that they had got and that he should not take
their part either at Capt. BIS dictaton request.
His official answers to the Captains official letters he
left with grocer When applied to about some
most important documents to be forwarded to this
government, he said that il was too much trouble to
go into particulars. He allowed the authorities Of
Havana, in the case Of Purser Southal and the off,
Of the soop Of Boston, TO sigmatize them
"these military men Of the United States, as they
call themselves and he not only did remonstrate
against such Language, ,butactualy approved it, When
asked by Capt. b. to stir in this matter, he replied
al decline to tell you; know nothing about it-I
don't want to know-but the affair will be a
BILE warning to upstart officers when they land here
hereafter"
We might multiply instances Of this nature, but
the above sufficient to show the general tenor Of
the Consuls line Of conduct in relation to which the
memorial and all the spondence have been trans
mitted to Washington for the Of the Executive
There ether matters Of grave and important /
character connected with the Consulate at Havana,
that also require strict There strong
suspicion that the various slavcrs detected with
Americas papers, have been furnished with them IN
some unde rhanded way or contrivance connected
with the American Consulate at Havana. How this
has been effected il is not proper to surmse at pre-
sent that savers have got papers thence is strongly
believed by great number Of citizens of the sound
est Judgment Our government have now the whole
subject before them and il is their duty to sit this
matter to the bottom, and reform il. The African
slave trade, carried on by American vessels Ameri-
sailors and American papers is disgrace to the
nation. II is most serious injury to the South who
are in no way participators in il. The Southern
States abused for the misconduct of some few
scousdrels in the North. The system Of slavery in
the South is feeling Of attachment arising out Of the
natural moral position Of the which can exist
in other way whilst the position Of the negroes
in the North is unnatural and demorazed posi-
ten The whole OF this matter therefore, we repeat
should be thoroughly sifted by our Government, and
IL they do thsr duty, little doubt remains that they
will instantly recall Mr. Trist, and substitute an
American who will protect American interests in
preference to all other
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