The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-01
The Giaat AhduciIan Gaze.

The following appears among the Telegraph.
ic dispatches in the Washington Republics:
Ngw 0RIEsSs, Aug. IS.
The Splnish consnl, Don Caros tie Espsaa, hes
Ga the termination OF the proceedings m the case
OF Rey or Garcia, been held to bail IN IS UJ 10 aP
pear before the U. 5. cifcui, court IN DecemSel
next. HE has entered a ssemn protest against
the whole procedure. -Four oIhers persons,
Mcconnell, Marie, LlOfeute, aud Eagle, were, al
the same time, held TO bail in the sum of g, SO
Speaking of the decision in this case, the n. O.
Pieaynns says:
Don Carlos de Espana has throughout Che Rey
affair been simply the agent o. hts GOEernment
and il is Spain that is responsible ioI all his acts
therein. The documentary evidence that has been
brought forward during the investigation conciu
siyely ppoves that all he has dBne has been done
with the sanction Of ire CaPiaIa General Of Cuba,
and, whether right or wrong, The latter, the repre-
sentative OF sovereign power il that colony has 70
answer for the Consu.'s deedH ln uhLs Case. We
therefore wish 10 undeceive Don Carlos de Espana
II be thinks we have been actuaiedby anythingfke
vindieive feelings, or SPIN OF snimos4ty against
him, in all we have written On Tins 0ffiir. We
acquit him of all except un scrupulous obser.
vance of Instructions received from his supefior-
al Havana. The outage that has been committed
in this community against the laws Of the United
States has its origin In dstint source Of power
of which he is comparatively but the humble in.
s;rumenti and although justice, in her accusom.
ed tack, will make him exPiate has immediate
share 10 il, he will yet be absolvpd from the gravel
portion of the guilt That will have TO be settled
by higher tribunal, in which il will be well if he
two counties be not Brought into hostile conflict
The fine and Imprisonment which on conviction
may satisfy justice will not be sufficient for high
governmental policy. The latter will require some
thing more; il will exact the atonemenf ssnctifeJ
IN The old political adage, "indemnily ioE the pas
and security for The fufuTe.'
Justice Blight and Commissioner Cohen, who
presided the late inyestig alton, have sent the
Spanish Consul 10 The Circuit CouIi, and his COL
leagues, Llorente, Easle, Marie and Capt McCon.
nell, before the FIRST District Court, chatged with
assault and battery and false imprisonment. The
evidence, 10 mind, and we think TO that OF any
unprejudiced and disinteTested man, wis coneIu
sive 10 their gull II was, indeed, go far con-
elusive that no circumstances brought forward by
the defence could rebuff It; The latter rather wen
TO confirm al that had been sdducec ty the prose
cution. - ..s . g . ~ .l
The whole investigation has revealed 10 the
public the existence oil a state OF things in New
Orleans, In connection with the Spanish Govern
meni. that calls for the immediate interference o.
our Executive. A system of under hand acting
has been fu Iy brought home to the Spanish Con
sui and the Captain General OF Cuba, highly dan
gerous TO the peace OF the community here, anC
extremely offensive to our national honor.
The Della speaks of the case in the same .phi
OF the Pieaynus, but The Crescent is out agains
Judges, commissaries, prosecutors and AL, and
takes up arms in defence of The accused. II says
in the conclusion ola long article reviewing th,
,rial:' OF .tt'..'-' 30 70 "'-.
q With their eyes open, malice prepehse as tbei
Honon would say, they have ch0sen % sha;e IL
the folly of The movers in this Prosecution. Thel
have not the excuse OF those who engaged IN Che
matter, from passion, from interest, and from pc
liiical pr<judices. And they, as constituted au
thorities of The land, have implicated the codntr!
In the folly OF ridiculous proseeution--a prosecu
ton which, as every one who has lead the eyi
dence, knows-has not the shadow OF fact t.
sustain il.